The Retirement Thread

[Juan Kog]

I thought I would bore you all with my Covid jab experience. 2 pm Monday and totally painless it was the Oxford one. Later sore upper arm and throughout Tuesday sensation of feeling very cold or very hot , I was definitely not firing on all cylinders yesterday. I seem to be over it today .

 

[monkers]

I was only in for a couple of years, then lived in Gosport for a while.

Yay, that's we live, well a short westward bimble along from there at Lee-on-the-Solent.

 

[monkers]

I thought I would bore you all with my Covid jab experience. 2 pm Monday and totally painless it was the Oxford one. Later sore upper arm and throughout Tuesday sensation of feeling very cold or very hot , I was definitely not firing on all cylinders yesterday. I seem to be over it today .

Glad to hear you feel better.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I thought I would bore you all with my Covid jab experience. 2 pm Monday and totally painless it was the Oxford one. Later sore upper arm and throughout Tuesday sensation of feeling very cold or very hot , I was definitely not firing on all cylinders yesterday. I seem to be over it today .

I had the Astra Zeneca on Friday, I had a heavy arm and a stiff wrist for a couple of hours, was a bit tired for a couple of days and the injection site was sore to the touch for a few days, and that was it.

 

[welsh dragon]

Blue skies and sunshine here now. I am still in my jim jams. I might stay in them all day.

 

[gavroche]

Bonjour tout le monde. I won't talk about the weather as it is winter and being cold outside is to be expected, at least for another 5 weeks, then we can talk about spring and the new lambs in the fields and the revival of nature.
I won't mention Marmite either as it is the worst type of food ever invented so the least said the better.
Apart from all that, I am meeting my son and grandson in the park in 30 minutes and walk the dogs, then I will decide what else to do as and when.
Talking about breakfast, I had milky porridge with honey and blueberries followed by toast with strawberry jam and a large bowl of coffee.

 

[monkers]

Bonjour tout le monde. I won't talk about the weather as it is winter and being cold outside is to be expected, at least for another 5 weeks, then we can talk about spring and the new lambs in the fields and the revival of nature.
I won't mention Marmite either as it is the worst type of food ever invented so the least said the better.
Apart from all that, I am meeting my son and grandson in the park in 30 minutes and walk the dogs, then I will decide what else to do as and when.
Talking about breakfast, I had milky porridge with honey and blueberries followed by toast with strawberry jam and a large bowl of coffee.

Bonjour Monsieur. Il fait merde aujord'hui. 😠

How very dare you even ...


... suggest that Marmite is a foodstuff.

 

[numbnuts]

Still nothing to report, I think it's going to be a long day

ps - my egg broke in the frying pan

 

[numbnuts]

Technology, my Garmin watch has just told me a parcel is coming today from Yodel
what next my fridge telling me it's time for another coffee

 

[welsh dragon]

I have some washing in the machine now for some

 

[oldwheels]

Salt?

Got me there. Of course salt. I use rock salt when cooking porridge. 4 minutes in the microwave.

 

[monkers]

Nobody even seemed to notice that Monica (me) posted a Bill Clinton picture doing a size thing. Even Drago was silent

 

[rustybolts]

Morning all

Feels like a bit of a Marmite day, if you ask me.
Will see if I can find another good film to watch today.

Dirk , you should do a mini review of any film you watch , i think a lot of us ( me included ) are looking for something half decent to watch in our snowy lockdown

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good Morning Folks,
A sunny but cold morning, turbo session completed and hoovering done ( or should that be Henrying done ?)
we walked to Wimborne yesterday to pop into Waitrose as our favourite ground coffee was on offer. I ventured in to the store as I could see that they were very quiet and I wanted to get a couple of cards for upcoming birthdays. When I got through the checkout I was astonished that the bill came to over £40! I'd made the mistake of wandering into the beers and spirits aisle and ended up with a few bottles of Innis and Gunn Blood Red Sky, some St Peters Organic bitter and a nice bottle of single malt that was on offer
On the plus side, I did remember to get the birthday cards.
Have a peaceful day folks

 

[ColinJ]

I, er... Aaaaaaargh!


Sorry, I feel a wee bit tired. Lights out at 5am and about 15 minutes to doze off. I had set my alarm for 11:15 but I got a phone call before 10am from a non bubble pal who I have not seen for a year, despite him only being a 10 minute walk away. I thought it would be rude not to answer but it took me at least 10 minutes to wake up enough to keep up with the conversation! We spoke for an hour and now it is too late to go back to sleep. I will have to have a nap this afternoon.

My pal's house is in a lovely elevated position. He told me that I was welcome to go up and sit in his garden to enjoy the views. I said I will wait until we have both been vaccinated and lockdown rules have been relaxed!

I might as well get up now despite it feeling like the middle of the night.

No. There's no gas. We live in a tiny well-insulated house and use resources very sparingly. I'll avoid the politics of that, but it's to do with the thinking that the earth's resources are becoming more scarce, and trying to do our bit.

This house is better insulated than my old one but it still isn't great. It costs about £900/year to power it and keep the warmest room at 18-19 C. The attic room is uncomfortably cold at the moment. It has some insulation in the ceiling but it clearly needs more. I might have a word with my landlady (sister). She probably won't want to pay for it, but it is something that I could sort out once I have my pension. That would mean one more chilly winter after this one.

My bubble pal has a habit of wiping her feet on the mat with the front door still open. I bundle her in and shut it quickly to keep the heat in the house. I can't afford to heat the outside world (directly) and the world can't afford it either!

I still feel groggy but it is time to get up. Cryptic crosswords to solve/get stuck on and over-tricky puzzle games to write!