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Wanderers Ways. Neil Thompson 1961-2021

Dimron

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  • Birthday 04/07/1956

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  1. Dimron

    Christmas

    Hiding this year Beach hut, two cans of cider and a co-op turkey sandwich... and my wife and dog
  2. Its when you take a walk through Tonge Cemetery and the gravestones read like your old school register you realise you're on the top shelf! 😞😄
  3. We haven't mentioned we stop paying NI at retirement age yet 🙂
  4. I see making it to retirement age as a privilege and I often think about all the bandits I have known who haven't got as far along the road as me... money becomes less important later in life, don't over-stress about it, you'll cut your cloth to suit when the time hopefully comes
  5. As long as you have a paid up state pension and some extra savings. investments or a small property you'll be okay after the 66 barrier. The main thing is to look after yourself from middle age, reasonable exercise (get a dog) and diet are essential along with mental exercise. Stay away from processed ready made and take away foods, they really are poisonous. Then you can join me in wondering what the fuck I'm going to do with all this time I now have on my hands... I'm trying to wean myself off my work but it is difficult
  6. I did some driving and stuff for the local foodbank but when our local vicar was moved on it all dissipated... on selfish note, it wasn't the same as working in industry... no "edge" to the working day to get your blood pumping... BUT maybe the time is coming for me to call it a day and do something else
  7. My only advice is to get a plan... not all that financial crap... get a plan in your head of how you are going to spend your days without (in my case 50 years of building sites)... this is my biggest problem, I have interests but they are hobbies at the end of the day. I do a jumbo crossword every day to exercise the brain and still read books... the brain is a muscle and it should be looked after
  8. I know where you're coming from... i've been through this... I wanted to carry on working after pension age simply because i still enjoy it and I need to keep abusing the management trainees... Went down to 4 days and with my pension I went into a high tax bracket. I then realised I was working I was working to pay the tax man... now gone to 3 days but I really want to do 4 days... if it doesn't work out I will quit altogether i suppose and become some sort of "black marketeer". The problem is how successive budgets have pegged the tax thresholds putting more of us into taxation... the rate might be reduced but the earnings threshold hasn't.
  9. One for the Wigan girls.. .
  10. Bloke at work does his own... using a tool made from bits of an old tellly... do you want his number?
  11. The enigma that is Bolton Wanderers continues...
  12. Its a fair cop guv'nor 😜
  13. I was a returning customer... he has helped me with all of my cars (and he does call outs for Lexus and the main dealers when people get stranded). I was expecting thirty quid at least but I obviously caught him in good mood
  14. Took my car to an auto-locksmith today... he sorted out my locking and alarm problem while I waited... "How much?" I asked... he looked puzzled... "Nothing, I know you"... gave him the tenner I had in my pocket and he was more than happy. Could you imagine a dentist doing that? Lexus would have charged at least £50 (and insisted on sending me a video of the work!)
  15. I'm more concerned with our manager having a week working "on the grass" with the players... I always despair when I hear him say that... they become so lethargic and "tactical"
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