The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

Pork and stuffing sandwiches today. Its shopping day tomorrow but we won't be going anywhere due to all the flooding.

 

[Mo1959]

Pork and stuffing sandwiches today. Its shopping day tomorrow but we won't be going anywhere due to all the flooding.

I walked up to the Co-op for a few things. The wind is still blowing and making it feel chillier than the temperature is.

Not sure what’s for lunch. Maybe soup. I found some nice soup in cartons in the Co-op that I enjoy…..Chicken and Vegetable and Carrot and Coriander. Nice and thick and filling.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Busy day today.

Ear wax removal - done!

Opticians to collect new glasses.

Jewellers to collect more modern wedding ring.

Screwfix to collect 2 x 2 gang 2 way outside light switches + glands, screws & plugs.

Have a look around Kendal to decide where we will have lunch when friends come up from Preston next week.

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I have slightly breached the upper limit of my ideal weight range parameters (168-175 lbs) due to some naughty eating last night. So it's go easy for me for the rest of the week. 🫢

 

[Dave7]

I walked up to the Co-op for a few things. The wind is still blowing and making it feel chillier than the temperature is.

Not sure what’s for lunch. Maybe soup. I found some nice soup in cartons in the Co-op that I enjoy…..Chicken and Vegetable and Carrot and Coriander. Nice and thick and filling.

I got a carton of carrot and coriander soup from Aldi, I have yet to try it.

 

[classic33]

I got a carton of carrot and coriander soup from Aldi, I have yet to try it.

Is this one of those things you'll try for a dare?

 

[Paulus]

The dog has been walked, the washing is drying on the line. It is quite sunny with a gentle breeze.
My greenhouse/coldframe blew over last night, I have managed to rescue most of the plants, but my lavender cuttings have all gone somewhere.
It really needs replacing as it was getting a bit rotten, and the cover was letting in the rain. I shall wait until the spring now.

 

[gavroche]

I liked Caernarfon when I used to holiday down there many years ago. Is it still nice, or has it got a bit run down like most towns these days?

I haven't lived in Caernarfon since 1986 so, like all major towns, it has changed a bit since then but still is a historical place to visit. My SIL says that Portmadoc is a nicer town. Bangor, on the other hand, is nowhere near as good as it used to be. There are many shops closed in the main street and the place feels soul less . I suppose it is a sign of the times, on line shopping and retail parks are killing town centres, together with lack of parking spaces too.

 

[Mo1959]

I haven't lived in Caernarfon since 1986 so, like all major towns, it has changed a bit since then but still is a historical place to visit. My SIL says that Portmadoc is a nicer town. Bangor, on the other hand, is nowhere near as good as it used to be. There are many shops closed in the main street and the place feels soul less . I suppose it is a sign of the times, on line shopping and retail parks are killing town centres, together with lack of parking spaces too.

If I’m remembering correctly there was a huge beach at Porthmadog where they let you park on the sand at one time. No doubt that will have stopped due to H & S. Black Rock beach?

 

[Mo1959]

I remembered correctly. I got seriously sun burned there.

 

[welsh dragon]

I only went to Porthmadog once. Barmouth is the typical destination for the Birmingham and Liverpool lot. Totally rammed in the summer.

 

[Dave7]

I remembered correctly. I got seriously sun burned there.



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We used to go there every year and one time we (me, Sue and 2 kids) ended up with sun stroke. Totally ruined the holiday.

 

[Mo1959]

We used to go there every year and one time we (me, Sue and 2 kids) ended up with sun stroke. Totally ruined the holiday.

Snap. I think there was such a breeze that you didn’t notice. My legs were so swollen you could barely make out my joints. I was sick too. Never again.

 

[Dave7]

Is this one of those things you'll try for a dare?

2 things.
I just checked and found I have picked up the wrong carton. Mine is tomato and basil
Aldi does some nice food and some that you try once and never again.
I will see which camp this one is in.

I am shortly having curry and chips.

 

[Dave7]

Snap. I think there was such a breeze that you didn’t notice. My legs were so swollen you could barely make out my joints. I was sick too. Never again.

It's one of those things that anyone that has not had it cannot understand the pain.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Been out for a very blowy walk into Morningside. Managed to avoid the showers. Got the bus home. No sign of the wind abating.