The Retirement Thread

[gavroche]

Salut! Nice and sunny at the moment but that could be the last day. I need to dig a hole in order to put a shrub that my wife had me fetch from a neighbour up the road yeaterday, big and heavy.
Molly walked and I remembered my daughter's birthday is today. I phoned her and sent her a virtual card on Facebook. Yesterday, she was banned from the kitchen as one of her son loves cooking and he made her a birthday cake. Well done Harry. Can't wait to see a picture of it.

 

[screenman]

Only had 4 x 2 I will get bigger once we can get out, drilled hole in end of roller bar tapped and put a bolt in, power drill on end and I have lathe.

 

[gavroche]

Only had 4 x 2 I will get bigger once we can get out, drilled hole in end of roller bar taped and put a bolt in, power drill on end and I have lathe. View attachment 518323

I hope you are not planning to give it to your wife as a new spinner/drier.

 

[screenman]

I hope you are not planning to give it to your wife as a new spinner/drier.

How did you guess.

 

[numbnuts]

Went into Romsey (my local town) haven't been there for ages, someone has pinched the roundabout as it's not there any more according to google it's still there.........
Not many people around it was like a ghost town, on the road there were quite a few large trucks moving, but very few cars and not many on bikes either maybe they all had enough on Sunday

 

[Mo1959]

46 hillyish miles done. Lots of others out and traffic quieter than the other day. First spits and spots of rain the last few miles. No doubt the first of the forecasted showers.

 

[screenman]

There is a bloke on here somewhere that said he knows a women who might have a use for the mangle drying undergarments, not sure who they are though.

 

[Dave7]

How's Dave7 this morning?

Hia GM.
The sweating and shaking has virtually gone for both of us.........much appreciate you asking.
MrsD managed a shower this morning and I am thinking about trying one as I think my legs will support me.

just had a reply from the dentist that basically says 'tough sh*t". The only help I can get is if I am in severe pain or its swollen. I have told them, I can not eat anything more than mashed banana or rice pudding.as it is just too painful.
They told me to brush gently......I said "I can't touch anywhere near it with a tooth brush"
They suggested buying some dental cement to re-fix it. I said "all the information I google tells me not to do that. Are you telling me to pull the crown off completely, stick it back on with cement and get it infected?" They promise to get back to me again shortly.
Tomorrow I will phone some private dentists as I am prepared to pay whatever it costs............a bit of a b*stard when I have paid NI for 50+ years.
Difficult times and we have to get on with it but I am not a happy bunny.
Sorry for the moan but I have eaten nothing today, too painful to enjoy anything.
Keep safe everyone

 

[Dave7]

I was going to send a charger, but it seems it's not the charger/lead causing the problem.

If you want the charger let me know.

Very kind of you but I honestly think its the actual phone charging point. Tried 4 different charges in 4 different sockets. MrsDs is charging with the lead & sockets that won't react with mine.
Again I thank you for the very kind offer.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've been out on my bike this morning, rode my Hatton loop, 55 miles. Out of Coventry past Nailcote Hall, through Balsall Common and Chadwick End, turned past Baddesley Clinton then turned through the grounds of Packwood House, turned through Hockley Heath and turned right then left by the church to head towards Henley In Arden and then turned through Lowsonford and on to Hatton. In Hatton I rode a circle to bring me back onto the road past Hatton Country World and on through Lowsonford again on the other side of the village I went straight on instead of turning towards Henley and rode back through Packwood house, the Punchbowl and Baddesley Clinton to retrace my wheel tracks back through Balsall Common and home. The ride started out cold grey and cloudy with a stiff cold breeze, by the time I'd got to Lowsonford on the way out the sun was out, the clouds had rolled away and it was like that for most of the rest of the ride.

 

[Dave7]

MrsD has just had a message to say our neighbour (across the road) is 50 today. Her family are calling at 1800 to shout happy birthday. We have all been asked if we will go outside and join in. 3 months ago I would have thought that was nuts...........tonight we will be there clapping and shouting. How things and attitudes can change overnight.

 

[Dirk]

I've been out on my bike this morning, rode my Hatton loop, 55 miles. Out of Coventry past Nailcote Hall, through Balsall Common and Chadwick End, turned past Baddesley Clinton then turned through the grounds of Packwood House, turned through Hockley Heath and turned right then left by the church to head towards Henley In Arden and then turned through Lowsonford and on to Hatton. In Hatton I rode a circle to bring me back onto the road past Hatton Country World and on through Lowsonford again on the other side of the village I went straight on instead of turning towards Henley and rode back through Packwood house, the Punchbowl and Baddesley Clinton to retrace my wheel tracks back through Balsall Common and home. The ride started out cold grey and cloudy with a stiff cold breeze, by the time I'd got to Lowsonford on the way out the sun was out, the clouds had rolled away and it was like that for most of the rest of the ride.

The Fleur de Lys, at Lowsonford, used to be a regular evening haunt of mine many years ago

 

[Deleted member 1258]

The Fleur de Lys, at Lowsonford, used to be a regular evening haunt of mine many years ago

I've never been in the place, despite riding past it many times over many years, there's a few like that.

 

[classic33]

The netting for my new fruit cage has arrived. Now I know what I'll be doing today!!

Netty as a fruit cage!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

We're having fun with a curtain track, I ordered it about a fortnight ago, the company despatched it, the courier picked it up, but never scanned it into the depot and its vanished into thin air, we're now waiting for a replacement.