The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

Morning

Right we're off

Off to strange lands where people wake up early and go for walks before decent people are awake

Yes - Scotland her we come

will be on a boat mostly out of phone signal range for the next 2 weeks
hopefully we will get as far as St Kilda - but only if the weatheris OK as the boat is quite tiny


anyway - probably not see you for nearly 2 weeks!!

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Enjoy yourself. Difficult but we will cope, just about.

 

[Dave7]

I'm up again, very cloudy and only 19c

I am also up again. Went back at (i think) 6ish and got another 3 hours in.
Had a shower and feel alive, sort of.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Personally I think it's an acceptable saying.

It certainly is. A true fan shares an emotional bond with their team. Often forged over many decades and commonly across familial generations. Fans are considered by themselves, as well as the club itself, to be a part of the club both off and on-pitch - in the latter case acting as a '12th man'.

Ergo, "we won",etc, is perfectly valid.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

My daughter is a "sort of**" veggie and will eat free range eggs.
**by sort of, its for 'ethical' reasons so she will eat chicken if she knows where its raised. Same with fish ie she won't eat farm raised salmon.
Its beyond me.......put it on my plate and I will eat it.

Similar to some of the perverse logic trotted out by the siblings of friends of ours.

Apparently flying is bad but it's perfectly ok to fly two long-haul holidays and several short-break jaunts each year.

Cars are bad too, unless you are talking about their fancy sports car.

And consumerism is not only bad but rampant, ignoring the fact that their home is a shrine to Apple.

Tbh I am blunt with them and won't leave their rollocks unchallenged.

***

Grumpy day!

 

[Dave7]

Similar to some of the perverse logic trotted out by the siblings of friends of ours.

Apparently flying is bad but it's perfectly ok to fly two long-haul holidays and several short-break jaunts each year.

Cars are bad too, unless you are talking about their fancy sports car.

And consumerism is not only bad but rampant, ignoring the fact that their home is a shrine to Apple.

Tbh I am blunt with them and won't leave their rollocks unchallenged.

***

Grumpy day!

My SiL believes the same as my daughter. However when she did a lovely meal last Christmas he indulged in a couple of slices of roast beef
I just let them get on with it while I enjoy my nosh

 

[PeteXXX]

Swim swum..
¾km today 🏊

 

[Drago]

Van scrubbed, dogs walked. Pot noodle beckons.

 

[Dave7]

In todays exciting news......I have been to the co-op. I am a 'club card' member and as such they do a price match against Aldi for what they call essentials. Today i got some chicken breasts, scanned my card and sure enough got the discount.
I then went to the farm shop for wild bird food and eggs**. They have thier own hens and I bought thier own eggs. They sell normal brand cheaper but its nice to buy the local stuff if possible.
**the coop price match Aldi for eggs but as I say, I will support local if possible.

 

[Drago]

Ice lolly then afternoon snooze.

 

[PeteXXX]

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

 

[Drago]

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

Back burgling houses again?

 

[PeteXXX]

Back burgling houses again?

Seems like it.. 🤷‍♂️

 

[PeteXXX]

Ham roll with lashings of Coleman's mustard & a glass of fizzy Vit C for lunch.. 👍

 

[SpokeyDokey]

For the Aldi shopping foodies.

I can recommend Brooklea Protein pots.

25g of protein in a good size 200g pot. 16g of carbs so be careful!

Very tasty and quite filling - find them near the yoghurt.

Really yummy - raspberry, strawberry & blueberry.

Not bad at all - lemon.

Yuk - vanilla.

 

[Dave7]

I am sat listening to The Dubliners on Alexa. I had forgotten just how good they are.