The Retirement Thread

[Drago]

Q day today. Mrs D out this avo gossiping and drinking lattes getting her nails done, so a bit of Q study time for me.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Good morning all.
Both eyes are slightly improved which gives me hope. I dont really 'do' depression but there were moments of 'what if' but as i say, this makes things seem better.
We are in for a damp day but I am cozy here with my coffee and Tony Blackburn.
Have a good day peeps.

Good that it is slightly improved
sometimes slow improvement is better that sudden "it's all fine"

Anyway - tell the docs that it needs to get better properly as we need you on here

Someone has to keep "them" in place!!!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Just had a concerned phone call from the sister-in-law

we were round there yesterday evening and she knew that we had gone to the only chippie for miles around that does gluten free F&C

in the news this morning she noticed that there was a fight out side between 2 men
one of whom was naked

it is sort of that sort of area

she was worried that we had got caught up in it

Well - we didn;t notice anything like that

and my wife would PROBABLY have noticed if I has stripped naked in the middle of a public street !!!!!!

 

[Dave7]

Good that it is slightly improved
sometimes slow improvement is better that sudden "it's all fine"

Anyway - tell the docs that it needs to get better properly as we need you on here

Someone has to keep "them" in place!!!

I will do that. People like Dirk etc need my wise input.
BTW, I notice plans are approved for 350 homes at Cronton**......more lovely green belt bites the dust.
**for others, Cronton is near Ebiker and (to me) is/was an oasis of green between Warrington and Liverpool.

 

[Dave7]

Bonjour.
What a show that was!
Totally Tina it is called and I must say it was the best show I have seen for a long time.
She was on for two hours . Superb music, costumes and dancers.
Highly recommended.
The weather is awful so far.
Molly stayed at our son's last night and we will pick her up when we get up.
The house is really empty without her.

Who was the star ?
Sue and I saw Tina Turner live.....she was excellent.

 

[Jenkins]

The eye dept is closed at weekends.
TBH all I wanted/needed was reassurance that this is normal because I was led to believe it would be an instant cure.

My mum & stepfather have both had both eyes done (albeit only one side at a time) and each time it took a few days for the vision to clear up.

 

[Exlaser2]

The eye dept is closed at weekends.
TBH all I wanted/needed was reassurance that this is normal because I was led to believe it would be an instant cure.

If you’re still concerned phone 111 and ask for the number of a local hospital that has an eye casualty dept . They normally have a triage nurse that will tell you if this is normal or if you need to get yourself back to hospital.

This worked for me when I had an eye problem at the weekend . 😀

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I will do that. People like Dirk etc need my wise input.
BTW, I notice plans are approved for 350 homes at Cronton**......more lovely green belt bites the dust.
**for others, Cronton is near Ebiker and (to me) is/was an oasis of green between Warrington and Liverpool.

Yes - I noticed that

It seems far more common the last couple of years
but I have read that overall the pace is normal - there was just a break for a long time where a lot of planning applications got turned down if anyone complained for the most trivial reasons

but then - you do have to wonder about why it so often seems to be on pristine farmland

There is a place near here that used to be farmed normally
but has been left alone for years - and I suspect this is to make planning easier as it has not had a crop init for years!!!
or am I being cynical
again!


It was nice to see a while ago that a big factory got knocked down
and it is now a big new housing estate

in general Halton (that's here - Widnes and Runcorn) seem to want as many houses as possible to be built
I presume to increase tax revenue

but who knows

 

[Dave7]

Yes - I noticed that

It seems far more common the last couple of years
but I have read that overall the pace is normal - there was just a break for a long time where a lot of planning applications got turned down if anyone complained for the most trivial reasons

but then - you do have to wonder about why it so often seems to be on pristine farmland

There is a place near here that used to be farmed normally
but has been left alone for years - and I suspect this is to make planning easier as it has not had a crop init for years!!!
or am I being cynical
again!


It was nice to see a while ago that a big factory got knocked down
and it is now a big new housing estate

in general Halton (that's here - Widnes and Runcorn) seem to want as many houses as possible to be built
I presume to increase tax revenue

but who knows

I was reading last week that, on the old Collmans mustard site, Norwich, they are building 3, 500 homes.
I thought HOW MANY ?? so checked and yes. Its a massive area and the factory used to have a workforce on 2,300.

 

[numbnuts]

I was reading last week that, on the old Collmans mustard site, Norwich, they are building 3, 500 homes.
I thought HOW MANY ?? so checked and yes. Its a massive area and the factory used to have a workforce on 2,300.

We need the homes, the people who want them are still living in Europe and Africa.

 

[gavroche]

Who was the star ?
Sue and I saw Tina Turner live.....she was excellent.

No star as such. Just a tribute act but she sounded just like her and moved like her, complete with Tina Turner wig and make up. Really excellent.

 

[Paulus]

MrsP has put the fire on, at least it's cheaper than having the CH on.

 

[Dirk]

The eye dept is closed at weekends.
TBH all I wanted/needed was reassurance that this is normal because I was led to believe it would be an instant cure.

MrsD had both of hers done separately last year.
The first one was almost immediately better within a day and the second one took nearly a week.
She also had them done while she waited...which was handy.

 

[fritz katzenjammer]

Just back from a week up north hiking and canoeing. Had several miles of lake to ourselves, not another soul in site.

a bit cool at night, had to learn how to build a fire again.

times like this you start to think all the years of work were worth it.