The Retirement Thread

[Drago]

On my Dads side I'm an ethic Cornishman and do jam first as well, so I must be a rear weirdo. And it's pronounced sc-ohn. There's an "e" on the end, and that's how the Queen pronounces it

Hold on...I've just realised...Mum from the Northern Isles, Dad from Cornwall...just about as far apart as they can get while remaining in the British Isles, so its no surprise that I live smack bang in the middle!

 

[gavroche]

Bonjour. Going to WORK today, helping my stepson to build a decking in his garden. I had planned to do a 40 mile ride this morning but it won't happen now obviously so maybe tomorrow. Right, off to get my tools now.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Thats a proper sausage sandwich!

I'm in Harvey's coffee Cabin at Twycross, its been a quick ride out, well quick for me, so I'm expecting a hard ride home.

 

[PaulSB]

BTW.......
Is it a Scone as in scon
OR
Scone as in scone ?
We both agree on scon.

Scon.

My family line is traced back to the South Hams area, which gives me Devonian and Cornish heritage...........I'll fix my SCON any damn way I please!!!!!

 

[PaulSB]

Definitely pronounced Scon up here and I would have jam then cream.

Oh, and to confuse matters even worse, we have Scone Palace near here which is pronounced Scoon!

I was about to leap to Scotland's aid till I read this. SCOON - SPOON, SCONE - STONE 😄

Still I say SCON and SHON(e)

 

[Dave7]

It's butter, jam and cream....................and the f....ing drilling and banging has just started as I type

BUTTER
wash your mouth out then stand in that corner.

 

[classic33]

gday gday gday all you fine people. I hope the day finds you all well.
Its quite pleasant here. Plenty of cloud moving in but its warm.
I will wait for MrsD to emerge, see how she is then plan the day.
My Mr Fixit is supposed to be here today. Some concrete painting is due. We have created a 'sun spot' where the sun gets around 1500ish. Painting the concrete base is the final thing to do.
Breckie today is fresh fruit and yogurt.
Lunch will be scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam.
@Dirk what goes 1st, jam or cream

You mean to say you're unaware Marks & Sparks settled this earlier this year!

Strawberry Clotted Cream

 

[PaulSB]

I've had a productive morning, now I'd better shower and dress......last 67 pieces in place. Mrs P said she admires my determination.

 

[Dave7]

@welsh dragon @Drago @Paulus
I have you disagree with you on that. What about........
Gone
Shone
I rest my case

 

[Dave7]

You mean to say you're unaware Marks & Sparks settled this earlier this year!

Strawberry Clotted Cream
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How common
Must be strawberry jam.

 

[classic33]

Morning all, highlight of the day watching electrician change smoke alarm and hearing it working, if it gets any more exciting...........

Should be an audio-visual one, so you can see if it works.

 

[Mo1959]

I think I will head out for a walk before lunch. The afternoons are far too busy at the moment.

 

[classic33]

I was about to leap to Scotland's aid till I read this. SCOON - SPOON, SCONE - STONE 😄

Still I say SCON and SHON(e)

Take that one step further and you could have
Spoon - Spun

From the West of Ireland.

 

[classic33]

I've had a productive morning, now I'd better shower and dress......last 67 pieces in place. Mrs P said she admires my determination.

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They've "cleaned" that one up since I last sold one.

 

[oldwheels]

Dry morning and sun now out. Still a bit overcast when I went out at 0730 and not very warm. Mebbe it is old age but I seem to feel the cold more now and have bikesters on rather than shorts in the early morning. I used to wear shorts all the time from about May until end of October but now in longs most of the time. It is nice when the toots of the car and van horns mean good morning rather than f off and most wave as well. Not that it stops them hammering round blind corners, particularly as this morning the grass verges are getting cut and most have been held up on the way to work.
My grass is still too wet to cut but it should dry out in an hour or so.
Calmac have reverted to the old system of payment by phone direct to the local office rather than some remote automated system which I could never get to work with the small buttons on a phone. Could not get the sailing times I wanted as everything seems to be booked weeks in advance by touroid. Those who live here are of no importance it seems.