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Previously on "Things to do for the oncoming wave of benched contractors and retirees"
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You could join Extinction Rebellion/Just Stop Oli. I thought all retirees did that, by the look of them.
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Nah, we got hundreds of them already....Originally posted by d000hg View PostBe a political expert on CUK.
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.
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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
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Oncoming??
I’m taking my Lowland Leader qualification to lead guided walks. I’ll probably move onto Hills and Moorland Leader after that.
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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"
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Judging by the impressive growth from the long expired stuff I randomly threw on the garden 3 weeks ago, it grows quite well.Originally posted by _V_ View PostI 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?
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.
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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?
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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.
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