Colin Leake Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 and it's all the wifes fault. For some reason just as I'm settling down to a nice relaxing cup,of coffee after our evening meal she switches to road travel reports on the TV. I've no idea why seems to be some sort of morbid fascination with it. 17 mile here 15 there or six hour delays all,over the place. I was looking forward to getting back on the road as usual in April now I think I'll just stay in bed or,possibly restrict traveling to late at night or the wee small,hours of the morning. Actually before we retired that is just what we used to do and it did make travel less probimatical. Sorry about all the commas I'm to,depressed to go,back and get rid of them.
nowtelse2do Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Colin, you haven't be reading Trackers jokes have you ? :-( Dave
Tracker Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Thank you Dave, I resemble that remark. And anyway what makes you think that Colin can read my cracking jokes if he has to get his poor long suffering wife to read the traffic and travel reports for him - no wonder he is depressing - sorry depressed! Still with friends like us the road to recovery should be long and winding - with several 15 mile tailbacks and long delays at every port, and you can't even make a cuppa tea in case the long queue starts to move on twenty yards at a time. Oh dear - now I'm getting depressing too!
Colin Leake Posted January 28, 2016 Author Posted January 28, 2016 At least if your stuck in a traffic jam in a motorhome you can er make yourself comfortable as it were!
George Collings Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 The Devon Riviera Way ( or whatever wordy name instead of number they use on the media) alias the Kingskerswell bypass has opened ( only 30 years to late). What traffic jams Yippee. Well at least til the end of July when it grockle season.
Guest pelmetman Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 Traffic jams? :-S .............Haven't been stuck in one of those since I left the UK :D ........ Not seen a pothole either 8-) ........
Colin Leake Posted February 1, 2016 Author Posted February 1, 2016 Things are going from bad to worse. I'm not only depressed now but worried as well. Keep getting emails offering to plan my funeral for me. What do,they all know that I don't? Bumped into my doctor in the butchers the other day and he reckons I look fit enough so I'm hoping he's right.
Tracker Posted February 1, 2016 Posted February 1, 2016 Colin Leake - 2016-02-01 7:09 PM Bumped into my doctor in the butchers the other day and he reckons I look fit enough so I'm hoping he's right. At least if you ever need a transplant it's kinda nice to know that replacement bits to fit are available from your local butcher so he should not make a pigs ear of it!
Guest pelmetman Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 I was depressed yesterday :-( ...........When the wine run out 8-) .........
michele Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 pelmetman, tell me your on one of them there sites thats on the telly in Spain.?
Guest pelmetman Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 michele - 2016-03-04 4:05 PM pelmetman, tell me your on one of them there sites thats on the telly in Spain.? On't telly.......Me? 8-) ....... Do they have Crime Watch out here? >:-) .....
PJay Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 You still out in Spain Dave? You will have to get a residential permit , at this rate! Lucky you PJay
Archiesgrandad Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 I'm at home in SW France, the rain's stopped and the sun has begun to shine. It could last for several minutes. Roll on the spring.. AGD
Guest pelmetman Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 PJay - 2016-03-05 9:33 AM You still out in Spain Dave? You will have to get a residential permit , at this rate! Lucky you PJay Yep B-) ........supposed to be here until the first week of April, but our house buyers have now secured a cash buyer for their property, so we may have to dash back earlier than planned, although "dash" is a relative term......As it'll take us a week to dash :D .......
PJay Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 Well done. So a move is on then. Permanent resident is Spain ? Don't blame you. Do it while young enough to enjoy it Will this change your vote on the EU exit then???
Guest pelmetman Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 PJay - 2016-03-05 1:41 PM Well done. So a move is on then. Permanent resident is Spain ? Don't blame you. Do it while young enough to enjoy it Will this change your vote on the EU exit then??? Live in Spain?? 8-) ..........No fear :D ........ It's great for the winter, but I couldn't take a summer here, we're sat in the van at the moment coz its too hot B-) ....... Plan is to downsize and Sue wants to be near a bus stop, I cant make up my mind whether to retire completely or not :-S ........ Suspect it'll be decided by the property we buy, if its too nice to rent out I'll carry on working.......occasionally :-> ... But we have to sell first.......this'll be the 3rd time we've got to the exchange of contracts *-) .......
Templogin Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 After spending too many years living in Sussex I gave it all in and moved to Shetland with £5,500 in my pocket and hope in my heart. Just over a decade later and I am still here. I remember a shocking event about 4 years ago when at rush hour I saw 15 cars queued on one of the approach roads to the roundabout. It looked hellish! Andy Shetland
Geeco Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 It took me 6 months to stop being depressed because I retired and felt guilty that I was enjoying every day doing what I wanted to do. Then the codriver & I purchased a MH and all of a sudden I was no longer depressed! I got out of the city rate race and followed the sun where the traffic was light. Returned home every 6 weeks or so to tidy the garden etc. we stay home in the school holidays ( hate crowds) then go. Dave maybe if you decide to hang up the cordless drill and retire your depression will go away like mine did. If Spain is too hot in summer there is always a nice mountain stream somewhere along the Alps to park next to and enjoy the cool air. Try it for 6 months you might find it fits. Cheers,
Guest pelmetman Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 Coming back from Spain last week, we hit our first major traffic jam in years whilst traveling through France 8-) .......It was on our third day ;-) ........... Once back in the UK we hit one on the M25 in less than 3 hours *-).......... Oh......almost forgot.....I've rediscovered the joy of potholes to >:-( ..........
starvin marvin Posted April 21, 2016 Posted April 21, 2016 pelmetman - 2016-01-29 8:08 AM Traffic jams? :-S .............Haven't been stuck in one of those since I left the UK :D ........ Not seen a pothole either 8-) ........ You haven't been to the parts of Spain or Portugal, I've been, and for someone who doesn't use the peage, I frankly think this is a windup.
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