The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

4 years of jaw dropping idocy, or 4 years of dementia ridiculousness from a man that can't tell the difference between his deceased son and grandaughter. Either way, its a disgrace and im keeping an eye out for an old bomb shelter or missile silo to buy and convert into a house.

A cold war command bunker went on the market down your way earlier this year.

 

[gavroche]

Just come back from a long walk in the woods with Molly, my stepdaughter and her two dogs. Molly being Molly, she disappeared again for about 15 minutes before coming back a completely different way from where she left us. Needless to say, we finished the walk with Molly on a long 15 metres lead, just in case. I do get worried when she disappears like that, hence the long lead.

 

[Drago]

A cold war command bunker went on the market down your way earlier this year.

A bunker up my end? I didn't know that.

 

[Dirk]

Shopping in Barnstaple done.
Changed both of the ceramic tap glands on the bathroom basin.
Doggie walk done.
Now ensconced in the White Lion.

 

[Tenkaykev]

I'm on the run...

Just had a call from "HMRC" explaining that I owe them Tax, and if I didn't immediately "Press 1" on the keypad then they would initiate the issue of a Warrant for my immediate arrest
These type of calls seem to come in waves, the calling number looks genuine but is spoofed. I usually glance at the caller display and only pick up on the "Withheld" number if I've a Hospital appointment due in the following week as the Hospital have an automated reminder system that requires interaction.

 

[Dirk]

@Dave7

Last one before lockdown.

 

[Dave7]

@Dave7

Last one before lockdown.

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Pint looks superb.
Being honest, chips look pale as I like them well done......but that is just my opinion.
Is that fish or escalope ?? Either way it looks nice.
Enjoy.

 

[oldwheels]

I'm on the run...

Just had a call from "HMRC" explaining that I owe them Tax, and if I didn't immediately "Press 1" on the keypad then they would initiate the issue of a Warrant for my immediate arrest
These type of calls seem to come in waves, the calling number looks genuine but is spoofed. I usually glance at the caller display and only pick up on the "Withheld" number if I've a Hospital appointment due in the following week as the Hospital have an automated reminder system that requires interaction.

Our hospital phone calls from mainland use an 0845 number which you cannot call back and have no id of any kind. Stupid thing is they are aware that most people just ignore calls from such numbers so they write to warn you that you will be getting a call on such a number and not to ignore it. Some departments will call my mobile but not all of them.

 

[GM]

Just come back from a long walk in the woods with Molly, my stepdaughter and her two dogs. Molly being Molly, she disappeared again for about 15 minutes before coming back a completely different way from where she left us. Needless to say, we finished the walk with Molly on a long 15 metres lead, just in case. I do get worried when she disappears like that, hence the long lead.

That is a big worry when they run off into the woods, our Alan does that sometimes being a sight hound as soon as he sees a squirrel he's off like lightening, and not a blind bit of notice when we call him back.

 

[ColinJ]

4 years of jaw dropping idocy, or 4 years of dementia ridiculousness from a man that can't tell the difference between his deceased son and grandaughter.

I thought that might be one of your jokes, but then I checked on Google - blimey, it's true!

Our hospital phone calls from mainland use an 0845 number which you cannot call back and have no id of any kind. Stupid thing is they are aware that most people just ignore calls from such numbers so they write to warn you that you will be getting a call on such a number and not to ignore it. Some departments will call my mobile but not all of them.

I've had similar here. It is very silly; I have missed medical calls because of it.

I normally ignore unknown numbers but didn't have my reading glasses handy for one such call so I couldn't read the number, and so on that occasion I answered the call.

CJ: "Yes?"

Mystery woman: "Is that ColinJ?"

CJ: "That depends... Who are you, and what do you want?"

MW: "Yeah, hi, I'm Greta News [CJ: whatever] from Bauer Media..."

CJ: "...hmm..."

MW: "... calling with results from THE BIG PRIZE competition."

CJ: "Hello, ColinJ speaking!"

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Got up this morning and, as usual at the moment, put on the recording of the Vuelta highlights from ITV
I was up to stage 9
started watching - it was darts
wound forward - finally found it starting about 30 minutes into the recording - as a result it only had about half the show

Now - I remember many years ago when VHS was the highest recording tech you could get
And something came out called VideoPlus
You looked up a shows code number in the paper - or radio times - or whatever - typed that in and the recorders would record the programme WHEN IT WAS ON - if it started late - it would wait - if it went on longer than expected - it would carry on until the end

But

the new wonderful computerised systems that we have nowadays (Virgin in my case) just records the show as advertised
sure - you can say add some on - but if it starts late - tough

Now - if only the Virgin V6 box had a method of communicating with the Virgin central systems
maybe it could have a cable of some kind in the back of it
then have some kind of method of talking to a system that knows what starts when

Then it could maybe check the recoding before they start and before it stops the recording

maybe someone could invent a system like that
The Tim Berners-Lee guy seems clever - maybe he could thing something up - maybe something that allows different computer to talk to each other - someone might find other uses for it as well

maybe we could re-introduce teletext and restart VideoPlus

 

[gavroche]

That is a big worry when they run off into the woods, our Alan does that sometimes being a sight hound as soon as he sees a squirrel he's off like lightening, and not a blind bit of notice when we call him back.

Ditto with Molly.

 

[Dirk]

Pint looks superb.
Being honest, chips look pale as I like them well done......but that is just my opinion.
Is that fish or escalope ?? Either way it looks nice.
Enjoy.

Pint was good.
Chips were good, fish was a bit disappointing, I must admit - but .... hey ho.....we ain't getting out for another month, are we?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm sat in the hairdresser's having a coffee and a gossip whilst my Good Lady has her hair done.

 

[gavroche]

I was determined to take advantage of the relatively clement weather today and go for a ride but it won't happen now as it will be dark in a couple of hours so, as the weather is forecasted to be fine again tomorrow, I will definitively go then and that's my final word...................for now.