The Retirement Thread
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Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Have another snooze then a hearty breakfast and then head out and break your walking distance record.
Mike Ayling
Guru
- Location
- Melbourne Downunda
Morning. Another chilly start. There’s a light frost on the roofs. We are supposed to reach 19 degrees this afternoon, almost too hot for me!
Beautiful Autumn afternoon in Melbourne. 23C.
Have another snooze then a hearty breakfast and then head out and break your walking distance record.
Nice thought Mo, I am hungry. Not sure about breaking the record.
BTW Mo, do you know the St Johnson V Raith is on BBC Scotland tonight.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Yes, I will watch it. Although they are already confirmed champions, I think they are getting the trophy at the end of the game.
Don’t talk football….the once mighty Foxes have fallen on hard times in the Midlands 🫣
More work on the patio project today….been collecting marketplace/free slabs for some time, & with my crazy “soil stabilisation” technique (no hard core, just rotavate about £80 of cement directly into the soil), we have built this so far:
Obviously time will tell whether it rocks and rolls or works, but 🤞
Still the gaps to fill and front steps for figure out, but getting there.
Back/knees/hands/legs/everything aches 😱
More work on the patio project today….been collecting marketplace/free slabs for some time, & with my crazy “soil stabilisation” technique (no hard core, just rotavate about £80 of cement directly into the soil), we have built this so far:
Obviously time will tell whether it rocks and rolls or works, but 🤞
Still the gaps to fill and front steps for figure out, but getting there.
Back/knees/hands/legs/everything aches 😱
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Coooooee. 3 deg and dampish here but another promising day in store. My weather ap says we can expect blue skies sunshine and warmth for at least another week
Stay safe peeps
Stay safe peeps
Good morning all.
A cool start to the day here, but forecast to get up to 17⁰ by this afternoon.
It's our Son's Birthday today, he is 38. Doesn't time fly when you are having fun.🤔
We have have a restaurant booked for this evening.
All the usual things to do during the day beforehand though.
A cool start to the day here, but forecast to get up to 17⁰ by this afternoon.
It's our Son's Birthday today, he is 38. Doesn't time fly when you are having fun.🤔
We have have a restaurant booked for this evening.
All the usual things to do during the day beforehand though.
Good morning from a sunny Dorset. A light frost on the roof this morning and I inadvertently left the rubber plant on the patio overnight 🤞
17degrees promised today so I might wander up to the Stour and see if there's any rowing practice ( I was really disappointed as last time I saw the teams out training, the guy on the bicycle shouting instructions had a loudspeaker instead of megaphone )
Have a peaceful Friday folks 😎☀️
17degrees promised today so I might wander up to the Stour and see if there's any rowing practice ( I was really disappointed as last time I saw the teams out training, the guy on the bicycle shouting instructions had a loudspeaker instead of megaphone )
Have a peaceful Friday folks 😎☀️
25 years ago I laid a sandstone patio around 3 sides of our house. Very hard work and a headache getting it all right with slope etc but worth it. I need to redo the grouting again, last time got this stuff which basically made into a slurry and swept it in whilst it was wet and it worked well but now needs another go. If you zoom in under table you'll see I have similar circular design there.
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Lovely house
Thanks. It is although being big and with hardwood windows there's a fair bit of upkeep. I'm just now starting to rub down, clean and restain all exterior woodwork. It'll take a while .....
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Widnes
Yes - lovely house
The cowboys that pu tout first slabs down used that sort fo stuff
only lasted a few years and needed doing in bits
it was a right pain and seem to attract seeds and help them groW
Bloke who re-did it was "not very complimentary" about it and said the stuff he uses will last for many many years longer
It is only a couple of years but it has already done a damn sight better than the previous lot!!!
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Widnes
Rigth anyway
have to take the car back to teh garage AGAIN to get the tyre deflation warning light sorted
I will take it ina few minutes (after porridge) and leave it there so they have lots of time to check it out
if it still goes off again after I pick it up I can see a long road trip coming up tomorrow
I think SWMBO has her eye on Chester - but I was thinking about North Wales
so - Chester I suspect!!
have to take the car back to teh garage AGAIN to get the tyre deflation warning light sorted
I will take it ina few minutes (after porridge) and leave it there so they have lots of time to check it out
if it still goes off again after I pick it up I can see a long road trip coming up tomorrow
I think SWMBO has her eye on Chester - but I was thinking about North Wales
so - Chester I suspect!!
