Lovely family afternoon, today, with an Easter Egg hunt, dinner & chat plus a bonus bike ride as we'd bought grandson a BMX so he & I rode the 6 miles back whilst daughter & granddaughter drove.. All this fun plus Bonnie the Bischon & Teddy the bonkers Cockerpoo did lots of looning about in the house & garden..
The Retirement Thread
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Vapin' Joe
Formerly known as Smokin Joe
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
Just filled in my first tax return as a fully retired person.
Took five minutes
Took five minutes
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
First for the first time ever!
Hospital day today. So up nice and early.
Have a good day all.
Hospital day today. So up nice and early.
Have a good day all.
Good morning all.
I have been cheated. Yesterday 'they' promised i would get 20° today......now they've dropped it to a miserable 19°
. On the other hand tomorrows promise is now forecast to be a heady 21°.
This morning is that social meet at the local pub at 10.00. I could so easily give it a miss and enjoy the garden but I will give it another go. Hope I dont win another £25, it was embarrassing tbh.
Right, must put my phone on charge as I forgot to do it yesterday.
Oh BTW....I had another jaunt on my invalidity scooter yesterday. It was to the co-op which is approx a 2 mile round trip and after my 1 mile walk it was impossible to walk there as well. A goal i have is to put my rucksack on and do a shop there.
I have been cheated. Yesterday 'they' promised i would get 20° today......now they've dropped it to a miserable 19°
. On the other hand tomorrows promise is now forecast to be a heady 21°.This morning is that social meet at the local pub at 10.00. I could so easily give it a miss and enjoy the garden but I will give it another go. Hope I dont win another £25, it was embarrassing tbh.
Right, must put my phone on charge as I forgot to do it yesterday.
Oh BTW....I had another jaunt on my invalidity scooter yesterday. It was to the co-op which is approx a 2 mile round trip and after my 1 mile walk it was impossible to walk there as well. A goal i have is to put my rucksack on and do a shop there.
Good morning all.
There is a touch of frost on the ground this morning but the sun is coming up and it's going to be a warm 20⁰C today.
Sainsbury's are delivering the weekly goodies and then I'm going out for a ride on the bike for a while.
I have some more seeds to plant, Dahlias, Sunflowers and Rudeckia. My tomatoes are progressing well in my greenhouse also. I am going to buy some wallflower seed, they are good for a splash of colour, but won't flower until next year though.
Enjoy your day everyone
There is a touch of frost on the ground this morning but the sun is coming up and it's going to be a warm 20⁰C today.
Sainsbury's are delivering the weekly goodies and then I'm going out for a ride on the bike for a while.
I have some more seeds to plant, Dahlias, Sunflowers and Rudeckia. My tomatoes are progressing well in my greenhouse also. I am going to buy some wallflower seed, they are good for a splash of colour, but won't flower until next year though.
Enjoy your day everyone
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Morning. A frosty start with a high of 16 forecast later.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Coooeee. 7 deg here. It was a lovely day yesterday and today promises to be the same.
Shopping day for us. Its neena mot just since we last went.
Stay safe peeps
Shopping day for us. Its neena mot just since we last went.
Stay safe peeps
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Nope, I can usually decipher your typos but I am stuck.
I’ll try nearly a month since we last went?
Mike Ayling
Guru
- Location
- Melbourne Downunda
Nope, I can usually decipher your typos but I am stuck.
That's what I thought.
Coooeee. 7 deg here. It was a lovely day yesterday and today promises to be the same.
Shopping day for us. Its neena mot just since we last went.
Stay safe peeps
My guess is........neena mot is a Swedish woman that owns the shop.
Good morning from a sunny Dorset. Granddaughter slept on her own last night at her request. That meant that Mrs Tkk had a break from feet in the back and random thrashing about and was back in our bed. Looked in on granddaughter in the early hours and she was " starfished " in the middle of the bed 😁
Tuesday walking group this morning after which I'll pop into the sports centre as I left my " Man bag " hanging over the back of a chair in the cafe when watching granddaughter swimming lesson on Friday. Nothing much of value in it, just a charging lead and a baseball style cap, but I have had it donkeys and got used to it.
Tuesday walking group this morning after which I'll pop into the sports centre as I left my " Man bag " hanging over the back of a chair in the cafe when watching granddaughter swimming lesson on Friday. Nothing much of value in it, just a charging lead and a baseball style cap, but I have had it donkeys and got used to it.
esoxlucius
Well-Known Member
Well, today is officially the first working day of my retirement, given that yesterday was a bank holiday and not many were in work anyway.
But guess what? Am I going fishing, or riding my bike, or taking a nice long walk, or playing in the garden, or, even sitting on my old arse all day doing zilch....NO, none of those things....I'm going....wait for it.....to WORK!!!😳
Yes, the stars haven't exactly aligned as I would have hoped for. A bizarre incident saw the works manager break his ankle and he's all strapped up now. Until he can bear some weight on his ankle, and get mobile a bit, the gaffer has asked me to go in and do a couple of hours a day. We're looking at a few weeks!
No big deal, I've done 42 years straight, another few weeks isn't going to harm me. Though it would have been nice to make the most of these next couple of days of nice weather we're going to get.
But guess what? Am I going fishing, or riding my bike, or taking a nice long walk, or playing in the garden, or, even sitting on my old arse all day doing zilch....NO, none of those things....I'm going....wait for it.....to WORK!!!😳
Yes, the stars haven't exactly aligned as I would have hoped for. A bizarre incident saw the works manager break his ankle and he's all strapped up now. Until he can bear some weight on his ankle, and get mobile a bit, the gaffer has asked me to go in and do a couple of hours a day. We're looking at a few weeks!
No big deal, I've done 42 years straight, another few weeks isn't going to harm me. Though it would have been nice to make the most of these next couple of days of nice weather we're going to get.
I hope you're going back on consultants money.😁
