The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

Been out for a trike run on this bright sunny morning. NE wind tho' so some windchill. Just on the verge of changing to a lighter top jacket but with the forecast better to wait another week.
Still strange lack of bird life with only a pair of geese taking off and heading down to the farm for breakfast.
One small brownish bird not identified and no buzzards or predators of any kind to be seen.
Very definite change in traffic as many strange cars. I know most of the regulars on this route and these were not local.
Stay within your local area? Aye right. They obviously regard anywhere in the UK as local to them.

With the lack of birdlife it almost sounds like the opening of some dystopian film. I notice that our garden birds seem to all clear off mid morning, I suppose they are having a siesta as they’ve been up since dawn.

 

[welsh dragon]

Yes but when had you won? Not April.

Clearly not

 

[Dave7]

Hi Mrs Dave. Glad your back home. Your husband has been a pain In the derriere as usual. I have been slobbing, enjoying the sun and doing the cooking as Mr WD has been pretending he has a bad back.

MtsD thanks you for that.
Not sure I am too happy though

 

[welsh dragon]

MtsD thanks you for that.
Not sure I am too happy though

Stop being such a baby

 

[PaulSB]

Another £25 win on the PB's for me this month. That makes a total of £100 in about 6 months for me. a hell of a lot better than getting £1.60 in interest over 12 months

How do you know that. My app says results are due tomorrow.

 

[welsh dragon]

How do you know that. My app says results are due tomorrow.

Your late to the party Paul..

 

[ColinJ]

Then you get hassled by an alcoholic freecycler!

Wot a change in the weather, yesterday bright sun and 20 degrees, today its grey and cloudy with a bitter stiff breeze blowing, and the temperature is only in single figures.

I was just on the phone to my sister in Coventry. I heard my brother-in-law come back in after walking the dog, complaining that "It's bloody cold out there!"...

I will see what it is like here when I go to check the resurfacing work on my local hill, and to pick up a Metro.

 

[12boy]

Very windy today so chores will be done and not cycling. Warm, though. It will be 18C by 5 pm. I've enclosed some pics of the twine and slats. This stuff is very strong but unravels very easily which can make it hard to tie or untie knots.
Good to hear Mrs D is at least sleeping well and interested in the retirement ladies. Speaking of which, Monkers, it is time to check in and regale us with your wit.

 

[Mo1959]

Eventually forced myself out for a bimble. Barely 20 miles but it will do. The sun eventually broke through so I found a small amount of mojo and got out. Quite a few others out and about.

 

[12boy]

Oh I forgot to include (this aint no April Fool joke) that I ordered 2 x 600 gram tubs of Marmite from Amazon since I had run out. When I opened the package I found one had split along the side and drooled out a couple of tbsps of the Marmite. Amazon refunded the purchase price without requesting a return. Since I still had the old tub, the cracked one was decanted into that and I wound up with almost 2 tubs of free Marmite.

 

[Dave7]

House Insurance prices
Last year... £280 for house and contents.
Renewal price.....£790 .
How can they hope to justify that.
Crazy......they must know they have lost a customer.

 

[welsh dragon]

House Insurance prices
Last year... £280 for house and contents.
Renewal price.....£790 .
How can they hope to justify that.
Crazy......they must know they have lost a customer.

Good God.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

House Insurance prices
Last year... £280 for house and contents.
Renewal price.....£790 .
How can they hope to justify that.
Crazy......they must know they have lost a customer.

Thats crazy!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

On which topic - car insurance renewal came a few days ago
I remembered a thing on some website saying not to check comparison sites for a week or so - they seem to think they can get away with higher prices for people who renew immediately whereas people who wait a while - but not until time is nearly up - are more fussy.
Anyway - the renewal was £5 cheaper than last year - which is a surprise - but then I found something even cheaper via a comparison site

so - £27 in my pocket rather than theirs!!

 

[Dirk]

Been down to the caravan this morning and purified the water system, as well as doing a couple of other little jobs - ready to go on the 12th now, apart from torqueing the wheel nuts and blowing up the tyres.
Had a leisurely lunch - pork pie and a pint - in our garden. Lots of sunshine and pleasantly warm.
Getting quite busy down here now, it'll be Grockle city here by the weekend!