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Hi Francis Really enjoyed the Mull photos. We have spent several weeks there in the past and it remains one of our favourite islands. We stayed at the back of...
Hi all Many of you will know that I planned to take early retirement next spring to Fornside in the Lakes from my job in Plymouth. I had been quite enjoying...
... Hi Roger and Anne, Nigel and I have just looked at your pictures and really enjoyed them. We know from looking at your pictures that we did find the summit...
... Hi Jill Yes - the Ospreys are back - click on :- http://www.lakesfd.co.uk/www/osprey%20home.htm I'll leave the talking to them. Unfortunately the upgrading...
John, It's an ill wind............. Unless I'm very much mistaken (or the Pensioneer Trustees have a two-step comparable with that already perpetrated) your...
Bill, its far more complicated than that! Yes, I am on a final salary scheme and I can choose the best of the last 4 years salary. Normal retirement age in my...
Sounds as though you are onto a good thing and more time up in the lakes as well. Cannot bet experience and am sure you will manage the work no problem. ...
John, All very attractive options, especially the 'best of the last four' entitlement. At a risk of not knowing the full circumstances, from a long term...
Thanks, Frances I've just posted a bit more about the options in reply to Bill. You are not the first to say I'll manage the work no problem. It seems ...
John, Hope you're watching ITV 22.30........Soccer Story about Blackpool, but in particular Stan Matthews. Enjoy, Bill It's better to be roughly right than...
Bill, you are forgetting that I work for the Government, so there is no pot of gold in my pension fund - in fact there is no fund so drawdown is not an option!...
Hello John, Methinks you doth protest too much! honest mate, we are of exactly the same age (I logged 57 yrs last Saturday) the biggest of many mistakes made...
I was 57 on Tuesday! Not so much the "old" crag rat as far as I am concerned. I take your points about the private and the public sector. I do think its...
John, ALL employees are entitiled to a 'Transfer Value', irrespective of employer, and whilst I would suggest you may be hard pushed to beat the terms of the...
John, Having seen the location of 'Fornside'...is the long, happy retirement in any doubt at all????? (Mind you I suppose that's balanced by watching Stoke...
Bill, Funnily enough they have just revamped our scheme last autumn and as well as spouses' benefits we now get unmarried partner's benefits (of either sex!)...
Hi Bill This message board was playing up last night and your message appeared long after the programme had finished. ;o( Cheers anyway John ... Blackpool,...
Hi John, ... With a little help from a certain reserve Middlesbrough goalkeeper (who I'd prefer to be our first choice!), hopefully it will be the former :o) ...
Hi John, (I'll try sending it again because some of the text was missing when it arrived in my in-box), ... With a little help from a certain reserve...
Hi Paul Can't believe McClaren thinks Crossley's not as good as your number 1 GK. He's lying second in the fan's Player of the Season Vote after just 11...
Hi John I agree with you! Crossley had a run in our team a short while ago and I think he kept a clean sheet for most of the games. He does command his area....
Congratulations John, I sincerely wish you that long and healthy wealthy retirment cresting the horizon. With a bit of luck we'll still be knocking around the...
... Hi Roger, Its so good to see that the Ospreys are back for a third year. Last year before we came to the lakes we checked out the webcam most days and did...
Hi Fred ... You should know by now, Fred that if they say it's going to rain, it'll be fine, and if they say it's going to be fine, it'll rain! Either way,...
Hi Fred and John Belated Birthday wishes from a fellow baby-boomer! Although it has to be said that you two would have been babbling away to yourselves by the...
Hi again Fred Just read your posting after my last one. Do call in / phone / meet up with us for a walk whatever - would love to see you both again. We're out...
Allegedly, Major Higham has signed a deal with ITV for his final passing.......................They've agreed to pay for the funeral, but not the coffin!!!!! ...
Jill you should see the Ospreys in mid August. The female usually leaves for Africa in Late August and dad a few weeks later after he has taught the young...
Good Point Paul, I don't expect perfect weather every time but over the last couple of years have had a successful weather strike rate an awful awful lot...
