The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

I might wander up to the Co-op soon, then I will not be doing a pile of ironing.

I'm going to the pub - no ironing required.

 

[Dirk]

Talking of hedgehog houses.....
Here's ours, tucked away by my workshop in a nice sheltered spot.
We have hoglets this year.

 

[welsh dragon]

We don't have any hedgehogs. We had lots in Birmingham, but I've never seen one here In deepest darkest Wales. I've even seen otters, but never hedgehogs

 

[Paulus]

I've not seen any hedgehogs around my way for several years now. We do back onto a railway embankment that is heavily wooded though, so there could be hedgehogs lurking over there.

 

[Dirk]

We have several hedgehogs visiting the feeding stations on our verandah every night.
It's MrsD's hobby.

 

[PaulSB]

We rarely see our hedgehogs but judging by the amount of droppings there are plenty around.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Hello!
Had a problem yesterday as the green bin was not collected
everyone else's was done but not ours

Had a check and the sticker showing the license was a different colour and out of date - which probably explains it

Naturally , although it is normally less than half full, this week is it crammed!

anyway - rang the local counsel's help line and - eventually not not excessively so - spoke to a nice lady who was very helpful
she checked we have paid - which we did at the first opportunity and immediately arranged to send a new sticker

and also arranged to the "missed" lorry to come round within 2 working days

which is better than I was expecting - I was thinking I would have to stick some of it in bags and go down to the tip with it
(absolutely NOT lob some of it over the fence at the back into the woods - no no no!)

 

[Mo1959]

Little bit of shopping done. I had a total brain fart and managed to use the self service checkout, load my bags and walk out without paying. I was just outside the door and stuck my hand in my pocket to make sure my debit card was there, then it dawned on me I hadn’t used it! Ran straight back in and the till was still empty and my due amount still showing so managed to pay. I’m surprised some sort of alarm didn’t come up. Maybe it would have after a bit more time.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Little bit of shopping done. I had a total brain fart and managed to use the self service checkout, load my bags and walk out without paying. I was just outside the door and stuck my hand in my pocket to make sure my debit card was there, then it dawned on me I hadn’t used it! Ran straight back in and the till was still empty and my due amount still showing so managed to pay. I’m surprised some sort of alarm didn’t come up. Maybe it would have after a bit more time.

Probably not - they would have noticed you hadn;t paid eventually and notified Drago who would have appeared in an attack helicopter synchronised with an armed response unit.


or possibly not

the pay off from less staff and more mistakes and more shoplifting is constantly monitored and they expect things like this
I have walked out with stuff I have forgotten to scan several times over the years and only realised that it was "a bit cheap" when I got home. It is normally the alcohol that I forget for some reason - which is also the most expensive although in my case that is not related!!!

EDIT - the main effect would just be you feeling guilty - they depend on most people bein ghonest
it is nice to think they think most people are basically honest and their policies show it - when the news is always full of the opposite

 

[screenman]

Could you do the ironing first, or is that a reason for going to lidl.

It was too wet, just back from Lidl and starting the ironing now.

 

[PaulSB]

Last night a friend was regaling us with her recent trip to Tesco which involved buying sandals. Said sandals had a security tag. She paid, came home and discovered the problem. No alarms set off.

Her husband successfully attacked the tag with pliers and a hammer.

 

[screenman]

Coffee break, 17 socks ironed, just having 5 minutes before the fitted sheet and tea towels get the same.

 

[Mo1959]

Coffee break, 17 socks ironed, just having 5 minutes before the fitted sheet and tea towels get the same.

You iron your socks and tea towels!!!!!

 

[screenman]

You iron your socks and tea towels!!!!!

I thought you were supposed to, do not forget I am new to this type of thing, I did wonder why I was ironing my Speedo's

 

[Dave7]

Coffee break, 17 socks ironed, just having 5 minutes before the fitted sheet and tea towels get the same.

17 socks.
Now I am not the sharpest tool in the box but something doesn't add up there.