The Retirement Thread

[Deleted member 1258]

I've looked out the back and seen the tree's being blown horizontal and put my ride back to tomorrow.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good news.
Just realised its pension day on Wednesday. That means this is a double payment month.
Only someone as idiotic as our Civil Service can set up payments every 4 weeks instead of once a month. Payment dates are different every month, but once a year it's good news.

I think it's an excellent idea having lunar instead of calendar payments.
I look on it as a bonus from the government for not having shuffled from this mortal coil 😁

I mentally apportion payment thirteen for treats and buying more cycling / running / tech kit. 👍

 

[Deleted member 1258]

New mattress time, what on earth do we buy? Or more importantly what do we not buy.

We've just had a new mattress, got it from the Home Comforts place in Bedworth, £149 for the mattress and £25 to take the old one away.

 

[Landsurfer]

We've just had a new mattress, got it from the Home Comforts place in Bedworth, £149 for the mattress and £25 to take the old one away.

Our local council charges £9 to take away a mattress ..... something to bear in mind ,,,,

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

I like the four week payments but agree it's daft. I think it throws back to the days of the pension book and weekly trip to the post office. Shifting all those folk to 12 monthly payments and five week months Wouldn't want to upset the pensioner vote!

I remember when we moved everyone from weekly cash to monthly bank payment at work it caused no end of grief for everyone.

It is probably too much hassle to change existing arrangements but new pensioners could go straight on to monthly payments. A large percentage of the workforce is on that now so there would be no great change for them.
All it needs is blue sky thinking. Someone to helicopter the problem and then think outside the box. Set up a sub committee. That will sort it.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Our local council charges £9 to take away a mattress ..... something to bear in mind ,,,,

Our council won't take soiled ones. And they charge £33 to take bulky items.

 

[Tenkaykev]

We've just had a new mattress, got it from the Home Comforts place in Bedworth, £149 for the mattress and £25 to take the old one away.

When our daughter came to stay with us we got a new bed and mattress. John Lewis own brand in a " small double"
After she'd moved out we moved into the room while our bedroom was being redecorated and found the mattress really comfortable.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

I think it's an excellent idea having lunar instead of calendar payments.
I look on it as a bonus from the government for not having shuffled from this mortal coil 😁

I mentally apportion payment thirteen for treats and buying more cycling / running / tech kit. 👍

I'd like to do that, but we have a joint bank account

 

[welsh dragon]

It is really cold here. I am even thinking of starting a small fire. In the wood burner classic, not just Any fire anywhere.

 

[Mo1959]

New mattress time, what on earth do we buy? Or more importantly what do we not buy.

Don't go too cheap. Some of the ones that come rolled up in a box are good like the Emma, Leesa, etc. Think it's the Leesa I've got. Nice and supportive for my back with just enough give not to cause the old bones to ache

Edited to add, having googled the Leesa, I see they are stopped selling in Europe for some reason. You can still get the Emma though.

 

[derrick]

I am having a lazy day today.

 

[Mo1959]

I am having a lazy day today.

Pah.......thought you would have done a 70 mile recovery ride!

 

[PaulSB]

Good day to you boys and girls - he said in a chirpy sort of manner. A beautiful day has dawned. The gentle cooling breeze kisses and bends the tree tops, fluffy white clouds meander across a light blue sky as the sun caresses us with warmth and bathes the world in golden light, one which will later reflect brightly from my bike frame as I spin through rolling country lanes with pull over spots for smiling, waving drivers. The children sing as they skip along to school, rosy apples in their hands for teacher. A mother wren is fussing over and feeding her young outside my window, singing her little heart out with happiness 😊.................oh, OK, it's hissing down and blowing a gale.

So that took five minutes.........what shall I do with the rest of today? Getting up could be stretched to what, 15 minutes? Excellent it will be 9.07, another 11 hours and 53 minutes and it will be bedtime

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm having a break today, I've just taken my Good Lady down her brothers, a shopping trip is planned I think, she'll text me when she needs picking up. Its just a shame the weathers poor, a rare carefree ride would have been lovely, as it is I'll get the housework done-this morning and see where I go from there.

 

[gavroche]

Salut! Blowing a gale and raining in usually sunny North Wales so a bit of a change. I had to put on long trousers so I can take Molly out. Busy day ahead though: CC perusing, doing jigsaw puzzle, drinking coffee, having a read on some French forums, quietly relaxing in between and playing scrabble on line with daughter and a friend. All this work is quite exhausting so looking forward to a bike ride tomorrow when the weather should be back to normal.
Stay safe everyone.