The Retirement Thread

[Drago]

The doner kebab was invented in 1972, so its hardly susrprising no bugger was eating them in the 50's.

To celebrate their 50th birthday next year I will be eating 50 a day, every day, for the entire year.

 

[PaulSB]

I entered my name and got this message:-
"This surname does not currently appear on our flag. This flag contains all of the surnames in England with over 100 occurrences, so this name must be quite rare - we would love to include it! Would you like to submit it to the flag of names?"

English Heritage are launching a St George's flag to be flown at their sites with all English names printed on it. The article I read didn't mention the minimum number of 100.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning fellow retirees.
A trip to visit the daughter and granddaughter this morning. JL has delivered the new mattress for the bunk bed and I need to take over a slat to go in the base as there was one missing. We've also bought a new Duvet and bedding. There's a nice " Brucy Bonus " in that we'll have to pop into the Cat on the way home as Mrs Tenkaykev dropped her wireless earbuds from her bag when we visited on Tuesday. We're only having a couple of drinks and will walk home from there, a distance of about four miles. I tried a few different beers on Tuesday, finishing with a half of " Very Big Chomp " an Imperial Double Stout. Absolutely delicious but at 12% it is definitely one for sipping!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning fellow retirees.
A trip to visit the daughter and granddaughter this morning. JL has delivered the new mattress for the bunk bed and I need to take over a slat to go in the base as there was one missing. We've also bought a new Duvet and bedding. There's a nice " Brucy Bonus " in that we'll have to pop into the Cat on the way home as Mrs Tenkaykev dropped her wireless earbuds from her bag when we visited on Tuesday. We're only having a couple of drinks and will walk home from there, a distance of about four miles. I tried a few different beers on Tuesday, finishing with a half of " Very Big Chomp " an Imperial Double Stout. Absolutely delicious but at 12% it is definitely one for sipping!

A couple of drinks? a walk home? or we'll just have one more then we'll stagger of home.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. Another 32 miles bimbled. Seems to be my favourite distance these days Quite a steep climb two thirds of the way which I was toiling up so surprised when I checked Strava to see it equalled my previous best time up. Certainly didn't feel like it.

Le Tour is a flat stage today so I wonder if there might be another chance for Mark Cavendish. Hope so.

 

[Dave7]

The doner kebab was invented in 1972, so its hardly susrprising no bugger was eating them in the 50's.

To celebrate their 50th birthday next year I will be eating 50 a day, every day, for the entire year.

I have never eaten one.

 

[Mo1959]

I have never eaten one.

Me neither. Just passing by and seeing great big hunks of meat that appeared to be oozing grease didn't ever tempt me.

 

[Juan Kog]

The doner kebab was invented in 1972, so its hardly susrprising no bugger was eating them in the 50's.

To celebrate their 50th birthday next year I will be eating 50 a day, every day, for the entire year.

So you will be cutting down on your Kebab intake next year .

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I have never eaten one.

I haven't either.

 

[GM]

Morning all...Mrs GM had a brainwave and said tonight we'll have fillet steak instead of fish. So it's Steak Friday not Fish Friday for us.

My surname apparently is most common in Wigan

More walking today, looking forward to next week when maybe I'll give the a try!

Have a good day folks!

 

[Dirk]

I have never eaten one.

Wot? You've never tumbled out of a pub, late at night, with the munchies?

 

[Dirk]

English Heritage are launching a St George's flag to be flown at their sites with all English names printed on it. The article I read didn't mention the minimum number of 100.

It's a bit odd because my name isn't that rare. There are certainly a fair number in the West Country and South Wales.
Variations of my name are more common than the original, though.

 

[pawl]

Me neither. Just passing by and seeing great big hunks of meat that appeared to be oozing grease didn't ever tempt me.

Me neither

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Lol!

 

[Dave7]

Wot? You've never tumbled out of a pub, late at night, with the munchies?

Yep.
But seeing that meat (of some sort) that has been there gawd knows how long in some greasy kebab shop.......no thank you.