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Things to do for the oncoming wave of benched contractors and retirees

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    Things to do for the oncoming wave of benched contractors and retirees

    I thought it would be nice to collect a list of things to do for the oncoming wave of benched contractors, retirees and other assorted non productive types that litter this place.

    First Law of Contracting: Only the strong survive

    #2
    I quite enjoy watching people react to my odd "jokes"

    Yesterday I went into a pet store, and at the checkout with a box of bird seed, asked how long does it take to grow them?
    First Law of Contracting: Only the strong survive

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      #3
      Originally posted by _V_ View Post
      I quite enjoy watching people react to my odd "jokes"

      Yesterday I went into a pet store, and at the checkout with a box of bird seed, asked how long does it take to grow them?
      Judging by the impressive growth from the long expired stuff I randomly threw on the garden 3 weeks ago, it grows quite well.

      Building sheds is good for retirees.

      Digging the garden.

      Laying out a new lawn.

      Painting the house.

      Painting the house again.

      Finding a local Man Shed. .
      When the fun stops, STOP.

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        #4
        I've been playing with the DALL-E AI to generate images.

        https://labs.openai.com/

        I think people are right, we have sold out to China.

        "a prime minister of great britain"

        First Law of Contracting: Only the strong survive

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          #5
          Oncoming??

          I’m taking my Lowland Leader qualification to lead guided walks. I’ll probably move onto Hills and Moorland Leader after that.
          "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
          - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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            #6
            I had to get a 30l Speidel fermenting drum for the final press of apples this weekend.

            Grow stuff, make stuff, fix stuff.

            It's a way forward, not just for those who are retired
            …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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              #7
              Be a political expert on CUK.
              Originally posted by MaryPoppins
              I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
              Originally posted by vetran
              Urine is quite nourishing

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                #8
                Originally posted by d000hg View Post
                Be a political expert on CUK.
                Nah, we got hundreds of them already....

                Get a hobby is the best advice I was given. Doesn't really matter what it is - model making (either kind!), Am Dram, gardening, anything vaguely active - but it gives you a degree of purpose, which is way to avoid being a total couch potato.
                Blog? What blog...?

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                  #9
                  Go the middle east and watch the world cup
                  Make Mercia Great Again!

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by BlueSharp View Post
                    Go the middle east and watch the world cup
                    Emmm - nah bit hot.

                    Anyway I will be working.
                    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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