The Retirement Thread

[ebikeerwidnes]

We do have an M&S with a food section nearby

we actually went there a few days ago and got something my wife wanted

I suspect she has ambitions to shop there more!!!

 

[Drago]

We have a Waitrose just up then road and Mrs D loves nothing more than rushing in to spend some money there.

 

[numbnuts]

Chicken jalfrezi and home made flat bread for lunch

 

[numbnuts]

I am up, shaved and showered, now for a lay down on the sofa, not one person has contacted me to see how I am, despite many knowing that I am feeling rough, do they not know that I am will be writing my will soon.

Welcome to the club, not one person from church in nearly six weeks has come round to see it I'm alive or dead, so much for community spirit

 

[Drago]

Welcome to the club, not one person from church in nearly six weeks has come round to see it I'm alive or dead, so much for community spirit

If they do turn up then be sure to shout "hallelujah" as you slam the door.

 

[welsh dragon]

Chicken and stuffing today. We will probably just have sandwiches today.

 

[Gunk]

I must be retired, I’m having a bloody coffee in a garden centre with Mrs Gunk

 

[Mo1959]

Humongous amount of sirens the last hour. It turns out it’s a gas leak at the primary school. Major evacuation underway. I always find it strange where all the emergency services suddenly appear from in such big numbers when we can’t even get a police attendance at break ins, vandalism, etc. They must hide somewhere!

 

[Paulus]

Do you know him?

He has messaged me in the past offering financial services.

 

[screenman]

Welcome to the club, not one person from church in nearly six weeks has come round to see it I'm alive or dead, so much for community spirit

I would say so much for church spirit. I spoke too soon, three people have messaged my this morning, all asking if they can drop anything around for me, all are car dealers.

 

[welsh dragon]

Welcome to the club, not one person from church in nearly six weeks has come round to see it I'm alive or dead, so much for community spirit

Not being funny, but for me that says everything you need to know about the church and so called Christians.

 

[screenman]

Not being funny, but for me that says everything you need to know about the church and so called Christians.

The same thing happened to my late mother, who was the organ player at the church, mind you she was not a nice person so maybe they were glad to see her gone.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

We have a Waitrose just up then road and Mrs D loves nothing more than rushing in to spend some money there.

Have I ever mentioned that I used to shop in the same Waitrose that Princess Catherine shopped in???

anyway - I did - not often but I did

never saw her so I never got a chance to have a chat

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Anyway - as I suspected today has gone all to pot

we had several things sorted out
a) pick up youngest grand kid who is - apparently - staying overnight
b) SWMBO has a nail appointment at 12:30 - finishing at 1:45
c) SWMBO has a hair appointment at 3:30 - finishing at 4:30-5


so plan was CLEAR that we would pick up the kid after the nail appointment - bring him back here and play then we would take his Gran to her hair appointment
come back here and he could have his tea - which takes time as he is the slowest eating child I have ever seen!
the pick him gran up


all seemed very OK to me with the single prolem that it required everything to go right as the grand kids and their parents live 30 minutes away
so slightest change and it would all go pear shaper

and guess what happened??

yup Kid's Mum ("son-in-law when they eventually get married" ) has gone shopping with her Mum and Sister and won;t be home until 2:30 - and then has to get his stuff ready for the overnight stay

so that won;t work

so now we have to work round picking him up later

someone

and guess who had to sort it all out and will have to do all the ferrying around??



Families are a lot of trouble

luckily I have zero contact with my family as most of them are dead - or dead to me anyway - or never existed like siblings and stuff!
so at least halfof the problem is not there


sigh

 

[simongt]

Families are a lot of trouble

Some folk are lucky in that respect, many not so.
The GLW's are fine, but they're 450 miles away, mine not so much and they're a lot nearer.