The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

Hang on, I think I know this, it’s subtract thirty two, multiply by nine and divide by five. Or was it multiply by five and divide by nine…

You're thinking of minus 32, divide by 9 and times by 5. Which when going the other way is Divide by 5, times by 9 and add 32.

 

[GM]

Good morning all...Hope all is well with everyone!...I got rudely awoken about 4am with the smoke alarm on the landing blipping every couple of minutes, time to replace the battery. It woke Mrs GM up as well, so I had to move my bedside cabinet into position so I could stand on to reach the alarm, Mrs GM cautiously making sure I didn't fall down the stairs, back to 🛌 then until 9am.

Looks like I've a couple of days catching up to do. Great photos as usual Mo

Have a good day all!

 

[classic33]

Morning it's today

It's not that cold!
And it's not raining, yet.

 

[classic33]

I think, but could be wrong, adding 50 gives the same result. For me it's easier to recall and use as I have found the "new" current system difficult to follow. I tried subtracting 50 from numbers yesterday when I was out and this seemed to work very well.

Works for "second half of the year", September to February.

 

[oldwheels]

The doors to the tun room were open. Could smell the whisky.

I liked the clump of bluebells with the 3 different colours.

Not whisky if the smell was from the tun room. You very rarely smell whisky in the actual distillery. Distilleries have a very distinctive smell inside but more from earlier parts of the process.

 

[oldwheels]

My curio

Another beautiful photo Mo
My curiosity got the better of me so I headed over to "Ralphy's" YouTube channel. He was tasting a Glenturret single malt, this was in January 2020 and he mentioned that the Distillery had recently been taken over. He wasn't too enamoured of the Distillery Tour saying that there was too much emphasis on the Famous Grouse and little mention of the single malts. I've recently been sampling various single malts, usually something that has been mentioned or recommended here. I'm sure that there are some very knowledgeable people on this forum who know their Whisky and was wondering about Ralphy's evaluations, it's very entertaining and insightful but I get the niggling feeling that in his descriptions of the various flavours and nuances of the Whisky he is tasting he is taking the P*ss somewhat, a bit like Jillie Gouldens wine appraisals, but on steroids!
Perhaps someone more knowledgeable and familiar can confirm if that's indeed the case.

Have you a link for that. There is a vast amount of kidology involved.

 

[oldwheels]

Good morning all...Hope all is well with everyone!...I got rudely awoken about 4am with the smoke alarm on the landing blipping every couple of minutes, time to replace the battery. It woke Mrs GM up as well, so I had to move my bedside cabinet into position so I could stand on to reach the alarm, Mrs GM cautiously making sure I didn't fall down the stairs, back to 🛌 then until 9am.

Looks like I've a couple of days catching up to do. Great photos as usual Mo

Have a good day all!

I thought all smoke alarms now had to be mains powered with some sort of backup in case of power failure. Mine are anyway and I was told they could not fit battery ones now.

 

[oldwheels]

Bang on cue heavy rain has started and the wind is picking up. An indoors day.

 

[GM]

I thought all smoke alarms now had to be mains powered with some sort of backup in case of power failure. Mine are anyway and I was told they could not fit battery ones now.

Thanks, I never knew that, I'll have to investigate

 

[classic33]

I thought all smoke alarms now had to be mains powered with some sort of backup in case of power failure. Mine are anyway and I was told they could not fit battery ones now.

Fire Angel do smoke and Carbon Monoxide alarms that are battery powered only. Sealed battery, with a five year life before replacing the alarm is required.

The days of the PP3 battery powered alarms are over.

 

[PaulSB]

A few years ago I was in a local bakers shop. They had a new girl behind the counter and I chose a few cakes as well as the loaf that I wanted. The assistants would scribble down the prices on the wrapping paper using a pencil, and tot up when you had finished your order. I watched the girl add up and she did it in a different way to what I had always used, I think it's an updated way of carrying numbers. I did ask her about it and she explained, but I've forgotten the method now.
When waiting in the queue at the supermarket with several items in the basket I would add them up in my head and have the correct amount ready to pay. Sometimes I'd get it wrong but mostly it was accurate.

Yep, I would do the same mainly to check I'm being correctly charged. I like to have an idea of price in my mind under most circumstances.

I was going to ask you to marry me but I need a woman who will enjoy sharing a whisky with me.

Oh Sh*t......just remembered I already have one

Have you mentioned this to @welsh dragon ?

Works for "second half of the year", September to February.

Yep. When it's a straightforward 21 I can cope...........but only just! 😂

 

[classic33]

For supermarket shopping, an average of a £1 per item will give you an approximate total. Unless one or more items are considerably more, in which case leave them seperate.

 

[numbnuts]

Been for a walk

 

[numbnuts]

I thought this was appropriate for me now

 

[welsh dragon]

Yep, I would do the same mainly to check I'm being correctly charged. I like to have an idea of price in my mind under most circumstances.



Have you mentioned this to @welsh dragon ?



Yep. When it's a straightforward 21 I can cope...........but only just! 😂

Not a whiskey drinker here. I do like a drop of Gin though