The Retirement Thread

[numbnuts]

On gawd getting old.Today I did some sawing,then some drilling then some screwing,a bit of digging and some painting.Then laid out four bags of compost and manure in the above raised bed.So for the last hour my shoulder is on fire.Getting old what a faff.

"some screwing" - There's your problem

 

[Dave7]

sawing,then some drilling then some screwing,a bit of digging and some painting. four bags of compost and manure in the above raised bed.

Lots of that here.
After 4 hours I said to my wife......"you have done enough for now love. Have a break and make me a cuppa. Have one yourself if you want".

 

[ColinJ]

I nipped out to get a Metro earlier. I do that Mon-Fri so that no matter what else I do, I do get out of the house for a while. I do the crosswords, though I don't really need to now because I have books of them with many left to complete. The Metro puzzles are easier though so I can usually get them done quicker and move on to other things.

There has been a great Metro mystery in Todmorden. Some days I go to the railway station to get one and there is a huge pile, other days there are few left or even none at all. Obviously, the time of day is a factor. Early on, there are always plenty. Once it gets to the afternoon there are confusing variations in the supply.

This kind of mystery intrigues me. I couldn't imagine that there are huge enough variations in the number of people using the trains to account for the variations in Metro availability. Something else must be affecting the supply...

Well, today I think I discovered the explanation... I cycled up the steep little road to the front of the station but my usual way in was blocked by someone standing mask-less and smoking to the left of the station entrance. I continued another few metres to approach from the right. I had taken a quick look in through the doorway and there was a huge pile of Metros inside. I parked my bike, walked in and found that there were only 5 or 6 left... WTF!!! Then I spotted a woman walking away with a pile of about 50 papers in her arms - aha, the phantom paper pilferer!

Now there is a different mystery... What does she do with 50 free papers? I thought about it a while and came up with the following possibilities:

• She has a log burner and every now and then picks up a pile of papers to use to light it
• She works as a carer and picks up the papers for the people she cares for
• She has volunteered to keep her entire street stocked with Metros
• She uses the papers as bedding for her vast menagerie of pet rabbits/gerbils/hamsters/rats/etc.

Any other suggestions?

There's always one isn't there ............

Ha...

"some screwing" - There's your problem

There's ANOTHER one!

 

[Paulus]

I nipped out to get a Metro earlier. I do that Mon-Fri so that no matter what else I do, I do get out of the house for a while. I do the crosswords, though I don't really need to now because I have books of them with many left to complete. The Metro puzzles are easier though so I can usually get them done quicker and move on to other things.

There has been a great Metro mystery in Todmorden. Some days I go to the railway station to get one and there is a huge pile, other days there are few left or even none at all. Obviously, the time of day is a factor. Early on, there are always plenty. Once it gets to the afternoon there are confusing variations in the supply.

This kind of mystery intrigues me. I couldn't imagine that there are huge enough variations in the number of people using the trains to account for the variations in Metro availability. Something else must be affecting the supply...

Well, today I think I discovered the explanation... I cycled up the steep little road to the front of the station but my usual way in was blocked by someone standing mask-less and smoking to the left of the station entrance. I continued another few metres to approach from the right. I had taken a quick look in through the doorway and there was a huge pile of Metros inside. I parked my bike, walked in and found that there were only 5 or 6 left... WTF!!! Then I spotted a woman walking away with a pile of about 50 papers in her arms - aha, the phantom paper pilferer!

Now there is a different mystery... What does she do with 50 free papers? I thought about it a while and came up with the following possibilities:

• She has a log burner and every now and then picks up a pile of papers to use to light it
• She works as a carer and picks up the papers for the people she cares for
• She has volunteered to keep her entire street stocked with Metros
• She uses the papers as bedding for her vast menagerie of pet rabbits/gerbils/hamsters/rats/etc.

Any other suggestions?

Too tight to buy toilet paper, and is still in the wartime spirit of ripping up newspapers, and I use the term lightly in respect to the Metro.

 

[pawl]

I wish that was my problem, I’ve forgotten where I put the remote control.

If I can’t find the remote I check the telephone cradle Mrs p has on occasions been known to put it there.Not sure if it’s a mistake or deliberate because she enjoys watching me change channels with the telephone handset

 

[pawl]

On gawd getting old.Today I did some sawing,then some drilling then some screwing,a bit of digging and some painting.Then laid out four bags of compost and manure in the above raised bed.So for the last hour my shoulder is on fire.Getting old what a faff.

I don’t think the screwing can have helped

 

[classic33]

I nipped out to get a Metro earlier. I do that Mon-Fri so that no matter what else I do, I do get out of the house for a while. I do the crosswords, though I don't really need to now because I have books of them with many left to complete. The Metro puzzles are easier though so I can usually get them done quicker and move on to other things.

There has been a great Metro mystery in Todmorden. Some days I go to the railway station to get one and there is a huge pile, other days there are few left or even none at all. Obviously, the time of day is a factor. Early on, there are always plenty. Once it gets to the afternoon there are confusing variations in the supply.

This kind of mystery intrigues me. I couldn't imagine that there are huge enough variations in the number of people using the trains to account for the variations in Metro availability. Something else must be affecting the supply...

Well, today I think I discovered the explanation... I cycled up the steep little road to the front of the station but my usual way in was blocked by someone standing mask-less and smoking to the left of the station entrance. I continued another few metres to approach from the right. I had taken a quick look in through the doorway and there was a huge pile of Metros inside. I parked my bike, walked in and found that there were only 5 or 6 left... WTF!!! Then I spotted a woman walking away with a pile of about 50 papers in her arms - aha, the phantom paper pilferer!

Now there is a different mystery... What does she do with 50 free papers? I thought about it a while and came up with the following possibilities:

• She has a log burner and every now and then picks up a pile of papers to use to light it
• She works as a carer and picks up the papers for the people she cares for
• She has volunteered to keep her entire street stocked with Metros
• She uses the papers as bedding for her vast menagerie of pet rabbits/gerbils/hamsters/rats/etc.

Any other suggestions?


Ha...


There's ANOTHER one!

She puts them on the shelves with the rest of her newspapers.

 

[PaulSB]

Treebooks, I like that.



Good grief it was cold on the ride today. Once we hit Sabden a decision had to be made. Turn right and follow the planned beautiful and hilly route round Pendle Hill or turn left to shorten the ride. We were very cold so turned left. Now the Nick is Cat 4 averaging 11% . Not so cold when we hit the top 9 minutes later.


Onwards to our favourite cafe in Ribchester where the coffee today was fantastic as were the beans, toast, poached egg and blackcurrant flapjack. Fringe benefits of cycling.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

We had a leaflet through the door this morning, Loans At Home, "representative APR 466.4%" "example, £200 over 34 weeks at £10 a week, interest rate 107.05% per annum, total amount payed £340". strewth! I'd have to be desperate to sign up for that, though I suspect a lot of the people thats aimed at are.

 

[Juan Kog]

I rode today, I wasn’t cold but I was wearing clothing more appropriate to mid March than late April. I saw some cyclists in shorts 😱 and some in longs . I was wearing 3/4 nicks , I have put my longs away and absolutely refuse wear them again till autumn . No matter how cold it is .

 

[12boy]

Here we have link or patty sausages. If I have a choice its link. We have other sausages such as bratwurst, polish sausages and hot dogs for sandwiches and the link or patty type are breakfast. And we have dinner sausages, about bratwurst or hot dog size. Some people eat hotdogs cold, dipping them in mayonnaise. I am not one of those.
I do like sausages.
Had a nice little ride and got most of the lettuce planted. Now for tinkering and dog walking.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Yesterday afternoon saw us sitting in a Pub beer garden in the warm sunshine. This evening was big coat and wooly hat ❄️❄️❄️

 

[classic33]

Here we have link or patty sausages. If I have a choice its link. We have other sausages such as bratwurst, polish sausages and hot dogs for sandwiches and the link or patty type are breakfast. And we have dinner sausages, about bratwurst or hot dog size. Some people eat hotdogs cold, dipping them in mayonnaise. I am not one of those.
I do like sausages.
Had a nice little ride and got most of the lettuce planted. Now for tinkering and dog walking.

Try a "Cumberland Sausage" in four goes.

You tinkering and walking the dog at the same time! Dog is on a treadmill.

 

[ColinJ]

Good grief it was cold on the ride today.

I only did two 3 km trips on my singlespeed bike - one to pick up a Metro, and out again this evening to shop at Lidl when it was quiet. The cold conditions put me off doing more.

Once we hit Sabden a decision had to be made. Turn right and follow the planned beautiful and hilly route round Pendle Hill or turn left to shorten the ride. We were very cold so turned left. Now the Nick is Cat 4 averaging 11% . Not so cold when we hit the top 9 minutes later.

Ah, that route to the right IS beautiful. That is on the early part of the route to Hebden Bridge that I gave you a month or so back.

I'll see if I can find some photos for the old codgers here who don't know the area...

Looking back down to Sabden from 'the Nick' (Burnley in the distance to the left).

Looking down from the Nick to the Ribble Valley

The little lane you would have done, south of Pendle Hill

I'm looking forward to riding out there again in a couple of months time. My last visit must have been autumn 2019.

 

[rustybolts]

If I can’t find the remote I check the telephone cradle Mrs p has on occasions been known to put it there.Not sure if it’s a mistake or deliberate because she enjoys watching me change channels with the telephone handset

Could not find the tv remote for a day and was pulling up chair cushions etc looking for it. Eventually it turned up in the dog's basket . She must have liked the smell of it , luckily she does not chew things up ps she is a poodle