The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

Not done a lot to be honest. Housework, childcare and now sitting back quietly coughing.

Quiet coughing, that's a new one.
Nowt serious, cake overeating that sort of thing.

 

[12boy]

I, too, have never heard of mallet finger but I have heard of hammertoes. And plumbers butt, by cracky. Really nice day for a ride although my rigid brace sucks a little joy out of it.

 

[Mo1959]

Stuck the footie on but not paying a lot of attention. I don’t really care which of them wins.

Must be time for a slice of toast and a cuppa I think. 🐱 is looking for her supper too.

 

[monkers]

Good evening all.

Currently away (still in the UK of course) intending a week of cycling. It is of course raining pissinstantly. On the first day I decided that a quicklink in my chain would be a useful modification if I need to clean the chain while away, so I bought one and a new chain tool. The new chain tool turned to mush half way through the task (it wasn't a cheap one). I had to wait until Monday afternoon before managing to buy another. So the first 3 days were cycling-free days, then the fourth (today) featured more rain, strong winds, and more long Covid symptoms.

I have just bought a new laptop as the last one died a few weeks ago, however the new one is driving me mad with keys that don't type unless you thump them hard about a dozen times in a row; make that two dozen for the space bar.

I haven't managed to spend time here due to the laptop situation and another cause of pressure on my time, but I've missed being here. Hope all are well. xx

 

[Tenkaykev]

Hi Monkers, good to hear from you 👍 if the keyboard is unresponsive then the processor is usually catching up with housekeeping stuff. I thought you were a MacBook user?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Hi Monkers, good to hear from you 👍 if the keyboard is unresponsive then the processor is usually catching up with housekeeping stuff. I thought you were a MacBook user?

Hello, I wondered where you were, it sounds like you're having fun.

 

[monkers]

Hi Monkers, good to hear from you 👍 if the keyboard is unresponsive then the processor is usually catching up with housekeeping stuff. I thought you were a MacBook user?

@Tenkaykev

Thanks Kev, no only ever a Windows user. The laptop is a quadcore i5 similar spec to my last one that had no such problems. I haven't loaded any extra software; it doesn't even have office and this is the only tab I have open. Some keys are worse than others with the space bar especially bad.

It seems so much of what I buy these days has a fault from the start. I guess others have similar experiences.

 

[monkers]

Hello, I wondered where you were, it sounds like you're having fun.

@dave r

Hi Dave ... forecast tomorrow not great, but Thursday looking good, so hoping to attempt a half century (it's been a while!)

 

[ColinJ]

Ooohhhhh...........here we go.

Soft bread roll, bap, barm, batch......up here it's a barm.

And one they used to serve in our canteen in Burnley was an 'oven bottom'!

Batches.

Coming from Coventry, that was what I used to call them but I soon realised that the folk up didn't have a clue what they are. My sister came up to visit and ordered a 'chip batch' in a chippy and the staff just stared at her as if she were talking in an unknown foreign language!

I have just bought a new laptop as the last one died a few weeks ago, however the new one is driving me mad with keys that don't type unless you thump them hard about a dozen times in a row; make that two dozen for the space bar.

Some keys are worse than others with the space bar especially bad.

It seems so much of what I buy these days has a fault from the start. I guess others have similar experiences.

That's what my Lenovo space bar was like. I investigated and found that it wasn't clipped on properly! There was a clip either end of it and only one side was inserted - the other was just hanging there, causing the bar to malfunction whenever I typed on that end of it. After I clipped it in it started working perfectly.

I have got used to the keyboard now, but I still prefer the excellent keyboard on my old Dell. Everything else is vastly better on the new machine though.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

And one they used to serve in our canteen in Burnley was an 'oven bottom'!


Coming from Coventry, that was what I used to call them but I soon realised that the folk up didn't have a clue what they are. My sister came up to visit and ordered a 'chip batch' in a chippy and the staff just stared at her as if she were talking in an unknown foreign language!



That's what my Lenovo space bar was like. I investigated and found that it wasn't clipped on properly! There was a clip either end of it and only one side was inserted - the other was just hanging there, causing the bar to malfunction whenever I typed on that end of it. After I clipped it in it started working perfectly.

I have got used to the keyboard now, but I still prefer the excellent keyboard on my old Dell. Everything else is vastly better on the new machine though.

I caused chaos in a cafe in Dudley by asking for a bacon batch, the girl behind the counter hadn't a clue what I was on about.

 

[PaulSB]

And one they used to serve in our canteen in Burnley was an 'oven bottom'!

An "oven bottom" is a muffin though? Not a bread roll - where I live anyway. 🤔

This could go on all day........but I've nothing else to do.

 

[Mo1959]

I remember on holiday with mum a long time ago, think it might have been Cornwall and we asked for half a dozen rolls and they hadn’t a clue either. Think they called them baps.

Dry here but a day of showers ahead. Think I’ll just walk this morning.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

I remember on holiday with mum a long time ago, think it might have been Cornwall and we asked for half a dozen rolls and they hadn’t a clue either. Think they called them baps.

Dry here but a day of showers ahead. Think I’ll just walk this morning.

Just as well you didn’t ask them to make you some pieces

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, looks like we have a dry spell until lunchtime at least.

A striking graphic on my twitter feed this morning. Such a common misconception that the Romans stopped at Hadrian’s Wall !

 

[Dave7]

Good morning folk.
Welcome back to the fold @monkers .
Last night I watched the footy till 10 minutes from end of normal time. Recorded the remainder and just watched it. A decent match but so much diving made it unpleasant at times.