The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

Nice neck of the woods, Wollengong, actually the coast road in places is quite scenic. So much to see.
Talking of customs. They are extremely strict. We got pulled aside on one visit and asked what we had in our bags, this was after they had been x-rayed. Had we anything to declare or illegal ? No, we had`nt. We had to unpack and they rummaged through our things. What they found was in fact a mini tripod for the camera. They thought that it was a martial art weapon. There were no apologies, just a "you can go over there and repack". We felt like criminals.

I keep stressing to my grandson.....take ABSOLUTELY NO FOOD......even a left over sandwich or apple from the plane will get you a hefty fine.

 

[Dave7]

Back from Aldi.
I skipped HomeBargains and Iceland as weather was so poor and both those stores are off the main A49 which is bad at the best of times.

 

[PeteXXX]

May have to follow @PeteXXX 's example and sort out the loft, but hard to summon up any enthusiasm.

I've stopped for a tea break..
Why some of the crêpe is still in the loft I don't know! Sure we just transfered it from the loft of the house we moved from nearly 4 years ago 🤷‍♂️

 

[Shearwater Missile]

I keep stressing to my grandson.....take ABSOLUTELY NO FOOD......even a left over sandwich or apple from the plane will get you a hefty fine.

Yep, right there. Another story. Back in 1995 our Australian friends brought over some of their local honey. When I went to see them in 1997 I took them some of ours. Well, that was the idea but had to chuck it at Sydney airport. Lesson learnt !

Hope he enjoys his trip.

 

[Dave7]

Yep, right there. Another story. Back in 1995 our Australian friends brought over some of their local honey. When I went to see them in 1997 I took them some of ours. Well, that was the idea but had to chuck it at Sydney airport. Lesson learnt !

Hope he enjoys his trip.

If i understand correctly..... you could have taken a commercially packed, unopened jar of honey but not ANYTHING that you have cooked or made.

 

[Shearwater Missile]

If i understand correctly..... you could have taken a commercially packed, unopened jar of honey but not ANYTHING that you have cooked or made.

That is what I thought but no. It was a local honey. I can`t remember where I bought it. The bottom line was no. At the time there was a problem with Aussie bee population being decimated by a pest. Our Australian friends said the same. They were very environmentally aware of things.

 

[Drago]

Hey, Pete, I see the county mounties have found a floater, amd I dont mean a turd, in the river down the back of the Cotton near B&Q.

 

[Exlaser2]

You know I was joking about needing an electrician. I really do now . RCD will not reset even with everything unplugged. 🙁🙁

 

[screenman]

Income Tax Returns for the year ending 30 June 2026 for myself and Mary have taken a lot of my time today.
About another half days work needed.
Must be lodged by 31 October or I will have the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation on my case.

I have to do 4 of them a year.

 

[screenman]

Must check what is on there
never been but it is only 10 minutes away!

One Night in Dublin, that is all I know, Justine handles the social calendar and has is booked up for something most weeks.

 

[screenman]

We had some good evenings at the Brindley, its a really good theatre.
Enjoy.

It is a brilliant place, we went about 4 times last year. Start off with a couple in Spoons first, we normally jump on the train as we only live 5 minutes walk from South Parkway, car tonight though due to the rain.

 

[PeteXXX]

Hey, Pete, I see the county mounties have found a floater, amd I dont mean a turd, in the river down the back of the Cotton near B&Q.

Just seen that.. It isn't me!

 

[PeteXXX]

Snooze snoozed 👌💤

 

[Drago]

They say that, but they havent caught you yet Pete!

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