The Retirement Thread

[Flick of the Elbow]

For today’s lockdown walk we took the bikes 6 miles up the road to Red Moss then walked a 10 mile circuit of most of the Pentlands north ridge, taking in the Kips, Scald Law, and Carnethy, returning via Green Cleuch skirting Black Hill and finishing alongside Threipmuir.

This is Carnethy, Edinburgh over to the left, Penicuik to the right. Welsh speakers may recognise the Old Welsh here, Carnethy has a modern Welsh counterpart in Carneddau, Penicuik is Welsh for place of the cuckoo, and one of the peaks over to the left is Caerketton, Caer being Welsh for fort.

 

[PaulSB]

I saw him and Phil Cool together live once. Jasper talked about his daughter Nora ... clearly just a joke then, but I wouldn't have put it past him.

Yep, certainly in character..........good job he has a wife......

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

We used to in to see Jasper Carrot at the Boggery folk club.
He went to my school along with Bev Bevan and Chris Spedding amongst others.

My uncle was Jasper Carrot’s next door neighbour when he was living in Knowle.

 

[classic33]

For today’s lockdown walk we took the bikes 6 miles up the road to Red Moss then walked a 10 mile circuit of most of the Pentlands north ridge, taking in the Kips, Scald Law, and Carnethy, returning via Green Cleuch skirting Black Hill and finishing alongside Threipmuir.
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This is Carnethy, Edinburgh over to the left, Penicuik to the right. Welsh speakers may recognise the Old Welsh here, Carnethy has a modern Welsh counterpart in Carneddau, Penicuik is Welsh for place of the cuckoo, and one of the peaks over to the left is Caerketton, Caer being Welsh for fort.

You get a picture of the FB Plate, showing the number. Or made a note of the number?

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

You get a picture of the FB Plate, showing the number. Or made a note of the number?

Fraid not, is this a trig point question ?

 

[classic33]

Fraid not, is this a trig point question ?

Aye, there's a thread in General Cycling for them.

 

[PaulSB]

We've all had these conversations! Two key facts. Mrs P is a retired and well respected health care professional. Mrs P walked to the local farm shop yesterday.

Me: "Did you get anything for tonight's tea?"
Mrs P: "No, Just yesterday's but I did get some nice new potatoes"
Me: "Shall we have salmon, asparagus and pasta?" (This is a running joke in our house)
Mrs P: "I'd like the potatoes peeled, well scraped really."
Me: "We never peel new potatoes"
Mrs P: "I just think in the current situation it would be a good idea"
Me: "But I'm going to boil them. That will kill the virus.......if they have it!"
Me: "You want me to handle and scrape the potentially virus laden potatoes BEFORE I boil them?"
Mrs P: "I thought they would be nice with some butter and mint"
Me: "So what you're saying is for a change you'd like the potatoes scraped and we could have mint and butter with them?"
Mrs P: "Yes"

I've scraped the potatoes...............................hope to see you in 14 days..............................

 

[Mo1959]

We've all had these conversations! Two key facts. Mrs P is a retired and well respected health care professional. Mrs P walked to the local farm shop yesterday.

Me: "Did you get anything for tonight's tea?"
Mrs P: "No, Just yesterday's but I did get some nice new potatoes"
Me: "Shall we have salmon, asparagus and pasta?" (This is a running joke in our house)
Mrs P: "I'd like the potatoes peeled, well scraped really."
Me: "We never peel new potatoes"
Mrs P: "I just think in the current situation it would be a good idea"
Me: "But I'm going to boil them. That will kill the virus.......if they have it!"
Me: "You want me to handle and scrape the potentially virus laden potatoes BEFORE I boil them?"
Mrs P: "I thought they would be nice with some butter and mint"
Me: "So what you're saying is for a change you'd like the potatoes scraped and we could have mint and butter with them?"
Mrs P: "Yes"

I've scraped the potatoes...............................hope to see you in 14 days..............................

Too much thought going into that I think!

 

[classic33]

We've all had these conversations! Two key facts. Mrs P is a retired and well respected health care professional. Mrs P walked to the local farm shop yesterday.

Me: "Did you get anything for tonight's tea?"
Mrs P: "No, Just yesterday's but I did get some nice new potatoes"
Me: "Shall we have salmon, asparagus and pasta?" (This is a running joke in our house)
Mrs P: "I'd like the potatoes peeled, well scraped really."
Me: "We never peel new potatoes"
Mrs P: "I just think in the current situation it would be a good idea"
Me: "But I'm going to boil them. That will kill the virus.......if they have it!"
Me: "You want me to handle and scrape the potentially virus laden potatoes BEFORE I boil them?"
Mrs P: "I thought they would be nice with some butter and mint"
Me: "So what you're saying is for a change you'd like the potatoes scraped and we could have mint and butter with them?"
Mrs P: "Yes"

I've scraped the potatoes...............................hope to see you in 14 days..............................

I know they say "a watched pot never boils", but couldn't you stop watching it for one day?


I do realise watching the pot boil may be more fun than watching the telly, but there are limits.

 

[Dave7]

BBQ enyoyed with family. Social distance and sadly no hugs..
They are all veggies ao it was a mixed pot but very enjoyable.
Todays hangover gone.....been working on tomorrows
No ride planned for tomorrow.....will get stuck into the garden

 

[Dirk]

Me, 64-75, Hall Green too. At age 11 my family moved over the border to Shirley.

Hall Green Junior & Infants School for me from 1962 - 66.

 

[classic33]

Hall Green Junior & Infants School for me from 1962 - 66.

This you, posing for the camera!

 

[Dirk]

This you, posing for the camera!
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Nope ...... wrong colour hair.

 

[gavroche]

I waited for the washing machine to be delivered before going for a short 14 miles ride which included a 15% gradient for 250 metres which knackered me. It was about 6 pm by then as I had to connect the washing machine first. There is a road, nearby, at 16% and about half a mile long which I know I will never attempt. Have a great evening everyone.

 

[Mo1959]

I started watching Fantastic Beasts but got a bit bored, plus the living room is still boiling so put the tv off and moved to the pc in the back of the house where it's lovely and cool. Bit of toast and a cuppa too.