The Retirement Thread

[GM]

Morning all...

Just taking to a friend of mine In Australia. At night it's 32 deg. I would die in thay heat.

That's my sort of temps, heaven!

Morning a from a misty Barnet.
.Awoken rudely by mating foxes in the front garden at around 5am, managed to get back to sleep though.

We had that problem last night as well. Alan🐶 can be fast asleep and soon as he gets a whiff of them he's up pouncing about barking trying to get at them, annoying in the middle of the night.

Enjoy your day folks!

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning all...





That's my sort of temps, heaven!






We had that problem last night as well. Alan🐶 can be fast asleep and soon as he gets a whiff of them he's up pouncing about barking trying to get at them, annoying in the middle of the night.

Enjoy your day folks!

I would die in that heat.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning fellow retirees,
It's a tad chilly this morning. Saw a wonderful online photo of Rannock Moor covered in snow, Mrs Tenkay and I walked across it in glorious summer sunshine a couple of years ago when we were on a walking holiday.
Saturday is the one day of the week that we have a fry up, mushrooms, tomatoes, veggie sausage, beans and spinach, occasionally accompanied by grilled halloumi and scrambled egg.
We were catching up last night on stuff we had recorded off the TV. Saw an excellent program about the history of the song "Auld Lang Syne" I hadn't realised that the tune is used in Japan when students graduate from School / College, and it's also played in shopping centres / bars etc to let you know when they are closing. It's a bit more gentle than the days of "Time at the Bar, drink up please" , or as the landlord of one pub I frequented would announce, " Time at the Bar, we've had your money, now drink up and F*ck Off"

 

[oldwheels]

Up at Mo O'clock today. Crazy really but I enjoy listening to Tony B on SoTS.
Will be doing a quick Aldi dash at 07 45. I have decided to get the soup maker (assuming they have any left). At £35 I will take a punt and hopefully encourage MrsD to eat a bit more.
After that.......erh.....no idea, apart from a shave, shower and and and, oh yes, a cup of tea

As a rough guide on the soup thing to add to my previous reply on this. Try to visualise how whatever you have will go into say 5 servings. Two medium parsnips for example will not do so add some coarse outer cabbage leaves with the hard stalk removed. Still not enough so a handful of lentils will thicken it up and bung in a stock cube of choice. Works for me.

 

[classic33]

Mist/fog (what's the difference ??) coming in quickly.
Was trying to snow but seems to have stopped now.

Fog
"By international agreement (particularly for aviation purposes) fog is the name given to resulting visibility less than 1 km. However, in forecasts for the public, this generally refers to visibility less than 180 m."
Whereas
Mist
"Mist is defined as 'when there is such obscurity and the associated visibility is equal to or exceeds 1000 m.' Like fog, mist is still the result of the suspension of water droplets, but simply at a lower density."

And you forgot about Haze!


https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weathe.../types-of-weather/fog/difference-mist-and-fog

 

[classic33]

Hi it's me again

You're sure it's yourself now.

 

[Mo1959]

Saw a wonderful online photo of Rannock Moor covered in snow

Rannoch please. None of that English pronunciation!

 

[oldwheels]

Overcast and drizzly but temp now up to 5.4C outside. Big change from yesterday and with wet on top of probably ice roads could be a problem. Looks to be the same for a few days and then a couple of possibly better days for getting out on trike.
Calmac now say there are problems with the Lochaline ferry and early runs cancelled.
This is an battery powered boat and the main batteries get charged overnight. It is alleged that when there was a problem with the first run one morning that they forgot to put the batteries on to charge.
However the other boat seems to be fixed but the coop report no lorry until later in the day.
Need to wait till next week before my next panic buy as they are alleging supply problems and since the Spar shop in Salen is also affected this may be true.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Still foggy here - by either definition

not really the best day for bike riding I think

May go out after lunch if it clears up - really need a decent ride to check out the new gears and chain the LBS did for me on Thursday - apparently I had worn out 2 of the gears - and I have only done 3700 miles!!!

 

[Paulus]

Morning all...





That's my sort of temps, heaven!

Our friends in Perth WA say the temperature is up to 40c during the day. It's too hot to get to the pool so they are having to stay indoors.

 

[Mo1959]

Our friends in Perth WA say the temperature is up to 40c during the day. It's too hot to get to the pool so they are having to stay indoors.

Not for me. I don’t really like extremes of temperatures either way. A pleasant 65 to 70 all year round would be lovely.

 

[Dave7]

Good morning fellow retirees,
It's a tad chilly this morning. Saw a wonderful online photo of Rannock Moor covered in snow, Mrs Tenkay and I walked across it in glorious summer sunshine a couple of years ago when we were on a walking holiday.
Saturday is the one day of the week that we have a fry up, mushrooms, tomatoes, veggie sausage, beans and spinach, occasionally accompanied by grilled halloumi and scrambled egg.
We were catching up last night on stuff we had recorded off the TV. Saw an excellent program about the history of the song "Auld Lang Syne" I hadn't realised that the tune is used in Japan when students graduate from School / College, and it's also played in shopping centres / bars etc to let you know when they are closing. It's a bit more gentle than the days of "Time at the Bar, drink up please" , or as the landlord of one pub I frequented would announce, " Time at the Bar, we've had your money, now drink up and F*ck Off"

Which veggie sausage do you go for,?
I like the Cauldron ones but they are not widely stocked and can be expensive.
I just don't enjoy that halloumi stuff. Tried it twice but not for me. Daughter enjoys it.

 

[Dave7]

As a rough guide on the soup thing to add to my previous reply on this. Try to visualise how whatever you have will go into say 5 servings. Two medium parsnips for example will not do so add some coarse outer cabbage leaves with the hard stalk removed. Still not enough so a handful of lentils will thicken it up and bung in a stock cube of choice. Works for me.

I think my 1st attempt will be either carrot and coriander or chicken........SiL brought us a cooked chicken so I will maybe shred some up.
Don't have any cabbage but we have LOTS of sprouts

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Our friends in Perth WA say the temperature is up to 40c during the day. It's too hot to get to the pool so they are having to stay indoors.

I remember from a few years ago, exploring Venice on a day when the temperature was between 40 and 45 degrees, as well as the canals Venice has a network of streets.

 

[Dirk]

Our friends in Perth WA say the temperature is up to 40c during the day. It's too hot to get to the pool so they are having to stay indoors.

Our friends in Townsville QL say the same.
Too hot to go out, can't go anywhere without a/c, can't go on the beach because of flies, can't go in sea because of jellyfish & sharks, don't go inland because it's barren.
Don't use their garden because of snakes (one of their dogs got killed by a snake last year).
Can't see much point in them emigrating, really.
But, the UK is crap innit?