The Retirement Thread
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Drago
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- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Lovely day here, already warming up, 25°C and sunshine forecast.
Morning all 
The brewery is run by a guy who was involved in television programme production. He's got a very interesting memorabilia collection scattered around the place, including stuff like genuine Cybermen masks and the original gunge tank from Noel Edmonds House Party.
We dropped in to the tap room at the Sixpenny Handley brewery last year. Cracking little place. Recommended if you are ever in the area.
The brewery is run by a guy who was involved in television programme production. He's got a very interesting memorabilia collection scattered around the place, including stuff like genuine Cybermen masks and the original gunge tank from Noel Edmonds House Party.
monkers
Veteran
Good morning.
Tis always best to limber up with a song I feel
...View: https://youtu.be/NYIorYcIc2Y
Tenkay.
Will you give me a link to the hair clippers please.
I am starting to look like a cross between Ken Dod on a bad day and Trump on, well on any day really
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I've just farted, and 2 seconds later got a noseful. Proof that fabric face masks are of little use in stopping the coronavirus.
. As all public toilets are closed she prefers to stay close to home. For the good of the nation I have agreed with her 
I let rip yesterday. I told MrsD that it was purely for research purposes and I was merely checking that she hadn't lost her sense of smell.
She was not amused.
D
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I thought that
They showed up as out of stock. I ordered mine anyway on Friday, they said they would email when back in stock and they arrived yesterday evening.
I paid £29.99
Amazon product ASIN B012F8MS9AView: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B012F8MS9A/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_w24WEbB71BD7Q
IaninSheffield
Veteran
- Location
- Sheffield, UK
Very kind sir, thank you. I'd be happy to trade it for a little of our sunshine if that might help.Certainly be glad to help Ian - very high quality water we have here in Lancashire
monkers
Veteran
Day 7 with the bike.
Stuck to my guns and effected an early escape. I had a birthday card to post so walked to the post box. The air was still and quiet, no traffic noise just the peaceful sound of bird song. A better morning then than the window assessment had foretold. Back home, then in the saddle before 6:30. I'd barely covered a quarter mile before I was cold, so home for another layer and gloves. And then of course I forgot to reset the GPS, so no data for this morning.
I struck out from Lee towards Gosport. I wish I'd kept the photos of the former handiwork of the road painters. They had shortened 'Gosport' to 'G.Spot' in their road markings at one time along this route.
[insert own joke here] 
I took a back route towards Elson that features a fairly quaint bridge from which a decent view can be had towards the naval base at Portsmouth in one direction and a pleasing rather than exceptional estuary view to the other.
There was a grey hulk of a ship across the water which I take to be the new HMS Liz. Despite its great bulk it really is not so easy to see. I guess you could say that's effective design.
A few pedal turns later to Priddy's Hard brought this signboard into view.
To the right of the sign is the entrance and a yard with some imposing looking vintage weaponry - not exactly my thing, but this is a town with an extensive naval history.
At some traffic lights going towards Fareham a serious cyclist pulled along side. I say 'serious' because he looked me up and down without a word or a blink and then took off as fast as his legs could take him. I held his back wheel at a constant 10metres or so for something approaching a kilometre, but rounding a bend put us in a strong a colder headwind where he had more puff in his chest and more power in his legs. I turned off onto a cycle path that had more protection from the wind and rode that mostways back to Gosport.
I didn't feel quite ready to end and make for the home run, so instead I deviated off towards Stokes Bay. I didn't much care for the combination of bar-shaking coarse tarmac, potholes, gradient and wind resistance, but the eventual view of the Solent made it worthwhile. I kept the sea in view as much as possible back to Lee resisted by a fairly stiff sea breeze, and homeward, sensing that fuel starvation was setting in by then.
The conditions hadn't made me feel like pushing too hard and I stopped a few times to take some pics. No data this morning but I'll guess at about 12 miles.
Stuck to my guns and effected an early escape. I had a birthday card to post so walked to the post box. The air was still and quiet, no traffic noise just the peaceful sound of bird song. A better morning then than the window assessment had foretold. Back home, then in the saddle before 6:30. I'd barely covered a quarter mile before I was cold, so home for another layer and gloves. And then of course I forgot to reset the GPS, so no data for this morning.
I struck out from Lee towards Gosport. I wish I'd kept the photos of the former handiwork of the road painters. They had shortened 'Gosport' to 'G.Spot' in their road markings at one time along this route.
[insert own joke here] I took a back route towards Elson that features a fairly quaint bridge from which a decent view can be had towards the naval base at Portsmouth in one direction and a pleasing rather than exceptional estuary view to the other.
There was a grey hulk of a ship across the water which I take to be the new HMS Liz. Despite its great bulk it really is not so easy to see. I guess you could say that's effective design.
A few pedal turns later to Priddy's Hard brought this signboard into view.
To the right of the sign is the entrance and a yard with some imposing looking vintage weaponry - not exactly my thing, but this is a town with an extensive naval history.
At some traffic lights going towards Fareham a serious cyclist pulled along side. I say 'serious' because he looked me up and down without a word or a blink and then took off as fast as his legs could take him. I held his back wheel at a constant 10metres or so for something approaching a kilometre, but rounding a bend put us in a strong a colder headwind where he had more puff in his chest and more power in his legs. I turned off onto a cycle path that had more protection from the wind and rode that mostways back to Gosport.
I didn't feel quite ready to end and make for the home run, so instead I deviated off towards Stokes Bay. I didn't much care for the combination of bar-shaking coarse tarmac, potholes, gradient and wind resistance, but the eventual view of the Solent made it worthwhile. I kept the sea in view as much as possible back to Lee resisted by a fairly stiff sea breeze, and homeward, sensing that fuel starvation was setting in by then.
The conditions hadn't made me feel like pushing too hard and I stopped a few times to take some pics. No data this morning but I'll guess at about 12 miles.
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Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
............and the first proper rain after a long dry spell has caused a bad accident just a couple of miles out of town. You would think drivers would realise how greasy the roads are with the first rain. Hope it's not too serious. Road currently closed and a diversion in place.
