The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

Quite a busy morning. I headed up to Broadstone to visit the Library and scan my passport as a certified copy is required for my daughters passport application. Passed Mrs Tkk coming down the hill from her Pilates class. Thinking I might need cash to pay for the scan I popped into bread / cake shop to break a tenner. I was very good and purchased a cheese salad roll, ignoring the trays of cakes. Wandered up the lane to the Library and had forgotten they were closed on Thursdays 😟. Popped into the pharmacy ( family run, lovely people who offer lots of extra services at a very fair price ) I asked if they offered a certification process and they said they hadn't thought of it. I told them that the Doctors surgery offered it at a cost of £35 for the signature but I'd much rather give them some money. Showed them the wording required and they said, we can do that, we'll do it for nothing. 😎. Wishing to strike while the iron was hot I decided to catch the bus into Poole. The bus stop is directly outside the bread shop so I popped in and got myself an Eccles cake to sustain me on my journey😉.
Visited the photo printers we use and got a colour scan and print for £5 then back on the bus and into the Pharmacy. All witnessed by the pharmacist who refused any payment so I popped into M+S and bought a big tin of Posh Belgian biscuits and dropped them off back at the Pharmacy with my heartfelt thanks.
Document scanned and emailed to daughter for forwarding to the Irish passport office, 9 months and counting since her Passport application, fingers crossed her passport will be with her soon🤞

 

[numbnuts]

Yep 😁
The £3:60 is for the swimming 🥽

We have to pay £5.40 for our OAP swim

 

[welsh dragon]

Heating has come on here. Laundry is on the clothes horse on the landing with the dehumidifier doing its job.

I must admit. I have a nice fire going. You can't beat a real fire.

 

[Drago]

I've gone back into a cardigan.

 

[Mo1959]

I must admit. I have a nice fire going. You can't beat a real fire.

The heaviest of the rain has gone but it’s still a fine drizzle. It’s supposed to eventually go off around 6pm, but I can’t see me going back out then.

I’ve been watching stuff on YouTube and nearly nodded off a few times which isn’t like me.

 

[screenman]

We are on Rhyl, what a xxxx I will let you make up that crossed out word.

 

[welsh dragon]

We are on Rhyl, what a xxxx I will let you make up that crossed out word.

It alwasy was to be honest, but now I think it's even worse. Lots of down and outs and it just looks tacky like a lot of seaside towns are nowadays

 

[Dave7]

We are on Rhyl, what a xxxx I will let you make up that crossed out word.

We had friends that had thier 2 weeks holiday there every year for many years.
We had a day there and imo it was a day too long.

 

[Drago]

We are on Rhyl

There are organisations out there that can offer support and advice.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I’ve been watching stuff on YouTube and nearly nodded off a few times which isn’t like me.

Been watching YT all afternoon, I enjoy the news and talk channels a lot. Far more interesting and relevant, imo, than the BBC pap.

Very relaxing!

 

[PeteXXX]

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

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

We are on Rhyl, what a xxxx I will let you make up that crossed out word.

I was a teacher in Rhyl High School for 8 years

which was "interesting"

the area where the school is actually a nice area
especially once the kids from "the other areas" have left it!

and it has a Sainsburys - which makes it posher than Widnes!!

 

[Drago]

Sainsbury's are well down the supermarket pecking order. Mrs D would only enter one of their stores in a headscarf and sunglasses disguise.

 

[numbnuts]

I've gone back into a cardigan.

I've put my fleece onesie on........climate change...........in reverse

 

[numbnuts]

Sainsbury's are well down the supermarket pecking order. Mrs D would only enter one of their stores in a headscarf and sunglasses disguise.

I've never done that...........