The Retirement Thread

[Deleted member 1258]

Wish you hadn’t said that Haven’t been in the loft for some time Must have been Christmas when put the crimbo decs away Only lifted the lid and pushed then in .I now for certain there’s a load of stuff up there will never get used again.pots pans crockery.Rolls of wall paper She who shall be obeyed insists we might need them Did come across an old Carradice saddle bag complete with a cape strapped on .And lo and behold a set of panniers. Last used aprox fifty yers ago on a cycling camping trip to France

Our last house was a Victorian 3 up, 2 down with the third bedroom on the 2nd floor alongside the loft, we put a door in at the top of the stairs to give us access to the loft then boarded the loft and used it for storage, what came out of there when we moved out was amazing.

 

[pawl]

Pictures

I’ll try and remember when I do my annual ascent to the loft to dig out the Xmas decorations[

 

[classic33]

Bizzare...

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Aren't swans royal property?

 

[Dirk]

Aren't swans royal property?

The Crown has a prerogative over swans in England and Wales.
This is not quite the same as owning them.

 

[Dirk]

Tonight's North Devon sunset.

 

[classic33]

Tonight's North Devon sunset.

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In what direction?

 

[Dirk]

In what direction?

East.

 

[ColinJ]

In what direction?

Sound like a job for SunCalc!

 

[classic33]

Tonight's North Devon sunset.

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There's the "Devon Nessie" in that picture!

 

[PaulSB]

Wish you hadn’t said that Haven’t been in the loft for some time Must have been Christmas when put the crimbo decs away Only lifted the lid and pushed then in .I now for certain there’s a load of stuff up there will never get used again.pots pans crockery.Rolls of wall paper She who shall be obeyed insists we might need them Did come across an old Carradice saddle bag complete with a cape strapped on .And lo and behold a set of panniers. Last used aprox fifty yers ago on a cycling camping trip to France

Ah, the loft. Now my garage may be an embarrassing tip but my loft? Different story.

We have a loft conversion with cupboards on both sides which go as far back as possible. Access is not easy but I can tell you exactly which box contains what, every box is labelled.

Doesn't eliminate the crap we store but at least I know exactly what crap we have and where it is!

 

[PaulSB]

In the local news, front page byline and full half page inside. A lady is appealing a £100 and 3 points fixed penalty for driving at 37mph in a 30 mph limit. The offence took place at 00.30.

Lancashire police have already refused her appeal which she is taking to the local Magistrate's Court.

The driver is appealing on the grounds she was rushing a badly injured hedgehog to the local rescue centre. The hedgehog died ten days later.

There's a lot going on in Chorley.......

 

[FrankCrank]

In the local news, front page byline and full half page inside. A lady is appealing a £100 and 3 points fixed penalty for driving at 37mph in a 30 mph limit. The offence took place at 00.30.

Lancashire police have already refused her appeal which she is taking to the local Magistrate's Court.

The driver is appealing on the grounds she was rushing a badly injured hedgehog to the local rescue centre. The hedgehog died ten days later.

There's a lot going on in Chorley.......

Go on then, I'll bite - has to be a joke in it.
Q. What's the difference between a hedgehog and a Magistrates Court?
A. With a hedgehog, the pricks are on the outside

 

[screenman]

Morning all, it is extremely dark outside this morning. On the subjects of lofts when I built this house I put in 6 loft hatches to make storage use of the dormer bits Pam has filled 5 of them with I know not what. The airing cupboard is another story, huge great thing double doors from the front but also access through from behind in another room, I feel we could stock Dunelms from there.

 

[welsh dragon]

Good morning. What a horrible night. Didn't sleep at all. There was so much rubbish going round and round in my head.

A bit cool this morning.

Stay safe folks.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning people, another bright and sunny one.