The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

Here is a question for yous all.
Lemonade.
I would have thought that, within reason, its all made in a similar way.
So........
Aldi. 17p for the cheap stuff. 39p for their premium stuff.
Spar. 99p a bottle.
Schweppes. £1.89 a bottle.
Sprite. (Maybe a bit better) £2.45 a bottle.
Why ????

Different names exactly the same stuff.

Someone I know had a daughter who worked at a well known cereal company when the was on holiday from uni. She said that one day they would be packing really cheapo fruit and crap cereal costing pennies and the next day from the exact same dispenser, they would pack the most expensive priced cereal costing 4 times the amount of the day before. Exactly the same cereal. A rip off.

 

[Tenkaykev]

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'Pensioners size' meal at the Peter Tavy Inn - Chicken & Leek pie with veg - £6.95.

That glass needs refilling 🍺

 

[ColinJ]

Thank God it wasn't one you had already used.

I always clean the grip under a stream of very hot water afterwards to melt off the wax. That picture was found online and annotated by me.

 

[classic33]

Thank God it wasn't one you had already used.

Why would he be using them.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Back from the Dentists. After a poke and a prod the Dentist took a further X Ray which revealed that two previously filled teeth had deteriorated quite badly, with a cavity almost reaching the root canal. He said it might be possible to save one tooth but it would need extensive work. After a brief chat I decided the best option was to have them extracted. So the rear upper right Molar and the tooth next to it were removed. The Molar especially put up a brave fight but it did eventually come out.
The Dentist did an excellent job of putting me at ease and explaining the procedure. I'm gargling a mixture of salt and water every hour, but no exercise and no alcohol for a day or so.
Looking on the bright side, although my wallet is a bit lighter, so am I by two teeth. That might trim a couple of seconds off my 5K time 😄

 

[classic33]

Different names exactly the same stuff.

Someone I know had a daughter who worked at a well known cereal company when the was on holiday from uni. She said that one day they would be packing really cheapo fruit and crap cereal costing pennies and the next day from the exact same dispenser, they would pack the most expensive priced cereal costing 4 times the amount of the day before. Exactly the same cereal. A rip off.

Nay lass, Sprite is lemon and lime not lemonade.

 

[12boy]

Looks like the first day without 20 +wind will be Thursday. Gusts up to 60 mph. Then rain and snow. While it is possible to ride a bike in high wind I don't enjoy it much. I can still work on my trench and maybe mow but I will probably put off other yardwork until things calm down a bit. Still, I need to get the garden all spaded, then rototilled and at least 1 ton of sheep manure and hay scraps tilled in before the ground freezes. Still, it will be hard to go most of a week without a bike ride.

 

[classic33]

Back from the Dentists. After a poke and a prod the Dentist took a further X Ray which revealed that two previously filled teeth had deteriorated quite badly, with a cavity almost reaching the root canal. He said it might be possible to save one tooth but it would need extensive work. After a brief chat I decided the best option was to have them extracted. So the rear upper right Molar and the tooth next to it were removed. The Molar especially put up a brave fight but it did eventually come out.
The Dentist did an excellent job of putting me at ease and explaining the procedure. I'm gargling a mixture of salt and water every hour, but no exercise and no alcohol for a day or so.
Looking on the bright side, although my wallet is a bit lighter, so am I by two teeth. That might trim a couple of seconds off my 5K time 😄

Taking weight saving to the extreme.

Top Tip
Put one tooth under your pillow tonight, wait two days then put the second one under. Put them both under the same night and you'll only get one payment.

 

[welsh dragon]

Nay lass, Sprite is lemon and lime not lemonade.

What I am saying is, that the expensive stuff is all the same whatever the flavour.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Taking weight saving to the extreme.

Top Tip
Put one tooth under your pillow tonight, wait two days then put the second one under. Put them both under the same night and you'll only get one payment.

Drat! I'd forgotten all about that. The Dentist hung on to my teeth in more ways that one. I suppose it's all the extra income from the Tooth Fairy that allows them to drive around in posh cars.

 

[oldwheels]

Best laid plans etc. I was supposed to be away for a week but son no 2 is coming back from Taiwan on Friday and due to the convoluted route he has to take he will be in some high risk countries. This means that until his test results for covid come back the house is in quarantine so I have to leave on Friday and the forecast looks good for that weekend.
A whole year of my life has been taken not directly by covid but by the b----y tourists who have made our normal island life untenable due to sheer numbers.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Speaking of tourists, went for a wander around Rogie Falls this afternoon

 

[Dirk]

Bloody tourists eh?

We'll be moving on to Cornwall on Thursday.

 

[PaulSB]

All the gloss work cleaned thoroughly and it doesn't need repainting except for one window sill.

Three walls cleaned and emulsioned one left to do.

Heard this afternoon two friends have gone in to isolation. Purely a precaution but it seems to get closer and closer.

 

[classic33]

@welsh dragon, how close to Tonfanau?