Mo1959
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The Retirement Thread
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Is it me? (Please tell me its not).
On the 1st leg of our walk, to the co-op, a guy comes cycling along wearing a face mask. As he gets near us he pulls his mask down, sneezes into the air and pulls the mask back up
Off for the 2nd leg now.....this time to the Spar.
I could take the car but this way we get our walk and our shopping.
The co-op allowed us both in and had no restrictions on purchases BUT they had no eggs and no bananas which are 2 items we wanted
On the 1st leg of our walk, to the co-op, a guy comes cycling along wearing a face mask. As he gets near us he pulls his mask down, sneezes into the air and pulls the mask back up
Off for the 2nd leg now.....this time to the Spar.
I could take the car but this way we get our walk and our shopping.
The co-op allowed us both in and had no restrictions on purchases BUT they had no eggs and no bananas which are 2 items we wanted
Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
Our Co-op appears to be struggling to keep the shelves filled at the moment too. According to the staff, it's not their fault but the suppliers. Don't know.Is it me? (Please tell me its not).
On the 1st leg of our walk, to the co-op, a guy comes cycling along wearing a face mask. As he gets near us he pulls his mask down, sneezes into the air and pulls the mask back up
Off for the 2nd leg now.....this time to the Spar.
I could take the car but this way we get our walk and our shopping.
The co-op allowed us both in and had no restrictions on purchases BUT they had no eggs and no bananas which are 2 items we wanted
BoldonLad
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- South Tyneside
It would have been nice (and good manners) if they had at least told you their intentions IMHOMorning. We had some rain overnight but it's off now. A very dull day for us with no sun forecast.
Feeling a bit grumpy this morning. Probably I'm just being a cranky old fart, but my neighbours who moved in next door a few months ago spent yesterday hammering and banging and it turns out are putting a car port up which comes to barely two feet from my house wall. It's always been accepted with the detached bungalows in our street that you have access in your neighbour's drive for essential maintenance of that side of your property for the likes of gutter cleaning, painting, etc. I fail to see how anyone could now get a ladder up that side of my house now to do stuff like that. I hope they put a gutter on it as I don't want water pouring off it and hitting my wall if it's really heavy rain.
Am I just being a grump?
BoldonLad
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- South Tyneside
Is it me? (Please tell me its not).
On the 1st leg of our walk, to the co-op, a guy comes cycling along wearing a face mask. As he gets near us he pulls his mask down, sneezes into the air and pulls the mask back up
Off for the 2nd leg now.....this time to the Spar.
I could take the car but this way we get our walk and our shopping.
The co-op allowed us both in and had no restrictions on purchases BUT they had no eggs and no bananas which are 2 items we wanted
Not too far (about 4 miles) from us, there is a M&S Foodhall. I received an Email from M&S to say they were reserving the first hour of Thursday mornings for "oldies'. I went along there (alone), this morning, queue to get in snaked all the way around the car park, mostly couples. No way I am queueing like that, went to the nearby Lidl (no queue) and spent my money (via Card).
pawl
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- Desford Leicestershire
I'm hoping to talk myself into a bimble late morning. I shall see.
Just out of interest Mo You seem to walk most days Do you cycle much during the week..
I tend to cycle on alternate days .The other days usually consist of using those stretch band thingys for half an hour and a bit gardening
Have a good bimble
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
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- North Wales
Good morning all. I have never done so much painting in all my life!! Thought I had finished yesterday when my wife mentioned the metal chairs and table still to do, all in the garden of course. I don't think I will have enough paint to do it all though, so what next? 
The irony of it all is the weather: wall to wall blue sky and sun but stuck at home.
The irony of it all is the weather: wall to wall blue sky and sun but stuck at home.
I posted this last week but we went to the 'big' M&S as the aunty likes their ready meals. Went for the over 70s hour.
Got there at opening time and (we thought) were about 50th in the queue outside. What we didn't know was that once inside it snaked all round the perimiter. It took nearly 2 hours to get 40 quids worth of ready meals.
We told the aunty "sorry, you will have to get used to Aldi meals as we are not doing that again".
oldwheels
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- Isle of Mull
My coop this morning had no flour of any kind, no LL milk and one box of 6 eggs and also no firelighters. The cereal aisle had a couple of packs of all bran. Been similar for weeks and since there was a massive free handout of things from Fareshare including flour I would have expected some at least in stock. Since I do not live on facebook I did not benefit from this free stuff. The staff are not at fault but it is controlled from Manchester.
The aunty is a funny old bird. 94 and stuck in her ways she will not buy anything that is near sell by date.......price does not sway her.
We just walked by a bungallow with tables absolutely packed with "FREED FOOD". Loads of bread and barm cakes plus veg etc. All donated by supermarkets and all near sell by date. We dont need anything but there was a Warbies wholemeal which the aunty likes. Sell by is tomorrow so MrsD said, absolutely no point taking it as she will chuck it straight in the bin.
We just walked by a bungallow with tables absolutely packed with "FREED FOOD". Loads of bread and barm cakes plus veg etc. All donated by supermarkets and all near sell by date. We dont need anything but there was a Warbies wholemeal which the aunty likes. Sell by is tomorrow so MrsD said, absolutely no point taking it as she will chuck it straight in the bin.
I wasn't aware of that Paulus. For some reason I'd got it in to my head that they were a US company.
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Good morning all. I have never done so much painting in all my life!! Thought I had finished yesterday when my wife mentioned the metal chairs and table still to do, all in the garden of course. I don't think I will have enough paint to do it all though, so what next?
The irony of it all is the weather: wall to wall blue sky and sun but stuck at home.
Blame me for the good weather while you're stuck inside, a fortnight ago I started to redecorate our through lounge, a job thats going to take a month, a move thats guaranteed to bring the sun out, I'm struggling to find time to get out as well.
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