The Retirement Thread

[Deleted member 1258]

Pretty sure I would be shot at dawn for my views!

And me, I'm a bit of an old hippy, peace and love man.

 

[Dirk]

Pretty sure I would be shot at dawn for my views!

Me too.

 

[Exlaser2]

Afternoon all . Hope we are all well today .
Weather is lovely now in Coventry after the morning mist . Mrs exlaser was going out on a club ride this morning but it got cancelled, so we walked to m&s for a bottle of fizzy wine to celebrate our daughter finally getting a job 18 months after getting her Masters degree .
It’s not really what she wanted but it’s a start. It’s with a company that out sources customer relations for other companies. The funny thing is she will doing it for PSA (Peugeot) , which is company I retired from after 31 years. So when they asked her did she know who PSA was, she knew more than the person doing the interview 😂😀

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Pretty sure I would be shot at dawn for my views!

Me too

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

I have bimbled. (Hope Mo doesn’t mind me copying her catchphrase). 40 miles of rolling Midlothian green-ness in pleasant autumn sun. Very enjoyable. A lot of other cyclists about, at one stage I was wondering if I had stumbled across some sort of organised ride but I don’t think I had, it was just chance I think.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Oh - it's Saturday
Was going to have a go at the Parkrun but by the time I realised it was today it was too late

Probably go out for a ride anyway - no rain forecast

grass was mown yesterday - may be the last chance I get before spring

 

[welsh dragon]

I have been reading and doing housework and looking at YouTube for some ideas.

BBQ pork with fries today for us.

 

[Mo1959]

I have been reading and doing housework and looking at YouTube for some ideas.

BBQ pork with fries today for us.

I had pea and ham soup. Should really get out for a wander since it’s nice. Rain tomorrow.

 

[Dave7]

I have been reading and doing housework and looking at YouTube for some ideas.

BBQ pork with fries today for us.

When you say 'BBQ,pork"......do you mean you actually did it on the BBQ ?
We are on jackets with quiche.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Really well organised and friendly parkrun at Wormwood Scrubs. We overestimated the time required to walk to the start and arrived quite early. It starts in a field adjacent to the Linford Christie Stadium and Mrs Tenkaykev and I did a lap of the track together for a bit of nostalgia. The course was quite challenging , more of a cross country course and uneven underfoot in places. Mrs Tenkaykev left me in the dust on the second lap but we both finished ahead of the tail markers.
Thames Valley Harriers club house was open for post run coffee and homemade flapjack for £1 👍
It was great looking out of the club house window onto the running track and seeing the youngsters being coached, maybe a future Olympian is among their number.

 

[welsh dragon]

When you say 'BBQ,pork"......do you mean you actually did it on the BBQ ?
We are on jackets with quiche.

No. We do it in BBQ sauce.

 

[Juan Kog]

Pretty sure I would be shot at dawn for my views!

If I had my way people who didn’t share my views would be shot, I wouldn’t bother waiting till dawn .

 

[12boy]

Beavers are such smart animals that they are occasionally killed by the trees they fell. True thing that.

And so do people.
It will be very windy today and tomorrow with rain on Monday so I may not get much biking in for a while.
Possibility of a freeze Monday night so I will pick what produce I can on Monday and hope for the best. I really screwed the pooch in terms of over gardening this year and have some trouble getting rid of giant Zucchini, Swiss Chard and cukes. I won't be sad to see the garden go, as I have enough on my plate with out it.
Gracie, my little rat terrier, has been deteriorating quite rapidly this year, both mentally and physically. She turned 17 on 8/28 and seems to be in no real discomfort. I am hoping she goes in her sleep and doesn't become so miserable she will need to be put to sleep. She is much beloved by our family and will be sorely missed.
Be well and safe.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Can I say how much I enjoyed your use of the term "I really screwed the pooch" which needs to be repeated, often

 

[GM]

Greetings from a sunny Norfolk, up and out early this morning for a pre breakfast pootle around the lanes about 12 miles.