The Retirement Thread

[Paulus]

Morning all. A lovely sunny start to the day here. What to do today?
Another bike ride and stop at the local grocers for a few bits and pieces. MrsP is doing an online pilates class instead of the one she normally attends, the instructor uses Zoom for her class at the moment.

 

[Drago]

I'll go for a bike ride later. Not too far from home, not too great a distance, in keeping with the spirit of current guidance. Mrs D is having a minor MS relapse so I've left her in bed, meaning I'll likely go this afternoon. I've been up since 0530hrs - Muttley walked around the private shooting reserve on the edge of the village about 50M from home (private, so doesn't count as my one-a-day ), Mini D fed, house tidied, although I'll vacuum later.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Hi-di-hi campers!
Sun shining again today so I'll venture out for an isolated amble.

Paint should be dry enough on the outhouse floor for reinstalling the beer fridge and the tumble dryer (the tin says 7 days to dry completely, but I suppose that's if you're parking a car on it)

 

[Dave7]

Morning all

My car wouldn't start yesterday morning - battery down.
I had to put it on fast charge for a while to get it running.
It hadn't been used for over a week.
I gave the battery a proper charge cycle after I got home and I'll fire it up regularly now.

We (being dead dead posh) have 2 cars which comes from when I worked. Handy as MrsD does a lot of running around for the aunty. Problem is mine is in the garage and hardly used at the moment. I have to go out shortly so will give it a short blast up the dual carriageway.

 

[Drago]

Mrs D's is plug in hybrid, so is always plugged in anyway. It only takes 5 hours on a domestic supply, so I never bothered having a charge station fitted as that only cuts the time to 3 hours. Since she got the car in October she is not even halfway through her second tank of petrol, and she does about 12,000 miles a year. Nearly everything is done on the electric motor.

 

[Dave7]

Back again. Slight change of plans as MrsD seems to have come down with what I had a few nights ago ie sweating cobs but cold and shivery. If its the same it should only be a 24 hour thing.
Been to Aldi. Hardly anyone queueing. Straight in, straight out. Got milk and bits for the aunty and will take them to her shortly..... just wait for the 0900 traffic to disperse.
Most important........the whisky shelf was full

 

[Dave7]

Mrs D's is plug in hybrid, so is always plugged in anyway. It only takes 5 hours on a domestic supply, so I never bothered having a charge station fitted as that only cuts the time to 3 hours. Since she got the car in October she is not even halfway through her second tank of petrol, and she does about 12,000 miles a year. Nearly everything is done on the electric motor.

As soon as this lot is over we are dropping to one car. My thinking is to trade both in against a hybrid.
I am not yet inclined to go full electric. They are getting better but I am not fully convinced.

 

[pawl]

Mrs D's is plug in hybrid, so is always plugged in anyway. It only takes 5 hours on a domestic supply, so I never bothered having a charge station fitted as that only cuts the time to 3 hours. Since she got the car in October she is not even halfway through her second tank of petrol, and she does about 12,000 miles a year. Nearly everything is done on the electric motor.

I like the idea of the hybrid Currently price is putting me off

 

[pawl]

I have risen...first!

Flipping heck some people don’t half get up early.

 

[Drago]

Mrs D's was £77,000, so they can be pricy. It is an astonishing piece of equipment though.

It was a gift from my Dad. He's trying to pass on some of his wealth well before he turns up his toes so we don't get taxed on it. He thinks the sun shines out of Mrs D's behind (he never got on well at all with my ex wife) so when we mentioned we were binning off Motability due to poor service and safety concerns over their penny-pinching with maintenance he bought it as a gift for her, and bought one for himself. My Step Mum had given up driving last year, so my Dad gave me her XC90, so without spending a penny we became a 2 x XC90 household, old and new.

 

[pawl]

Good morning people, I spent yesterday stripping, today I'm going to be patching, repairing and painting.

I hope that’s decorating the walls your referring to.If not get well soon 😊😊😊

 

[numbnuts]

 

[pawl]

Yeah but knowing my luck the bloody ventilator would break and I would fall out of bed and crack my head open

Nothing like a good dollop of optimism 😊😊😊😊

 

[Drago]

Morning Mr Nuts.

 

[oldwheels]

Terrible fright this morning. Neighbours dog came out and crapped on my front grass. I never complain as they are otherwise considerate and in any case always clean up afterwards. I had to go down to my bike bag in the car to get my specs left there by mistake. Coming back up neighbouring wife appeared clutching blue bag but wearing flip flops and a very shorty dressing gown and by the looks of it not much else. Both of us turned tail and bolted for our respective doors. Don’t know which of us got the biggest shock.