The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

Mrs P is reading to #1SP. About time Nana pulled her weight, Granddad has just done six straight hours of "Granddad will you play with me?" Granddad is nackered.

The next challenge is to persuade #1SP it's time to go home. After that Granddad is going to have a very, very, very lonnnnngggggg nap.

 

[Tenkaykev]

A number of years ago now, I was working in Gibraltar, with a fellow Software Engineer from Pune (India). My wife, and, daughters No 2 and 3 were visiting me, and, my Indian colleague invited us to his accommodation for a meal. His wife produced a selection of Indian food, including some delicious Chicken Tikka. D2 and D3 (then aged 12 and 14) demolished most of it, so, she promptly produced more, which they made major inroads to. My wife, felling slightly embarrassed and trying to cover for the apparent gluttony of D2 and D3, asked if she could have the recipe, so that she could make them some at home. My colleagues wife promptly produced a jar of Pataks sauce. So, it would appear, even "real" Indians use it.

This was quite a while ago, D2 and D3 are now 50 and 52 respectively

Our local supermarket " Makkha " is an Aladins cave of exotica with a lot of stuff ( and labels ) that you won't find in the usual big supermarkets. There's also a section with Pataks products, so many varieties and variations that I hadn't seen elsewhere and didn't know they made. I picked up a small margarine sized tub of vegetable curry base paste, ( not Pataks ) it is Indian in origin but imported through Holland according to the label. When I gave it a go it was astonishingly good, I thought " eff me, I've cracked it " 😁

 

[Drago]

Our local supermarket " Makkha "

And the local bathroom suite store is called Kackha.

 

[rustybolts]

Have you tried sucking a Fisherman's Friend? That can clear the airways..

Hmm ... is it the guy on the right ?

 

[gavroche]

We arrived in Bideford at 2.15 pm so we had a good run. 6.5 hours including a 30 mn pit stop at Gloucester services.
I hope it will be similar when we go home next Saturday.
Enjoying a well deserved glass of wine now.

 

[Mo1959]

Our local supermarket " Makkha " is an Aladins cave of exotica with a lot of stuff ( and labels ) that you won't find in the usual big supermarkets. There's also a section with Pataks products, so many varieties and variations that I hadn't seen elsewhere and didn't know they made. I picked up a small margarine sized tub of vegetable curry base paste, ( not Pataks ) it is Indian in origin but imported through Holland according to the label. When I gave it a go it was astonishingly good, I thought " eff me, I've cracked it " 😁

I gave Fulgaz a try. Have to admit I quite enjoyed it. Just a short route from Edinburgh to Prestonpans.

 

[PeteXXX]

Car & two bikes have been washed & dried (ish).. 👍

 

[Drago]

Afternoon snooze completed.

 

[classic33]

Afternoon snooze completed.

Evening snooze coming up?

 

[Drago]

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Hmm ... is it the guy on the right ?

The guy on the right belongs in Planet of the Apes.

 

[Tenkaykev]

I gave Fulgaz a try. Have to admit I quite enjoyed it. Just a short route from Edinburgh to Prestonpans.


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When I did it a year or so ago I had a ( tongue in cheek) text from daughter in Edinburgh complaining that I had cycled past the end of her road and not popped in for coffee 😁

 

[Dave7]

Afternoon snooze completed.

Mine also. Problem I have is my snooze turns into really deep sleep.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Just checked the major events of the day


Liverpool beat Spurs 6 3
ManU got stuffed 3-0 at home


and Everton draw 0-0 - which is good for them at the moment - they need the points and I don;t want them to be relegated!!!

so - sounds like a good day!!!

Oh and got some Christmas shopping done

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Just checked the major events of the day


Liverpool beat Spurs 6 3
ManU got stuffed 3-0 at home


and Everton draw 0-0 - which is good for them at the moment - they need the points and I don;t want them to be relegated!!!

so - sounds like a good day!!!

Oh and got some Christmas shopping done

Except Everton were truly awful. Apart from a handful of forays towards our end they were a nightmare.

Wasting time from the off, some awful fouls and play acting plus typical Dyche 'one point will do' low-block mentality - he was the same at Burnley. Him and Pulis would make a fine pair.

I have 2 mates who are Everton fans and they are heartily sick of Dyche's grind out a point style and would be glad to see the back of him.

If they can stay up this season then the new owner cash injection may well change the situation around. Fingers crossed.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Except Everton were truly awful. Apart from a handful of forays towards our end they were a nightmare.

Wasting time from the off, some awful fouls and play acting plus typical Dyche 'one point will do' low-block mentality - he was the same at Burnley. Him and Pulis would make a fine pair.

I have 2 mates who are Everton fans and they are heartily sick of Dyche's grind out a point style and would be glad to see the back of him.

If they can stay up this season then the new owner cash injection may well change the situation around. Fingers crossed.

If I see my wife's nephew I will ask him his view
he is far from the brightest spark in any bonfire - but he does follow football and supports Everton

I sort of follow their results from a distance and would like them to be higher up
lower than Liverpool obviously - but all this bouncing around the relegation zone is worrying!