The Retirement Thread

[monkers]

Good morning all.
Great start to the day with the arrival of
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My supplies have been depleted, so ordered some locally here. Cost about double the UK price, but as my next trip back is likely next spring at the earliest, thought I should splash out. Scored some blocks of half price cheddar at the local supermarket, so now I'm all set for cheese & pickle sarnies, and Marmite on toast

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[Deleted member 1258]

Like the one on the left but that other stuff would be straight in the bin!

I'd put both of them in the bin.

 

[Dave7]

Like the one on the left but that other stuff would be straight in the bin!

Being Scotch sorry,, Scottish, you can be excused for not appreciating the finer things in life .

 

[Deleted User]

Nah......I'll always be a Brummie.

So you moved to Devon from Brum then moan about the non locals?

My mate did that some years ago, moved to a place in North Devon, near Barnstaple, within a year he'd be moaning about 'Grockles' and the holiday makers blocking up the roads.

He was one of them 12 months before!

 

[Exlaser2]

I spotted this little beauty on one of the ferns by the shed, I don't reconise it, anyone know what it is?

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Could be a Hawk moth of some kind .

We had elephant hawk moth in the house a few years ago. I was working lates at the time and my wife and daughter both texted at 10 at night to say they had gone to bed as there was a huge moth in the lounge.
When I got home I couldn’t find anything and thought they must have been joking , so I sat down to watch a little tv before going to bed. When suddenly a huge pink and grey moth appeared from behind the chair I was sitting on . It was huge , it’s wingspan was about 2 and a half inches.
I nearly had a heart attack 😂😂😂😀

 

[Exlaser2]

I'd put both of them in the bin.

Snap 😀

 

[Dirk]

So you moved to Devon from Brum then moan about the non locals?

I didn't move to Devon from Birmingham.

 

[GM]

Morning all... Talking about butterflies, did you know that every pub in Harlow Essex is named after a moth and butterfly. Another school day!

I shall be watching the game tonight with a bottle of Peroni in one hand and a bottle of Kernal pale ale in the other. May the best team win!

Enjoy your day folks!

 

[PaulSB]

"Morning dear. How are you feeling?"
"Shite"

Mrs P was poorly yesterday and clearly has what I had.

Test booked for 10.30 and 48 hours isolation for this house....again. 😟 I don't agree with what's happening on the 19th but fully understand people's frustrations. Geez I'm a pensioner and get frustrated what it's like with a job, family etc. I can't imagine.

 

[Tenkaykev]

A nice little 5k with Mrs Tenkaykev, the local small park paths are quite muddy which will be ideal as I've got a new pair of Hoka off road shoes arriving tomorrow. They were half price in the sale, but the only available pair in my size is a tad bright! I'll take them round the park when they arrive and introduce them to a few muddy puddles

 

[Dirk]

In the Crown....

 

[classic33]

Yes I think its a Butterfly, but its not one I know and my search has returned a blank. We get a lot of butterflies in the garden, but usually not until the Buddleias are in bloom, they're in bud at the moment.

Speckled wood butterfly

 

[classic33]

Its increasingly looking likely to be a Gatekeeper.

https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/gatekeeper

And the Keymaster?

 

[Tenkaykev]

In the Crown....
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Cricklewood?

 

[classic33]

Cricklewood?

Seamus Moore!