The Retirement Thread

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6 Aug
6:10pm, 6 Aug 2024
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RRR-CAZ 🇬🇧
What a lovely feeling @Hibeedeb
6 Aug
6:37pm, 6 Aug 2024
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Flatlander
You soon got into the first stage of retirement @Hibeedeb - too much to do! :-)
6 Aug
6:48pm, 6 Aug 2024
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EvilPixie
Happy days @Hibeedeb
6 Aug
8:38pm, 6 Aug 2024
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OO61
@Hibeedeb Hibeedeb many congrats, take your time and ease gently into the clerb...
Scribbler, I have way too many T shirts and have had to throw a fair few out. I mainly use the ones from marathons. The local races have to be very good to make the grade. I just kept that 2000 Blaydon one as it's thick cotton and a milestone year. It rarely sees daylight.
6 Aug
8:41pm, 6 Aug 2024
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EvilPixie
I have a load of outlaw volunteer tops! I’ve dove 10-12? Of them and several on 2 days so got 2
I’ve done 3 days this year and have 3 identical tops!
6 Aug
10:18pm, 6 Aug 2024
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geordiegirl
I had so many race T’s that were too big or too small I’ve kept ones I wear and donated some to a club run kit collection and I’m tempted to have a blanket made.

I have many cupboards I could make a start on… one day.
7 Aug
3:32pm, 7 Aug 2024
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GregP
Got a revised pension forecast from Thomson earlier this morning. Better than expected. Amazing. It’s not life changing different but my worst case plan was based around the Thomson element not coming through at all. So this is huge, in a quiet way.
7 Aug
3:34pm, 7 Aug 2024
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EvilPixie
Nice
7 Aug
4:15pm, 7 Aug 2024
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Mandymoo
That's great news
7 Aug
4:15pm, 7 Aug 2024
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cathrobinson
That's a pleasant surprise then, greppers

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