The Retirement Thread

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Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
I've just switch on the TV something I haven't done for a long time......and I can see why
I'm just glad I don't have a TV licence and pay to watch crap :laugh:
Did you see my comment yesterday??
Not being well I decided to try daytime tv.
Our listings magazine has 55 different channels plus sky. 55 channels ful of drivel. Even Sky was naff.....full of repeats.
 
All those re-runs/repeats you could be watching though.
If I want repeats I could eat cucumber :laugh:
 
Did you see my comment yesterday??
Not being well I decided to try daytime tv.
Our listings magazine has 55 different channels plus sky. 55 channels ful of drivel. Even Sky was naff.....full of repeats.
If there was no TV and everybody had to go to a cinema to watch the same crap they would be bankrupt in a week, so why do you put up with it and don't tell be it's because of one good program a week.....is that possible ??
 
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Deleted member 1258

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Earlswood the destination, 52 miles the journey, I got back about a quarter to two, the ride home was definetly a lot harder than the ride out, but it was a good morning out on the bike, a bit fresh first thing and it had warmed up nicely by the time I was homeward bound, cloudy on the way out but nice and sunny on the way back. I've now worked out that the old frame pump I kept in the kitchen was knackered and I was running soft, I'm now running harder due to the new track pump and gauge and the bikes rolling well though I'm feeling the bumps a bit more, thats making the ride more pleasant and boosting my confidence when I'm on the bike. The rubbing mudguard sorted itself out during the ride home but I'll have to do a bit more work on it to try and and keep it that way, on the bikes original wheels it wasn't a problem, but the rims on the new wheel set are a smidge wider and I've had problems with the back mudguard rubbing since I fitted it, the real problem is its a typical modern frame, they put the eyes on it for carrier and mudguards then don't include enough clearance to fit mudguards.
 

screenman

Squire
How long ago was the op'?
They tend to do keyhole op's now, if possible.
I had a double hernia op' (full cut) years ago. I spent 5 days in hospital but 12 weeks recovery......it was sore!!
Edit
Sorry.......just noticed you said "in THE 50s". I read it as HIS 50s.

Had my hernia done 20+years ago, I was back on the turbo after a few days and hard out on the road after two weeks. Best £1,000 I ever spent, my pals having theirs done on the NHS at the time did not do so well.
 

12boy

Guru
Location
Casper WY USA
I hate going to the movie theater...(We don't have cinemas)...it's too damn loud. Back when I drank we would go with my wife's brother, and his wife. Then we'd bring a couple pints of 150 proof rum and get some cokes from the concession stand and drink rum and cokes until we were goofy. It's true we didn't understand the movies very well but we had fun.
T S Eliot said April is the cruellest month, but I think it's October. Clear warm days, cool nights, winding down in the garden, but it is all too short. Some very cold and windy times not so far ahead. I would probably live in October all year long if I could. Gotta get at least one more trip out to the lake and up the mountain in the next few weeks.
 

Sterlo

Early Retirement Planning
Last time I went to the cinema it cost 9p to get in.
And I bet you complained about the guy playing the Wurlitzer blocking your view :rofl:
 

pawl

Legendary Member
Last time I went to the cinema it cost 9p to get in.


How long ago was that.In the late 1940s I paid a shilling to go to the kids Saturday morning cinema.

The first time I took a girl to the pics I asked for two one an sixes( ( they were the seats near the front)She wanted two and sixpence seats(balcony) No problem said I just one one and six and I will see you tomorrow.

Due to not wanting to get banned I can’t repeat her response.It did end with tight blank blank.
 
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How long ago was that.In the late 1940s I paid a shilling to go to the kids Saturday morning cinema.

The first time I took a girl to the pics I asked for two one an sixes( ( they were the seats near the front)She wanted two and sixpence seats(balcony) No problem said I just one one and six and I will see you tomorrow.

Due to not wanting to get banned I can’t repeat her response.It did end with tight blank blank.

I remember when me and my Good Lady were first living together, the local cinema would do a low price special on a Monday night, we'd walk down, buying a big bag of sweets on the way, then snuggle up in one of the double seats in the back row to watch the film and eat the sweets, very happy days.
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
I remember when me and my Good Lady were first living together, the local cinema would do a low price special on a Monday night, we'd walk down, buying a big bag of sweets on the way, then snuggle up in one of the double seats in the back row to watch the film and eat the sweets, very happy days.
When we were courting and went to the pictures..... a) there were no double seats and b) I struggled to eat popcorn etc. with one hand up her jumper ^_^
 
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