The Retirement Thread

[gavroche]

Good morning early risers. Raining at the moment so today's ride may be cancelled unless the weather improves later on and the roads dry out. It is forecasted 45 mph winds for tomorrow and saturday too. Have a good day everyone and stay safe.

 

[PaulSB]

Blimey Mo.....forcast to be hot and sunny here for at least 10 days. Goodness knows when Dirk and other suveners will get rain.
BTW.... where you are, are you affected by seasonal midges??
I have always booked Scotland holidays outside midge season as it looks horrific.

Mrs P is from the borders so I have visited Scotland many, many times. We have great friends on the west coast which I've visited many times, I've toured the west coast and the Outer Hebrides. In all those years only once had a midge problem - mainly that was looking out of a kitchen window watching a French friend do battle with a BBQ which the kids had been promised but was being eaten indoors.

 

[Mo1959]

Mrs P is from the borders so I have visited Scotland many, many times. We have great friends on the west coast which I've visited many times, I've toured the west coast and the Outer Hebrides. In all those years only once had a midge problem - mainly that was looking out of a kitchen window watching a French friend do battle with a BBQ which the kids had been promised but was being eaten indoors.

I think the West coast is worse for them. I hate the little blighters. I remember a few years ago I had a puncture on the bike one morning and stopped under a tree to change it. I was getting eaten alive. Was never so glad to get moving again.

 

[oldwheels]

I think the West coast is worse for them. I hate the little blighters. I remember a few years ago I had a puncture on the bike one morning and stopped under a tree to change it. I was getting eaten alive. Was never so glad to get moving again.

Part of my essential equipment which is always with me is a midgy hood. Not he most comfortable thing but at least gives the head some protection.

 

[IaninSheffield]

Oo, oo, we have rain! Not enough to trickle down the gutter and replenish the butt yet, but keeping fingers crossed.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

We've had a shower, now the suns out, trying to figure out what to wear, conflicting weather reports and at the moment its a bit fresh for shorts but too warm for tights.

 

[GM]

Morning all. Warming up nicely, we got the paddling pool out yesterday, so if I can get this dog off my legs without waking him up I'm going to get up and give it a big toe test. Might take a wander over the heath after breakfast. 🌈

 

[Tenkaykev]

I have just had a look at cutting hair with clippers. I am seriously thinking about it. Lol. I love my hair nice and short, but that may be a bit drastic!

 

[IaninSheffield]

We've had a shower, now the suns out, trying to figure out what to wear, conflicting weather reports and at the moment its a bit fresh for shorts but too warm for tights.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Got to pick up my new lawnmower this morning. Having considerably reduced the size of both front and rear lawns, I've decided I no longer need a petrol mower and have bought a Flymo Hovervac. We'll see how it goes.
Got to drop in to see my local brewer as well.
There seems to be a steady flow of traffic on the main road. Looks like the beaches are gping to be busy again.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

My club PB for a 10 was 21' 27'' at age 14. I think it may have been a club record for the age group at the time.

This has been puzzling me. An amazing time for a 14 year old even now. But you say in a later post you were born in 57 ? So you recorded this in 71 ? Surely that would make it a UK comp record not just a club record. The CTT site lists the boys comp record as 21-47 in 1978, the girls’ was 21-36 as recently as 2013.

 

[Dave7]

Oy you lot!!
You have put the mockers on our weather.
In the last 5 minutes the forcast changed to 30% chance of rain this morning

 

[monkers]

As I predicted, I'm still home because I managed to distract myself again. Do I never learn? I'm certainly old enough to know better, but I've made the same mistake as yesterday and gobbed off on the 'any good jokes' thread. I expect to be flamed anytime soon, but there it is. I need a good walk or long ride now to reset my emotional balance. See you all later with a mini-report. Stay safe all.

 

[PaulSB]

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Have you got this in an envelope for me yet????

 

[Mo1959]

Have you got this in an envelope for me yet????

My dad used to tell us when we were kids "If you rub salt on your head, the hair gets thirsty and comes out for a drink, then you tie a knot in it so it doesn't go back".