The Retirement Thread

[SpokeyDokey]

Pegs, what we had for dinner & retirement - a way past cool combo! 😁

What happened to wine, women, song (& footy)? 🤷‍♂️

 

[PeteXXX]

Not trying to be pedantic, but what kind of pegs do you all use. Are they the wooden or plastic spring loaded ones, or the old fashioned wooden Dolly pegs?
I use the Dollies as I find the plastic one get brittle and snap after a while, and the wooden one tend to send the spring flying.

Plastic spring loaded.. I do a safety audit as I use them.. 👍

 

[PeteXXX]

I always do matching pegs. I also do blue pegs for the boys clothes (ie mine), and, pink pegs for the girls clothes (ie Mrs @BoldonLad's). Neutral items are pegged out with matching pegs from the remaining colours (yellow, green).

Mrs @BoldonLad is never happy with my efforts, and, generally re-arranges the items, eg turning them the other way round, or pegging in a different location on the item.

Having lived in a house with a wife, and, four daughters, for many years, I am very accepting of being wrong, in fact, I have come to accept it as "the norm" 😂

If I stand on my own in the middle of a wood, I'm still wrong it seems 😂

 

[Dirk]

If I stand on my own in the middle of a wood, I'm still wrong it seems 😂

That's coz you're standing in the wrong place....

 

[Tenkaykev]

I like matching pegs too. Maybe it’s a slightly OCD trait? When I finish a walk/jog/cycle I like to end on even numbers. This morning's walk I stopped the Garmin at the house and it said 4.30 but I see Strava called it 4.31. Annoying.

I'm a palindrome person with my Garmin Mo. It would have to be 4.34 for me 😁
( yes, so annoying when it increments the last digit )

 

[Tenkaykev]

What is the plural of wink?


My mind initially went there...










Blink 🤣🤣🤣

 

[Paulus]

Pegs, what we had for dinner & retirement - a way past cool combo! 😁

What happened to wine, women, song (& footy)? 🤷‍♂️

At our age, the same has exactly happened to sex drugs and rock and roll.

 

[BoldonLad]

Oh, thank you, I thought it was just me. We have three different styles of clothes peg. My rules are, Mrs P laughs:

• Styles must not be mixed
• Colours must not be mixed
• Strongest pegs are reserved for heavier items
• Socks must be hung in pairs
• Shirts, T shirts must be hung the right way up, fronts facing me
• Jeans, right way up, inside out to dry pockets and reduce fading

There are some good tips there, may I steal some? 😊

 

[PeteXXX]

Swim has been swum.. 500m today 🏊

 

[Exlaser2]

Afternoon all . Just back from a morning volunteering for the local wildlife trust and then doing a little boat bimbling as i was in the area . What a lovely day it’s been so far . 😀.

Oh and I did sail yesterday evening and I finished the race , that’s two in a row , my new found resolve is still holding 😂. And I was second again too. True we only had three boats out ( normally we would have 6 or 7 out on an evening ) . But as I beat Mrs exlaser ( a very rare event ) it counts double in my mind 😀😂.

Re washing.
No tumble dryer, all clothes go on the line to dry if possible. If not, they go onto the radiators ( if they are on ) or airer in the bedroom .
Wooden spring loaded pegs are our preferred method of attaching clothes to the line.
Yes I always put the washing out ‘ wrong ‘ . BUT after nearly 40/years of marriage, Mrs exlaser has now stopped going out to correct my mistakes and rehang clothes ‘ properly’. This change in behaviour has only happened in the last couple of years. 😀

Enjoy the remainder of the days , folks .

 

[PeteXXX]

My alarm is set for 02:00 for the next two days ☹️

 

[PaulSB]

@Tenkaykev - do did mine, so did mine, I must confess......

 

[PaulSB]

At our age, the same has exactly happened to sex drugs and rock and roll.

Oh, I don't know...........I still do rock 'n' roll.......

 

[PaulSB]

Well, this place cracks me up.........I've laughed and laughed the last couple of pages

🤣🤣🤣

 

[Dave7]

Oh, I don't know...........I still do rock 'n' roll.......

I can still do the sex and drugs bit but the rock n roll is beyond me.