The Retirement Thread

[SpokeyDokey]

This is my weekly total for the past year.


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That's pretty amazing Mo!

 

[Drago]

Inflation? everything else seems to have gone up...

Including Philip Schofield...

 

[Paulus]

First home grown spuds

Back from shopping in Minehead.
Decided to dig up a couple of tater plants to see how they were doing.

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Little Pink Fir Apple spuds tonight!

I've got some Charlotte salad potatoes in some large pots, the tops are growing well, but no flowers as yet.

 

[pawl]

I've got some Charlotte salad potatoes in some large pots, the tops are growing well, but no flowers as yet.

Mine were exactly the same In tubs Tops growing well but like yours no flowers Just pulled up one root.I still have seven plants so will probably leave them a little longer.

Enough there to have with our salad not sure I think they are Maris Piper

 

[screenman]

Morning all.
Yesterday I had a houseful. Probably mentioned it before but my daughter is a reflexologist (try saying that when you are drunk) and as they are moving in she needs a treatment room..... it has been built but lots of bits to finish so builders were here yesterday.
My SiL is a real hard worker. I would love to help him but simply cannot do it.
So..... ...today it is just me and Mr Chillout

reflexiiology. deflextolgust, twiddly feet thingy, yep you are right, not easy.

 

[screenman]

I quite like the Aldi self service tills. I can pack my shopping at my leisure instead of having my items literally thrown at me all at once.

I am with you on this, I really like self service.

 

[screenman]

Changed your life - how so?

Intrigued!

I found it was something I enjoyed a lot. At 17, I was well on my way to being a dad, and it seems that practice paid off. Married at 18 which lasted until quite recently, 6 weeks short of our 50th.

 

[Dirk]

Not to my knowledge.I moved from Loughborough in 1966 The beer wasn’t that bad

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jan/25/paul-hutchinson-jailed-colette-aram

Knew I'd read it somewhere.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Had the smallest grandkid from 9 this morning
took him to the park/playground at about 11 - hence chucked loads of sun cream at him at about 10:30 ish

Quite pleased with him as he is very brave at some thing - like swings and slides
but a great wimp at other things

well today I got him to walk along the balance beam thingy without holding my hand - just my hands close by to catch him if he slipped
and he did it - very doubtful at the start - but he did it!


also - after a while a group of teenagers came along wearing t0shirts and shorts
they behaviour was a bit off - kinda 13-16 year olds but behaving like much younger in some ways
I worked out that they must be from the local "Special School" as a bloke came long with a badge and sat and watched them

they were really nice kids, when bugalugs - sorry my darling grand-son - wandered over to them by the climbing frame they moved out of his way and got off the slide for him
very well behaved while being teenagers


the teacher was just there - never needed to look up from his phone - although as I used to be a teacher I knew he could tell exactly what they were doing!

Might send an email to the school saying they were so well behaved!

 

[Paulus]

We were going to have corned beef hash but it's too warm so we just had a pizza instead.

Just a couple of Salmon fillets and salad for us tonight.

 

[Drago]

Night Johnboy.

 

[classic33]

I've been shopping.......Ahhhhhh................ Bloody self service tills, the whole shop now has self service

Not had much good luck with them things. First time I used one, a pre-packed sarnie cost over £100. They took the two machines off after that for the day.
Last time I used one, every till in the shop went down. Made to use it, despite not wanting to. And they paid the price!

 

[screenman]

Just a couple of Salmon fillets and salad for us tonight.

Bit of toast and a slice of banana bread for me, a bit of could not be bothered going on here.

 

[classic33]

This is my weekly total for the past year.


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What were you doing the third week of December and the second week of January. Both weeks below 90,000.

 

[classic33]

Night Johnboy.

Night Mary Elle