The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

As it is cloudy I nipped out just for a couple of miles. It’s incredibly muggy though. We need a really good thunderstorm.

PJs on as soon as I got back in.

 

[numbnuts]

We has 40.9c here

 

[Paulus]

Phew it's hot out there.
The old galaxy performed well for a 53 year old bike.. a coiple of ales in the Mitre and now home in front of the fan.

 

[PeteXXX]

36°c here in Hamtun, rising to 38°c by 17:00..
It was even hotter in the No 14 bus towards town this afternoon!

 

[Tenkaykev]

Cleaned the bathroom and put my feet up just in time for the phone to ring. I'd half forgotten that My Consultant was going to call. Anyway good news, gene panel tests showed no further mutations.😎
There's a new series of " A house Through Time " starting tonight. The house featured is in Edinburgh so I expect that there'll be a rich history.
29.7degrees in the lounge 😮

 

[numbnuts]

Another fire has broken out in our woods
they are blaming kids.

 

[Binky]

A chilled 20miles at zone 1 effort with wife and youngest around the local lanes. Really nice and enjoyable not to have any inclination at all to put an effort in. Something I usually find hard to resist on my own.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Cleaned the bathroom and put my feet up just in time for the phone to ring. I'd half forgotten that My Consultant was going to call. Anyway good news, gene panel tests showed no further mutations.😎

Very good News.

 

[Elybazza61]

Up to 34c today and it feels like there's no air and it's not doing mu sinuses and favours.

Boiler serviced ok but was noted that the carbon monoxide alarm was past it's replacement date (as was the smoke alarms when we looked at them) so both ordered from Argos and will pick up tomorrow; also ordered some Duralex glasses and a sheet from John Lewis to pick up from Waitrose.

Moved some stuff around before the boiler engineer came and when we were putting stuff back noticed the tyre on the bh's Cotic was flat (it lives in the kitchen btw) ; so on inspection noticed some cracking so decided to replace it, had to strip the old rim tape off and re-tape but tyre popped on nicely and fresh sealant in so hopefully all ok.

Oh and just had a nice supper, a Nigel Slater recipe of grilled Aubergene with lightly fried Chick Peas and a Aubergene/Chick Pea paste.

 

[Drago]

Recorded a peak,of 38.2 celsiuses here today, its still North,of 35 out there.

I have the sweaty feeling so have Bic'd my head for now.

 

[Paulus]

I was banking on having liver and bacon with mash and onion gravy for tea tonight.
Stopped at the butchers and they didn't have any lambs liver. So I had sausages and mash instead.


So what's going on here. Every where is parched and looking like the Sahara desert, but along the kerb in our road this species of grass is flourishing? There is no sign of any water leak but the grass is going well.

 

[PeteXXX]

I was banking on having liver and bacon with mash and onion gravy for tea tonight.
Stopped at the butchers and they didn't have any lambs liver. So I had sausages and mash instead.


So what's going on here. Every where is parched and looking like the Sahara desert, but along the kerb in our road this species of grass is flourishing? There is no sign of any water leak but the grass is going well.
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Is it the block paving keeping the ground underneath moist & cooler, too?

 

[tarric]

And that is in the north east(ish)...what will it be like around Monaco etc.
BTW....what does "Roosevelt hot" refer to? Its a new one on me.
EDIT
just googled Monaco weather.....its "only" 30°......its hotter than that here!!

Robin Williams from Good morning Vietnam.
I've moved a bit further south near Dijon and as predicted it's even hotter, topped 40°C this afternoon and is still above 30°C even now and not supposed to drop below the mid 20's all night. I can sense an uncomfortable nights sleep ahead.

 

[ktmbiker58]

I was banking on having liver and bacon with mash and onion gravy for tea tonight.
Stopped at the butchers and they didn't have any lambs liver. So I had sausages and mash instead.


So what's going on here. Every where is parched and looking like the Sahara desert, but along the kerb in our road this species of grass is flourishing? There is no sign of any water leak but the grass is going well.
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Well I think we've identified where exactly you are having a pee on your way back home from the pub