The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

I see the M62 was closed due to snow etc....Jcn 22 I think.

Nowt uncommon there.
They tend to take off down the A58, ending up completely lost.

 

[12boy]

Mrs 12 was able to pre-register for the vaccine yesterday. Hopefully it will be soon. And I am on track for the second one myself on 2/11.
Another warm and windy day here. I will enjoy a short ride to the library to return some books and get Mrs 12 her weekly paper. Going through the medical stuff the other day, I found a refund check from dental insurance for $100, so I will,deposit it at the bank near the library.
Having overhauled the vacuum last week I will give it a run this afternoon, unless, of course, it was fixed so well it won't work.
Hasta luego....

 

[Dave7]

My late neighbour's house is coming up for sale this week.
Wondering who will move in.

Bad news..... I have just heard it is Classic

 

[ColinJ]

Good morning people, yet another damp dark morning, I gave myself a terrible shock earlier on, I stepped on the scales for the first in months.

I was expecting the same, but to my surprise (and delight) my weight has remained pretty stable despite lack of exercise. (I only cycled about 18 kms and walked about the same in the whole of January!)

Just looked up when I last took cash out of an ATM. I took out £50 on the 2nd March ! And most of it is sitting there in my wallet still

I found a £10 note in my rucksack yesterday at Lidl. I forgot that I had got it as cashback a while ago in case I wanted to buy a takeaway. The local one is the only place I shop at that doesn't take card payments, and I have gone from one takeaway a week to about one every two months now.

The snow started here at about 01:00. It was pretty thick by the time I went to bed at 04:00. It is quite thick here but a bit slushy. I think it will rain at some point and quickly wash it away - no Chinook needed here! Hopefully, it won't be enough to cause any flooding problems.

Oh, and there is now a sign up outside the new Aldi site in Tod. It is set to open on Feb. 18th. I'm sure that there will be lots of special offers on, but I'll let the crowds clear before I go in there. It is around half the distance from here that Lidl is so I will probably switch and walk to do my shopping. If I fancy a quick bike ride, I'll go to Lidl as usual. (There are a few things in Lidl that I really like so I will continue to buy them unless Aldi has something equally tempting at similar prices.)

 

[classic33]

Bad news..... I have just heard it is Classic

Two grockles in adjoining house's!

 

[postman]

Tonight's tea is going to be a good of fashioned fry up.Black pudding,bacon,toms,baked,beans,sausage,toast and eggs.Roll on six o'clock.

 

[Dave7]

Tonight's tea is going to be a good of fashioned fry up.Black pudding,bacon,toms,baked,beans,sausage,toast and eggs.Roll on six o'clock.

I would "like" that if it wasn't for the dried blood with lumps of fat pudding

 

[postman]

Black pudding,cold,boiled, fried, food for the Gods.

 

[pawl]

Tonight's tea is going to be a good of fashioned fry up.Black pudding,bacon,toms,baked,beans,sausage,toast and eggs.Roll on six o'clock.

My step son and his partner sent me an afternoon tea for my birthday Looks good That's this afternoon tea sorted

 

[BoldonLad]

Black pudding,cold,boiled, fried, food for the Gods.

Agreed, but, I find you can no longer get "real" black pudding, with the big white bits in it, and skin you could not cut!

A pub, near where I live, used to do free snacks on Sunday lunch time; Roastie, Black pudding (raw), and other goodies. I. used to. go there every Sunday that Mrs @BoldonLad's shifts included a Sunday, read my Sunday paper, a few pints, and a few snacks

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Depends where you are moving to. Remote or tourist areas are definitely suspect particularly if a house is bought more or less sight unseen with no previous knowledge of the area.

If I could I would be up to the Highlands in an instant. It’s a shame that newcomers are made to feel so unwelcome.

 

[Paulus]

Tonight's tea is going to be a good of fashioned fry up.Black pudding,bacon,toms,baked,beans,sausage,toast and eggs.Roll on six o'clock.

I've got half a cooked chicken that needs to be eaten, curry is on the menu for tonight.

 

[gavroche]

My wife is having her vaccine done on Thursday.

 

[Dirk]

Two grockles in adjoining house's!

We're detached.

 

[Dave7]

Agreed, but, I find you can no longer get "real" black pudding, with the big white bits in it,

By "big white bits" you mean lumps of fat