The Retirement Thread

[pawl]

Left arm, right leg or vice versa.

Just got the chainsaw out of the garage Problem where do I start If I start witha leg I will fall over.Think I will hop into the garage and put the chain saw away🧑🏾‍🦽🧑🏾‍🦽🧑🏾‍🦽

 

[numbnuts]

I noticed on my ride yesterday that since council tips are now closed fly tipping is on the increase.

On my ride today I saw two lots of fly tipping

 

[Drago]

Boredom threshold now met. I may adopt a position of repose for a spell.

 

[BoldonLad]

I know what you mean, but almost the entire colliery site (apart from the tip) has been redeveloped, mostly light industry and retail. I suspect, though couldn't back it up with figures, that more people are employed across the acreage now than ever were in the heyday. And I also suspect the majority come home safely each day and (hopefully) suffer no long term effects from their labour.
However, working as they do for so many different companies, what has been lost is any sense of community or togetherness. To me, this has been the biggest tragedy, and indeed may be a contributory factor towards some of the selfishness many have bemoaned in recent days ... but that is pure speculation on my part.

Ooo, you sucked me right into that one BL!

understand exactly what you mean. Area is in many ways “nicer”, and, personally, after a school visit “down the pit”, I decided I was never going down there again! But, there are a few down sides. That is life I suppose.

 

[oldwheels]

Definitely. I have actually lost count of how many I have at the moment!

At the moment I have seven plus a trike. I hope I have found a good home for my old Flying Scot which I bought in 1956. Somebody who restores them as a hobby and he is getting it for nothing as I cannot bring myself to bin it but also will never get round to restoring it. Trouble is he cannot get it until free movement resumes.

 

[aferris2]

Today is the first day of my second year of retirement. Happy retirement day to me!

 

[classic33]

Just got the chainsaw out of the garage Problem where do I start If I start witha leg I will fall over.Think I will hop into the garage and put the chain saw away🧑🏾‍🦽🧑🏾‍🦽🧑🏾‍🦽

You can't stand on one leg?

 

[Drago]

I'm so bored i'm almost tempted to bid on a vintage lawnmower on ebay so I can restore it.

 

[PaulSB]

We have no wallpaper in this house.

We only have paper left in one room and the stairs. The room may get stripped but never the stairs.

The stairs are woodchip - tells you how long that's been up!! I've stripped woodchip once, never, ever, as long as I live again.

 

[Dave7]

We only have paper left in one room and the stairs. The room may get stripped but never the stairs.

The stairs are woodchip - tells you how long that's been up!! I've stripped woodchip once, never, ever, as long as I live again.

I well remember the nightmare of doing that back in the 70s.
In our house, not yours

 

[pawl]

You can't stand on one leg?

No .I have just rung the body shop but there out limbs.They have had a run on limbs from CCers chopping limbs off and dumping them in their bins

 

[BoldonLad]

We only have paper left in one room and the stairs. The room may get stripped but never the stairs.

The stairs are woodchip - tells you how long that's been up!! I've stripped woodchip once, never, ever, as long as I live again.

Oh yes. Youngest daughter moved into a flat which had wood chip on every wall of every room, and, painted over with Vinyl Emulsion. It took me weeks to get it off.

 

[gavroche]

Nice view when I walked Molly back from the woods this morning. This is Rhos on Sea in the background.

 

[Dirk]

Front of bungalow painted - 2 coats of masonry paint on the rendered portion, 2 coats of satin Duck Egg on the sills and garage door, 4" gloss black weather line around the base. Looking good.
Tomorrow I shall tackle either the rear of the bungalow, or the front garden wall. Haven't decided which yet. The rear is a bigger job, but I absolutely hate painting the wall. Will make a decision in the morning.

 

[GM]

Taking of saddles the other day, I bought one of these a couple of months ago for the eye watering sum of £3.50, brand new. So I thought I'd try it out on the turbo bike set up. Surprisingly it's not too bad at all, quiet comfy. Not expecting it to last long ....