The Retirement Thread

[Deleted member 1258]

Will you be posting your ride on Twitter?

I remember taking the family to visit many years ago, they had kookaburra's there at the time, the parrots were having great fun winding the kookaburra's up by imitating their calls, it all got very noisy.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I remember us having a paraffin heater in the kitchen when I was really young.

Yes I remember the paraffin heater at home, my parents would use it in the morning before they lit the fire. I also remember living in a bedsit and only having a paraffin heater to keep me warm in the winter.

 

[Dave7]

Didn't they use this to advertize Esso Blue?

They did

 

[Mo1959]

Yes I remember the paraffin heater at home, my parents would use it in the morning before they lit the fire. I also remember living in a bedsit and only having a paraffin heater to keep me warm in the winter.

We had a coal fire in the living room. I always remember my little brother trying to heat his wellies up in front of it and must have put them far too close. Nice big melted rubber drips down the front of them.

 

[Dave7]

Bit like Meniere's disease possibly?

Possibly a bit of inner ear problem eg I can walk to the shop and be fine but occasionally I lose it with a slight stagger. I do worry that people will think I am p*ssed although it only lasts a couple of seconds.

 

[Dirk]

Yes I remember the paraffin heater at home, my parents would use it in the morning before they lit the fire. I also remember living in a bedsit and only having a paraffin heater to keep me warm in the winter.

Eee.....you were lucky!
We used to dream of 'avin a paraffin 'eater!
Me dad used to suck an extra strong mint and we'd all sit around his tongue.

 

[numbnuts]

Yes I remember the paraffin heater at home, my parents would use it in the morning before they lit the fire. I also remember living in a bedsit and only having a paraffin heater to keep me warm in the winter.

We had one like this

 

[numbnuts]

Eee.....you were lucky!
We used to dream of 'avin a paraffin 'eater!
Me dad used to suck an extra strong mint and we'd all sit around his tongue.

Yeah they were no good in a cardboard box

 

[Tenkaykev]

Caught up on "Secret Scotland" with Susan Calman last night. We recorded the first two episodes so as to be able to "fast forward" through the interminable ads.
It was really enjoyable, refreshing that the presenter was being her natural self without doing the "walk towards camera whilst emoting and waving your arms" that a lot of presenters have been tutored to do.
A bit disappointed that in the episode where she visited the Kingdom of Fife she didn't take the time to visit the banana plantations ( I've yet to discover the Tea Plantations of Yorkshire or Dorset )
Speaking of tea, I've just taken a Barm Brack out of the oven. I used Yorkshire tea and Captain Morgan Spiced Rum to steep the fruit in overnight. It smells lovely. I gave it a bit of extra time in the oven as the skewer persisted in coming out a bit sticky ( I'm thinking it's because it's quite a moist cake)
Possible trip to the local Brewery this afternoon as I need to hydrate for my 5K time trial in the morning 🍺

 

[numbnuts]

After nearly three months I have finely got my ceiling and wall painted

 

[numbnuts]

When I lived in Aussie we had loads of kookaburra's in the area, didn't need an alarm clock as they all started chattering at 4 am

 

[Mo1959]

We had one like this
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Ours was more like this if I remember.

 

[Blue]

We had one like this
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That would have been for the posh side of our village

 

[Blue]

When my brothers and I started contributing to the family budget we graduated to one of these

Though in the winter we still had to scrape the ice off the inside of the windows so that we could see the day when we were getting up. Ah, the good old days.

 

[oldwheels]

Don't forget the tiger in your tank

I got one of these in gaelic for my bike trailer which was a large Columbus and a cumbersome beast.