The Retirement Thread

[pawl]

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

Very poetic 👍👍👍

 

[Tenkaykev]

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

Mrs Tenkay and I have a joint account and all the household expenses are paid from that.
We also both have our individual accounts with a monthly standing order to the joint account.
We're both happy with that arrangement and it means we can make individual purchases without the need to consult each other.

 

[Dave7]

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

And what to do with the old one ??
Edit.......just read the other replies.

 

[Dave7]

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

Whatever you are on will you send me some.

 

[classic33]

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

Noted, for use later. Six

 

[welsh dragon]

And what to do with the old one ??
Edit.......just read the other replies.

Come on Dave. Keep up for God's sake.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Our domestic goddess has just left the kitchen carrying the beater paddle from our Kenwood Chef plus the steel mixing bowl.

She has been baking cakes and I get to lick everything clean.

Yummy.

 

[Dave7]

Come on Dave. Keep up for God's sake.

I took several items to the tip recently.
Old matress....... £13.00
Pair of bloomers you left here.......£23.00

 

[screenman]

And what to do with the old one ??
Edit.......just read the other replies.

That is easy, strip them down as it only takes 10 minutes, I have done quite a few.

 

[welsh dragon]

I took several items to the tip recently.
Old matress....... £13.00
Pair of bloomers you left here.......£23.00

. Saucey beast you.

 

[welsh dragon]

Our domestic goddess has just left the kitchen carrying the beater paddle from our Kenwood Chef plus the steel mixing bowl.

She has been baking cakes and I get to lick everything clean.

Yummy.

I remember fighting over who got the spoon and who got the bowl.

 

[PaulSB]

Whatever you are on will you send me some.

 

[Exlaser2]

Morning all . It’s blowing dogs off chains here in the midlands. Think our bike ride might be off, rather like our sailing was off yesterday. Mrs exlaser 2 has just made it back from Morrison’s with the important stuff, ie coffee and wine . So we might risk a walk this afternoon , if the rain holds off. 😀

 

[gavroche]

I currently watch a lot of Youtube videos about French people leaving the rat race, sell up everything , buy a campervan or convert a van and live a nomadic life, travelling all over Europe or just within France . Apparently, 10 000 French people do just that every year but for some, it only last a year or two and then , they can't hack it any longer and give up. I sometimes wonder if I could do just that but when I mention it to my dearest, I get a very definite NO.

 

[Landsurfer]

I currently watch a lot of Youtube videos about French people leaving the rat race, sell up everything , buy a campervan or convert a van and live a nomadic life, travelling all over Europe or just within France . Apparently, 10 000 French people do just that every year but for some, it only last a year or two and then , they can't hack it any longer and give up. I sometimes wonder if I could do just that but when I mention it to my dearest, I get a very definite NO.

A well known "thing" in Canada and Aus i have read ... Silver Nomads they are called .....