The Retirement Thread

[Paulus]

Morning all fellow retirees.
The wind has died down but it is quite overcast.
An early dog walk and then out on the bike for a bit.

 

[Dave7]

Further to what makes it a pie as against a casserole with a lid.
MrsD does it with suet pastry.
She only puts a top on it as she calls it a 'damage limitation pie'.

 

[welsh dragon]

Good morning. I see I missed someone new on the old fogie thread. Welcome by the way.

My neck really hurts. I must have slept awkwardly.

Stay safe folks.

 

[PaulSB]

@PaulSB ......can I bore you with a couple more questions.
I am going to put the support in for this tomato plant.
As you know, its an Aldi Cherry tom
Have you any idea how tall it will grow ??
Do I just loosely tie the stem to the support??
Thanks.

Apologies, I wasn't around yesterday. If you can easily tie it to the frame, yes, do so. If it seems tricky and risks damaging main stem don't bother. By "risks" I mean if you have to start pushing hands in to the plant and the foliage is dense. Ideally do tie to frame.

Height can be anything from 3 - 10 feet. At a guess you can expect 4-5 feet. If it gets too tall for the position we can lunch out the top. We can cover that one when/if needed!

 

[Mo1959]

Nice quiet walk. River is well up and flowing fast and quite discoloured after all that rain.

@dave r Any news on Mrs R?

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning.
Another crap day weather wise.
Woke at 0600. I really wanted to go back to sleep but no chance.
Waiting for MrsD to emerge and decide what we are doing (could be a long wait).
I am doing a Drago and cleaning the conservatory. Difference being I am only doing the inside and not wearing scaggy
y fronts.

You clean the conservatory naked?

 

[Dave7]

Apologies, I wasn't around yesterday. If you can easily tie it to the frame, yes, do so. If it seems tricky and risks damaging main stem don't bother. By "risks" I mean if you have to start pushing hands in to the plant and the foliage is dense. Ideally do tie to frame.

Height can be anything from 3 - 10 feet. At a guess you can expect 4-5 feet. If it gets too tall for the position we can lunch out the top. We can cover that one when/if needed!

Lunch out the top ??

 

[PaulSB]

Lunch out the top ??

Pinch out the top.

 

[Dave7]

You clean the conservatory naked?

Doesn't every one?
Apart from Drago and thats only cos he has to grind his undies off.

 

[Dave7]

Pinch out the top.

Again, many thanks for the advice.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning. Damp and drizzly and I feel like a bus parked on the bed all night.

@dave r I'm sorry to read your news, hopefully things have improved overnight. Good luck to Mrs D.

I have very little which needs doing, in fact nothing. I'm waiting for a decision on riding today. I'm inclined to stay in and need others to say "Let's go for it" and I will. Need to get out but general lethargy has set in - already!!!!

 

[PaulSB]

Doesn't every one?
Apart from Drago and thats only cos he has to grind his undies off.

We have higher standards round here, this is Lancashire you know.

 

[Mo1959]

Good morning. Damp and drizzly and I feel like a bus parked on the bed all night.

@dave r I'm sorry to read your news, hopefully things have improved overnight. Good luck to Mrs D.

I have very little which needs doing, in fact nothing. I'm waiting for a decision on riding today. I'm inclined to stay in and need others to say "Let's go for it" and I will. Need to get out but general lethargy has set in - already!!!!

Not sure I fancy even a short one either. The roads will probably just dry up in time for this afternoons rain. I go through little periods I can't be bothered cycling. Don't think a few days off every so often does any harm. I really enjoyed my little jog yesterday for a change.

 

[PaulSB]

Eze, south of France, 15 years ago.....

Chorley, Lancashire today......

 

[PaulSB]

Decision made. We are going riding. Crazy but hey ho off we go.