The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

I am back. 6.5 mile pleasant jog in slight drizzle but nice and mild. Steep in the bath and now sitting down to breakfast.

Chapeau Mo! How’s the “Teabag Tan” coming along?😁

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Walk down to the village for a newspaper first thing, then doggie walking later.
Lockdown is so exciting, innit?
Got to pick up beer supplies sometime.

 

[Mo1959]

Chapeau Mo! How’s the “Teabag Tan” coming along?😁

Dinnae need a tan on yer legs wi aw the gutters covering them!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've just put the washing out, looks like yesterday was the right day for my bike ride, very cold, grey and windy this morning.

 

[welsh dragon]

Seems to be quite calm here, and it's not cold either. Of course that could change in a minute.

 

[Mo1959]

I have just ordered this............sums me up perfectly!

 

[PaulSB]

You know you'd love one

Possibly I should mention I missed the link out!! I'll find it later.

Just realised how it reads 😂😂

 

[oldwheels]

Wet couple of days forecast with brisk winds. They are not wrong about the wet as I have just been out but no wind and not cold so far. From Thursday onwards there seems to be some dry coming up but colder.
So far yesterday and this morning I have had 4 text messages from Calmac with timetable changes. The first one was of course giving the wrong information as it was corrected about an hour later. They do this regularly to keep us on our toes. Fortunately I do not plan on going anywhere anyway but still need to keep up to date.
Mo mentioned an ice cream van recently. Is anyone old enough to remember the Ice Cream Wars in Glasgow?

 

[Dave7]

A visiting scuba diver went into our local dive shop and asked if they had any single fins for sale. Got a sarcastic reply " what you only got one leg or something?". "Er yes". Collapse of shop owner with embarrassment. True story.

I was diving off Cornwall with a group I didn't know well. I got buddied with a guy I only new vaguely. Hit the bottom and he pointed down to show he had lost a fin. We had a quick search, no luck, so had to abandon our dive.i was not best pleased

 

[Mo1959]

Is anyone old enough to remember the Ice Cream Wars in Glasgow?

Vaguely remember but maybe just from reading stuff. A few ended up in Barlinnie I think?

 

[welsh dragon]

Wet couple of days forecast with brisk winds. They are not wrong about the wet as I have just been out but no wind and not cold so far. From Thursday onwards there seems to be some dry coming up but colder.
So far yesterday and this morning I have had 4 text messages from Calmac with timetable changes. The first one was of course giving the wrong information as it was corrected about an hour later. They do this regularly to keep us on our toes. Fortunately I do not plan on going anywhere anyway but still need to keep up to date.
Mo mentioned an ice cream van recently. Is anyone old enough to remember the Ice Cream Wars in Glasgow?

We had them in Birmingham as well.

 

[Dave7]

Just booked a week away on Dartmoor over Christmas in the caravan.
Nice site that we've used before.
Christmas dinner in the van.

We were saying just yesterday how much we enjoyed christmas lunch in the static.
Prepare the veg.
Bung the roast into the oven, walk down to the pub, have a few drinks then back to that lovely smell

 

[Dave7]

I may have to sit on the naughty step as I didn't wake till 08.15 today after being in bed before 2200 last night.
We have to go into town shortly, to the bank. Can't avoid it, sadly.
Apart from that......not much.

 

[oldwheels]

Vaguely remember but maybe just from reading stuff. A few ended up in Barlinnie I think?

You may have had contact in your job with some of the victims of the "specials" which the wars were all about of course.

 

[oldwheels]

I was diving off Cornwall with a group I didn't know well. I got buddied with a guy I only new vaguely. Hit the bottom and he pointed down to show he had lost a fin. We had a quick search, no luck, so had to abandon our dive.i was not best pleased

I remember the guy well as he was a regular visitor and hopped about on one leg quite well in his dry suit. He did not appear to have balance problems but I never saw him travel far that way. His leg was off from the knee.