The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

This is exciting, the retirement thread page count is ticking over towards 5000! It’s rumoured that the first person to post on page 5000 wins a bottle of Penderyn and a pair of Welshies bloomers !

I feel very strongly that Dirk should have that privilege.........
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Unless I get there first

 

[Dave7]

Evening all...I got a very early delivery this morning from Royal Mail at 7.30, the dog flew down the stairs barking at the postman waking everybody up. Was my new Joe Blow Track pump I ordered from the nice people at High On Bikes. My boy broke my last one that I got from Aldi trying to pump up a paddling pool last summer. Then more excitement, I got a text from the Covid test centre saying I'm negative, so all go for tomorrow for my Endoscopy at UCLH.

That's down the throat is it ?
If so..... my advice is to be sedated.
I chose not to (after the nurse told me it makes little difference). Since then several people have told me it is so much easier when sedated.

 

[Dave7]

And here I was thinking a bubble pal was a Covidian friends with benefits thing.
Never did go for a ride and instead cleaned the filthy, smelly muck out of my water feature, which required a shower after. Mrs 12 did enjoy our expedition to the plant nurseries where she got some hard to find stuff and I a green grape vine. The grape vine lady reminded me a lot of Charlie Dimmock.
I was allowed to make dinner tonight which was steamed sticky rice with a stirfry of pork, carrots, crimini mushrooms, scallions, garlic and baby bok choi, dressed with a little soy and chili sesame oil. Wasn't too bad.
Hasta luego.

Only tried a a microwave "sticky rice" once, without realising it was "sticky". I thought it was 'off' so binned it. It was next day I found that is what it's supposed to be like .
Never heard of crimini mushrooms.
Have heard of scallions but don't know what they are.
Mr Google here I come.

 

[Dave7]

I'm quite surprised that you know who Charlie Dimmock is!

Is she the chubby, tatty haired one that used to be a sexy, voluptuous redhead ?

 

[Dave7]

morning bloody cold here -2c as yesterday I'm going back to bed after me

I just can't do that.
If I am up at, say, 0530 i may go back for an hour at 10ish.**
**I will qualify that when I say good morning.

 

[Dave7]

Good morning peeps.yesterday was decidedly mixed.
I was up at 0530ish but not feeling good. Never the less I drove 65+ miles** to the Ribble bike showroom.
**was supposed to be 50ish but its a totally new area that the satnav does not recognise (plus the satnav ref they have on their website is wrong. Once within 5 miles it took another hour to find it grrrhhh.
After late lunch I fell into a deep sleep for
2 1/2 hours and was still in bed for 2130.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning peeps.yesterday was decidedly mixed.
I was up at 0530ish but not feeling good. Never the less I drove 65+ miles** to the Ribble bike showroom.
**was supposed to be 50ish but its a totally new area that the satnav does not recognise (plus the satnav ref they have on their website is wrong. Once within 5 miles it took another hour to find it grrrhhh.
After late lunch I fell into a deep sleep for
2 1/2 hours and was still in bed for 2130.

What was the new showroom like? Did you like the bike? How was the "totally immersive" consumer experience?

Yesterday I had a sausage roll and cup of coffee from The Lunchbox at Nateby. Sat on a nearby bench. Far from immersed but a damn good sausage roll.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Is she the chubby, tatty haired one that used to be a sexy, voluptuous redhead ?

Thats the one.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning fellow retirees,
A hard frost overnight, forgot to put the lid on the cold frame and I’m hoping the the plants are ok.
I’ve relocated a bird feeder to the front garden, it will be in line of sight when I'm sitting on the Sofa and hopefully will get lots of visitors.
Stay safe folks 👍🌞

 

[numbnuts]

I just can't do that.
If I am up at, say, 0530 i may go back for an hour at 10ish.**
**I will qualify that when I say good morning.

I didn't go back to bed as I was looking at the invasion at Dover live on youtube so put the washing in the machine and got the bread maker on the go as well.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning. A beautiful morning has dawned though only 4⁰ at the moment. Later this morning I'll remove the moss growing on my garage roof. Later this afternoon I'm helping to run the club bar. We have a good system for a village club.

Outdoor table service only. A price list including a mobile number on each table. Drinkers text their order to the bar. At the bar one person writes out the order and calculates price, placing this on a tray. Another prepares the drinks and places them on the tray and the third person carries the drinks. If it gets very busy the person writing orders also helps with the drinks.

 

[PaulSB]

I didn't go back to bed as I was looking at the invasion at Dover live on youtube so put the washing in the machine and got the bread maker on the go as well.

Are we at war? Have I missed something?

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning fellow retirees,
A hard frost overnight, forgot to put the lid on the cold frame and I’m hoping the the plants are ok.
I’ve relocated a bird feeder to the front garden, it will be in line of sight when I'm sitting on the Sofa and hopefully will get lots of visitors.
Stay safe folks 👍🌞

I've been up and down to my allotment every night and morning for about three weeks. The plum tree gets covered every night. It's an espalier so this is easier than it sounds. Each morning I move plants out of my greenhouse and put them back at night. Never known an April like it.

My tomatoes, peppers and courgettes are growing beautifully in the back porch. Really pleased with this but they'd benefit from being in greenhouse. Trouble is the night temperature is so low. They need 12⁰ at night.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

How come I always sleep better in the caravan?
My doggie is the same.

 

[numbnuts]

Are we at war? Have I missed something?

You obviously read the wrong news papers