The Retirement Thread

[numbnuts]

I cleaned the gas stove this afternoon
I must find something better to do for tomorrow or I'll try jumping out the window to see if I survive

 

[classic33]

Going out for a meal at 6.30. Can’t decide, but I think I fancy the smoked haddock and leek pie, although the venison is tempting too.


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Shouldn't be allowed to ruin venison in that way.

Hope you enjoy whichever you get.

 

[classic33]

So he has to sit with his a*se in the freezer?

Be a bit "awkward", shall we say, sitting inside the freezer without it!

 

[classic33]

I cleaned the gas stove this afternoon
I must find something better to do for tomorrow or I'll try jumping out the window to see if I survive

Don your climbing gear and clean your windows on the outside.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Here we are comfortably ensconced in our favourite holiday cottage in Nethy Bridge, about 8 miles from Aviemore. Traffic no problem at all, plain sailing all the way.
First red squirrel sighting a few minutes ago.

 

[ColinJ]

Be a bit "awkward", shall we say, sitting inside the freezer without it!

Not as awkward as sitting on the office photocopier...

 

[classic33]

Not as awkward as sitting on the office photocopier...

Wouldn't have been much in focus in the second one.

 

[postman]

towels as it flattens the piles

ps - Morning

I am in awe of the nhs,how did they work out the connection between towels and piles.

 

[ColinJ]

Wouldn't have been much in focus in the second one.

I don't think that the man walking in would have thought of that!

We once did a silly 36+ hour shift*** and one of my colleagues decided to amuse himself by sitting on the photocopier. He didn't break the machine, but several impressionable young minds were so badly harmed by the results that even 3 decades later they haven't fully recovered!




*** Hint to management: It is a REALLY good way of introducing LOTS of bugs into rushed software!

 

[classic33]

I don't think that the man walking in would have thought of that!

We once did a silly 36+ hour shift*** and one of my colleagues decided to amuse himself by sitting on the photocopier. He didn't break the machine, but several impressionable young minds were so badly harmed by the results that even 3 decades later they haven't fully recovered!




*** Hint to management: It is a REALLY good way of introducing LOTS of bugs into rushed software!

Is that what you're blaming?


The mess, from skin contact, is hard to clean off as well. Why do the always seem to think it'll clean itself?

 

[GM]

Going out for a meal at 6.30. Can’t decide, but I think I fancy the smoked haddock and leek pie, although the venison is tempting too.


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I think I'd go for the Chicken Balmoral, I'm all in favour of trying local delicatses. When I was in Sydney last year I had a Kangaroo burger, very nice too.

 

[ColinJ]

The mess, from skin contact, is hard to clean off as well. Why do the always seem to think it'll clean itself?

Actually, there WAS a recognisable imprint left on the glass; recognisable for WHAT it was, not WHO it was!

 

[classic33]

Actually, there WAS a recognisable imprint left on the glass; recognisable for WHAT it was, not WHO it was!

Did you not bother checking?

 

[Dirk]

We had venison (off Exmoor), Asparagus & Carrots (from the farm across the road) and chips (from LIDL) for dinner tonight.
Homegrown strawberries and local clotted cream for pud.

 

[oldwheels]

I think I'd go for the Chicken Balmoral, I'm all in favour of trying local delicatses. When I was in Sydney last year I had a Kangaroo burger, very nice too.

I have a friend who orders whatever he finds difficult to cook at home.
I avoid scallops because they are usually dowsed in some kind of sauce which overpowers the delicate taste of the scallop. Fry lightly with a bit bacon is all that is needed.
I am biased as I used to dive for my own scallops and never had a shortage.
We once had a meal which consisted of a huge pile of what we call prawns but mostly called langoustine elsewhere. Plus of course lots of wine.