The Retirement Thread

[Lee_M]

Morning all, hope you're all doing better than me.

My flu seems to be slowly abating after 2 weeks, so feeling a lot better, except during my last coughing fit last night I think I broke a rib.

My life is seriously becoming a sit com script!

Have fun all those who are going out on their bikes!

 

[pawl]

Sounds like fun, enjoy you're ride, I don't think I could manage a 100 now.

Reckon that would be about a five day tour for me

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Had my first bit of smugness for a while yesterday.
Sitting in the George and a Grockle family came in and sat next to us.
Got chatting - usual stuff.
On holiday?
Yes, in Croyde.
Where you from?
London, are you on holiday too?
No, I live here.
Cue that certain look, which we've grown to recognise - you know, that blank semi smile that shows they are thinking "Bastard!"
Made my day!

 

[Deleted User]

As a matter of interest, when you go touring for weeks on end and visit the many area's you do, are you a 'Grockle' to those local people?

Just a thought?

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning all

Had my first bit of smugness for a while yesterday.
Sitting in the George and a Grockle family came in and sat next to us.
Got chatting - usual stuff.
On holiday?
Yes, in Croyde.
Where you from?
London, are you on holiday too?
No, I live here.
Cue that certain look, which we've grown to recognise - you know, that blank semi smile that shows they are thinking "Bastard!"
Made my day!

Smug much. it's fun isn't it. I often get that and "Ooh you are so lucky " when all the time they are going grrrrrrr inside.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning folks,
Yesterday’s visit to sort out our granddaughter’s new Cabin bed went well. The slat I’d guestimated and pre drilled fitted perfectly, JL had delivered the mattress at 07:15 😮, and granddaughter delighted with her new Unicorn themed Duvet and bedding.
After lunch we headed home via the Barking Cat, had a couple of pints and caught up with a bit of gossip.
We were sitting at a table by the Beer list and I noticed the range of spirits on offer. There’s some strong stuff there!
The barman’s bike was in the entrance lobby, a sort of unofficial bike park.

 

[Dave7]

1976. We were “on holiday” in Cornwall, having towed our caravan from home (Near Sunderland, at that time). Oldest son was 4 and developed measles whilst we were there, newly arrived foster child (son), aged 2, was very difficult, and, it was scorching hot, every day. Yes, fond(?) memories of 1976.

We were also in Cornwall that Summer, a place called Pentewan Sands.
We had enjoyed a week in Anglesey in April then Cornwall for 2 weeks.....nice memories.

 

[Drago]

As far as im concerned the thieving junkie toe rags can inject as much as they like...

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/...over-potentially-lethal-cutting-agent-3303028

 

[Dave7]

As a matter of interest, when you go touring for weeks on end and visit the many area's you do, are you a 'Grockle' to those local people?

Just a thought?

He is a grockle but can't accept it.

 

[Lee_M]

Good morning folks,
Yesterday’s visit to sort out our granddaughter’s new Cabin bed went well. The slat I’d guestimated and pre drilled fitted perfectly, JL had delivered the mattress at 07:15 😮, and granddaughter delighted with her new Unicorn themed Duvet and bedding.
After lunch we headed home via the Barking Cat, had a couple of pints and caught up with a bit of gossip.
We were sitting at a table by the Beer list and I noticed the range of spirits on offer. There’s some strong stuff there!
The barman’s bike was in the entrance lobby, a sort of unofficial bike park.
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I'd take that beer back and ask him to fill it up

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

We were also in Cornwall that Summer, a place called Pentewan Sands.
We had enjoyed a week in Anglesey in April then Cornwall for 2 weeks.....nice memories.

Good Morning All
We went down to cornwall in 1976 to Porthtowan.
I didn't know anything about it but what a lovely place.
It had a beautiful bay with just a few shops, one being a surf shop.

 

[Dirk]

As a matter of interest, when you go touring for weeks on end and visit the many area's you do, are you a 'Grockle' to those local people?

Just a thought?

No........I'm generally an Emmet as I spend a lot of time in Cornwall.

 

[Drago]

See, I wonder how id fare in Cornwall. Im from a Breton-Celt Cornish family on my Dad's side, and my surname is more common in Cornwall than 'Jones' (any cornishman will guess my surname from that clue alone).

There's a churchyard in Bude with generations of my family going back a couple hundred years. My Grandad even spoke cornish, although he passed away before teaching me any

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. I was with mum and dad on holiday on a Hoseasons boat on the Norfolk Broads in 1976. I remember having sun stroke at one point it got so hot.

Misty and murky here and still very humid. Roads damp in bits so took the hybrid and managed 38 miles this morning.

Bit sweaty to say the least so a lovely steep in the bath then a big bowl of sultana bran with lovely cold milk so feeling cooler now.

Haven't checked the profile of the Tour stage today. Is it another flat one? Torn between watching that and the ladies tennis final. I would like to see Barty win as I think she would be the first Australian since Yvonne Goolagong to win.

 

[GM]

Morning all...In the hot summer of 1976 we bought our first flat in Bush Hill Park, where we cohabited until 1978 when we got married.

It served us well until 1981 when we sold to someone who in later years became very famous in the business world.

Back to today, more dog walking and maybe a trip to Wilco's to stock up on some acrylic art paints.