The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

Has anyone else noticed how bad deliveries are at the moment. Emails saying X will be delivered, then after it hasn't been delivered another email saying they have a problem and can't deliver it, or it takes days for items to be despatched let alone delivered. Very annoyong.

I've seen the same delivery driver, take a photo of the entry system on the door, fill the card(s) in, then simply throw them in the nearest bin. Done more than once.

Carried nothing to the address, to deliver though.

 

[PaulSB]

Heading out for a walk shortly. Mrs P is now close to denying responsibility for early morning events in our house.......

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[classic33]

Heading out for a walk shortly. Mrs P is now close to denying responsibility for early morning events in our house.......

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Any particular reason you can think of?

 

[welsh dragon]

Heading out for a walk shortly. Mrs P is now close to denying responsibility for early morning events in our house.......

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It must have been all your fault.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Back from my walk in the ☀️
Meandered around the neighbourhood and listened to another episode of Pilgrim. Managed 10k today, I’ll take it easy tomorrow and then try a jog/walk on Sunday

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Back from my walk in the . Still some very skating rink surfaces out there but it is gradually thawing.

 

[oldwheels]

Out on the trike again today. With weather etc lucky if I get out once a week just now. Ice by the roadside and one sheet of ice across the road on a corner. My fingers were pretty cold again but otherwise not too bad.
Had a notion to change the front tyres to Marathon Greenguard but cannot be bothered as where I cycle just now the most likely suspects for the fairy attack are not around [I hope]. Will change them before my next trip to mainland where bits of glass, thorns etc are more likely.
The resident buzzard was sitting on top of a passing place pole today and the only other bird seen was one heron flying to a better fishing spot.
Just as well I went shopping yesterday as the coop lorry is delayed again with unreliable ferry. The settlers will be in full panic buying mode by now.

 

[oldwheels]

Has anyone else noticed how bad deliveries are at the moment. Emails saying X will be delivered, then after it hasn't been delivered another email saying they have a problem and can't deliver it, or it takes days for items to be despatched let alone delivered. Very annoyong.

One of our local carriers was on the local FB page explaining why deliveries and emails etc do not always coincide. He said also that parcel numbers are very high and they can barely cope with the deliveries just now. Delays are not at our end but in a central depot somewhere and they cannot deliver parcels they have not got.
Royal Mail is as bad and a letter from here to Oban [22 road miles] goes to Glasgow and then back adding on 200 miles to distance travelled and often a couple of weeks in time. In fact if I sent a letter to my next door neighbour it would make the same journey. Madness caused by private enterprise more interested in money than service.

 

[pawl]

Thirty mins turbo Two thirty second planks.

 

[BoldonLad]

It must have been all your fault.

Of course it. was all his fault, he is a man!

 

[GM]

Thirty mins turbo Two thirty second planks.

I really must try harder not to think about work. I read that as 2.32m planks

 

[Dirk]

Fish and chips were excellent.
Settled in with a couple of bottles of Proper Job and a movie ....... Borat - Subsequent Moviefilm.

 

[welsh dragon]

We had chicken strips and pita bread.

Going a bit dull nd over cast here now.

 

[PaulSB]

Any particular reason you can think of?

It must have been all your fault.

Can't imagine anything......

 

[PaulSB]

An excellent walk today. 5.25 miles over ice, mud, fields and paths. Bumped in to several friends on the way. All exercising and filling their time. We see more people from the village when walking than at home.

I have a very good brew and two hot crumpets. In the fridge we have two identical jars containing homemade plum jam and homemade damson chutney, similar in colour.

Well........