Retirees what is your typical day

sgx2000

On the 'what made tou pull the trigger' thread
Bluenose1 posted a typical day...

What is yours like now you have retired?

At 64 my finger is gtting very itchy......

oldernonethewiser

Once you are retired you have no need of a typical day.  Everyday is an adventure

flaneurs_lobster

Wetherspoons

sgx2000

flaneurs_lobster said:

Wetherspoons

Lol........

Hal17

flaneurs_lobster said:

Wetherspoons

Ha ha - especially if it sell Blue Moon beer on draught 

Eldi_Dos

flaneurs_lobster said:

Wetherspoons

Indeed, and when combined with bus pass many exciting itineraries to be had.

westv

Eldi_Dos said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

Wetherspoons

Indeed, and when combined with bus pass many exciting itineraries to be had.

Seems a little unfair that my brother in London got free travel when he was 60 but I'll have to wait until 67.

Eldi_Dos

Especially when you consider many spoons are within easy walking distance of each other in the capital.

drummersdale

I agree most days are not typical and many are simply very unexciting - can be a list of chores from my wife, reading, listening to radio, catching up on TV/Films/Box Sets, general "pottering around", playing on my Xbox (lol), going for a gentle walk - they don't necessarily involve Kayaking, half (or full) marathons, cycling, abseiling, pottery classes, etc.  They key for me is that should I want to do any (or all) of the latter, I have the time and capacity to do so.  But there is nothing wrong with the mundane - embrace it.

cfw1994

A few ideas here for you!

If it’s a grey winter day, the time might be spent mostly plotting and planning, catching up on films & various series.  

For us, much of February was around seeing a bunch of comedy at the Leicester Comedy Festival - some very funny acts: one week saw us out 5 nights in a row….on the 6th day we slept!
Much of them were seen with various pals, which meant good banter/ale/food also enjoyed: highly recommended 🤣👍
Leicester also have regular ‘history’ cycle tours round the City….I joined one recently about Joe Orton: a very interesting day, & we also went in some cool architectural buildings (learned more about the Pork Pie library, Leicester Uni special reading room exhibits) 💪

drummersdale

@cfw1994 yes, good point - I should have perhaps added to my previous "embrace the mundane" post that when the weather does improve I do get moving a bit more - have a lockdown garden bar that needs some TLC, plus holidays to Dublin, Corfu and Benidorm in November for the Fancy Dress fiesta (not everyone's cup of tea admittedly) plus have Clinton Baptiste booked in April (he's the dodgy medium from Phoenix Nights - so I suppose it's not all couch surfing