The Retirement Thread

[SpokeyDokey]

In other News:

First great grandchild (step gg for me) turned up at 8pm last night. Mother and daughter doing fine. Mrs SD, who is not at all child-orientated, was strangely moved by the reality of now having 3 generations 'below' her. Interesting to contemplate that young Delilah will probably make it past the year 2100!

 

[BoldonLad]

In other News:

First great grandchild (step gg for me) turned up at 8pm last night. Mother and daughter doing fine. Mrs SD, who is not at all child-orientated, was strangely moved by the reality of now having 3 generations 'below' her. Interesting to contemplate that young Delilah will probably make it past the year 2100!

Congratulations!

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Well, if true, us slightly older retirees have jumped through two age related hurdles without realising.

Life... effortless.

https://www.theguardian.com/science...ursts-at-44-then-60-aging-not-slow-and-steady

 

[PaulSB]

@SpokeyDokey Congratulations 🎉🥂🍾

I have put the heating on......😱

 

[welsh dragon]

Probably egg and chips for us today.

It's raining

And I have been pottering on the Internet. Its only taken me an hour to work out how to do something that in fact only takes 30 seconds when you know what you're doing

 

[Dave7]

Just enjoyed home made celery soup. Very yummy.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Been out for a slightly damp 20 miles, 18° so too warm for a waterproof.

I spent all 32 years of my working life, ages 23 to 55, working for big corporates, it was fun to begin with but I hated it by the end. The flipside is that I was able to leave at 55 and still get a very comfortable defined benefit pension that started paying out this year at age 60, so I can’t complain.

 

[Dirk]

Soup and a pint for us.

 

[gavroche]

A question for @Drago or anyone else interested in this field. In 1976, I achieved my black belt in karate shotokan style but, due to life taking over, I haven't practice any of it since then so that's 48 years of inactivity and I am now 73 years of age and not as agile as I once was.
I am thinking of taking up self defence classes but am wondering if I may be too old for that, especially with mixing up with people much, much younger than me as I don't want to look like a fool.

 

[rustybolts]

A question for @Drago or anyone else interested in this field. In 1976, I achieved my black belt in karate shotokan style but, due to life taking over, I haven't practice any of it since then so that's 48 years of inactivity and I am now 73 years of age and not as agile as I once was.
I am thinking of taking up self defence classes but am wondering if I may be too old for that, especially with mixing up with people much, much younger than me as I don't want to look like a fool.

Personally I wouldn't do it , better try yoga , lifting handweights { standing, while still looking at the telly) etc . I am just a mite older than you and run the odd 10k race , walking , cycling etc. A sudden push up from a squat ( repeats ) did in my knee for a very long time. The self defence involves sudden sharp movements . Those abrupt movements are our enemy.
ps If your missus has a taylors dummy , you could sellotape two grapes to the groin area of it and practice kicking it in the balls

 

[Dave7]

ps If your missus has a taylors dummy , you could sellotape two grapes to the groin area of it and practice kicking it in the balls

Bit messy though

 

[SpokeyDokey]

@SpokeyDokey Congratulations 🎉🥂🍾

I have put the heating on......😱

Ours has been on since we got up around 9am.

Mad!

 

[Mo1959]

Ours has been on since we got up around 9am.

Mad!

Sitting here in a t shirt with the windows open.

Got the car back. £141 for an mot and oil and filter change. Not too drastic. That’s nearly £750 between cat and car. It would be nice if Ernie would come up with something decent next month.

 

[gavroche]

Personally I wouldn't do it , better try yoga , lifting handweights { standing, while still looking at the telly) etc . I am just a mite older than you and run the odd 10k race , walking , cycling etc. A sudden push up from a squat ( repeats ) did in my knee for a very long time. The self defence involves sudden sharp movements . Those abrupt movements are our enemy.
ps If your missus has a taylors dummy , you could sellotape two grapes to the groin area of it and practice kicking it in the balls

That's very sound advice.

 

[BoldonLad]

A question for @Drago or anyone else interested in this field. In 1976, I achieved my black belt in karate shotokan style but, due to life taking over, I haven't practice any of it since then so that's 48 years of inactivity and I am now 73 years of age and not as agile as I once was.
I am thinking of taking up self defence classes but am wondering if I may be too old for that, especially with mixing up with people much, much younger than me as I don't want to look like a fool.

As others have said, I think I would be wary of taking up something "physical" at "my time of life (76)" (how I hate that phrase.

However, I would not let age put me off trying other new things. For example, much to Mrs @BoldonLad's amusement, I decided to learn to ride a motorcycle (full licence) at age 65. I attended lessons with half a dozen "children" (oldest about 25!). Not only was it good fun, but, I passed the theory test first time, the rest took 2 or 3 attempts, on the day when three of us took our practical test, I was the only one who passed!