The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

Morning. Misty and 6 deg here feeling like 3. Stay safe folks.

Wow this thread appears to be getting a tad cranky and serious and preachy over the last week.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning everyone. It's still dark but looks to be calm and dry. A good thing.

@dave r pleased to read Mrs D is home and you're both receiving support which should help. Some changes in life by the sound of it but I'm sure you will adapt.

Apart from my ride there is nothing planned for today or in fact the days ahead. Geez! Everyone we know is struggling with this.

I have a slight groin niggle/strain so have to limit morning exercises to upper body for a few days.

I got all my 'running around' done yesterday. Today is filing/shredding day, followed by feet up and tv on.
@dave r (too many Daves on here ) hope all goes well for you and your good lady. Sadly, as we get older unwanted changes happen but as Paul says we all hope you adapt well to them.

Thanks fella's.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Morning. Misty and 6 deg here feeling like 3. Stay safe folks.

Wow this thread appears to be getting a tad cranky and serious and preachy over the last week.

I think lockdown is getting to us all.
I shall be taking doggie to the beach this morning for a gentle walk. She's been limping a bit this week - nearside front - think she may have jarred her shoulder whilst running and leaping off the dunes on Sunday. She seems a lot better this morning, so a mooch amongst the crabs should do the trick.

 

[Mo1959]

I think lockdown is getting to us all.

Yes, even being retired it’s still hard. The constant doom and gloom from social media/news/politicians and having to consider what restrictions will apply for nearly everything you want to do now. That plus putting up with more aches and pains the older I get and seeing my ability to do what I used to manage on top of a long range forecast that looks pretty awful up here, and it’s all starting to feel pretty depressing.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

This just came up on my facebook page, 2013, Coventry Road Club/Guy Salmon Reliability Trial, if I remember correctly we were raising money for the Air Ambulance. I'm in the bearded one in red on the left, a well organized event and an excellent ride.

 

[oldwheels]

So that’s me then, a waste of space retired settler. Nice to know where I stand. When I move it will be for the wildlife and the landscape. I will expect nothing but hostility from the people.

Perhaps I could illustrate this with my own experiences.
My grandparents had a croft in Sutherland overlooking Loch Shin. When cycling I went to look at the house again. It had been massively extended but the steadings were tumbledown and the fields overgrown with rushes. While standing there a car appeared and a woman got out to open the gate and after the car went in closed it again. I made an attempt to speak to them but they refused to make eye contact and ignored me completely. I just did not exist.
A couple of miles away I was looking for an old church building but could see no sign of it since houses had been built there. There was somebody working in a garden so I asked if he had any idea what had been there before. “ I know nothing and care less” was the answer.
How do you expect locals to respond to people like that?
I can think of two places at least known as “ Little England”.

 

[Dave7]

Morning. I had a pj day yesterday and never even bothered looking in. @Flick of the Elbow you could do worse than retire to the village of Comrie near here. Good community spirit and used to get the nickname of the retirement capital of Scotland. Lol.


The wrist is much the same but I think the swelling has gone down a bit and the bruising starting to come out now. I bought a brace to wear and will try and keep it on as much as possible for support.

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Have you done what Dirk suggested ie see if you can grip a broom handle.
If you haven't got a broom maybe Welshie will fly over on hers while you try it

 

[numbnuts]

 

[Dave7]

Morning. Misty and 6 deg here feeling like 3. Stay safe folks.

Wow this thread appears to be getting a tad cranky and serious and preachy over the last week.

Was just typing to say "not noticed that"..........then realised I had

 

[Mo1959]

Must be time for a coffee and a jigsaw puzzle now. The excitement just keeps on going!

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good Morning All, very gloomy today.

 

[Drago]

Right, just got to phone the revenue then its of i to town to collect my new gun.

 

[Juan Kog]

I thought I would make my contribution to the incomer debate . In the mid 90’s Mrs JK and I were keen to move from a flat to a house ,we realised this would mean a move out of the area . As this was pre internet for us Mrs JK was doing the rounds of estate agents and getting further away in her search . It then occurred to me why not move to the village in Bedfordshire where my family had lived for generations, my Dad moved away with his parents when he was 15 . Then I could do all the things incomers are supposed to do , complain about the church bells , rural smells and anything else I could think of. If any locals complained about incomers , I would take them to the WW 1 war memorial show them the amount of family on it and correct them ,no returnees . The Kogs are back and just as obnoxious as we always were.
In the end we moved less than 10 miles , but it would have been fun.

 

[oldwheels]

Morning all.
@oldwheels I made a basic error yesterday. I addressed a post re'the Hebrides to Drago but it should have been to you. Jane MacDonald Cruising. Started at Oban, all around Mull stopping off at hot spots eg Fingals Cave.
It was very interesting.
Think I saw you standing at the ferry. Blunderbuss loaded, ready to repel all visitors

Thanks for that but I no longer have a telly. I have often sailed around Staffa but never actually landed there as swell was too high to make landing safe any time we have been passing. We did try Taurus Mara once but that was Colin's first trip as skipper on his own and he chickened out due to swell again making landing unsafe.

 

[BoldonLad]

Morning. I had a pj day yesterday and never even bothered looking in. @Flick of the Elbow you could do worse than retire to the village of Comrie near here. Good community spirit and used to get the nickname of the retirement capital of Scotland. Lol.


The wrist is much the same but I think the swelling has gone down a bit and the bruising starting to come out now. I bought a brace to wear and will try and keep it on as much as possible for support.

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OUCH! that is quite a bruise! Take care