The Retirement Thread

[GM]

Update on @Tenkaykev's cottage
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Shame really, that chimney stack is a work of art.

 

[welsh dragon]

This one? View attachment 569800

22 hours ago and 0.5 miles outside the town centre at the bottom of a deep dip in the road. Lancashire CC have been under local pressure to fix the damaged culvert for a very long time.

Look on the bright side. It has its own outdoor (and indoor) swimming pool

 

[classic33]

Very expensive Metros in Halifax!

We get them free in Tod...


I did end up selling it. It was a great instrument, but I'm no musician and it wasn't getting much use. A friend of mine ran a small recording studio and kept asking me to sell it to him. In the end, I relented and got about £600 for it. (Prices had dropped a lot by then, and it was a few years old.)

There's non here, free or otherwise.

 

[classic33]

Look on the bright side. It has its own outdoor (and indoor) swimming pool

Would you use either?

 

[welsh dragon]

Would you use either?

Def not

 

[PaulSB]

Shame really, that chimney stack is a work of art.

Astley Park and it's buildings, Astley Hall and Ackhurst Lodge, the cottage, are owned by Chorley BC. The flooding is due to a damaged/blocked culvert which is the responsibility of Lancashire CC.

This happens whenever we get heavy rain over the last 2-3 years. Locals are very cross as the road closes as well - Tesco is 500 yards beyond the flooding!! It would be cheaper long-term if CBC paid to fix the culvert. Restoring the lodge is costings hundreds of thousands of ££££££.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Why is Lancashire Cycle Club responsible for fixing the culvert????


just askin'

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I had to tell my Brother-In-law to talk to his doctors today, he phoned me this afternoon "I've just had a text about getting my injection, the text tells me to click a link, what do I do about it?" It sounded like a scam, everybody round here is getting contacted by letter, my brother-in-law is 70 and healthy, and not in any vulnerable group, so I told him to ignore it and go talk to the surgery.

 

[welsh dragon]

I had to tell my Brother-In-law to talk to his doctors today, he phoned me this afternoon "I've just had a text about getting my injection, the text tells me to click a link, what do I do about it?" It sounded like a scam, everybody round here is getting contacted by letter, my brother-in-law is 70 and healthy, and not in any vulnerable group, so I told him to ignore it and talk to the surgery.

One scam is charging people £160 for the Injections and say they can claim it back from the NHS. Be very wary. Your right to tell him to contact his Dr.

 

[ColinJ]

There's non here, free or otherwise.

I could sell you mine when I have finished with them. The going rate is (apparently) £2,000, but I'll do them for £1,000 because the puzzle pages will have been cut out!

 

[classic33]

I could sell you mine when I have finished with them. The going rate is (apparently) £2,000, but I'll do them for £1,000 because the puzzle pages will have been cut out!

That'd be four pages missing then. Not just the puzzle pages.

 

[Dirk]

Well, the inauguration went off without a hitch.
Welcome back to the civilised world @12boy .

 

[BoldonLad]

I had to tell my Brother-In-law to talk to his doctors today, he phoned me this afternoon "I've just had a text about getting my injection, the text tells me to click a link, what do I do about it?" It sounded like a scam, everybody round here is getting contacted by letter, my brother-in-law is 70 and healthy, and not in any vulnerable group, so I told him to ignore it and go talk to the surgery.

We have not had “the text” yet, but, I am advised by eldest daughter that some people are indeed being contacted via text, and, that those texts include a link to accept the invitation, and, to select an appointment date and time.

 

[oldwheels]

I have had a text telling me I will be contacted by our local surgery on 5th February so no scams expected as they know me and I recognise their voices.

 

[Juan Kog]

I had to tell my Brother-In-law to talk to his doctors today, he phoned me this afternoon "I've just had a text about getting my injection, the text tells me to click a link, what do I do about it?" It sounded like a scam, everybody round here is getting contacted by letter, my brother-in-law is 70 and healthy, and not in any vulnerable group, so I told him to ignore it and go talk to the surgery.

Sound advice Dave , our surgery are contacting by phone then confirming by email or hand delivered letter in Mum in law’s case.