The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

Afternoon all .
It’s been a lazy day so far . Nipped out this morning for croissants and to pic up my daughter MacBook that she has had up graded and this afternoon we have put the Christmas decorations up . 😀 It’s a little late for us, we normally do it the first weekend in December .
Wish us luck for later as we are going to the sailing club Christmas party this evening , it could be a ‘ interesting journey .🙄

This is the first weekend in December.

 

[Exlaser2]

This is the first weekend in December.

True but other years we would done it last Sunday 😀

 

[Tenkaykev]

Tomorrow I'm meeting a friend at 3.30 for coffee and cake..........shame I turned up 24 hours early. 🤣

Mrs P already thinks I'm not safe to be out on my own

Amateur! I turned up a year early for a pre race Pasta party for an event our running club organised. ( I overlooked the bit where it said the pasta party was being planned for the following years event ) 😁

 

[Drago]

May have snoozed off there.

 

[Dave7]

May have snoozed off there.

I also had a heavy snooze. Reclined the chair and that was that, out like a light.

 

[gavroche]

I will never be surprised by people's carelessness and stupidity. This afternoon , the police had to come and stop a man from wind surfing on a raging sea. Pure madness and complete lack of commonsense.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I will never be surprised by people's carelessness and stupidity. This afternoon , the police had to come and stop a man from wind surfing on a raging sea. Pure madness and complete lack of commonsense.

Yup - As soon as I saw the wind forecast I thought the Police will have to be out to stop people trying to windsurf at West Kirby marine lake

I don;t even know if they still do it there but every weekend there used to be groups of people on them as the water just inside the sea wall was perfectly flat so just right for high speeds

However, you are supposed to use a bit of common sense regarding general safety on the water
which always used to be a problem there in really bad weather

(i know because it was fine to walk my dog there on the sand on the other side of the lake (towards Red Rocks for locals!) so I saw the Police road blocks etc when I went home)

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

We are having cottage pie for tea

SWMBO is making gravy to go with it

this is the second attempt at gravy since I was diagnosed with coeliac and told to not eat gluten
first attempt was a lumpy tastless mess which was bad because she prides herself on how good her gravy is
basically the gluten free flour doesn;t work like wheat powered flour

so we are having it using normal flour as an experiment to see how my tummy reacts

needs to be done as planes need to be made for Christmas dinner

so if I'm not around tomorrow morning I might be in the loo all morning!!!!!!!

 

[Dave7]

We are having cottage pie for tea

SWMBO is making gravy to go with it

this is the second attempt at gravy since I was diagnosed with coeliac and told to not eat gluten
first attempt was a lumpy tastless mess which was bad because she prides herself on how good her gravy is
basically the gluten free flour doesn;t work like wheat powered flour

so we are having it using normal flour as an experiment to see how my tummy reacts

needs to be done as planes need to be made for Christmas dinner

so if I'm not around tomorrow morning I might be in the loo all morning!!!!!!!

What about good old gravy granules?

 

[Drago]

What about good old gravy granules?

Or Y front scrapings, AKA Gravy Granules Substitute.

 

[PaulSB]

We are having cottage pie for tea

SWMBO is making gravy to go with it

this is the second attempt at gravy since I was diagnosed with coeliac and told to not eat gluten
first attempt was a lumpy tastless mess which was bad because she prides herself on how good her gravy is
basically the gluten free flour doesn;t work like wheat powered flour

so we are having it using normal flour as an experiment to see how my tummy reacts

needs to be done as planes need to be made for Christmas dinner

so if I'm not around tomorrow morning I might be in the loo all morning!!!!!!!

Has Mrs EB tried corn flower? It's gluten free and a natural flour.

 

[PaulSB]

Amateur! I turned up a year early for a pre race Pasta party for an event our running club organised. ( I overlooked the bit where it said the pasta party was being planned for the following years event ) 😁

Note to self........must try harder, the competition is stiff.

 

[PaulSB]

Strictly. One has to find the positives in any situation. It's the semi-final, that means only one more tedious Saturday night to go....

 

[Tenkaykev]

Another first for me today. Played one of those racing games on son's gaming computer that uses a game controller with loads of buttons and nobs to manipulate. Have to report that I was soundly beaten at the Paw Patrol racing challenge by our five year old granddaughter 😁

 

[Paulus]

I will never be surprised by people's carelessness and stupidity. This afternoon , the police had to come and stop a man from wind surfing on a raging sea. Pure madness and complete lack of commonsense.

I always feel like that about TV reporters who go out onto promenades when the waves are crashing over the sea walls, when the official warnings are to stay away, preferably indoors.