The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

A question.
Do our kids ever stop costing us ???
We have just gifted MrsDs car to the daughter and SiL.........no problem with that
BUT..........
A. the day before the decision was made I put 50 quid of fuel in.
B. When handing it over we found that the MOT was out of date. My error so my cost.
TBF, as said previously, we only kept the 2nd car so MrsD could care for her auntie and cousin. Cousin sadly died a few weeks ago and the auntie will be in hospital/respite for some time. aahh well, all things move on

Kids are like boomerangs. They keep coming back and cost s fortune no matter how old they become.

Then there are the grandchildren.. Its never ending

 

[Dirk]

Kids are like boomerangs. They keep coming back and cost s fortune no matter how old they become.

Then there are the grandchildren.. Its never ending

In a lot of ways I'm glad I avoided them.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all fellow retirees.
A damp grey day here in South Hertfordshire.
Dog walking first off, then some bike cleaning and fettling in the man cave.
MrsP is on cooking duties today, so it's a weight watchers chicken casserole. She has this thing about eating low calorie meals a couple of times a week. Even though we don't have a weight problem between us. As long as it is tasty I don't mind.

 

[screenman]

Your kids are your kids not matter how old they get.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning fellow retirees,
Just had a message from our daughter asking if we could look after our granddaughter 😀
Mrs Tenkay will be baking scones with her and I’ll probably end up paddle boarding with her again, it’s her latest obsession 😀( this involves taking all the cushions off the sofa, putting them on the floor next to the rug and standing on them while vigorously emulating paddle strokes). All this to cries of " careful grandad, you’ll fall in the sea" 😆
Have a lovely peaceful day folks 🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️

 

[Mo1959]

Good morning fellow retirees,
Just had a message from our daughter asking if we could look after our granddaughter 😀
Mrs Tenkay will be baking scones with her and I’ll probably end up paddle boarding with her again, it’s her latest obsession 😀( this involves taking all the cushions off the sofa, putting them on the floor next to the rug and standing on them while vigorously emulating paddle strokes). All this to cries of " careful grandad, you’ll fall in the sea" 😆
Have a lovely peaceful day folks 🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Photos or it didn't happen!

 

[Dave7]

In a lot of ways I'm glad I avoided them.

I would like to say the pleasure they give you is worth any pain. I would like to say it

 

[oldwheels]

Kids are like boomerangs. They keep coming back and cost s fortune no matter how old they become.

Then there are the grandchildren.. Its never ending

We called one of my sons The Boomerang because he kept appearing back having tried some occupation and did not like it.

 

[Dave7]

Your kids are your kids not matter how old they get.

Sh*te
Does that mean I am stuck with them

 

[oldwheels]

I had a little recovery shuffle. Nice and slow to keep the heart rate down. Unbelievably mild and got round dry. The rain has now come on heavy to go with the wind, so well timed for once.

Come Thursday the temperature is supposed to drop drastically again.

Yes but it supposed to be dry with moderate winds on Thursday and I think [hope] the drop in temp is only temporary.

 

[screenman]

It is reckoned to cost around £150,000 and that is only up to 18 years old and we have 3, must be payback time soon.

 

[oldwheels]

Heavy rain and strong wind today and heavy rain and gales tomorrow. Looking out my front window I cannot see the other side of the bay just over a mile away. Coal bunker is as far as I go today I think.
When I was working I did long and irregular hours often and latterly used to drive overnight sometimes so one of my pleasures was just doing nothing for a day. That has gone and doing nothing palls after a short time.
One of our trips used to get us to the Little Chef at Builth Wells for breakfast. They did quite a reasonable breakfast for a reasonable price. Don't know why they failed as it seemed a reasonable business franchise.
No idea why that suddenly popped into my head. Memory works in strange ways.

 

[dickyknees]

Bore da pawb.

Well, an exciting day today. We’re going to Llandudno this morning. Forty miles away.

The furthest we’ve been since March,

 

[Dave7]

It is reckoned to cost around £150,000 and that is only up to 18 years old and we have 3, must be payback time soon.

Maybe I should have sold them when they were kids

 

[Dirk]

We made a decision never to have kids when we got together.
MrsD had no maternal urges, which made it an easy choice.
Having seen the general results of acquaintances procreation, I think we made the right choice.
Fortunately, our bestest mates also felt the same as us. My mates missus's views on children would not be suitable for publication on this forum.