The Retirement Thread

[Paulus]

Morning all on this lovely sunny start to the day.
Much confusion seems to be about where when and how you can go out.
I take it that you can go out out for essentials such as food shopping. You can go out to exercise once a day, there appears to be no time limit on how long once a day is.
This is all with the message of staying at least 2 metres apart.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning all on this lovely sunny start to the day.
Much confusion seems to be about where when and how you can go out.
I take it that you can go out out for essentials such as food shopping. You can go out to exercise once a day, there appears to be no time limit on how long once a day is.
This is all with the message of staying at least 2 metres apart.

Yep, that pretty much sums it up so hopefully if people are sensible and don't continue to feck it up, it will remain that way.

 

[Drago]

I have belatedly risen!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

https://www.cyclinguk.org/article/coronavirus-qa-it-safe-cycle

 

[PaulSB]

Hello again. I've been awake since 4.00! ☹😭

It's now officially a beautiful day. I will finish the first coat in the kitchen. At 9.00ish I will walk to the garage and establish the position on MOTs.

Shortly after this I will call the dentist.

I'm going to discuss cycling with Mrs P. This may have to wait......she was still awake and reading in the spare room when I woke at 4.00........there may be trouble ahead, he hummed quietly to himself. 😂

 

[Mo1959]

It's now officially a beautiful day. Shortly I will finish the first coat in the kitchen. At 9.00ish I will walk to the garage and establish the position on MOTs.

I see garages are on the list that can remain open, so presumably as long as they are still getting enough business they will.

I emailed the dentist last night to cancel my check up. Don't see the point of putting myself or anyone at the surgery at any risk.

 

[IaninSheffield]

Mornin' all.
Worried about what might be coming further down the line, I shall aim to enjoy each and every metre of today's run, then tomorrow's ride. After that ...

 

[PaulSB]

I see garages are on the list that can remain open, so presumably as long as they are still getting enough business they will.

I emailed the dentist last night to cancel my check up. Don't see the point of putting myself or anyone at the surgery at any risk.

Agree re garages. Walking up first is more about avoiding domestic conflict as my wife disagrees.

My dentist appointment is to have a crown fitted. Yesterday the receptionist said they had categorised this as emergency. Again Mrs P disagrees.

This stuff is really tough. Last thing I want is a domestic fall out. Equally I don't want dental issues or to risk breaking the law re MOTs. The MOT thing is compounded by Mrs P's MOT being due in four weeks.

 

[Mo1959]

This stuff is really tough. Last thing I want is a domestic fall out. Equally I don't want dental issues or to risk breaking the law re MOTs. The MOT thing is compounded by Mrs P's MOT being due in four weeks.

Could you just do it a bit early rather than wait till things might get even worse?

 

[PaulSB]

Could you just do it a bit early rather than wait till things might get even worse?

So long as mine is done today we have one legal car. I think the DVLA will grant MOT extensions but this will take time.

 

[Mo1959]

So long as mine is done today we have one legal car. I think the DVLA will grant MOT extensions but this will take time.

Gov site says you can MOT up to a month early and retain the same date so why not just get it out of the way?

 

[PaulSB]

Oh good grief. My next door neighbour but one is a great friend. We have small gardens and jointly own a lawn mower. This sort of joint ownership is not unusual in the village.

My neighbour is a very moral person, much more so than me.

Mower is due for a service this morning. My friend has just WhatsApped to ask if we can meet at 9.00 to help him lift the mower in to his car!!! 😲

And I'm getting grief about a dental appointment and MOT!! 😂😂😂

 

[Dirk]

Morning all
I have now decided that my bicycle is not used for exercise; it's my means of transport and shall be used for shopping purposes only.
It's not my fault that it's a 16 mile round trip to my nearest town.
I shall continue to exercise by walking the dog.

 

[PaulSB]

Gov site says you can MOT up to a month early and retain the same date so why not just get it out of the way?

Mainly because one car is enough and Mrs P will not countenance what she sees as an unnecessary journey.

Perhaps I should mention at this point my wife is of Italian/Ukrainian heritage and from the Borders. A fearsome combination. 😲

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning fellow retirees,
A glorious sunny morning. Last year Mrs Tenkay said we should paint the floor in the outhouse.
Yesterday I cycled to a largely deserted Screwfix to collect some floor paint , they were strict in enforcing distancing and had put a table outside in the fresh air with a catalogue to peruse if necessary.
I'd done the click and collect so was in and out in 5 minutes.
The Brommie is a great little shopping bike, and as I discovered yesterday after leaving home, pedals quite well even when you've forgotten to change out of your Crocs 🙄