The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

Good morning. I have been browsing the web and forgot to say morning to the rabble.

Misty start to the day here but it's going to be a nice day.

I see the silver surfers have been trying to outdo each other.

Stay safe peeps.

 

[monkers]

I have risen!

I wish my loaf had, but I forgot to put one on last night

 

[Paulus]

Morning all fellow retirees,
It's already sunny and very warm here, so a nice early walk with the dog across the fields. It was really busy by 8.30 yesterday morning with picknickers and the like. Unfortunately there is now a lot of rubbish strewn around. I will take my litter picker with me and collect as much as possible, there are plenty of bins around. People are so lazy and thoughtless. I will be wearing gloves by the way.
Then, before it gets too warm I will be out on the bike for an hour or so, stopping at the local grocers for some fresh fruit on the way home.
Then a bit of pottering in the garden with a beer or three.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning. Paradise revisited. Thanks for the rain Lord now it's sunny. 12C and still.

Heading out with a great friend at 9.00 for 60+ miles in to Lancashire's undiscovered and beautiful Ribble Valley. Bacon and egg barm at Potter's Barn around 12.15

I need to pot on my kale today and find somewhere to plant courgettes and sweet peas. We are heading for a highly productive season but I've overdone it a bit! Not an inch to spare. Hoping the garlic come ready early as I need the space for autumn/winter kale.

 

[PaulSB]

@Dave7 another shout for Frank Cooper's. Oxford Vintage is my favourite. A treat in my house as it's three times the price of our usual. I guess you might have a Booth's you pass from time to time? If so their Stute Thick Cut is highly recommended - £1/340gm and made in Bristol.

Booth's is a wonderful food shop but very expensive and a cheap quality product is really unusual for them.

 

[monkers]

I'm still here after promising myself to be out early. Got involved in a pointless argument with a numpty in the 'Any good jokes thread'. After managing to resist the urge to bid him 'on yer bike' it's time to get on mine. See you all later.

 

[PaulSB]

Oooo........ fight, fight.......Paul rushes over to jokes to thread.....

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

@Dave7 - wasn't Billy Cotton's right hand man Alan Breeze?
I used to like him a lot as a kid.

Off out for a ride on the posh bike today - dunno whether to go moors or coast.

 

[Dave7]

I don't remember it as Breezey, though I guess that must be right.

My brain keeps repeating Jimmy Greaves, but I'm sure that's not right.

Hold on ... it's coming I think ... Jimmy Edwards? The trombonist I mean.

Oh yes. I recall that.
It is the other guy who was Breezey (Alan Breeze I think).

 

[Dave7]

@Mo1959 @welsh dragon . A confession for you.
Was at Aldi for 07 30 today.
Being a man, so as to make sure I didn't forget my credit card I put it in my shoe.
Got the trolley and just about to go in the store when I had an "oh sh*t" moment.
I had put different shoes on .
Trolley back, dash back home, start again

 

[GM]

Morning all... Had a restless night, it was my turn to sleep with the dog 🐶 ( Dirk)

My lovely wife has just brought me a cup of tea up, so all's well now. Enjoy your day peeps! 🌈

 

[Mo1959]

@Mo1959 @welsh dragon . A confession for you.
Was at Aldi for 07 30 today.
Being a man, so as to make sure I didn't forget my credit card I put it in my shoe.
Got the trolley and just about to go in the store when I had an "oh sh*t" moment.
I had put different shoes on .
Trolley back, dash back home, start again

Lol...........that's the kind of daft things I do. Seem to be getting worse the older I get. Reasonably intelligent, but dippy and not a lot of common sense at times!

 

[welsh dragon]

@Mo1959 @welsh dragon . A confession for you.
Was at Aldi for 07 30 today.
Being a man, so as to make sure I didn't forget my credit card I put it in my shoe.
Got the trolley and just about to go in the store when I had an "oh sh*t" moment.
I had put different shoes on .
Trolley back, dash back home, start again

what a numpty. If I had been the checkout person and you took your credit card out of your shoe, .

 

[Mo1959]

It's dulled over a bit again. I'm still not feeling the energy or enthusiasm for a ride so far.

 

[monkers]

It's dulled over a bit again. I'm still not feeling the energy or enthusiasm for a ride so far.

I have the opposite problem ... came home because I was just too hot. Appreciate that is due to my lack of fitness, but now a puddle of sweat.