The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

I ran out of apple pies, so just made 9 individual ones,
the kitchen was so hot by the time I had finished
Just sat down with a glass of orange juice with loads of ice.

Lunch was easy today corned beef, chips,peas and carrots
followed by apple pie (the last one from the freezer) and cream

That reminds me, i have a pint of fresh orange juice in the fridge. When the sun disappears from the patio I will do a Numbnuts and sit out there with a glass of it.

 

[Dave7]

Thank you Mr Numbnuts.
Sat out now. Glass of cold OJ with ice cubes.
Gold radio in the background.

 

[Tenkaykev]

EXCEPT for the True Religion - obviously

All praise his Noodly appendages!

 

[numbnuts]

I've just had an invite from Facebook

Clothing optional swim from the foot bridge

 

[Dave7]

I've just had an invite from Facebook

Go for it, you might meet Welshie there.

 

[PaulSB]

What about "an hotel", which is correct pronunciation and H isnt a vowel?

I think this one has changed over the decades. At school I was taught to write AN hotel because the H is silent. Today I would use A.

This is done to how I would say it. I never say "I'm going to an hotel" and always say "I'm going to a hotel" with the "a" pronounced as a child is taught to use phonics.......a, b, c etc

 

[numbnuts]

Go for it, you might meet Welshie there.

No, as I've been told she only wears pink bloomers

 

[Paulus]

No, as I've been told she only wears pink bloomers

And you prefer?🤔

 

[PaulSB]

The same can be said when pronouncing an H. Some people say Haytch, when it should be Aitch.

This I think is regional. I speak with almost BBC English or received pronunciation. It's what I was taught, I make no judgement. I would say aitch, not haitch. Living in Lancashire.

My eldest granddaughter is five and learning to read and write. She lives in east Lancashire, 15 - 20 miles from us. She's forever correcting my English!!

Paul says "It's cold today"
Granddaughter "No Granddad, it's cowd" rhymes with "loud"

 

[welsh dragon]

Go for it, you might meet Welshie there.

it might take me a while to get them off. There is rather a lot of material after all.

 

[welsh dragon]

Briased beef with carrots, onions and potatoes. The weather ap has lied again. Its 30 deg outside and not much lower outside.

 

[Exlaser2]

I'm on one of my rare trips south of the border, unless I'm heading abroad. Albeit what you southerners mistakenly call the north.

Real southerners think everything north of Watford is ‘ the north ‘ 😂😂

 

[Mo1959]

I’ve stuck the tennis on. I am not hugely bothered which of them wins, but I’ve plumped for Zverev being the slight underdog.

 

[Dave7]

Briased beef with carrots, onions and potatoes. The weather ap has lied again. Its 30 deg outside and not much lower outside.

I leaning towards a ready meals. I have one called chicken arrabiata......no idea what it means but its chicken with pasta in a sort of tomato sauce.

 

[PaulSB]

Terrible news. A family disaster has struck. #1 granddaughter has told her Dad she wants to support Manchester United! She's been pictured in a shirt. I want to know where that came from!!! Now she lives 8 miles from Turf Moor and 13 from Ewood Park. Had she said Burnley, it is a claret area, I could have taken it, just, only just............but United!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've had a word with her father, I'll buy her a season ticket, shirt and get her to Ewood ASAP.......................no, not really but I will be working on this, she's young, impressionable.........we are Rovers in this family.

Tea tonight will be baked potatoes, ham, coleslaw and lettuce. One of my favourites. Mrs P is sprawled on the sofa watching tennis she says she isn't very interested. She enjoy what she's given!