The Retirement Thread

[Flick of the Elbow]

My modest pootle in the Pentlands this morning can’t compare with Mo’s pre breakfast epic !

Nothing exciting seen or heard today but enjoyed the company of the usual suspects, skylarks, swifts, the odd grouse, the odd curlew, the odd hare.

 

[monkers]

Looks and sounds wonderful. We've got pitter patter raindrops again.

 

[oldwheels]

Us men have our uses then?

You could have said we men which I suppose is open to misinterpretation.
It does however remind me of Littlemill Distillery where we did a lot of fabrication work ourselves mainly from back of envelope drawings produced by the owner who was also managing director. We had a general engineer and an electrician both about 5 ft in height who had a pretty free hand to interpret the scribblings and turn them into something useful. They were known collectively as "The Gnomes".
Problem was they built everything to suit themselves and anything they were involved in always had limited headroom so far as the rest of us were concerned. Hard hats were not common then but in retrospect I should have issued them to all the workforce and made sure I had one as well. Would have saved a few sore heads as they walked under but the rest of us had to remember to stoop.

 

[pawl]

Morning. 53 miles before breakfast to avoid the pesky 💨 I have been a bit of a and had 4 Weetabix!
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you have beaten me by one Weetabix and top my leaderboard.I will raise you by one Weetabix tomorrow if I can find a bowl large enough to accommodate five Weetabix

 

[Mo1959]

My modest pootle in the Pentlands this morning can’t compare with Mo’s pre breakfast epic !
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Nothing exciting seen or heard today but enjoyed the company of the usual suspects, skylarks, swifts, the odd grouse, the odd curlew, the odd hare.

That looks amazing!

 

[Dirk]

Doggie walk done - just 3 miles out to Crow Point along to Cod Pits and back along the Boardwalk.

Back home for a sarnie and a couple of beers in the garden.
Sun's still shining.

 

[BoldonLad]

Sun's still shining.

Very nice, would you mind just enjoying that quietly?

It is p****** down here, and has been all night.

 

[Dave7]

Doggie walk done - just 3 miles out to Crow Point along to Cod Pits and back along the Boardwalk.

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Back home for a sarnie and a couple of beers in the garden.
Sun's still shining.

Looks nice dirk.
If its not a nosy question dirk......were you born/bread in that area or are you also a grockle?

 

[welsh dragon]

Looks like it is going to rain here.

 

[Dirk]

Looks nice dirk.
If its not a nosy question dirk......were you born/bread in that area or are you also a grockle?

I'm one of the @welsh dragon crew.

 

[Dave7]

I'm one of the @welsh dragon crew.

What!!! You are a Brummie

 

[welsh dragon]

What!!! You are a Brummie

. I am many things.

 

[Dave7]

. I am many things.

I am sure you are.
But I believe you have the best bits of all of them.

 

[Dirk]

What!!! You are a Brummie

Yes mate. Bostin' aye it?

 

[PaulSB]

It's 5.42 - can I have a G&T or must I wait till 6.00?