The Retirement Thread

[ebikeerwidnes]

Make out you are 16 again and go on a 'first date! Morrisons Cafe trumps McDonalds.

No way my wife would have liked me when I was 16!!!!

and I am not sure we would even have had anything to talk about at the time

lets just say that life has changed us quite a lot - we only met in our 50s and let's just say that our experiences have changed us - especially me

 

[Dave7]

No way my wife would have liked me when I was 16!!!!

and I am not sure we would even have had anything to talk about at the time

lets just say that life has changed us quite a lot - we only met in our 50s and let's just say that our experiences have changed us - especially me

Life is strange and so different for each of us.
Sue was 16 when I met her, 18 when we married. It worked for us but not for everyone.

 

[Paulus]

Just got a message from Compae the market saying I have a Year of Rewards

including 25% off eating out

so I checked - only place in Widnes is Morissions Cafe!!!!!

Not exactly sure that my wife will see lunch in Morissions Cafe as a romantic dinner out!!!!

Morrisons have closed all of their instore cafes down this way.

 

[PeteXXX]

Morrisons have closed all of their instore cafes down this way.

Sadly, lots were closed.. If they weren't profitable, they went ☹️

The joys of Morrisons being taken over by American & Canadian venture capitalists I suppose...

 

[PeteXXX]

We're doggy-sitting Teddy, the grandkids Bonkers Cockerpoo until tomorrow morning as the kiddies are in London for the day..

4 mile walk this morning & they're still at it.. 😂

 

[Elybazza61]

More stuff from this week
Thursday ; Walk to the market, bit of gardening and finished stripping the old Trek down.
Friday; Another shopping walk and a sort out in the shed.
Today;Gardening ,fettled the better half's Cotic(including stuffing grease in the Halo free hub to try and make it less annoying) and started stripping the black Pelago rack to bare stainless so it looks a bit better on the Fairlight (it had also got scratched a bit).
Tomorrow; Probably more gardening and bike fettling.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Just got a message from Compae the market saying I have a Year of Rewards

including 25% off eating out

so I checked - only place in Widnes is Morissions Cafe!!!!!

Not exactly sure that my wife will see lunch in Morissions Cafe as a romantic dinner out!!!!

I was in a large Morrisons and saw that they did afternoon Cream Tea ! ( it's jam first by the way...)

 

[Tenkaykev]

Mrs Tkk's birthday Cream Tea, we had a bottle of fizz as well...

 

[SpokeyDokey]

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Mrs Tkk's birthday Cream Tea, we had a bottle of fizz as well...

Doggie bag/box?

 

[BoldonLad]

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Mrs Tkk's birthday Cream Tea, we had a bottle of fizz as well...

That is NOT a Morrisons cafe, at least, not based on what I have seen of the one in Jarrow 😂

 

[Tenkaykev]

Doggie bag/box?

Yes, I was defeated, our daughter was with us too but we still ended up taking stuff home. The individual items were excellent, very light individual mini quiches, very rich chocolate roulade. Etc. It was the RNLI college and they have quite a large kitchen as it's a bit like a Premier Inn type hotel with accommodation for crews from all over the country. There's a really impressive indoor training pool which is large enough to take vessels and emulate thunderstorms and high seas.

 

[PaulSB]

Good evening. It's beautiful evening with golden sunshine but a bitter cold wind. I've been AWOL, not really at my best and busy and this, that and the other. Trust all is well in mature people land?

We've just had two good days in the Lakes, staying outside Grange..........world pensioner capital. Two days walking with good friends and a decent pub stay have blown away the cobwebs and the lethargy. Home now and enjoying a G&T. Tonight we're going to Chorley Little Theatre to watch Shapi Khorsandi.......usually very funny.

Grange 'o' Sands has a reputation for a rather ageing population. People retire there, quite why I'm not sure. One of the first advertising hoardings on the way in is for the Age UK Superstore!!!! 🤣 I kid you not.........and no we didn't pop in for a look........

 

[Gunk]

Life is strange and so different for each of us.
Sue was 16 when I met her, 18 when we married. It worked for us but not for everyone.

I got married the first time in 1988 when I was 23, it lasted 12 years. It was sadly never quite right. Been married for the second time for 23 years now and she’s definitely a keeper!

 

[Mike Ayling]

Temp 3C real feel 1C.

Not sure what we are up to today apart from hunkering down.

Supposed to be doing my gym but struggling with motivation.

Only excitement this week is we ordered a new car yesterday but it won't be here until September.

Overall - feeling bored and fed up.

Not really like me, tbh.

What make and model of car?

 

[PeteXXX]

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