Flick of the Elbow
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The Retirement Thread
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classic33
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They were at it at 03:25 here, early again.The birds began to sing at 03.49 today. Dawn is 03.47........clearly they had a lie in.
I've had a brew. Time for a doze.
classic33
Leg End Member
Enjoy the dayGood morning all fellow retirees.
It's a sunny and warm start to the day.
MrsP and myself are off to the Cotswolds for a couple of days to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary which is today we got married on the 13th.
Yesterday's bbq went really well at our friends place.
Stay safe everyone
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sHiy1llB-ow
You probably had other things on your mind, but it was also the day that six blank cartridges were fired at the Queen as she entered Horse Guards Parade.
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classic33
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With regards No.4, pork or beef.Morning all. Hope this finds you all well.
Up early (again).
The plan is........
1. Shave and shower.
2.Fruit for breckie
3. A Short walk (maybe 2 miles)
4. Lunch outside which will be burger and chips** for me. Home made lasagna for MrsD
**the chips are frozen.....top of the range Aldi ones.......triple cooked in dripping..
5. Footy. England Vs Croatia......this could go either way.
No.5 is a game of two halves.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Another dreich day. Wet but not actually raining and very windy.
Much work done indoors tho'. Bread on, soup making, washing machine done,fridge drain blockage cleared, kitchen floor washed. Never really stopped since I got up.
At least I have an excuse for not tackling the brambles and ivy infesting the desfontainia as well as bishop weed from underneath. None seem possible to actually stop but constantly have to be removed as far as possible.
I was wrong about the rain it is now blowing across outside. Fine droplets with wind behind them are not good for being out in.
Much work done indoors tho'. Bread on, soup making, washing machine done,fridge drain blockage cleared, kitchen floor washed. Never really stopped since I got up.
At least I have an excuse for not tackling the brambles and ivy infesting the desfontainia as well as bishop weed from underneath. None seem possible to actually stop but constantly have to be removed as far as possible.
I was wrong about the rain it is now blowing across outside. Fine droplets with wind behind them are not good for being out in.
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classic33
Leg End Member
You'll not shrink, don't worry.
You have my guarantee on that.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
I used to do a club run or an offroad route every Sunday regardless of weather. The club runs were often organised by a guy who should have given out warnings that wet suits were advisable. Three members on different occasions found themselves trying to swim while holding on to their bikes and being swept downstream. An offroad time trial when I had the sense to be timekeeper I realised that we had one missing. A search party eventually found her lost in a forest after being swept downstream while doing a river crossing which was not part of the course. The same girl ended up on another occasion waist deep in a burn pool while helping to construct a bridge we were making.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Phew…it’s gone really humid. Thank God the wind might keep it bearable. Not sure if I want a walk or not.
Juan Kog
permanently grumpy
My Nan used to tell me , “ you won’t melt your not a sugar cube .
No 4.......BEEF WITH SWEET CHILLI
12boy
Guru
- Location
- Casper WY USA
Another earlier ride and maybe Mrs 12 will will finish the last of her planting today. The next couple of days will be 38C and the plants in starter pots will fry. The nights will be 18-19 C which will be nice. It will be a dry heat. My first mgmt job was in S Dakota, across the Missouri from Nebraska and I expected brutal winters with -40 temps and 20 + mph winds but I hated the summers...38C with 90% humidity at midnight. And lots of biting bugs, no doubt due to the mammoth pig farms which covered acres. 38C with 15% humidity is much more bearable.
Congrats Paulus and Mrs Paulus..good for you.
Great pictures Mo... Youse guys live in very pretty country.
Congrats Paulus and Mrs Paulus..good for you.
Great pictures Mo... Youse guys live in very pretty country.
Thanks - apart from the fact that I absolutely detest football.
