The Retirement Thread

[pawl]

Things are really getting weird, I was putting the bin out last night and all the neighbours came out and started clapping me 😉

Quite right .I have E Mailed her Mag requesting she considers you in the next round of honours list😀😀😀😀

 

[gavroche]

More painting done and I have a backache now so that's it for today ,feet up now. I have not gone on the turbo trainer yet, too busy and knackered.

 

[Drago]

Just a heads up - if you get an email purporting to be from the Department of Health, warning you not to eat tinned pork because it contains coronavirus, you can ignore it. It's spam.

 

[Dave7]

@Dirk. Just in case you have forgotten what real fish looks like.
With real wine of course

 

[Deleted member 1258]

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@Dirk. Just in case you have forgotten what real fish looks like.
With real wine of course

 

[Drago]

changed my avatar in recognition of the current crisis. Only real fillum nerds will get it.

 

[pawl]

Nope.Give up.

 

[Drago]

The Omega Man. Dr Robert Nevile, played by Charlton Heston. Perhaps the best end of civilisation movie ever made.

 

[pawl]

Scam Email allegedly from tv licensing I have not paid for four years .Threatend with bailiffs if didn’t pay by the 03/27/21
by 5-28-12 am

The way time and date the way it written is dodgy and I haven’t a license fee since I was 75. Might be knocking on a bit but not stupid Well not often.

 

[The Rover]

Well 28 miles, 2450 feet, 12.7avg. A bit slow but some tasty climbs thrown in. I'm doing quite a lot of pootling which is unusual for me.

Set off from home over to Brinscall >Abbey Village >Belmont then dropped in to country lanes to Chapeltown and Edgeworth for some long climbs up towards Hoddlesdon before dropping down Darwen >Ewood >home.

So Darwen to Ewood is a busy road best avoided but I thought it would be quiet. Wrong! Darwen man proved today the same dickheads that close pass are the ones who don't understand essential journeys. Very angry with these people.

Then on Livesey Branch Road @The Rover will know this road I came within three feet of becoming a trophy on the bumper for a woman driving one of those feckin' big square boxes with wheels on. Necessary vehicle? No.

I saw her approaching on a side road to my right. Craning her neck to look left and edging forward, I'm 15 feet away, suddenly realized she was coming out, even when I'm in front of her three feet from her bumper she didn't see me.

Swift evasive action from me and a torrent of abuse. She looked in her mirror, waved and turned right 50 yards further down the road!! 😡😡😡

Paul, I used to commute from mine to Astley Bridge on the bike and would NEVER ride through Darwen, it really is dingle land. For some reason it isn’t close passes there but pulling out on you without giving a ####.
I had Ian round from Ewood bikes last week to help with sound deadening his new van, I used to repair cars in a previous life and converted my T5 van two years ago so was able to help.
He messaged me yesterday asking to spread the word that he’s remaining open at the moment. Id mentioned you and the forum. ( he spoke well of you ).

quick edit. Livesey branch rd has its moment which seem to happen around tescos?!

 

[BoldonLad]

Scam Email allegedly from tv licensing I have not paid for four years .Threatend with bailiffs if didn’t pay by the 03/27/21
by 5-28-12 am

The way time and date the way it written is dodgy and I haven’t a license fee since I was 75. Might be knocking on a bit but not stupid Well not often.

Tv licensing is a “regular” scam Email. I wonder how much they make from it?

 

[pawl]

Tv licensing is a “regular” scam Email. I wonder how much they make from it?

In my case f all

 

[screenman]

Just watched the space station go over, awesome as that was a first for me.

 

[screenman]

Once again I am supporting the Swedish economy, I hope they are grateful.

 

[classic33]

@Dave7, extra large roll on the way, make certain you're in and presentable.