The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

@Exlaser2 Happy Birthday fir yesterday. 🥂🍾

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning everyone. It's dry, calm and grey here. Only woke up at 8.20 when the alarm went off as didn't get to bed till 00.50 because..............

..........I'm now a granddad. Miley arrived last night at about 11.30. We had to wait an hour or so for No.3 son to tell us!! All is good, she's a bit small at 5.6 pounds but was feeding from the breast within 30 minutes so clearly determined to out some weight on.

I'll be heading out for a 30 miler later.

 

[Dirk]

Some people just don't know, and don't care about everyday things.
There are plenty of people around who will blame everyone else for their failures.

What annoying about him is that he eschews any IT himself, but gets his brother in law to run around for him on the internet to sort out insurance, parts for his bike, holidays etc.
He's an odd fish - never had a partner, has his own flat which is literally full with hundreds of old clocks, has a brand new Trek and a brand new Harley in his garage but never uses them in case they get dirty, preferring to use an old Trek which is too small for him and an old BMW which brother in law services for him.
He's never had a car licence but expects people to run around for him if he needs the utility of a vehicle.
I'm afraid I'd have told him to sling his hook years ago!

 

[BoldonLad]

Good morning everyone. It's dry, calm and grey here. Only woke up at 8.20 when the alarm went off as didn't get to bed till 00.50 because..............

..........I'm now a granddad. Miley arrived last night at about 11.30. We had to wait an hour or so for No.3 son to tell us!! All is good, she's a bit small at 5.6 pounds but was feeding from the breast within 30 minutes so clearly determined to out some weight on.

I'll be heading out for a 30 miler later.

Congratulations !

I remember when our first grandchild was born (a girl too). Daughter was 300 miles away, with her husband, in Hampshire. Son-in-law phoned us, about 2:00 in the morning, to say, baby had arrived. Mrs @BoldonLad was so excited, we got up, got dressed and drove straight there! twenty six years later, she is an English Teacher.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning everyone. It's dry, calm and grey here. Only woke up at 8.20 when the alarm went off as didn't get to bed till 00.50 because..............

..........I'm now a granddad. Miley arrived last night at about 11.30. We had to wait an hour or so for No.3 son to tell us!! All is good, she's a bit small at 5.6 pounds but was feeding from the breast within 30 minutes so clearly determined to out some weight on.

I'll be heading out for a 30 miler later.

Heartfelt congratulations to you and the family. I love being a grandad 🙂

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Been up for a couple of hours or so

Was awake earlier than we wanted due to scam phone calls before 8
that's 2 days running now

We've been getting an occasional one for a few weeks - say their from Virgin Media but there are not - you can tell by the lack proper techy knowledge such as getting you to do a speed test over wifi, in spite of other devices being connected
(I have worked in IT since 1981 - so I have kinda got the hang it if by now!!!)

Tried telling them to take my number off their list politely
tried it not politely
tried Telephone preference service - not interested
tried Action Fraud - logged but not much help
told Virgin Media - confirmed it is not them - but can't do anything (????)

not sure where to go next - can't really just switch the phone off at night because of family members who may have medical emergencies at any time.

don't really know why they keep trying the same number when they have failed sooo many times.

anyway - going to check the weather and work out a time I can dodge rain on the bike

 

[Mo1959]

Good morning everyone. It's dry, calm and grey here. Only woke up at 8.20 when the alarm went off as didn't get to bed till 00.50 because..............

..........I'm now a granddad. Miley arrived last night at about 11.30. We had to wait an hour or so for No.3 son to tell us!! All is good, she's a bit small at 5.6 pounds but was feeding from the breast within 30 minutes so clearly determined to out some weight on.

I'll be heading out for a 30 miler later.

Congrats Gramps

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning everyone. It's dry, calm and grey here. Only woke up at 8.20 when the alarm went off as didn't get to bed till 00.50 because..............

..........I'm now a granddad. Miley arrived last night at about 11.30. We had to wait an hour or so for No.3 son to tell us!! All is good, she's a bit small at 5.6 pounds but was feeding from the breast within 30 minutes so clearly determined to out some weight on.

I'll be heading out for a 30 miler later.

Congratulations !

 

[BoldonLad]

Been up for a couple of hours or so

Was awake earlier than we wanted due to scam phone calls before 8
that's 2 days running now

We've been getting an occasional one for a few weeks - say their from Virgin Media but there are not - you can tell by the lack proper techy knowledge such as getting you to do a speed test over wifi, in spite of other devices being connected
(I have worked in IT since 1981 - so I have kinda got the hang it if by now!!!)

Tried telling them to take my number off their list politely
tried it not politely
tried Telephone preference service - not interested
tried Action Fraud - logged but not much help
told Virgin Media - confirmed it is not them - but can't do anything (????)

not sure where to go next - can't really just switch the phone off at night because of family members who may have medical emergencies at any time.

don't really know why they keep trying the same number when they have failed sooo many times.

anyway - going to check the weather and work out a time I can dodge rain on the bike

Can you not simply block the number(s)?

We are with TalkTalk, if we get a scam call, I just key in the relevant "block last number" code, and, bingo.

It does not completely solve the problem, since there are hundreds of these scum, but, eventually, the calls diminish as you block more and more numbers.

 

[GM]

Morning all...No win on the PB's again, a £25 win next month will come in handy to buy all my Christmas presents with

Congratulations Grandad Paul 🥂

 

[Mo1959]

Just browsing the Scottish news. Sad to see a 36 year old female cyclist killed in Edinburgh yesterday.

 

[PaulSB]

@ebikeerwidnes is this the landline which is getting scam calls? We never answer unless the number is recognised on the basis anyone who really needs us will leave a message.

If it's a mobile mine is set to "Do Not Disturb" and only alert for incoming calls from specified callers between 22.00 - 08.00. This means we can have it in the bedroom for emergencies.

I guess you know this already.

 

[Mo1959]

We never answer unless the number is recognised

Have you not to pay for caller display for that though? I feel I'm already paying more than enough to BT without adding on another £3 a month or whatever caller display is these days.

 

[Dirk]

Have you not to pay for caller display for that though? I feel I'm already paying more than enough to BT without adding on another £3 a month or whatever caller display is these days.

BT are a rip off.
We went to Plusnet a couple of years ago.
The fibre broadband package includes the land line and is currently costing us £21.99 a month all in.
BT wanted £100+ a year for the landline and around £40 a month for broadband.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning everyone. It's dry, calm and grey here. Only woke up at 8.20 when the alarm went off as didn't get to bed till 00.50 because..............

..........I'm now a granddad. Miley arrived last night at about 11.30. We had to wait an hour or so for No.3 son to tell us!! All is good, she's a bit small at 5.6 pounds but was feeding from the breast within 30 minutes so clearly determined to out some weight on.

I'll be heading out for a 30 miler later.

Congratulations.