The Retirement Thread

[numbnuts]

The ship is called the SS Bolette.

Just coming up the Land End

 

[classic33]

I wonder why? It's not against the site rules.

Lots of pic's of members are scattered across the site.

Don't know, maybe it scared/frightened some.

 

[rustybolts]

The ship is called the SS Bolette.

Bloody 'ell ! have you any idea how much it is costing her ?

 

[classic33]

It's snowing. Nothing to write home about but it is snowing.

This is it here, in daylight.

About 9.00 most mornings legions of squirrels can be seen in the gardens searching for the nuts they buried in the autumn.......not today....

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We've about half (8") of what they said we'd be getting.

 

[rustybolts]

Hi I made up three 12v light bulbs = 36 volts and it works like a dream, but it taks forever to discharge, but it is very safe.
I looked on the net and found out if one uses a large resistor it will also work, but a lot quicker, but it is a "dead short" so haven't tryed it as yet as I don't want a fire and ruin £400 of battery, but it should be OK.
Asle many videos on youtube.
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Yes Mike, sorry. 1.00am & 3.30am is correct. My pm's should've been am's!

We are late (very) night people and are out of sync' with the other retirees in this thread, and in the real world tbh.

We have a great and healthy relationship. It has its moments, I am married to a very passionate, and sometimes fiery, lady. But she is a great lover in the broadest sense of the word ie not just physically.

Sadly, sex is, along with money and death an almost taboo subject to discuss in our culture.

We are very open with our friends about such matters.

Very sadly, amongst our fairly wide group of friends, sexual activity has, with a few exceptions, virtually, or even totally, ceased. And in some cases was never a major factor in the relationship anyway.

Obviously, illness, medical conditions and some natural bodily changes, affect some people as they get older but the sad reality is that many people just give up trying to be romantic, etc. Or maybe attraction falls over the years and desire simply fails?

Another one of those human conditions that doesn't really get enough airtime imo. And when it does it is watered down media fodder.

Remembering all the fuss about the 50 Shades... series of films is instructive. Positioned as being very 'outre' in the media was a sad indictment of our society.

If the limit of a couple's exploration over the years is a pair of fluffy handcuffs and a blindfold then they have lead a very sheltered life!

Anyway, enough of this shocking talk! I am up uncharacteristically early and am enjoying watching the snow float down whilst enjoying a cuppa.

Mrs SD informed me earlier that she is not getting up until at least midday (she means it) and if I want to walk in the snow it will be a solo activity for me.

Have a good day one and all. And stay safe out there!

If " her indoors " woke me up in the middle of the night looking for action it would frighten the bejeeeezis out of me

 

[rustybolts]

ps Numbnuts , I have an Ego electric lawnmower with 56v battery at my little holiday home . Once I picked it up and found it very warm . Apparently it automatically partially discharges itself after a few weeks and is normal . I am slightly concerned and wary since and park the batteries on a tiled surface .

 

[Mo1959]

Bloody 'ell ! have you any idea how much it is costing her ?

I think it might be around £20,000.

 

[PaulSB]

Now the thaw begins........and forecast to be above 0⁰ till Wednesday

 

[Dirk]

Amazingly, we survived the huge snowfall on the Quantocks this morning.

 

[classic33]

Amazingly, we survived the huge snowfall on the Quantocks this morning.

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In the Quantocks sounds painful, you were lucky to survive.

 

[Mo1959]

Amazingly, we survived the huge snowfall on the Quantocks this morning.

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Did you need your crampons to get over that?

 

[Drago]

Lunch O'clock.

 

[numbnuts]

ps Numbnuts , I have an Ego electric lawnmower with 56v battery at my little holiday home . Once I picked it up and found it very warm . Apparently it automatically partially discharges itself after a few weeks and is normal . I am slightly concerned and wary since and park the batteries on a tiled surface .

There must be some sort of resistor inside of the battery to discharge it if it heats up, I don't think the cells heat up on being discharged

 

[BoldonLad]

I have mixed feelings, our new Cupra Born has every known gadget known to man, some very useful, some intrusive, most controlled via an app, however our 2016 Škoda Citigo is reassuringly old fashioned, feels like a Spanish hire car, just simple and basic, you even start it with a key!

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A key! How retro!

 

[BoldonLad]

I thought all you Poms drove manual?

Although I had driven the occasional automatic hire / company car, I had never owned one. Now, my recently acquired car is an automatic, and, my motorhome is an automatic, fantastic is my view, no desire to go back to manual.