The Retirement Thread

[Drago]

Night Johnboy.

 

[Dirk]

Night Gran'ma

 

[GM]

Wickes bathroom paint has the consistency of skimmed milk, and covers even less. Bought some to use as a base coat on another job and did not use it so though bang it in the downstairs loo, 4 coats and you can still see through it, normally buy all our paints from the trade centre's rather than a retail place. Tried a bit of the Dulux Diamond Matt much the aame colour and it covered in one Grrrr!

Rule number one. Never buy cheap paint, saying that, I bought a 5 litre tin of Johnsons white emulsion for £15 in Asda and it's brilliant

 

[classic33]

Night Johnboy.

Night GranMa

 

[PaulSB]

Wickes bathroom paint has the consistency of skimmed milk, and covers even less. Bought some to use as a base coat on another job and did not use it so though bang it in the downstairs loo, 4 coats and you can still see through it, normally buy all our paints from the trade centre's rather than a retail place. Tried a bit of the Dulux Diamond Matt much the aame colour and it covered in one Grrrr!

Like you I always try to buy quality trade centre paint. Bitter experience shows cheap paint is a false and frustrating economy. I've yet to find a paint which truly only needs one coat and I always apply a second. I'm sure though the usual need for a second coat has more to do with my decorating skills than whether or not a paint is capable of a good result with only one coat.

 

[screenman]

Like you I always try to buy quality trade centre paint. Bitter experience shows cheap paint is a false and frustrating economy. I've yet to find a paint which truly only needs one coat and I always apply a second. I'm sure though the usual need for a second coat has more to do with my decorating skills than whether or not a paint is capable of a good result with only one coat.

Dulux Diamond Matt emulsion is brilliant, unfortunately the centre's are shut and they are not selling online at the moment.

 

[screenman]

Morning all, two small glasses of Pinot last night and I feel like a snail without it's shell, slugish, must remember to not touch it again.

 

[welsh dragon]

Good morning folks. Very here. I. Need.

 

[IaninSheffield]

Mornin' all.
Sun's up.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning. It looks like a beautiful day has dawned though there is some grey cloud moving across the sky from time to time.

I've been up since 4.30. To be honest I've had enough of lockdown. I want to sleep better, places I'd like to go, people I want to see, things I'd like to do. I'm very lucky to live in a small village, have a garden and allotment. God knows what it must be like living in a city 15 floors up. I can understand why people may break the guidelines.

So it's a bike ride around 9.00. A supermarket run is on the cards over the next few days, we could easily survive without one, so that might happen today. Other than that possibility I'll idle away time on the allotment.

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning fellow retirees,

The sun is out, Mrs Tenkay is getting ready for an early visit to the shops, hopefully there will be fresh croissants in her shopping basket.

Crossed the bridge into Wales yesterday on my virtual LEJOG, it's strangely absorbing watching an icon slowly inch its way along the screen.

Have a lovely peaceful day folks 🚲🏃🚶🌞👍

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning people, suns shining, washings out, having breakfast next and then I must do yesterday washing up.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Looks like being a nice day again, so I'll be cracking on in the garden.
What started out as a small extension of our patio area has turned into a full blown makeover of the whole garden.
Still, the weather's good, we're in lockdown and there ain't much else I can do.
At least it will all be sorted when we finally do manage to get away in the van.

 

[numbnuts]