To wonder what retirees do on a grey, wet Tuesday morning

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BeaQuiet · 02/08/2026 10:50

I'm just a few years from State Pension age but can't imagine giving up work completely (work 28 hours pw at the moment).

Summers like this, yes, I'd be perfectly content but AIBU to ask what retired people do on a wet Tuesday morning in winter. Especially as Wed, Thur, Fri etc are likely to be wet or grey too.

This was raised on a Mel Robbins podcast on ageing and it got me thinking.

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mamaduckbone · 04/08/2026 17:19

Aydel · 02/08/2026 10:53

Museums, art galleries, a matinée at the theatre, a nice lunch somewhere, dress for the weather and go for a long walk. Write some short stories or a couple of chapters of your novel. Cook a really nice, complicated dinner. Curl up with the cat and a good book.

This sounds like absolute bliss. Can I please retire now? There are so many hobbies I don’t have time for.

MadKittenWoman · 05/08/2026 19:16

Dance fit and Pilates, followed by swim, sauna, steam and jacuzzi.

Comicalblackcat · 06/08/2026 13:53

I retired a long time ago and keep so busy I wonder how I had time to work. Still very busy although I have found it difficult during the heat waves but it’s taught me to have patience and relax in the cool and catch up with reading.