The Retirement Thread
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PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
I roll the leg up.........works well.
dickyknees
Guru
- Location
- Anglesey
Morning all.
A fine start to the Bank Holiday weekend, raining, forecast most of the day and wind increasing to 20 mph gusting 35.
Can you remember when in work looking forward to Bank Holidays?
A fine start to the Bank Holiday weekend, raining, forecast most of the day and wind increasing to 20 mph gusting 35.
Can you remember when in work looking forward to Bank Holidays?
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Good morning. I woke at 4ish, had a brew and fell asleep again till 8.30!!! 
'Twas dark and wet at 4 and is now quite sunny with some cloud. Could be a decent day.
No ride plans today as all our group bar two are busy/away. Me and t'other chap decided to see what the morning brings. I'm going to a meeting at the sports and social club about social distancing at the club.
I need to black the fire surround before reinstalling it. Final coat on bookshelves and job's a good 'un.
Hopefully weather will allow me to harvest onions and clean out the refuse collection vehicle sitting in my garage.
'Twas dark and wet at 4 and is now quite sunny with some cloud. Could be a decent day.
No ride plans today as all our group bar two are busy/away. Me and t'other chap decided to see what the morning brings. I'm going to a meeting at the sports and social club about social distancing at the club.
I need to black the fire surround before reinstalling it. Final coat on bookshelves and job's a good 'un.
Hopefully weather will allow me to harvest onions and clean out the refuse collection vehicle sitting in my garage.
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Morning all 
Yay....it's Fish Friday!
Got to drop the car in to the garage this morning to have a suspension bush replaced (advisory on MOT) .
You can tell it's Bank Holiday - they've started roadworks on the main road into the village and they've put scaffolding up outside one of the shops in the vilage centre, near the traffic lights and restricting the flow. It'll be chaos!
Yay....it's Fish Friday!
Got to drop the car in to the garage this morning to have a suspension bush replaced (advisory on MOT) .
You can tell it's Bank Holiday - they've started roadworks on the main road into the village and they've put scaffolding up outside one of the shops in the vilage centre, near the traffic lights and restricting the flow. It'll be chaos!
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
I struggle to recall work. Apart from Christmas and NYE I worked all Bank Holidays as they fell in peak season for us.
You must have a
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Nope. As a shift worker, we didn't get public holidays and were always expected to work either Christmas or New Year too.
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
Luckily, all of my working life, I have never worked nights or Bank Holidays. 
Since I can remember we have not "done" bank holidays. Our memories of either going away for the weekend or just going out for the day are........traffic jams.
So for many many years we have just let the world get on with it.
We would often put the evening news on just to see the traffic queues though
So for many many years we have just let the world get on with it.
We would often put the evening news on just to see the traffic queues though
A belated good morning fellow retirees,
Just put the last few items of clothing to be sent up to Edinburgh. All the bulky stuff like shoes / clothes toiletries etc so we'll be able to travel light when we take the Brommies on the train.
The box that the new microwave came in proved to be the ideal size, the carrier is collecting it today and it will be with our daughter tomorrow. It does make travelling so much easier and we'll repeat the process on our return.
Computer upgraded itself so I'm delayed and just about to jump on the Turbo trainer. Today I'll be tackling "Cote du Holme Moss Pt1" looking at the elevation profile it does look a tad lumpy.
Have a lovely peaceful day folks🏃♀️🚴♀️🏊♀️🚶♀️🍻
Just put the last few items of clothing to be sent up to Edinburgh. All the bulky stuff like shoes / clothes toiletries etc so we'll be able to travel light when we take the Brommies on the train.
The box that the new microwave came in proved to be the ideal size, the carrier is collecting it today and it will be with our daughter tomorrow. It does make travelling so much easier and we'll repeat the process on our return.
Computer upgraded itself so I'm delayed and just about to jump on the Turbo trainer. Today I'll be tackling "Cote du Holme Moss Pt1" looking at the elevation profile it does look a tad lumpy.
Have a lovely peaceful day folks🏃♀️🚴♀️🏊♀️🚶♀️🍻
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
Since I can remember we have not "done" bank holidays. Our memories of either going away for the weekend or just going out for the day are........traffic jams.
So for many many years we have just let the world get on with it.
We would often put the evening news on just to see the traffic queues though
Same here, we usually spend Bank Holidays in the garden (if it is fine and warm), or, in the house.
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
Blinkin ecky thump and ee by gum.
I have just put the central heating on.
Who would have thunk it
We got a new Central Heating System about 3 years ago. It has one of those fancy computerised thermostat/controller things.
It reduced our bills considerably, at first.....
Why only at first you may ask.....
I did not show Mrs @BoldonLad how to use it, so, I was in control of temperature and on/off settings....
I eventually had to relent..... threatened with withdrawal of certain "services"....... and show Mrs @BoldonLad how it worked.....
Our heating has been on for two days in a row now
