The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

Good morning - A good sunny day and warm with it. Don't know what I'll be doing yet but family will probably visit later.

Reading about brothers, I used to cycle miles with mine. We always preferred the off-road tracks. I was 52 when I started doing that and he's 8 years older than me. Nonetheless, we both had quite a bit of fitness for the rides.

We always knew the fitness couldn't last forever though and unfortunately, we were right. His has gone now due to illness and our twenty years of cycling together has come to an end. I still cycle over to see him on Friday afternoons but it's not the same as having him as a co-cyclist to go out with. We used to act as a prod for each other to go riding when the weather wasn't so good.

Sad ..but these things have to come to an end at some time I suppose.

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When you say "he has gone now" but you "still go over to see him" ????

 

[welsh dragon]

Today is going to be very boring. Its rather bleh here today. Damp, and misty to say the least. Oooh. I wonder what film i should watch today. Answers on a postcard to WD. The middle of nowhere, where it's dismal.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Just got up again - another very late night (morning really) as we lost track of time.

Weather is a bit shambolic ie damp and uninviting so we are having a think about what to do today although Lovely Wife is proposing we go back to bed and have a duvet day.

I fancy a day in front of the fire watching some TV.

Apparently romance is dead in this house.

 

[Mart44]

When you say "he has gone now" but you "still go over to see him" ????

It's only his fitness that has gone, rather than the man himself. He can't depart yet. It's his turn to buy the beer.

 

[Dave7]

Today is going to be very boring. Its rather bleh here today. Damp, and misty to say the least. Oooh. I wonder what film i should watch today. Answers on a postcard to WD. The middle of nowhere, where it's dismal.

A good day for romance then. Have a good snuggle up, stroke his cheek and call him 'chutchie face'. You will have him swooning.

 

[welsh dragon]

A good day for romance then. Have a good snuggle up, stroke his cheek and call him 'chutchie face'. You will have him swooning.

 

[gavroche]

Just got up again - another very late night (morning really) as we lost track of time.

Weather is a bit shambolic ie damp and uninviting so we are having a think about what to do today although Lovely Wife is proposing we go back to bed and have a duvet day.

I fancy a day in front of the fire watching some TV.

Apparently romance is dead in this house.

It is 16 degrees outside, what do you need a fire for?

 

[PaulSB]

I haven't seen my brother since mums funeral in 1989, I haven't got a clue where he's living.

I've seen (and I do mean seen) my sister once since '88 or '89. I think she's in Manchester but don't know. It was at our aunt's 80th. We didn't speak. She chose to cut herself off from everyone for reasons only said aunt knows and won't discuss. I can think of reasons but they're daft. I'll probably see her again at said aunt's funeral - if anyone tells us about it.

Family is weird stuff. I have one cousin from my father's side who I get on with very well. My mother's side we haven't seen in years. I tried to visit this year but didn't get a response. We realised perhaps 20 years ago it was always us who "made the effort," no one contacted us and slowly we stopped trying.

I don't get it and probably never will.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

It is 16 degrees outside, what do you need a fire for?

12C and damp here.

 

[numbnuts]

Today is going to be very boring. Its rather bleh here today. Damp, and misty to say the least. Oooh. I wonder what film i should watch today. Answers on a postcard to WD. The middle of nowhere, where it's dismal.

It's 30.8c here, but I suppose someone has to live in Wales

 

[welsh dragon]

It's 30.8c here, but I suppose someone has to live in Wales

Thanks for that.

 

[Drago]

I'm a cold temperate climate man myself.

 

[classic33]

Yep. Just the 2 of us.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jEy6MGu3bIA

 

[classic33]

The village I was born and spent my early years in was mostly boys when I was growing up so I ended up a right tomboy liking outdoorsy stuff and managed to avoid learning to cook, sew, knit, etc. Occasionally regret not being able to cook, but it's such a faff when you're on your own, it's barely worth it, so I live on ready meals, sandwiches, etc. Lol.

Would rather be out walking, running and cycling than doing houseworky stuff. It gets done when the tumbleweed starts blowing around.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HaBPpCoanVg

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've seen (and I do mean seen) my sister once since '88 or '89. I think she's in Manchester but don't know. It was at our aunt's 80th. We didn't speak. She chose to cut herself off from everyone for reasons only said aunt knows and won't discuss. I can think of reasons but they're daft. I'll probably see her again at said aunt's funeral - if anyone tells us about it.

Family is weird stuff. I have one cousin from my father's side who I get on with very well. My mother's side we haven't seen in years. I tried to visit this year but didn't get a response. We realised perhaps 20 years ago it was always us who "made the effort," no one contacted us and slowly we stopped trying.

I don't get it and probably never will.

We last saw my sisters about 2013, my youngest sister was very ill at the time so we went down, it was the first time we'd seen them for over twenty years, we haven't seen them since, they live in Kent and its a bit of a trek to get down there.