‘<…> We’ll need a replacement for Dave here in a year or two, and it’d be nice to have a home-grown baby tech.’
Dave laughed. ‘If it’s all the same, ma’am, I’m not quite ready for the allotment and the pipe and slippers. Still, an apprentice to pass on all my vast knowledge to would be good.
Source: Hunted on the Fens by Joy Ellis
Context: Danny is a new addition to the CID team at the Greenborough police station. Dave is close to retirement age. The Detective Inspector is introducing Danny to the team.
What does Dave mean with the sentence in bold? I gather he is not ready for retirement, right? What do allotment, pipe and slippers refer to specifically?
Thank you.
Dave laughed. ‘If it’s all the same, ma’am, I’m not quite ready for the allotment and the pipe and slippers. Still, an apprentice to pass on all my vast knowledge to would be good.
Source: Hunted on the Fens by Joy Ellis
Context: Danny is a new addition to the CID team at the Greenborough police station. Dave is close to retirement age. The Detective Inspector is introducing Danny to the team.
What does Dave mean with the sentence in bold? I gather he is not ready for retirement, right? What do allotment, pipe and slippers refer to specifically?
Thank you.