The Retirement Thread

[jongooligan]

Mrs. jg off to that London for a few days leaving me on dog patrol.

Cold and very windy but dry so even though I'm still without my winter bike I may be tempted out on my expensive plastic bike. I'll take a view once the mutt has been walked and I can guage just how strong the wind is.

Bike parts should turn up today so mebbe get the winter bike back in service.

 

[welsh dragon]

I feel I should say one thing. Some of my posting is and will probably continue to be quite personal. I think though it will decline as my health improves.

I am a very open person and I've never met anyone from here. To be able to express feelings in here is a real help so I hope you'll all forgive me if it becomes a touch tedious.

Thank you

 

[numbnuts]

(a man of few words)

 

[Paulus]

I feel I should say one thing. Some of my posting is and will probably continue to be quite personal. I think though it will decline as my health improves.

I am a very open person and I've never met anyone from here. To be able to express feelings in here is a real help so I hope you'll all forgive me if it becomes a touch tedious.

Thank you

You are amongst friends here.

 

[Dirk]

Of to see the Admiral Hood monument at Butleigh this morning.
Should be a good viewing point to espy a welcoming hostelry.

 

[Dave7]

Weather here not pleasant (again).
Up early and preparing to go out when my back "went". I mentioned somewhere on here that I had a lifting accident 50 years ago and it still gives me problems. I do a series of stretches each morning which helps but every now and then it decides to pop.
I am sat propped up now while it decides whether improve or go worse

 

[PaulSB]

^^^

 

[welsh dragon]

Weather here not pleasant (again).
Up early and preparing to go out when my back "went". I mentioned somewhere on here that I had a lifting accident 50 years ago and it still gives me problems. I do a series of stretches each morning which helps but every now and then it decides to pop.
I am sat propped up now while it decides whether improve or go worse

I hope you feel better soon.

 

[Dirk]

I found that the best cure for my bad back was retirement. Have hardly had a problem since about a month after I left work.

 

[classic33]

Of to see the Admiral Hood monument at Butleigh this morning.
Should be a good viewing point to espy a welcoming hostelry.

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Check the base for a Broad Arrow.

 

[derrick]

Waiting for the postman again, then of to B&Q for some concrete blocks, It's a hard life.

 

[classic33]

Waiting for the postman again, then of to B&Q for some concrete blocks, It's a hard life.

You'll be collecting the blocks by bike I take it. Like this?

 

[classic33]

Dry but very windy and looks cold from my bedroom window.

Yesterday I had a visit from one of my dearest friends. I know she came to see me many times during a very dark period but I have little memory of this. It was truly wonderful to be able to express my heartfelt thanks to one of the people who dragged me through this very dark period. I will owe her my gratitude for the rest of my life.

Time to get up, write the diary, have breakfast and tackle some small tasks.

Later a young cycling buddy is calling in. He is 28, some 36 years my junior. Great kudos to him and a real testament to my club and the cycling community in general.

When the chips are down, you find out who your true friends are.

 

[PaulSB]

When the chips are down, you find out who your true friends are.

Yes I have always known this to be true, regrettably this is another occasion when it has been proved true. The young man who is coming today is a good lad, damn good rider as well, and we always have a laugh but I would not have expected him to visit. The lady I mentioned earlier has been a good friend since we met, as she puts it we just click. The support she gave me, my wife and sons - she did not know my family till this incident - is amazing and I know we are even closer for it. I hope she never needs my help but she knows I will always do anything to help out. I have no other way to repay the support and love she has shown me.

 

[numbnuts]

When the chips are down, you find out who your true friends are.

Yes, I found this out the hard way.