The Retirement Thread

[pawl]

Finished Bosch then started on Reacher.
Off to bed now.

Try Feud on channel 5

 

[pawl]

Why do you choose to have your groceries delivered rather than going to the shops?

We started having our weekly shop delivered during Covid .Going to the nearest Tesco is an 18 mile round trip.Lugging all the shopping into the house is getting beyond us ,plus from the drive there are three steps to negotiate

 

[Mo1959]

Try Feud on channel 5

I wondered if that might be any good. Might catch up sometime there’s nothing else on.

Pleasant riverside trail done. It’s much brighter now and we currently have blue sky and sunshine. Quite glad of the sun hitting the windows to warm the house up a bit as I switched the heating off a couple of days ago.

 

[numbnuts]

Morning

 

[classic33]

Morning

Owdo

 

[Paulus]

Try Feud on channel 5

Myself and MrsP have got into Feud. It is a bit C5 ish but quite intriguing.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning folks. A bright start to the day. I tried a new loaf recipe that has come out ok, 50% white, 25% malthouse and 25% spelt flours. It's quite dense but flavoursome. I just tried the crust from the end ( I like crusts ) without anything on it and it's crunchy and chewy. Veg box has been delivered, walking group at 10:30 then a trip to Aldi for emergency coffee beans as we're almost out and our regular supply hasn't arrived yet.

 

[numbnuts]

Up , making chicken and stuffing pies this morning

 

[PeteXXX]

Nice sunny day, so far.. After yesterday's rain, here in Hamtun, I guess the grass will be as high as an elephant's eye soon!

 

[welsh dragon]

The sun is shining here in Wales.

Sausages today. No ide what we will have with them but bangers it is.

 

[PeteXXX]

I feel like chicken tonight 🐔

 

[Mike Ayling]

The local ish Sainsbury's is pretty poorly laid out. As you come out of the front doors it's on a slope so a full trolley runs away with you. Out of three lifts up to the carpark there is normally only one working, there was a double travelator when it was first built in 1983, but that soon broke down, and the carpark is a mess.
There are now only 4 manned checkouts with two areas of self checkouts, one for small baskets the other for trolleys.
The nearest Tesco is 7 miles away, and I don't always have use of the car, like now, as after knee surgery I can't drive yet.
I use the local shops for everyday items.

Fair enough.

 

[numbnuts]

Pies made, kitchen cleaned, now to do lunch, I may go for a walk later

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Why do you choose to have your groceries delivered rather than going to the shops?

I go to the shops for 2 reasons

Firstly - when I got stuff delivered I often got fresh stuff that was short dated or not the best freshness - although I believe this problem has been fixed

Secondly - and most importantly - I need to get out other wise I go crazy (sorry - crazier) and going to the shops helps to get me out
Even when I was banned from driving for a month (medical reasons) I still went to the shops rather than getting deliveries - I just used my bike or walked
My wife did sigh a few times but she knew the reason and would have commented if she thought I should take more care
I did use STrava to allow her to track me in case I had problems and so she wouldn;t worry!

 

[PeteXXX]

What a lovely snooze that was! The only problem was waking up.. 😑