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Life is all about enjoying oneself in retirement imo, i try not to do anything i don't enjoy. I get all the exercise i want with wifey, now if my thinking is shortening my life then so be it, i could'nt GAF....... I'm here to enjoy myself.

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Couple of pieces of pork shoulder some sauteed onion and some air fryer potato wedges

I went for a walk down Soi 6 recently and saw plenty of potential replacements for the Michelin man. Never seen so many size 16s wearing a size 10 dress. I had PTSD by the time I got to second rd.

Saw this on FB, no idea if it's true or not, but it sounds like a good idea, lol!

It would be great if it were a much larger chunk of road, equivalent to his body weight, that was left glued to his hand. Pull the battery from his phone. Then take him to the outskirts of town, drop him off on a seldom used stretch of road and tell him he's free to go.

Interesting question Mike, what with my lifestyle/consumption i never get stomach bloating. I only ever drink half a bottle of a Chang large beer per night at home, wifey will have a couple of small glasses and bin the rest then its a couple of sangsom cokes and thats it, when we're out its red wine with dinner and then however many sangsom cokes i care to consume usually 2/3, wifey sticks to the red wine, usually only a couple of glasses. I'm a believer in moderation, i'm quite happy doing all the things that are not considered good for me but ALWAYS try to never over indulge and usually succeed. As previously said i don't/can't get involved with exercising due to the fact i don't like it plus the stroke i suffered 2 years ago has seriously effected my walking/balance but wifey is exercising virtually every morning for at least an hour and at 42yo she enjoys it. We are all different ehh ?

WTF don't you get out of the place mate ? move to Hua Hin would be my choice if i was in your shoes.

I've done Earls Court Mike to see Simple Minds, have seen them on 5 occasions, just love them.....

Looking across to some of the popular munros in the glencoe area of scotland a couple of years ago,the a82 below, just see it to the right of me.

We need a groan emoji.... 😀

Just binge watched The Long Shadow. A crime series about the investigation into the Yorkshire Ripper. What an absolute cluster f**k of mistakes and arrogance by the officers in charge! It's 3am, time for some kip.

Can't help but suspect a hack.

Whilst Border Force and Home Office have apologised, there seems to be little detail as what has caused the problem and how long it may continue. Of course, no compensation for those that may have missed their connections to public transport or onward UK flight from the airport to home as a consequence of delays at Immjgration.

Picture this.... chicken, chorizo and chickpea salad.... ....and you'll have to imagine it as my phone appears to have not taken the picture I thought I took...

Bacon sarnies for brunch and ribeye steak with onions and veg for dinner.

Mothers cooking. Chicken and leek pie,tatties and veg.

Was indeed a lovely day. About 18.5°C at Dryslwyn Castle near Carmarthen. Lovely drive, about 45 mins from my home. A view across the valley to a 'folly'. The river Towy flows nearby. Whilst there, we saw a RAF BAe Hawk fighter flying low down the valley

Many times people have said to me "If you stopped going to the pub you wouldn't have to go to the gym". My reply is always "That's two of the things that I enjoy most you want me to stop,no effing way".

Not running it on any BKK or MNL routes as yet, but looking at the order book it's probably going to happen sometime in the future. https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-announces-first-9-destinations-to-join-its-a350-network/# I notice they mention PE will be available on 42 destinations by around Feb 2025.

Travel chaos at airports across UK - as London and Manchester confirm nationwide border issue https://news.sky.com/story/travel-chaos-at-airports-across-uk-as-london-and-manchester-confirm-nationwide-border-issue-13131309

I did some checking and I wouldn't be surprised if Amsterdam were to be one of the A350 destinations. There are three daily flights from AMS to DXB, two with B777 and one with A380. The A350 can comfortably replace the B777. As for BKK, four of the five daily flights between DXB and BKK are with A380 but the fifth is with a B777, which can again easily be replaced by an A350. Somehow I don't think this is good news for Boeing.

The flight will leave EDI at 20:40 so the only decent connection to BKK will be onto EK372 with an 85 minute transit. A bit too tight for my liking. On the return it's similar with a flight departing BKK at 09:30 giving a 95 minute transit arriving in EDI at 19:05.

On way to black cullin ridge ,isle of skye.

Hahahaha...Similar to driving across Germany in the pouring rain (still on subject!) in my little Mini Metro with the roof rack fully laden, then wheel spinning trying to get up the wet Ferry ramp from the rain (still on subject)!! ....Because it was raining....

Taking this long drive to Pattaya tomorrow has reminded me of the regular trips I used to take around 15 years ago driving from Kamphaengphet to Pattaya. I'd get into The Rock House late Friday night and have a great time in there, mainly because Mulphy was always in the Philippines during that period and Mrs Mulphy was more relaxed when he wasn't there. It really was a great place to be in those days, especially having a good snog with Leeta (RIP) before she had to go work on a customer that wanted to barfine her..... They really were Happy Days !!

Hahahaha and I was a young infantry Lance Corporal !!

I gave up beer (30 - 40 a week) for a year and I lost 45kgs. I was drinking vodka and soda instead. I then decided I liked beer too much and have now put back on 30kgs.

Cardiff University hospital Derek.Just made an announcement that the wait to be screened is 2.5 hrs and wait to see a doctor is 4 hrs, he or she will then have to send me for an xray, I will then have wait for specialist to look at the Xray to decide what they are going to do and then wait for it to be done.

First time since I arrived home I've got shorts on, and it's nearly warm...

Thanks. Now comes the next part -> getting everything in the trip scheduled. I enrolled the Mrs for an American Airlines Advantage membership this afternoon. We may as well collect the points for these occasional very long trips. I will hold off on buying airplane tickets until after she has her passport-visa in hand (probably about 1 week). I want to read any visa terms before committing to the tickets. Airfare is going to be the biggest ticket item for the trip. We are going to fly Business Class (probably on JAL through Tokyo (HND)). Since I am waiting that long, I will wait until after the 17th (cycle closing date for my Amex card). Lots of other things to do, but all are dependent on the travel dates.

I’m just back from the gym so might have a wank before my shower. 😀

The Mrs was granted a US B1 Tourist Visa this Morning. She put in a solid effort preparing for the interview. There must have been 100 applicants at the US Embassy this Morning, many of whom left unhappy. I think that the Mrs was successful for two primary reasons. She has previously traveled to the West (Norway). She owns in her own name a fairly significant amount of land, property, etc. Being married to a US citizen who holds a long term Thai retirement visa probably did not hurt as well.

The best part of all of that is that you had the sense and composure to cut losses early while maintaining a positive outlook on the future. Congrats man.

I got roped in to The Royal Tournament at Earls Court in 1976ish but I doubt that is what you meant. It had three highlights.. 1 The Field Gun Competition. 2. A group of sexy WRENS dancing on a stage to the Hornpipe toon 3. Some young sailor climbing a mast with his mates ...

I have minimal empathy for these guys. Sure the negative financial impact can be devestating. But, I would rather live a lower standard of living with my dignity intact than to waste the rest of my precious years feeding some hog. Somehow, someway in my early years I recognized within myself that the odds of surviving a marraige was very low. I was able to adjust the emotional governor somehow. As the years passed I witnessed more and more of the marraige carnage which reinforced the recognition that I was wise with my choices (at least in that respect). At my age and time in life now I appreciate even more the vision I had as a young man. No doubt there are challenges, but most days are good even considering. The other option surely would have resulted in sheer misery.

Looks like my lady is worried about her plant walking away.