tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556021846818907745.post1781157019375413539..comments2024-03-12T18:18:10.646+13:00Comments on How the hell does this work?: Looking Forward to RetirementTwisted Scottish Bastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825025524038296192noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556021846818907745.post-23916947303062407112012-04-24T17:31:56.943+12:002012-04-24T17:31:56.943+12:00Well how about bloody Bowls then? That's what ...Well how about bloody Bowls then? That's what most old coggers do here in NZ and OZ. You can play indoor in winter and outdoor in summer. Geez 4 Book Clubs already?<br />Is'nt that overdoing it a bit?<br /><br />Why no tgo back to uni and do your PhD? Never ever to late to do more learning. The idea of caling yourself Doctor maybe quite appealing. WIth your fantastic writing skills I ma sure you have a thesis in you somewhere TSB.Valley Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556021846818907745.post-43449245832335348752012-04-24T06:33:53.134+12:002012-04-24T06:33:53.134+12:00The Unbearable banishment: Welcome to my little b...The Unbearable banishment: Welcome to my little blog, and thanks for leaving a comment. <br />You are missing the point. She's my beloved, she's intrinsically unreasonable, she's a woman for goodness sake, trained in the esoteric arts of percieved compromise (but really overwhelming omnipotent rule) by all of her female relatives since birth.<br /><br />Knitting club? Has possibilities, especially if we can have it in a remote shed with a large working fridge. To keep the wool cold of course. <br /><br />Just a bloody moment, who suggested <i>castration</i>?<br /><br />I may be hen-pecked, under her thumb and completly cowed, but I still have some balls. <br /><br />They're about the size of ant's eggs, but they're mine!Twisted Scottish Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825025524038296192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556021846818907745.post-78051264789181642822012-04-24T06:27:23.031+12:002012-04-24T06:27:23.031+12:00Tempo: That sounds a tad harsh. It's our hous...Tempo: That sounds a tad harsh. It's <b><i>our</i></b> house. Except the times she has her friends/coven/mah jong club/cup cake eating club/sherry appreciation club/ or other groupings around.<br /><br />Maybe you've got a point, but, please, don't ever mention the "E" word again. Every time my Beloved thinks I'm having too much of god time, she drags me off to some sort of torture session disguised as exercise.Twisted Scottish Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825025524038296192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556021846818907745.post-10685149199624232422012-04-24T06:23:12.295+12:002012-04-24T06:23:12.295+12:00VG: Oh thanks for taking my Beloved's side, th...VG: Oh thanks for taking my Beloved's side, that makes me feel <i>so</i> much better.<br />Let's look at your options.<br /><br />1. Golf. NEVER. I wouldn't mind shooting at golf balls or golfers with my trusty 7.62, but play the stupid game? Nope.<br /><br />2.Relief teaching. Not if I can help it. I might think about taking on some sort of part-time job, but of a more honest occupation, like mugging or burglary.<br /><br />3.Home Brewing. Definitely, as i dabble a little with it at the moment. My Feijoa wine (Vintage 2004) has been favourably compaired to Marmite, with just a hint of soap.<br /><br />4.Cossie Club. Maybe, but most of them look like they're coffin-fodder. Maybe a computer club, or even a female form appreciation society, as soon as I find out which old bugger has a collection of vintage Palyboy magazines.<br /><br />5.Book Club. Already a member of 4.<br /><br />Thanks for the ideas.Twisted Scottish Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825025524038296192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556021846818907745.post-30393626013902326312012-04-24T06:15:39.460+12:002012-04-24T06:15:39.460+12:00TC: I'm glad you get the same sort of treatmen...TC: I'm glad you get the same sort of treatment vis a vis the "Your" house or "Our" house, or even "My" house, depending on context and number of jobs to do.<br /><br />I get the same feeling whenever I mention "fun" in the same sentence as retirement.<br /><br />The things we do for our women.Twisted Scottish Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825025524038296192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556021846818907745.post-27734807564922659622012-04-24T06:12:41.420+12:002012-04-24T06:12:41.420+12:00Patience_Crabstick: I can sympathise with your dad...Patience_Crabstick: I can sympathise with your dad. I've sometimes wondered which job I'd go for after retirement. I think whisky tester or bustier fitter would suit me.<br /><br />Why don't you put some pictures of your hubby's walking sticks on your blog? I like the idea of chainmail glove, especially of someone offends him. He could dash it into the varlet's face and demand satisfactionTwisted Scottish Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825025524038296192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556021846818907745.post-17050728253131243662012-04-23T23:41:24.365+12:002012-04-23T23:41:24.365+12:00No beer!? Or noise?! That seems bloody unreasonabl...No beer!? Or noise?! That seems bloody unreasonable to me. Perhaps you can join a nice knitting club. Or be the charter member. Would that meet her stringent requirements? You could always start a support group for castrated retirees.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556021846818907745.post-12045793082737171872012-04-23T21:34:24.507+12:002012-04-23T21:34:24.507+12:00That sounds just like most retirements...it's ...That sounds just like most retirements...it's about there that you realize you've been working all those years to buy a house for someone else (her) and youre not even welcome in it... I can only suggest you do as you are told, get out and exercise, dont clutter the house with yourself and enjoy that cruise while she's at home...Tempohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023337124226272532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556021846818907745.post-77624087567953698062012-04-23T18:56:51.129+12:002012-04-23T18:56:51.129+12:00Only 5 + years to go. Oh my I'm sure the time ...Only 5 + years to go. Oh my I'm sure the time will fly! Your Beloved is right, you do need to do some retirement planning.<br /><br />I have some useful ideas of what you can do to fill in those days of retirement:<br /><br /> 1) Take up Golf there are several <br /> lovely local clubs close by.<br /><br /> 2) Do Day relief teaching (to <br /> keep you mentally stimualted<br /> and to earn some pocket <br /> money.<br /><br /> 3) Take up Home Brewing in your <br /> garage. That should apeeal to <br /> your inner Scientist.<br /><br /> 4) Join one of the many ADjunts <br /> Clubs at the Cossie Club <br /> (Wine CLub would be a nice <br /> start, and you could run the <br /> Computer Club). <br /><br /> 5) Join a Book Club.<br /><br /> There that's plenty of food for <br /> thought!Valley Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556021846818907745.post-35688143376361638762012-04-23T14:10:28.972+12:002012-04-23T14:10:28.972+12:00I've had conversations like that with The Old ...I've had conversations like that with The Old Girl though perhaps not so heated.<br />Its amazing that it is my or our house when there is stuff to do around it but her house when it comes to me lying around a bit in it. When it comes to the discussion of retirement there is the strong suggestion of me being out a lot but when I construe that as out having fun and adventures a certain amount of censure comes in.THE CURMUDGEONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01747720629076703739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556021846818907745.post-87095217862426084572012-04-23T11:45:51.822+12:002012-04-23T11:45:51.822+12:00My dad's retirement "hobby" was to g...My dad's retirement "hobby" was to get another job, LOL.<br /><br />My husband is not retired, but he does enjoy chiseling wood. He makes carved walking sticks that many people think are beautiful, but he has gashed his hand several times and on one dramatic occasion, drove himself to the emergency room, helped himself to a suturing kit (he can do that b/c he works there) brought it home and then demanded that I suture his hand, which I refused to do, although I did tape his skin together quite neatly. Now he wears a fish gutting glove and there have been no more incidents.<br /><br />I'm sure five years will go by like *that*.Patience_Crabstickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860012969550268614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556021846818907745.post-11471404261452130522012-04-23T11:34:46.875+12:002012-04-23T11:34:46.875+12:00Northern Snippet: Great idea, except I already lik...Northern Snippet: Great idea, except I already like the occasional cigar, and my Beloved hates them.. I could have started a whisky appreciation club, but I'm thinking of cutting back a bit.<br /><br />Maybe I could start a meat pie appreciation society?<br /><br />I like the idea of you with the cigarette holder held at a jaunty angle, ash hanging precipitously over a pot of curry sauce.Twisted Scottish Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825025524038296192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556021846818907745.post-13124527266032816062012-04-23T09:33:56.199+12:002012-04-23T09:33:56.199+12:00I have a great idea for a retirement hobby.Listen ...I have a great idea for a retirement hobby.Listen to this.<br />Take up smoking.Its perfect. I've been thinking about it for a LONG time.It ticks all the boxes,its a nice gentle exercise with not too much exertion.<br />Just imagine,a smoking club,you could organise coach trips away(smokers only)with regular stops for fag breaks.<br />The beauty of it is there will be no need to worry about the health risks as there's not much time left anyway.<br />I plan to use a glamorous Audrey Hepburn style cigarette holder.I shall say 'Twisted Scottish Bastard,care to furnish me with a cigarette Old Boy??'<br />*swoons*Northern Snippethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07207173438875166390noreply@blogger.com