The Retirement Thread

[phillc]

Morning all a lovely morning here, with a clear blue sky. Been out for first walk of the day, noticeably darker with an autumnal feel about it. Hope the day goes well for everyone

 

[Dave7]

A cold and wet one today.
It is a day for pan shopping go on, admit you are jealous.
Never been on a cruise. Our nearest to it was a disaster.
Imagine, overnight Rotterdam to Hull when at 02.30 we were woken and sent to our 'muster stations' as the ship was on fire!!!!**
So....... Pitch black, middle of the sea and there we were with life jackets on.
For some reason Sue never fancied a cruise after that.
**it took a hour to get it under control.

 

[welsh dragon]

Coooeee. Only 8 drg here. Cold and wet. We has 3 or 4 downpours last night.

Stay safe peeps

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Off for a 'dash & splash' on the steam train to the Quantock brewery this morning.
Got the dentist again tomorrow for another filling.
He did the last one without anaesthetic and it was fine.

 

[Mo1959]

Chilly but pleasant walk done.

Talking of cruises it would be my worst nightmare of a holiday I think. However, an ex colleague came into some money and went a massive cruise last year. 90 days if I remember correctly and she’s doing another soon. She’s very gregarious though and seems to make friends as she goes along.

 

[Dave7]

Chilly but pleasant walk done.

Talking of cruises it would be my worst nightmare of a holiday I think. However, an ex colleague came into some money and went a massive cruise last year. 90 days if I remember correctly and she’s doing another soon. She’s very gregarious though and seems to make friends as she goes along.

A friend of mind was of the 'no chance' camp. Eventually his wife persuaded him to try one.
Last week he was on his 2nd, this one around Croatia.

 

[PaulSB]

........and still the rain pours down.

I'm a bit peeved. I have been prevaricating - good word, describes me to a T. I digress. I have used various excuses for not buying a new helmet. This morning I pressed the "checkout now" button, used two different devices, three different cards and PayPal. All rejected by Merlin. Geez.

Now I have to ring them and go through the whole rigmarole again. 😡 If Merlin were located anywhere other than Chorley, next door to the Aldi I'm going to shop at and opposite the Tesco where I can get cheap petrol I wouldn't bother. I save a fiver by collecting and get it tomorrow when I'll be within 100 yards of the place.

Peeved!!

 

[Gunk]

A friend of mind was of the 'no chance' camp. Eventually his wife persuaded him to try one.
Last week he was on his 2nd, this one around Croatia.

We did a P&O 5 day cruise to Amsterdam a few years ago, it was OK, not sure I’d do it again though. Eating isn’t the centre of my world.

 

[welsh dragon]

And it's raining again. I think this is what we can expect for the day, so I have made an executive decision and have started a fire ( not just a random one, but in the wood burner )

 

[Dave7]

Decided to nip to Aldi while I am out pan shopping. Surprising how quickly you can fill out a must have list.
Tbf some of the things went off when I was in my 'not eating' mode eg crackers to go with blue cheese.

 

[Chief Broom]

Morning folks another rest day for me..i learnt my lesson the other week after overdoing it. Most of my rides are around 50 miles over hilly terrain so getting stronger on a hill tuther day i found myself grinning because i realised it wasnt hard anymore! my breathing wasnt laboured and could've comfortably held a conversation whilst spinning away! Going to keep pushing the boundaries but allowing for recovery.
A few have mentioned the scarcity of butterflies this year and now im wondering where are the spiders as havent seen any. I dont like having to catch and release the ****ers but its worrying that they seem absent.

 

[screenman]

Morning all, Night Nurse has just released me from my slumber, cool and bright outside today. Youngest son is 35 today, eldest is 50 on Saturday. Not sure what plans I have for today as I still have two red lines showing.

 

[screenman]

Morning folks another rest day for me..i learnt my lesson the other week after overdoing it. Most of my rides are around 50 miles over hilly terrain so getting stronger on a hill tuther day i found myself grinning because i realised it wasnt hard anymore! my breathing wasnt laboured and could've comfortably held a conversation whilst spinning away! Going to keep pushing the boundaries but allowing for recovery.
A few have mentioned the scarcity of butterflies this year and now im wondering where are the spiders as havent seen any. I dont like having to catch and release the ****ers but its worrying that they seem absent.

They are all spinning webs in my garden, the fences are covered in webs.

 

[numbnuts]

Morning, I slept better last night 5hrs 15min

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning folks another rest day for me..i learnt my lesson the other week after overdoing it. Most of my rides are around 50 miles over hilly terrain so getting stronger on a hill tuther day i found myself grinning because i realised it wasnt hard anymore! my breathing wasnt laboured and could've comfortably held a conversation whilst spinning away! Going to keep pushing the boundaries but allowing for recovery.
A few have mentioned the scarcity of butterflies this year and now im wondering where are the spiders as havent seen any. I dont like having to catch and release the ****ers but its worrying that they seem absent.

All the spiders are in my bathroom and the pantry.