A grand day out Gromit

DXP55

DXP55

DXP55

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Today the wife wanted the car to go to Ashwood nursery (Garden Center) near Kinver in west midlands - As it's a 45 mile run and touching side of Wolverhampton I said I will come with you and drive - We took long way round because of the V festival at Weston Park and got there about 10.20-- The car park was full and overflow field was filling -- Wife settled me down in cafe - got me a brownie and pot of tea and patted my head and said sit till I come back - Well what an eye opener - The average age must have been 65 -- It was like sitting in dining room of a nursing home - Said to mrs DXP55 we will have to come more often to get me used to the nursing home mentality -- To be honest I found it sad that this is what we can expect at end of our useful life of work and grind.

On a good note they did make a good pot of tea but the brownie was way too much for me - must be getting old.

All in all I did have a good day out - or to put it another way I wasn't bored watching life passing by me.

Got home and got 18v circular saw out and did a bit of alterations to plant pot store - Used impact driver to good effect also.

Life can be grim at times.:D:D
 
Garden centres are great though. You do get a significantly nicer clientelle than most shops in town. :)

My mrs and I do often go there with the kids. The old people are always keen to chat and engage with the them!
 
I people watch in supermarket as well - Why do women always have their bag over one shoulder and empty trolley with one hand - Me - I would put bag in trolley and use two hands but women hold that bag as though their life depends on it.
Then you see the fat ones -mother-daughter and grand daughter unloading fizzy pop and mega size bags of crisps.

People watching is fascinating and I don't think I will get to 90.
 
DXP55 said:
It was like sitting in dining room of a nursing home - Said to mrs DXP55 we will have to come more often to get me used to the nursing home mentality
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Now that she's getting you quickly acclimatised to nursing homes, she knows it'll be easier to drop you off at one, sit you with a cuppa tea & a brownie to which she'll then pat you on the head & say "Behave for the nice people, they're here to help you".
 
2 more minutes down the road from ashwood are in fact a couple of retirement homes.
Are you sure she's not introducing you to your new neighbours?
 
Malt_Vinegar said:
Garden centres are great though. You do get a significantly nicer clientelle than most shops in town. :)

My mrs and I do often go there with the kids. The old people are always keen to chat and engage with the them!
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Garden centres are great for kids. We have a large one near by. They don't mind the noise or mess, it's cheap, the foods great and afterward you can check out the pets. Rabbits hamsters, fish etc.
 
m4rmite said:
2 more minutes down the road from ashwood are in fact a couple of retirement homes.
Are you sure she's not introducing you to your new neighbours?
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Have they converted the Stewpony then. :p:p

Ashwood is more of a Nursery than Garden Center. - You can at least walk along the canal towpath.
 
Dis86 said:
From memory he's not far off!

DXP, I do love a bit of people watching. Used to sit in the city centre on a bench (like a homeless person) and just watch for hours on end!
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I have a wetherspoons in my city centre that has glass frontage looking out to the centre. I can sit there for hours people watching while enjoying good cheap beer.

People watching is a much underrated pastime.
 
DXP55 said:
I people watch in supermarket as well - Why do women always have their bag over one shoulder and empty trolley with one hand - Me - I would put bag in trolley and use two hands but women hold that bag as though their life depends on it.
Then you see the fat ones -mother-daughter and grand daughter unloading fizzy pop and mega size bags of crisps.

People watching is fascinating and I don't think I will get to 90.
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I like the really fat women who have to slump their entire upper half over the trolley as they can't hold their own body up
 
Hey there ain't anything wrong with a trip to the garden centre and to sit in the cafe amongst all the old dears.

I actually look forward to being old and that laid back every day.
 
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