The Retirement Thread

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welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
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Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
Is there a bus that goes that way?

There is but it's a bit of a trek, and not recommended on the way back after several beers have been supped and you hit heavy traffic while needing a pee 🤔
Had a good lunchtime in Ashley Cross, a Pint in the Brickies as the Bermuda Triangle wasn't open until 12:00, pint of Aspalls cider with our Indian meal at Indi's then a final beer at the Butcher's Dog before catching the bus home😎
 

Elybazza61

Legendary Member
Re Supermarkets and tv.

We have Waitrose, Sainsbury's ,Tesco ,Co-Op and an Aldi and all get used depending on what we need; Aldi is the most annoying as some of the things we like to get there (sun dried tomatoes,rapeseed oil and a particular shampoo) you can never be sure they'll have them.
Waitrose is the most used as it's closest, Sainsbury's next , then Tesco and CoOp mostly for their fair-trade wine which I usually get an offer for on the app.
We also have a small bakery/store that has some nice stuff like Torres crisps(especially the pickle ones), and these crackers ;https://brindisa.com/products/savou...9rGPNsFGYCz6hHZaVd5Al6o9r9G3IvyF7yZ8USGyGICtg

They also have Pump Street Chocolate flakes and delicious bread ,rolls and pastries.

There is also a Cheese shop with plenty of different cheeses and they also sell bread from a one-man baker and Scones)
especially a four cheese one!).

As for tv we just have a Freeview tv box and YouTube gets watched a lot, but we still watch some terrestrial tv mostly recorded or on catch-up; all through a old Sony 32" tv that was I think a second or third generation model but is still working perfectly.
Sound goes in to an even earlier Sony av amp (first DTS model) but it's only used in stereo now so am looking in to getting a DAC to run the digital sound out from the tv in to a nice old Arcam amp as the Sony is shite with music TBH.

Used to have Sky and then Virgin but the costs got ridiculous so jacked them in and have no regrets.
 

Drago

Legendary Member

Shetland was much like that. The only difference was the direction the prevailing wind came from,
 
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