The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

Most electric vehicles seem to have lively acceleration.

Instant maximum torque helps.

 

[Dirk]

The house over the back from me was put on the market at the start of the week and I see it's under offer already. They are going within a few days at the moment!

How much was it on for?

 

[Dave7]

Snowdonia is being inundated with people all blocking the roads so that locals can't get through, and the piles of rubbish being left by them is disgusting

Strange how that happens.
When I last climbed/walked Snowdon......must be 30+ years ago, we were able to get in the authorised car park.
Even 20ish years ago myself and MrsD could park (near that village ??)** no problem.
I suppose that is progress
Edit**
Llanberris

 

[Mo1959]

How much was it on for?

I’ve forgotten now and it’s disappeared from the website so must be sold. Think it might have been offers over £225,000

 

[Dave7]

What's happened to my head. I was convinced it was Monday, even thinking "how did it get here so quickly".....then I just put the radio on and found it's Saturday. In a way I am glad the week has not gone so quickly but it is worrying.

 

[Dave7]

I’ve forgotten now and it’s disappeared from the website so must be sold. Think it might have been offers over £225,000

I saw that ad.
It said something like......
"House for sale near Mo.
In need of renovation but its near Mo.
Please form an orderly queue"
I believe it was sold within an hour.

 

[ColinJ]

Major confusion at meds time this morning. Opened blister pack. Friday meds there. Surely it's Saturday? Checked phone, yes it's Saturday. Completely forgot to take my meds yesterday.

I only made that mistake once. Warfarin intake really isn't something to get wrong too often. Too much = bleed to death; too little = become human black pudding!

I set drug alarms on my phone. Mon-Fri I take 7 mg and at weekends it is 8 mg. There is no way that I would reliably take the right dose at the right time on the right day without my alarms.

Morning. A very chilly start up in the frozen north! Ice on the car when I went out and a few icy stretches on the shaded parts of the road. Managed a 5 mile jog which I was quite happy with as I've barely ran for a few months.

Isn't that because you slipped, fell, and smashed your wrist... when jogging on an icy road?

As for electric motorbikes. Don't worry about them. What is scary about this kind of thing...?

 

[numbnuts]

5 mile walk done the wind is cold

 

[Mo1959]

5 mile walk done the wind is cold

Still a cold wind here. It’s a thought to go out for another walk, but I sleep slightly better if I get some fresh air/exercise in the afternoon.

Clocks go forward tonight so will be light till around 8pm from tomorrow. Suppose an evening walk would be good if there’s nothing on tv.

 

[Tenkaykev]

An earlier amble through some of the small copses and areas of undergrowth revealed my first sighting of a PomPom tree. I’d naively thought that PomPoms were man made, I’d not realised that they were cultivated. This specimen is obviously organic.

 

[oldwheels]

Yes, it's a cross we have to bear.
Worth it though.

That used to be the case here but it is now getting out of control and being restricted the whole summer makes it not worth it anymore. Even travelling on ferries is difficult as tourists make bookings well in advance and if we have a sudden trip off it becomes a problem getting on any sailings some days. There is no priority given to residents even for hospital appointments which have had to be cancelled due to being unable to travel.

 

[Mo1959]

An earlier amble through some of the small copses and areas of undergrowth revealed my first sighting of a PomPom tree. I’d naively thought that PomPoms were man made, I’d not realised that they were cultivated. This specimen is obviously organic.



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Covid has caused lots of these things to pop up. There was a lovely little crocheted nhs rainbow hanging from a tree yesterday with a laminated note from whoever had made it saying to take it home if you wanted. I just left it for others to see but think it’s gone now so someone must have taken it home.

 

[oldwheels]

An earlier amble through some of the small copses and areas of undergrowth revealed my first sighting of a PomPom tree. I’d naively thought that PomPoms were man made, I’d not realised that they were cultivated. This specimen is obviously organic.



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We used to have an industrial machine to make these.

 

[Paulus]

Morning all

Might get around to planting my beans today.
And.......that's about it.

I'm going to wait a few more weeks before putting the beans in.
Tomatoes and geranium seedlings potted up today.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Covid has caused lots of these things to pop up. There was a lovely little crocheted nhs rainbow hanging from a tree yesterday with a laminated note from whoever had made it saying to take it home if you wanted. I just left it for others to see but think it’s gone now so someone must have taken it home.

A couple of years ago there were small brightly painted and patterned stones being left in various obscure places. They had a Facebook page address and the request that the stone be placed elsewhere for someone elst to discover.