wednesday is not what it says, but what it means

sungod

'ning

ride, cafe, another cafe, another ride, possibly a bit of wfh if i'm in the mood, laze, bubbly

lincolndave

Morning, bloody freezing again, dog walked, having a coffee , I had some good newsyesterday that the company I have worked for the last 34 years , accepted me for voluntary redundancy , yippee , I was going to retire early this year anyway,I can do it now with a good handshake
Have a good day

nibnob21

Morning, good news LD! Maybe one day in a few decades I'll be able to retire.

oxoman

Morning everyone. Good news LD, I trust everyone's pets and OH,s are feeling better. Taxi duty first thing then out on CX bike exploring off road ish route to newly opened trail centre. It's only a blue but it's worth the 8 mile each way XC route if it's doable. Prep later for being back on shift tomorrow.

hopkinb

nibnob21 said:

Morning, good news LD! Maybe one day in a few decades I'll be able to retire.

Just for the one day nibnob?

My retirement plans, such as they are, might take a blow by the end of the week. We had a call from the school where mini is on the waiting list, it's quite likely they'll offer her a place for the start of year 6 by the end of the week, which = school fees, plus all the extras that go with that.

Better get to my desk I suppose...

tlw1

Great news LD

Hounds walked, going for a hilly run, then beach and the wife’s turn to drive which is scary as there is a Ford on the route 😳

seanoconn

tlw1 said:

Great news LD

Hounds walked, going for a hilly run, then beach and the wife’s turn to drive which is scary as there is a Ford on the route 😳

Eek! Turkey flotation device at the ready.

seanoconn

lincolndave said:

Morning, bloody freezing again, dog walked, having a coffee , I had some good newsyesterday that the company I have worked for the last 34 years , accepted me for voluntary redundancy , yippee , I was going to retire early this year anyway,I can do it now with a good handshake
Have a good day

Nice one Dave. 👍

hopkinb

lincolndave said:

Morning, bloody freezing again, dog walked, having a coffee , I had some good newsyesterday that the company I have worked for the last 34 years , accepted me for voluntary redundancy , yippee , I was going to retire early this year anyway,I can do it now with a good handshake
Have a good day

A bit of redundancy £ is always welcome, especially if you were leaving/retiring anyway! Congrats.

Stevo_666

lincolndave said:

Morning, bloody freezing again, dog walked, having a coffee , I had some good newsyesterday that the company I have worked for the last 34 years , accepted me for voluntary redundancy , yippee , I was going to retire early this year anyway,I can do it now with a good handshake
Have a good day

Always good to get a break like that LD. Hopefully a decent payout given your third of a century of employment. Reminds me of when my OH went on mat leave and was not coming back, but before she told them that they offered a load of them voluntary redundancy which of course she took.

Stevo_666

hopkinb said:

nibnob21 said:

Morning, good news LD! Maybe one day in a few decades I'll be able to retire.

Just for the one day nibnob?

My retirement plans, such as they are, might take a blow by the end of the week. We had a call from the school where mini is on the waiting list, it's quite likely they'll offer her a place for the start of year 6 by the end of the week, which = school fees, plus all the extras that go with that.

Better get to my desk I suppose...

You have plans to retire? I might think about it after junior finishes uni. But probably only think about it.

hopkinb

I'd love to retire, travel, catch up on all the books I meant to read, do an OU degree, ride my bike, do some walking, cook.

Got to get our mortgage gone and the pension plans funded properly first though, and 8 years of school fees might make a dent in that progress!

I'm not talking "early" retirement, another 15 years as long as someone will employ me.

veronese68

Morning folks,
Difficult commute to the desk this morning, eyes didn't want to open and I had to negotiate a pair of shoes at the bottom of the stairs. Seem to have lost my motivation recently, might go looking for it if I can be bothered. Many congratulations LD. Alas, retirement is some way off for me too. The EPO took voluntary redundancy a few years back, worked as a temp for a while then went back to her old job as a temp. After a few months they took her back on full time. So she could have just taken a long holiday with a bit of extra bonus. Should probably do some work...
Ooh, pub tonight as it's Wednesday. Or pub garden at any rate.

pinno

No al fresco options at the curry house VN?

As soon as this fog lifts, i'm off pedalling.
Waiting for a Molten speed pre waxed chain for the Colnago in the post... Saves me stripping it of factory lubricants.

What OU degree where you thinking of H³? Must be an Ology.

hopkinb

pinno said:

What OU degree where you thinking of H³? Must be an Ology.

I did history as an undergraduate. Badly, what with being a young twerp.

I would like to do art history, philosophy something like that. I also did maths at A level, so maybe revisit that as well, probably via a refresher access course then onto a degree.

johngti

Nice one LD! I’m stuck until 67 as things stand. Getting divorced many years ago (now - time flies!) made a significant dent in my pension planning. Luckily enough the teachers pension is good enough that I won’t be below the poverty line but that’s reliant on me staying as a head of department or better for the next 15 years!

In other news, going to attempt to get GTi junior’s hair cut today.

elbowloh

Bloody astounded as the Openreach guy has turned up (third time lucky), well its Kelly Communications on behalf of Openreach.

Now, they've just go to install the service and it actually work.

I'm also surprised that in this day and age he's gone up the telecoms pole on a ladder, must be 8 meters up. That wouldn't be allowed on a construction site (well not the ones i'm involved in).

He also confirmed its fibre all the way to my router, which i wasn't actually expecting!

elbowloh

Well done LD. Been made redundant twice. First time i was only in the job 14 months and the package was exceptional, equivalent of about 6 months pay after tax.

Second time was last year, after 10 years service, the package was shoite and they treated me terribly. I was quite shocked as they always prided themselves and promoted themselves as being a "family" company.

There'll be no early retirement for me I expect, unless there's an unexpected winfall to come.

hopkinb

elbowloh said:

He also confirmed its fibre all the way to my router, which i wasn't actually expecting!

Cooorr. Whoooosh - lightning speeds are possible then. I just looked up whether I can get that, and I can now it seems. I couldn't when I last looked - must see when virgin contract expires.

hopkinb

Though I see virgin also offer it to my address, might be easier to just give them a call and upgrade..

Stevo_666

hopkinb said:

I'd love to retire, travel, catch up on all the books I meant to read, do an OU degree, ride my bike, do some walking, cook.

Got to get our mortgage gone and the pension plans funded properly first though, and 8 years of school fees might make a dent in that progress!

I'm not talking "early" retirement, another 15 years as long as someone will employ me.

Uni fees aside, Mrs. 666 and juniors new found keenness to move house is likely to dent my plans.

On the upside, at least I'll continue getting paid for jobs that I do as Mrs. 666 will gladly find stuff for me to do if I have more spare time. I had a 1 year break about a decade back and found this out first hand. Some other people I know retired then went back to work for similar reasons.

elbowloh

I was right to be skeptical. Engineer just says, I can install the line, but it's not going to work as there's no signal to the pole. He's reported it, but doesn't know how long it will take to fix it.

Marvelous.

What's the [email protected] point.

homers_double

Excellent news LD, site meeting shortly followed by much DIY at home.
And hunting down a new headset.

nibnob21

elbowloh said:

I was right to be skeptical. Engineer just says, I can install the line, but it's not going to work as there's no signal to the pole. He's reported it, but doesn't know how long it will take to fix it.

Marvelous.

What's the [email protected] point.

Please, don't flatter and encourage them by referring to them as 'Engineers'.

elbowloh

nibnob21 said:

elbowloh said:

I was right to be skeptical. Engineer just says, I can install the line, but it's not going to work as there's no signal to the pole. He's reported it, but doesn't know how long it will take to fix it.

Marvelous.

What's the [email protected] point.

Please, don't flatter and encourage them by referring to them as 'Engineers'.

I normally try not to, having and engineering degree myself, but it's the vernacular in use innit.

I know some places in Europe and around the world the title "Engineer" has an equivalence with "Doctor", but not here.

oxoman

Your well lucky LD, my employers went on a thinning out exercise when they looked for voluntary redundancy victims. They found excuses to sack or force out as many long timer volunteers as possible. Most via shift changes or minor H&S infringements. They were ruthless and the union managed to get some reinstated or paid out but not all. People employed to do said cull have since been culled themselves. Current management is carrying out devide and conquer with lower management and workers. Currently losing a lot of irreplaceable experience. Stuff them. Glad you had a decent employer LD.

Wheelspinner

Been a mixed few days. Builder bloke finished Monday, for this round of works anyway. Shame to spend that much money on drainage and stuff, but hey ho.

Installing skirting boards in the newly tiled living room. Have to (re-)design and fit balustrade plus a cabinet thing.

etc etc.

Still no riding. Meh.

lincolndave

Thanks for the good wishes lads, I only hope I don’t get bored and go after another job 😀

seanoconn

The local milkman retired recently after 45 years in the job. He was dead inside two months. Must have been a shock to the system, no routine or reason to get out of bed.

thistle_

seanoconn said:

The local milkman retired recently after 45 years in the job. He was dead inside two months. Must have been a shock to the system, no routine or reason to get out of bed.

I was furloughed for a few weeks and felt the same. Was providing as much free labour as I could to worthy organisations just so I had something to do.

Anyway,

'Noon
WFW
Been for a swim which has ruined me.
Bike ride later, but probably nothing notable.

seanoconn

thistle_ said:

seanoconn said:

The local milkman retired recently after 45 years in the job. He was dead inside two months. Must have been a shock to the system, no routine or reason to get out of bed.

I was furloughed for a few weeks and felt the same. Was providing as much free labour as I could to worthy organisations just so I had something to do.

Anyway,

'Noon
WFW
Been for a swim which has ruined me.
Bike ride later, but probably nothing notable.

Haven’t you got a bike to be fixing!?