The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

Question of the day.
How does a sock get lost/disappear ??
Done all the washing.
Folded it prior to putting it away and............. there is one odd sock.
Checked all the washing......fine.
Checked washing machine and tumble drier.....nothing.
So where the hell has it gone ????

 

[Dave7]

Just watched a film on Netflix based on the Iranian Embassy seige. I can't believe it happened 40 years ago.

I actually knew one of girls in the embassy when that siege happened. Only vaguely and tbh I never saw her again.
40 YEARS..... WOW

 

[monkers]

Question of the day.
How does a sock get lost/disappear ??
Done all the washing.
Folded it prior to putting it away and............. there is one odd sock.
Checked all the washing......fine.
Checked washing machine and tumble drier.....nothing.
So where the hell has it gone ????

Look in the filter.

Check the door seal by stretching it and looking for splits.

 

[welsh dragon]

Question of the day.
How does a sock get lost/disappear ??
Done all the washing.
Folded it prior to putting it away and............. there is one odd sock.
Checked all the washing......fine.
Checked washing machine and tumble drier.....nothing.
So where the hell has it gone ????

That is one of lifes great mysteries

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Question of the day.
How does a sock get lost/disappear ??
Done all the washing.
Folded it prior to putting it away and............. there is one odd sock.
Checked all the washing......fine.
Checked washing machine and tumble drier.....nothing.
So where the hell has it gone ????

Its hiding in plain sight, you'll probably find it when you're not looking for it.

 

[monkers]

That is one of lifes great mysteries

I blame you. As you failed to knit @numbnuts a willy warmer, he's become a sock thief.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've had another call from the Bank Of England, same robot voice, I rang off as soon as I realized what it was same as last time. Trouble is that I'm now getting curious as what it is.

 

[ColinJ]

I actually knew one of girls in the embassy when that siege happened. Only vaguely and tbh I never saw her again.
40 YEARS..... WOW

I can tell you exactly what I was doing that day... It was my first visit to Yorkshire and I was stopping in Haworth with my then friend, eventual girlfriend, now ex/Covid bubble pal. The TV news was on with sound turned down and I saw the SAS going in and thought WTF is going on there!?

Mid-20s to mid-60s in the blink of an eye, and with none of the good things that I had hoped for happening in between...

Oh, well, maybe I will have a long and happy retirement? Pretty please, oh imaginary being controlling such matters!

 

[BoldonLad]

Question of the day.
How does a sock get lost/disappear ??
Done all the washing.
Folded it prior to putting it away and............. there is one odd sock.
Checked all the washing......fine.
Checked washing machine and tumble drier.....nothing.
So where the hell has it gone ????

It has appeared in our washing basket, or, we have lost one too

 

[Juan Kog]

Look in the filter.

Check the door seal by stretching it and looking for splits.

Sorry monkers your wrong , every one knows the sock goblin is responsible.

 

[numbnuts]

I blame you. As you failed to knit @numbnuts a willy warmer, he's become a sock thief.

As I have said before I do not need a willy warmer, it's hot enough ......... thanks

 

[PaulSB]

So it's socks and families for the topic of the day. I've seen my sister once in the past 33 years. She cut herself off from the entire family other than our aunt, our mother's sister. My aunt knows why but says nothing, my sister was viciously unpleasant to many before she cut herself off. One of life's genuine mysteries. My cousin's on my mother's side haven't communicated with us in perhaps 25 years, when I realised it was all one way I gave up.

Socks? Well I have three sons. It was a nightmare. I had a box in which I kept the odd socks (never had even ones ) and every so often I'd match them up. It wasn't unusual to have 20-25 left over after the matching up was complete.

 

[welsh dragon]

I blame you. As you failed to knit @numbnuts a willy warmer, he's become a sock thief.

 

[ColinJ]

Right, for those of you who don't yet understand/believe that Big Google Is Watching Us, what do make of this?

I have just completed today's Metro cryptic crossword. The last clue I answered was Will it prevent death, or deal a fatal blow? (4, 9)

Based on the letters I already had, I reckoned that the answer might be Life preserver. I could see the preventing death part, but not the fatal blow reference so I Googled 'Life preserver' on my phone.

The first result was as expected... THIS.

Ah, there was an alternative, which was what I was looking for - a type of club, as used by Victorian gentlemen to fight off ruffians attacking them in the street...

THE LIFE PRESERVER.

“The “life-preserver” consists of a stout piece of cane about a foot long, with a ball of five or six ounces of lead attached firmly to one end by catgut netting, whilst the other end is furnished with a strong leather or catgut loop to go round the wrist and prevent the weapon flying from or being snatched from the hand.
Of course this instrument may be very effective, very deadly, but what you have to consider is this: the serviceable portion is so small–no bigger than a hen’s egg–that unless you are almost an expert, or circumstances greatly favour you, there is more than a chance of altogether missing your mark. With the life-preserver you have, say, at most a couple of inches only of effective weapon to rely on, whereas with the cudgel at least a foot of hard and heavy wood may be depended upon for bowling over the adversary.”

LINK

Good, crossword finished, I put the paper and phone down and turned this laptop on. I thought I'd watch a couple of YouTube videos before coming back here and the one below was the first to pop up in the suggestions. Ok, let's have a look. It might be a fun entry for a 'helmet discussion' thread...?



So why do I mention it here? Take a look in the comments...

kev2020
1 day ago
I think Gavin has been trying to get rid of him for years and is getting depressed.

Last year's trip: See Gavin? That's why we wear life preservers? Did you see that Gavin?

About 1 minute after I searched for it on a different device (but same wifi network)... too much of a coincidence! When the last time that 'life preserver' popped up on your screen?

I'm going to investigate this with different searches. I will report back later!

 

[welsh dragon]

Right, for those of you who don't yet understand/believe that Big Google Is Watching Us, what do make of this?

I have just completed today's Metro cryptic crossword. The last clue I answered was Will it prevent death, or deal a fatal blow? (4, 9)

Based on the letters I already had, I reckoned that the answer might be Life preserver. I could see the preventing death part, but not the fatal blow reference so I Googled 'Life preserver' on my phone.

The first result was as expected... THIS.

Ah, there was an alternative, which was what I was looking for - a type of club, as used by Victorian gentlemen to fight off ruffians attacking them in the street...


LINK

Good, crossword finished, I put the paper and phone down and turned this laptop on. I thought I'd watch a couple of YouTube videos before coming back here and the one below was the first to pop up in the suggestions. Ok, let's have a look. It might be a fun entry for a 'helmet discussion' thread...?



So why do I mention it here? Take a look in the comments...




About 1 minute after I searched for it on a different device (but same wifi network)... too much of a coincidence! When the last time that 'life preserver' popped up on your screen?

I'm going to investigate this with different searches. I will report back later!

I don't use Google any more. I always use DuckDuckGo.