The Retirement Thread

[pawl]

Just back from Staunton Harold garden centre and The adjoining Ferriers craft centre Couple of niece cafes On the way back stopped at the CoptOak pub for lunch.Anyone one who stayed the long closed Copt Oak youth hostel will probably know the old Copt Oak pub Must admit this was a car trip as Mrs p can’t ride a bike Enjoyable day out none the less.

 

[Dirk]

Just realised - I've got to wait 2 more weeks before my next holiday.

 

[postman]

Postman decided to get off his fat are and go for a walk with Mrs P.She knows all the walks around here.We finished up at a cafe,the cake was so big we shared it,well as a Yorkshire Man that's what I am telling you.A sleep in the sun this afternoon then I cut the lawns,and it has not rained.Cutting my neighbours two lawns got me a chocolate ice lolly,I like my neighbour.Just resting with a latte now.

 

[numbnuts]

Just realised - I've got to wait 2 more weeks before my next holiday.

My holidays are looking after someone's dogs and I can't see that happening this year, more so if I don't get another car, not unless they pick me up

 

[Dave7]

We have just enjoyed a hoy sin & garlic stir fry. MrsD is now getting her gob around some cheesecake..... good to see her eating tbh.
I am feeling better and not needed to go back to bed at all.
MrsD has had the dressing removed from where the drain was. The nurse has told her that fresh air and sun will help.....so that is the plan for tomorrow..

 

[Dave7]

My holidays are looking after someone's dogs and I can't see that happening this year, more so if I don't get another car, not unless they pick me up

As they say NNs... you can't take it with you. If you have a few bob and a car will be useful I say go for it.

 

[numbnuts]

We have just enjoyed a hoy sin & garlic stir fry. MrsD is now getting her gob around some cheesecake..... good to see her eating tbh.
I am feeling better and not needed to go back to bed at all.
MrsD has had the dressing removed from where the drain was. The nurse has told her that fresh air and sun will help.....so that is the plan for tomorrow..

The two of you take care

 

[numbnuts]

As they say NNs... you can't take it with you. If you have a few bob and a car will be useful I say go for it.

To get anything half decent I'll have to get a loan, and at this time of my life I really don't want that

 

[Dave7]

To get anything half decent I'll have to get a loan, and at this time of my life I really don't want that

I agree with you on that. I have not been in debt for many years......its a horrible feeling.

 

[welsh dragon]

The Welsh government has said it is offering every adult In Wales the covid jab a month ahead of schedule. When I took 20 year old grandson to Newtown today for his jab, every single person going in for they're jabs was between 20 and 25.

Very few were over 40. I think they were the ones that had either dropped through the net or hadn't attended when sent a letter and had had to phone the helpline and make they're own arrangements to get it done. There were only 3 of those.

 

[oldwheels]

Virgin Money has taken over the Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank. Now I have to get a new app set up for mobile banking. Most remote payments nowadays seem to be by Bank Transfer or some such name. I use a computer for this but the nuisance is I have to log in on a compatible mobile before I can access the computer account.
Cheques were much simpler and one of the girls in the local bank told me they followed my travels to far flung parts of the UK by looking at my garage payments for petrol and hotels payments.
Money saving by the banks to make their profits higher. I always thought they were a dodgy lot anyway and on one occasion they fiddled me out of some interest payments by "losing " my instructions for a couple of weeks until interest rates had fallen. I removed my account from that bank after a barney with the manager even tho' he probably had no control over the fiddle.

 

[classic33]

Virgin Money has taken over the Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank. Now I have to get a new app set up for mobile banking. Most remote payments nowadays seem to be by Bank Transfer or some such name. I use a computer for this but the nuisance is I have to log in on a compatible mobile before I can access the computer account.
Cheques were much simpler and one of the girls in the local bank told me they followed my travels to far flung parts of the UK by looking at my garage payments for petrol and hotels payments.
Money saving by the banks to make their profits higher. I always thought they were a dodgy lot anyway and on one occasion they fiddled me out of some interest payments by "losing " my instructions for a couple of weeks until interest rates had fallen. I removed my account from that bank after a barney with the manager even tho' he probably had no control over the fiddle.

They took over the Clydesdale Bank in October 2018, shoving on for three years now.

 

[oldwheels]

They took over the Clydesdale Bank in October 2018, shoving on for three years now.

The process started then but up until now we have had a Clydesdale bank. It is only now being formalised so far as the customers are concerned. Anyway I only have money with them waiting on a large payment I will make for work which has been delayed due to covid. It was always only a household account for convenience.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

just come back from an evening ride around the canals

At one point there were 2 bloke on bikes stopped on the towpath looking at the far side of the canal. As I approached they pointed and said "have you seen that!"
There was a patch of water in direct sun and in the water there were about 20 very dark coloured fish - probably over 2 foot long each. They were just gentle cruising around just under the surface.

Shows that those blokes I see on the banks with a fishing rod are not actually just sitting there doing nothing - the might actually know what they are doing!

 

[classic33]

just come back from an evening ride around the canals

At one point there were 2 bloke on bikes stopped on the towpath looking at the far side of the canal. As I approached they pointed and said "have you seen that!"
There was a patch of water in direct sun and in the water there were about 20 very dark coloured fish - probably over 2 foot long each. They were just gentle cruising around just under the surface.

Shows that those blokes I see on the banks with a fishing rod are not actually just sitting there doing nothing - the might actually know what they are doing!

They'll have been around a quarter mile away! The fish 'll move back once they're gone home.