The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

It could be useful if you are a bit cold perhaps.
What always puzzles me about that sort of thing is....... who was the first person to think "oh, I know, I will lie down while you pee on my head".
Plus, how did it catch on ??

There are a lot of strange and weird people on this planet.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

MrsD has, throughout our 53 years marriage insisted on ironing even my hankies.
Its only recently, with her not being well, that I have convinced her to stop doing it.
I mean, she irons the hankies and folds them, then irons them again. I open one, screw it up and stuff it in my pocket, crazy.
Like you, I don't wear shirts now. For everything else the tumble drier has this brilliant 'ready to wear' setting so all my T shirts go straight on a hanger

We don't have a tumble drier, and I'm still wearing shirts most of the time.

 

[Mo1959]

We don't have a tumble drier, and I'm still wearing shirts most of the time.

I wear a lot of the breathable shirts for running and find they don't crease. Almost dry when you take them out of the machine too.

 

[Dirk]

There are a lot of strange and weird people on this planet.

I want to know what the person was doing who first found out you could milk a cow.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Is that the super duper pro lens? Great reviews but heavy! I have a D500 with a few lenses but hardly use it now either. Must make more effort.

Not long back a 9 mile jog, nice bath when I got in and now sat down with my cereal.

Yes, it's the 24-70 2.8 AF. One of the "Holy Trinity" of Nikon lenses. I had the 70-200 2.8 which was also one of the "Holy Trinity" I sold that a couple of years ago for about what I had paid new. The camera bodies tend to lose value a lot faster than the Pro lenses.

 

[Mo1959]

Yes, it's the 24-70 2.8 AF. One of the "Holy Trinity" of Nikon lenses. I had the 70-200 2.8 which was also one of the "Holy Trinity" I sold that a couple of years ago for about what I had paid new. The camera bodies tend to lose value a lot faster than the Pro lenses.

I've just got the 16-85 dx lens. Not bad, but not a patch on yours I would imagine.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, dull and not very inspiring today.

Today is the last day of the Vuelta. I’ve really enjoyed it this year, the racing has been good (loads of British interest too !) but more than that has been the scenery, really gorgeous most days. They’ve been restricted to the north, not very populated, lots of national parks, lots of wooded hillsides that have been ablaze with unaccustomed for the Vuelta autumn colour. And the angle and tone of the sun too on the days when it’s been out. Really gorgeous 😍

 

[Drago]

Good morning gang. It's dark and misty, just like Drago's Y fronts.

They're now dark and crusty because I've had the heating on. May give them a scrape later if I can find my welding mask.

 

[Dirk]

I've just got the 16-85 dx lens. Not bad, but not a patch on yours I would imagine.

I've got a Brownie 127.

 

[numbnuts]

We don't have a tumble drier, and I'm still wearing shirts most of the time.

What's a tumble drier, I iron everything if it's flat

 

[welsh dragon]

I don't iron anything and havnt for a looooolng time.

 

[pawl]

There are a lot of strange and weird people on this planet.

Donald Trump springs to mind.

 

[gavroche]

Good morning fellow retirees,
Is it Sunday again?
Nothing planned for today so I might sort out putting my camera + lens on Ebay. It's a Nikon digital SLR and a 24-70 lens, it is getting a bit too heavy so I tend to just use my phone camera now.
That will be extra beer tokens or perhaps another bike...

Have a lovely peaceful day folks

I wonder if the use of mobile phones as cameras has greatly affected the sale of traditional cameras? I also have a Nikon digital SLR and hardly ever use it. Not planning on selling it though.
Good morning all by the way. A bit grey outside. We are having Molly's brother for a few days. He is coming at lunch time and his name is Harley. He is a lovely dog but very sensitive. He is frightened of fireworks,on the other hand, Molly couldn't care less.
Keep staying safe everyone.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning people. Grey and damp, clearly a better state than @Drago's underwear.

I didn't wake till 8.15 and I'm on my third coffee, naughty I know, so feel rather good. Haven't made it to the allotment the last twice so heading there as soon as I've finished browsing.

Sunday quiz time. All this talk of peeing brought a favourite film line to mind:

"Don't p1ss on my back and tell me it's raining.:

Actor? Film?

I do the ironing and like to wear shirts.

@Dave7 Harvey! Harvey! Harvey!!!!👏

 

[PaulSB]

T-shirts are folded, shirts are hung or so my mother taught me.