The Retirement Thread

[Paulus]

Find out where they're getting in and block it, find out where the nest is and destroy it.

Quite often they go in and out through airbricks or vents. Puff some powder through the vents so the ants carry it into their nest.

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

Whole body workout on the weights done, with a little extra work on the lats.

And being Friday, today is click and collect day.

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning. Heavy rain all night and it's still hissing down.

Shopping for us today so it's going to be a bit bleh in the rain.

Stay safe folks.

 

[PaulSB]

Ants.
We are getting an increasing number of tiny black ants in the conservatory. I have some powder (somewhere) but I can't see where they are getting in and I don't want to chuck powder everywhere.
Any (sensible) suggestions ?

Come on, let's be sensible about this. In here?

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning. My app threatened us with heavy rain and light winds. It's dry and blowing around 25mph. I may write in and complain.

Today is a very heavy club admin day. I have to pull together all the committee discussion on our Covid riding policy in a document, create a precis for publication, prepare an email to every member to issue the full policy individually. Then get the new ride schedule ready. We've taken the opportunity to radically shake up the ride programme. Gonna be a fun day.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Flamin' 'eck! It's Fish Friday again!

 

[Paulus]

The wind has suddenly got up and the rain has started.
It's in for the rest of the day.
Some domestics will be done, the washing was done yesterday as the sun was shining.
MrsP is threatening to paint the bedroom walls
Another day in paradise.

 

[PaulSB]

Now a TV question. We have been watching The Terror which I thought a bit fantastical. Then @Tenkaykev told us it's based on fact. I don't want to know the ending so I can't Google this but I want to know about the "polar bear."

A giant polar bear is supposedly stalking the crew. So far it has bitten both legs of the expedition leader, dragged him to a fishing hole and thrown him in. Next the bear knew the Eskimo woman was starving so caught a seal and left it outside her igloo, she had it for tea. Then the bear is sitting on an ice ledge above a tent where the guards are keeping watch, swings down a paw and yanks a soldier through the tent roof before taking chunks out of him. There have been some other blood soaked incidents.

Now you'll have to forgive my scepticism over how real this portrait of a polar bear is.

Do we think this bear is real? I feel it can only be some sort of illusion to describe the sailors' state of mind. Either that or my feeling the whole programme is fantastical rather than real is correct.

 

[Mo1959]

Now a TV question. We have been watching The Terror which I thought a bit fantastical. Then @Tenkaykev told us it's based on fact. I don't want to know the ending so I can't Google this but I want to know about the "polar bear."

A giant polar bear is supposedly stalking the crew. So far it has bitten both legs of the expedition leader, dragged him to a fishing hole and thrown him in. Next the bear knew the Eskimo woman was starving so caught a seal and left it outside her igloo, she had it for tea. Then the bear is sitting on an ice ledge above a tent where the guards are keeping watch, swings down a paw and yanks a soldier through the tent roof before taking chunks out of him. There have been some other blood soaked incidents.

Now you'll have to forgive my scepticism over how real this portrait of a polar bear is.

Do we think this bear is real? I feel it can only be some sort of illusion to describe the sailors' state of mind. Either that or my feeling the whole programme is fantastical rather than real is correct.

Lol.....someone suggested on here to watch this, but when I read the summary of what it was about decided not to bother. Sounds like I made the correct decision. I binge watched another 4 episodes of Keeping Faith last night. Enjoyed it.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Morning all.
Rain forecast but its not here yet.
I have stay in anyway as the nhs are delivering the 1st of MrsDs aids.
I am debating a dash to Asda as they open at 0730. TBH its only for ready meals. I like theirs..... tried the Aldi ones but imo they are not nice. Aldi are good for certain things ie cheese is cheese and butter is butter (within reason but not ready meals. We used to enjoy their curries but then they started to use ultra cheap chicken........at least they say its chicken

Morning all.
Rain forecast but its not here yet.
I have stay in anyway as the nhs are delivering the 1st of MrsDs aids.
I am debating a dash to Asda as they open at 0730. TBH its only for ready meals. I like theirs..... tried the Aldi ones but imo they are not nice. Aldi are good for certain things ie cheese is cheese and butter is butter (within reason but not ready meals. We used to enjoy their curries but then they started to use ultra cheap chicken........at least they say its chicken

When I was working we had a couple of young apprentices. They’d pop over to the nearby Tesco to buy a sandwich for lunch and we’d all sit round the table having a natter. I was looking at the ingredients list on the packaging from his “ Coronation Chicken” sandwich and the list was as long as your arm. As well as the usual list of preservatives, flavour enhancers, and random other stuff the ingredients listed the Chicken as being sourced in Thailand 😮.
I pointed this out to Rob, the apprentice and asked if he thought that, A: Tesco's sandwich supplier had imported chicken from Thailand because it was the healthiest, tastiest, best chicken available, or B: it was the cheapest they could find. Rob chose B: and from then on was an avid reader of ingredients on any prepared food that he purchased.

 

[numbnuts]

Morning all

Flamin' 'eck! It's Fish Friday again!

This can't be right it was Friday a few days ago

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Now a TV question. We have been watching The Terror which I thought a bit fantastical. Then @Tenkaykev told us it's based on fact. I don't want to know the ending so I can't Google this but I want to know about the "polar bear."

A giant polar bear is supposedly stalking the crew. So far it has bitten both legs of the expedition leader, dragged him to a fishing hole and thrown him in. Next the bear knew the Eskimo woman was starving so caught a seal and left it outside her igloo, she had it for tea. Then the bear is sitting on an ice ledge above a tent where the guards are keeping watch, swings down a paw and yanks a soldier through the tent roof before taking chunks out of him. There have been some other blood soaked incidents.

Now you'll have to forgive my scepticism over how real this portrait of a polar bear is.

Do we think this bear is real? I feel it can only be some sort of illusion to describe the sailors' state of mind. Either that or my feeling the whole programme is fantastical rather than real is correct.

I think a bit of poetic license is being used, they're dangerous but I'm not sure they're that bad, there have been some cases of bears attacking humans.

 

[Mo1959]

This can't be right it was Friday a few days ago

Glad it's not just me!

 

[PaulSB]

Lol.....someone suggested on here to watch this, but when I read the summary of what it was about decided not to bother. Sounds like I made the correct decision. I binge watched another 4 episodes of Keeping Faith last night. Enjoyed it.

Yes, really enjoyed Keeping Faith. It was a "must not miss" for me when it was on.

 

[Dave7]

Find out where they're getting in and block it, find out where the nest is and destroy it.

That's the point.... as I said, I can't see where they are getting in.