The Retirement Thread

[screenman]

Finished, 14 minutes a new record for me, down from about 45 at the first attempt a few months ago, mind you I have changed it twelve times since then, so I should be getting faster.

 

[Paulus]

Morning all.
An early start for some of us.
Our son stayed over last night, but had now gone with two of his friends to Stansted airport, they are off to Berlin for a couple of days. They have got tickets for the Switzerland v Italy game, and will watch the England game tomorrow in one of the fanzones.
So because of his early start everything is now out of sync.
I'm off to make another cup of tea.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all, my first job this morning is too change the quilt cover, if I do not come back here today it is because I am stuck in it.

Did mine yesterday. Well I stripped the bed plus duvet and my cleaner puts new cover and bedding on.
She has the new cover on in 2 minutes but it takes me 15/20 minutes.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all.
Another lousy broken sleep so been up since 04.30.
Family coming at some time.
We are in for a wet and cool day.

 

[screenman]

Did mine yesterday. Well I stripped the bed plus duvet and my cleaner puts new cover and bedding on.
She has the new cover on in 2 minutes but it takes me 15/20 minutes.

We are only amateurs though.

 

[welsh dragon]

Coooeee. 11 deg and dampish here.

Not much planned, maybe just some pottering for me.

Stays safe peeps

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, cool and breezy again.

 

[pawl]

My local chippy is excellent, the chips are always just crisp enough on the outside, but fluffy on the inside.
I agree that a fish and chip tea is now not a cheap meal, but like everything else the costs of the energy, oil, the fish which the wholesale price is expensive and even potatoes have gone up.
Nothing is cheap anymore
Through my rose tinted glasses I can remember a bag of chips being 6d, and a piece of cod a shilling, but that was 60 years ago.

Three penny worth of chips and some batter bits please Mt Gillot.

Me at the local chippy 1949

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

 

[Dave7]

Three penny worth of chips and some batter bits please Mt Gillot.

Me at the local chippy 1949

I recall them being 6d around 1957.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning all, my first job this morning is too change the quilt cover, if I do not come back here today it is because I am stuck in it.

Best thing I’ve ever done is invest in coverless duvets.


6.7 mile trail walk done. Blue sky and sunshine yet cool and breezy. Perfect.

 

[gavroche]

Salut from Bideford. I think I had too much red wine last night and as a result I had very little sleep so it is only water to drink today. Mrs G still has a rotten cold and slept badly too. She had a Covid test before we left Wales and it is was negative.
The TdF is starting today so I hope I will be able to watch it.
Back home tomorrow night after a birthday meal in Westward Ho.at lunch time.

 

[Mo1959]

Salut from Bideford. I think I had too much red wine last night and as a result I had very little sleep so it is only water to drink today. Mrs G still has a rotten cold and slept badly too. She had a Covid test before we left Wales and it is was negative.
The TdF is starting today so I hope I will be able to watch it.
Back home tomorrow night after a birthday meal in Westward Ho.at lunch time.

I might watch that for a while. I see it starts in Italy so should be nice scenery too.

 

[pawl]

Just got the lawnmower out It’s started to rain

 

[Mo1959]

Just got the lawnmower out It’s started to rain

It’s even gone dull here. Would you put it away again please.