The Retirement Thread

[screenman]

Funny you should mention that.
This week's Lidl flyer has these bird nest boxes, which are apparently "Perfect for breeding season and hibernation.".
Should I buy one of each type and see which bird species chooses to hibernate in them?
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I do not think Mo will fit in one of those.

 

[screenman]

Night all.

 

[screenman]

I am never again going to own a dormer bungalow backing into miles of open fields, like the one I am in now does, it is so noisy when the wind blows hard like it is now.

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

I have a 3 storey detached fronting onto fields and all I can hear is the rain hammering down!

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. Just 6 degrees with a maximum of 10 later and we still have a brisk north easterly making it feel chilly. As long as it’s dry I don’t mind.

 

[Gunk]

I am never again going to own a dormer bungalow backing into miles of open fields, like the one I am in now does, it is so noisy when the wind blows hard like it is now.

We’ve had 21 years next to a busy road, I’d happily swap.

 

[welsh dragon]

Coooooeee. 8 deg here with a high of 13 later on, with some rain of course.

Stay safe peeps

 

[Paulus]

Good morning from a wet and windy Barnet.
The cats didn't really want to go out but made a dash for it and went straight under the bushes.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all.
Supposed to be dry but cold today.
Weird feeling...... My cleaner who normally comes Friday switched to yesterday and my Thursday pub visit was switched to Wednesday. It has left me feeling that I should be doing something but the day looms empty.

 

[Dave7]

We’ve had 21 years next to a busy road, I’d happily swap.

I am at the 'loop' end of a close and backing onto a country park. It's very quiet.

 

[screenman]

The problem with a dormer is the shape of the roof, which of course is often where the bedrooms are, as the wind blows over and around it a lot of noise is created. We never had the problem in the houses or the bungalow in much the same position before. The wind was gusting up to 50k per hour here during the night.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning from a wet Dorset. Still no hedgehog activity, the cameras picking up the usual nightly cat patrol and a couple of nosey foxes. A family of field mice have taken up residence under the roof tiles that I used as a base for one of the hedgehog houses, it's quite comical seeing a little head appear and start sniffing the air before fully emerging. Not a lot on today, cough still persists, I will see if I can get to Wimborne on foot without getting soaked 🤞

 

[screenman]

Morning all, 10c outside but 18c inside without the heating on, I am comfortable at that. Maybe a few dents today, maybe a swim this evening in the outdoor pool at Woodhall, but first of all I need to get out of bed. Have a good day everyone.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I am never again going to own a dormer bungalow backing into miles of open fields, like the one I am in now does, it is so noisy when the wind blows hard like it is now.

Living 400' up the side of a hill is let's just say... interesting, too!

 

[Drago]

Bravely walked Mini D to school in the battering wind and rain. It's chuffing freezing in that wet wind, significant wind chill there.

As usual, a bit of rain means that those who often did walk are being driven. Throw in some local flood closing many roads and the while pkace is gridlocked, with no one in a four wheeler actually getting anywhere. On my return walk I could see the same cars still stuck on the same piece of tarmac they were on 20 minutes earlier on my outward walk. Idiotic lemmings the lot of them.