The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

Testing the water or dampening/managing expectations in my view.

A dangerous game if people's expectations are raised and then dashed, if the situation changes.

 

[Paulus]

Morning all

Just one more day to go and we will be party to the escape committee's plans.
One thing that really gets my goat is the Government announcing a date when they will reveal something, and then reading about the details of it in the media for days before the official announcement.
Why?
It happens with such regularity that it must be officially sanctioned.

It's a bit of a softening up process, like when a Minister is going to make an announcement, the news media already know what is included in the speech.
There must be an official whose job it is to leak these things.

 

[Paulus]

Morning all,
It's drizzling here at the moment .

Dog walking and watching Spurs on the telly box at midday is the early events today.

A zoom meeting with my friend in Aus this afternoon, and then I have a chicken and a nice bit of gammon to cook after that.

I see that I may being line for my 1st jab by April now. They are getting on with it quite quickly now.💉💉

Another day in paradise

 

[Dave7]

Blimey.
My google news has a storey about a woman that is trying to get breast reductions.
Hers are 34H
Seriously.......absolutely not sexist.......
that must be seriously uncomfortable.
Years ago we had a friend with 38DD and she hated it.......34H must be awful.

 

[welsh dragon]

Blimey.
My google news has a storey about a woman that is trying to get breast reductions.
Hers are 34H
Seriously.......absolutely not sexist.......
that must be seriously uncomfortable.
Years ago we had a friend with 38DD and she hated it.......34H must be awful.

Def not funny. The poor woman must be stated at a lot as well. Makes my blood boil when i see so many people getting breast implants on the NHS but someone in pain can't get a reduction.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

As a bloke I worry about how many women seem to have their self worth so intricately tied up in how big their boobs are.

Seems like a very narrow view of their own self worth based on how they think others see them physically rather than anything more wholesome
I cannot see why more women do not have reductions. I know some who have and they say it is the best thing they have ever done

 

[Dave7]

Def not funny. The poor woman must be stated at a lot as well. Makes my blood boil when i see so many people getting breast implants on the NHS but someone in pain can't get a reduction.

Welshie..... I hope you don't think I find it funny. I do feel sorry for her.

 

[welsh dragon]

Welshie..... I hope you don't think I find it funny. I do feel sorry for her.

Not at all.

 

[Dave7]

As a bloke I worry about how many women seem to have their self worth so intricately tied up in how big their boobs are.

Seems like a very narrow view of their own self worth based on how they think others see them physically rather than anything more wholesome
I cannot see why more women do not have reductions. I know some who have and they say it is the best thing they have ever done

Without too much thought it may well be 6 of one etc .
Traditionally men seem to emphasise the need for women to have large breast and all to often (some) well endowed women have been happy to make money out of it.
Anyway.....our old farts section should be kept light hearted so, sorry if I have introduced something serious.

 

[gavroche]

Bonjour. Going to meet my son in a park at 10 as this will be the last time I see him till the end of May when he comes back from Taiwan.
A possible short bike ride later on today as it is not raining, to get my legs back into it after a long break.
See you all later.

 

[welsh dragon]

Talking of light hearted stuff, I see there is a new series of the Ubforgotren on tomorrow. I do like that.

 

[numbnuts]

Hi it's me again

 

[PaulSB]

Talking of light hearted stuff, I see there is a new series of the Ubforgotren on tomorrow. I do like that.

I enjoyed Unforgotten but haven't see this series. Is it similar?

 

[welsh dragon]

I enjoyed Unforgotten but haven't see this series. Is it similar?

Yes. Quite similar to be honest.

 

[Dave7]

Talking of light hearted stuff, I see there is a new series of the Ubforgotren on tomorrow. I do like that.

Ubforgotren
Not seen that