The Retirement Thread

[monkers]

Morning all

Sounds a bit windy out there - either that, or the surf's up and its traffic on the way to the beach.
Half term next week and they're pleading with people not to travel. We'll see how that pans out!

Bit of shopping to pick up from the village this morning.

Watched 'Addams Family Values' yesterday. Twas a good larf (although I had seen it before). Wednesday Addams reminded me of Greta Thurnberg.


I've been a 'secret' many things, but never a Mod.

History Boys today?

 

[postman]

Oh dear I am in trouble,Mrs P has told me to stop using four letter words infront of her.Words like,work,iron,dust and diet.

 

[Dirk]

History Boys today?

Don't think MrsD would like it.

 

[monkers]

Don't think MrsD would like it.

How about this?

 

[GM]

Morning all...Back in bed with a mug of tea. A little tip for those with electric blankets, ditch the blanket and get yourself a dog, much better and saving on electricity!

Have a good day folks!

 

[postman]

Just letting you all know,Postman is going out for his third walk this week.I have got to get this blob I call a body off this sofa,and it is a nice morning.So I am going to leave my postal district Leeds 6,go through Leeds 17 and go into Leeds 8.Where I am going to find a cafe and a treat.

 

[postman]

Morning all...Back in bed with a mug of tea. A little tip for those with electric blankets, ditch the blanket and get yourself a dog, much better and saving on electricity!

Have a good day folks!

An extra tip.Make the dog a St Bernard he will have a bit of brandy with him,goes nice in tea .

 

[Exlaser2]

Morning all . Another day another mum fall. 🙁 This time needing a trip to hospital, everything is ok but the problem is she didn’t get home to 8.30 this morning which meant she missed her morning carers. Which as she now needs her stoma bag changing is rather important . Am trying to sort something out with the care company. 🙁🙁

 

[pawl]

Things seem to have settled into a bit of a routine at the moment, our two seater sofa has finally gone, we had trouble getting it out the house, had to take the arms off, take it out the back and up the entry. Physio is here this morning. And I've totally lost my interest in cycling.

Sorry to here that.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Hang on h

As an engineer, I wince everytime I hear the word 'suction' and see temperatures expressed as negative numbers.

So-called 'suction' is the pressure difference between two positive pressures.

Heat energy ceases to exist at absolute zero - that's expressed as 0K (Kelvin). Water freezes at 272K (Kelvin scale uses no degree symbol) and water boils at 372K assuming purity and standard atmospheric conditions. A temperature interval of 1K represents the same change in heat intensity as I deg C

It's not -11 deg C outside, it's +261K

Metals become super conductive at absolute zero.

Spookily, some materials levitate at absolute zero in the absence of an internal heat energy.

We humans have a terribly narrow temperature operating band. However, having said that ...


... by the cringe, it's cold this morning!!!

Yes the uber pedant has elevated its sorry carcass.

Good moaning all.

I don't want to be pedantic - but water freezes at 273.15K (at least it did in 1978-81 when I did a degree in chemistry)

although apparently my wife freezes at about 18 C - or so she says when the heating ain't on!!

 

[pawl]

Watch this ...


View: https://youtu.be/xuEY2bm-W50

As an engineer, I wince everytime I hear the word 'suction' and see temperatures expressed as negative numbers.

So-called 'suction' is the pressure difference between two positive pressures.

Heat energy ceases to exist at absolute zero - that's expressed as 0K (Kelvin). Water freezes at 272K (Kelvin scale uses no degree symbol) and water boils at 372K assuming purity and standard atmospheric conditions. A temperature interval of 1K represents the same change in heat intensity as I deg C

It's not -11 deg C outside, it's +261K

Metals become super conductive at absolute zero.

Spookily, some materials levitate at absolute zero in the absence of an internal heat energy.

We humans have a terribly narrow temperature operating band. However, having said that ...


... by the cringe, it's cold this morning!!!

Yes the uber pedant has elevated its sorry carcass.

Good moaning all.





Flipping heck My brain hurts Reaches for the Marmite on toast[

 

[oldwheels]

I hadn't heard of peasemeal before - it sounds worth trying.

When I get my pension next year I will start treating myself to things that I don't buy now because of the price.

I mix it 50/50 with medium oatmeal to make brose. It is not so expensive as you do not use much at a time.
I used to get it from a health food shop in Oban but since I have not been there for ages I am trying a shop in Stirling to get it mail order. It is very fine and powdery and I have a horror story about a terrier who got into the bag. Grandkids said they had never heard their mother swear like that before.

 

[Dirk]

Most un-Devon like temperatures out there!
Off for a stroll to the village next.

 

[oldwheels]

Isn't that what they use to make Pease Pudding?

Tried that once and did not like it.

 

[PaulSB]

We have glorious spring sunshine. See that word again, spring, ever the optimist.

There is a problem though. Glorious spring sunshine tends to come through the gloriously dirty windows and shine on the dusty bits I hadn't noticed in the house.

😭