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Posted 09 Jan 2025 at 15:12

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We downsized 3 years ago from a big draughty old 1930’s house to a 1970’s house and it is magic. It keeps warm so well. We actually back onto our old garden and so can see the old house . We do not envy them having to try to heat it all up.

Hi Phil

Good to see you in here! That must be a bit strange, backing onto your old garden? It sounds like a lot of hard work moving house to just go around the corner, but I guess if the house is right, then it doesn't matter where it is. We moved a couple of years ago, from a nice big 1990s modern warm house, to an 1820s cottage in the middle of nowhere. keeping it warm is certainly a challenge in this weather! Nice and cool in the summer though.

I hope you manage to get out to a Spurs game or two this year. Sounds like a great way to spend a day to me.

Keep smiling mate.

Ian.

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Posted 09 Jan 2025 at 15:57

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First off yes I was pretty pleased and also surprised at Spurs win…. Let’s hope we can keep a clean sheet at Liverpool…

I'm so pleased that Bentancur is OK. I felt sick when he dropped like a sack of spuds.

Thanks for your kind comment, on starting our virtually pub Phil, but any pub is only as good as its clientèle. It's worked out pretty as much as I'd hoped. My only fear is that newbies might find it a bit cliquey. It would be nice to see others pop in and join 'the regulars'. The more the merrier! Anyway, I'll shut up, it must be the beer talking. 😁

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Posted 09 Jan 2025 at 16:17

Hi Ian.

We have owned this house for 24 years and rented it out previously . So it was a no brainer in the end when I finished work due to the PCa. We’d been in the old house 38 years. My missus was 20 when we bought it. We had bought our first house when she was only 16. So we were looking at houses just after her 16th birthday. Wonder what the sellers thought of these 2 kids looking at buying their houses… never thought of it at the time.

Funnily enough neither of us feels anything now about the old house. We just love living here now.

Can imagine living in a house built in the 1820’s with bags of character. But I do like my low heating bill and maintenance and less rooms to decorate … i miss my large garage though 🤷🏼…

Yes Adrian let’s hope we can keep the bar full, oldies and newbies.

I didn’t watch the game only got the Bentacour info following in txt. Glad he’s ok 👍.

Phil

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Posted 10 Jan 2025 at 08:19

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We have owned this house for 24 years and rented it out previously .

That makes sense Phil. Wow, 38 years in the same house? I guess you must have liked it then! This is our 5th and hopefully last house. We always said we would like to eventually retire to somewhere rural, keep chickens in the garden, grow veg etc etc. Bit like the Good Life, but unfortunately without Felicity Kendall 😂. We happened to see this house come on the market even though we weren't looking, and fell in love with it. Tiny little village with 34 cottages, in a conservation area so no fear of it being expanded. I think there were 120 residents on the last census. All I need to do now is retire!

I'll resist the urge for a virtual pint, having just arrived in the office, so see you guys later.

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Posted 10 Jan 2025 at 19:29

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Ian, I had a female ED nurse (not in the biblical sense) it's a bit weird but what's it matter if yet another woman touches my penis 🤷‍♂️

Well, quite, but there was that moment of dread as she cupped my nuts - " Oh s***, what if it suddenly recovers now" 😂

I didn't think they offered that service on the NHS mate, probably best go private 🤪

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Posted 12 Jan 2025 at 11:23

Will any of you lads be watching the cup match. Arsenal v Man Utd this afternoon BBC1 at 3 pm. My beers are ready and I'm doing homemade chicken kebabs. What a good way to spend a cold Sunday afternoon.

⚽️🍺🥙.

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Posted 12 Jan 2025 at 11:35

Sounds great Adrian. I’m gonna watch the Tamworth v Tottenham game at 12.30. It’s so frosty outside it looks like it’s snowed.
Kebabs sounds good 🤔… I’ll see what’s in the freezer 🙂…

Had a day in London yesterday at the Scrooge Xmas Feast. Look it up it was great fun and lovely food.

Phil

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Posted 12 Jan 2025 at 11:41

Cheers Phil. I didn't realise that was televised. You've moved all my plans forward 3 hours. 😁

Edited by member 12 Jan 2025 at 11:54 | Reason: Typo

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Posted 12 Jan 2025 at 13:53

Bloomin' 'eck Phil. 0-0 after 60 minutes! I bet you're sweating, more than I was on HT..

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Posted 12 Jan 2025 at 13:55

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Bloomin' 'eck Phil. 0-0 after 60 minutes! I bet you're sweating, more than I was on HT..

Yes, just not enough work rate, or quality….

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Posted 12 Jan 2025 at 14:32

Extra time, how embarrassing…

Really poor, but as a Spurs supporter I’m used to it 🤦🏼

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Posted 12 Jan 2025 at 20:10

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Extra time, how embarrassing…

Really poor, but as a Spurs supporter I’m used to it 🤦🏼

me too 🤦‍♀️

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Posted 12 Jan 2025 at 21:23

Hi Turkey. 👋

What's your virtual tipple? How's your husband doing. As I recall he had a similar initial T2c diagnosis to mine and had radical treatment about the same time I did, but had radio therapy and not surgery like me? Or have I got that wrong?

I do tend to get mixed up the older I get.🫤

Edited by member 12 Jan 2025 at 21:27 | Reason: Additional text

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Posted 12 Jan 2025 at 21:26

He is doing well, thank you. No lasting issues from the RT.

brandy and coke 🙂

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Posted 15 Jan 2025 at 17:43

Aaah! I've just logged on after not been in for a while and delighted to see that there has been a lot of nice chat at the virtual bar (for some reason I've stopped getting emails to alert me when someone is chatting).

That Tamworth match was a bit embarrassing, going to extra time - wow!

Mind you we got knocked out predictably in the first round by Morecambe. Talking footy, I was saddened to learn of the passing the other day of Bobby Kennedy, ex-Bradford City Manager, he took us as a lowly 4th division team to the Quarter Finals in 1976, only to be knocked out by Southampton with a 'cheat' goal, a free kick which was flicked up (with illegal double touch) for Jim McCalliog to smash home from 25 yards. Southampton themselves were a 2nd divsion side and they went on to famously beat Man Utd in the final. I remember as a kid listening to the prior 5th round tie on the wireless, where we caused a major upset to beat Norwich City away (John Bond who had a few unkindly words, if I remember), Norwich were then a top 5 first division side. we beat them with two of the most spawniest goals ever seen, scored by Don Hutchins (it was a cross) and a Billy McGinley daisy cutter on the second attempt. The City was buzzing for days after, and I've still got all the newspaper clippings somewhere.

Anyway, hey diddle diddle I've gone and got myself an allotment. So I'm now looking forward to spending my lazy prostap summer days sitting with my feet up outside my shed, on my allotment with the odd pint of homebrew - Can't be bad eh?

Spongebob.

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Posted 15 Jan 2025 at 18:06

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

Hi mate.

It sounds like heaven. Can you take your dogs on the plot.? I'm on the train coming back home from the Club. I've had a great afternoon, putting the world to right, with all my fellow drunken old codgers. 🙂

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Posted 15 Jan 2025 at 20:08

I don’t think it’s a place for dogs - their poo won’t mix well with cabbages. I’ve only seen the allotment under snow so not yet quite sure what state it is in. But, doesn’t matter it’s something different to do, keep me out of mischief 😬

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Posted 16 Jan 2025 at 12:38

Hi guys.

Well another drubbing for Spurs last night. I don’t know why I watched the whole game. My oldest txt and said he’d turned it off. I used to support Chelsea at school cos I liked the blue kit… 🤔

SpongeBob, an allotment wow. Never really interested me but have some friends who’ve got 2 or 3 together and grow loads of vegetables. Wonder if it’s cos as a kid aged about 6 we lived in a farm cottage and the farmer used almost all our garden to grow potatoes . We weren’t there long but remember playing in the horses paddock behind and jumping over a barbed wire fence and gaining a nice long scar on the back of my thigh.

Im sat here this afternoon determined not to doze off . I’ve even given myself a couple of mini jobs to do … let’s see how I get on …

Take care

Phil

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Posted 16 Jan 2025 at 12:58

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Nice one Spongebob! I'm just in the process of doing the same. Me and my middle son have signed up for a couple of plots. Just waiting for the previous incumbents to clear all their crap away before we can move in. It will give me something to do in the summer. Dogs are allowed at ours, so I'll be taking the Lab up there with me. It's already got a shed, so just need a nice big comfy garden chair 👍

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Posted 16 Jan 2025 at 13:33

I'm with Phil on allotments, they've never really interested me either. The problem I have though, is that my Mrs applied for one a few months ago and luckily for me, we don't have one yet. I know I'll be roped in to helping out but will probably enjoy it in the end, especially if there's somewhere to enjoy a quiet beer on a sunny afternoon.

We had a new boiler fitted last week and the thermostat is one of those wireless nest systems that can be controlled remotely by an app. What a palaver trying to get it hooked up to the router though, I went round and round in circles with app permissions and settings etc.. finally cracked it yesterday and woohoo, we now have a remotely controlled heating system (and the Chinese probably have full access to our router as well 🤷‍♂️).

I'm thinking of getting the hosepipe out this afternoon to wash off a couple of weeks worth of road salt, but I just put my feet up.

Cheers all.

Kev.

Edited by member 16 Jan 2025 at 13:38 | Reason: Typo

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