The Retirement Thread

[pawl]

This morning was cool breezy and cloudy, but I got my bike out and rode 55 miles on my Hatton loop. It stayed mainly dry, just a couple of short lived showers to ride through, but that breeze made it a hard ride. Not as many cyclists about as I was expecting, still a few about though, I passed one pair twice. Strange morning though, having been rained off Thursday I was looking forward to getting out, but I got up this morning and my mojo was missing and I didn't want to go out, I made myself go out and ride but every time i got to a junction where I could turn and pick up a shorter route I had to make myself pick the longer route, very strange, But I'm back now and I enjoyed the ride.

I was out this morning circuit round market Bosworth and saw more cyclists out than I have for some time.Most of them flying past me.Idid notice the majority did not respond to a wave or a good morning.☹️☹️☹️

 

[Drago]

I'm sort of on a diet, being very careful with my weight at the moment. Alas, mini D has both be a 1 kilo bar of dairy milk and a Terry's chocolate orange for fathers day 🤦

 

[Mo1959]

I was out this morning circuit round market Bosworth and saw more cyclists out than I have for some time.Most of them flying past me.Idid notice the majority did not respond to a wave or a good morning.☹☹☹

I've given up being bothered whether they let on or not. I usually give a quick Hi or Good Morning. Probably about three quarters do the same back. I always laugh at the so called racing wannabes who just give you a very slick raise of a few fingers on the bars while they batter on, head down and arse up trying to look oh so professional!

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Morning all, a blustery day of sunshine and showers forecast. Will aim to go out for a little walk later, nothing energetic. Hopefully some of the family crowds who mobbed around here last week will be otherwise engaged today visiting fathers and grandfathers now that family visits are allowed. Fingers crossed.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I was out this morning circuit round market Bosworth and saw more cyclists out than I have for some time.Most of them flying past me.Idid notice the majority did not respond to a wave or a good morning.☹☹☹

When I was out yesterday there wasn't as many cyclist out as I thought there would be, still quite a few out though.

 

[Mo1959]

Just through in the kitchen just now and noticed the girls along the road going past with the mountain bikes on the back of the car. Wonder where they are off to. I'm kind of hankering about doing a bit of exploring on mine a bit more occasionally for a break from the roads......nothing too technical though!

 

[gavroche]

Goedermorgen iedereen. Molly forced me to get up this morning so having breakfast at the moment and got messages from all my kids, one of them telling my wife not to give me any jobs to do on my special day.
Weather a bit uncertain so far but sun trying to come out.
Have a nice day every one.

 

[PaulSB]

Back again. Mrs P has brought me coffee. It must be Father's Day!! Happy Father's Day fellow Dad's.

Managed to get iFollow, the footie app broadcasting all games live, working on my lad's tablet yesterday. Worked well. I went home after the game he video chatted me full of delight and excitement at a 3-1 Rovers win. I knew he missed Rovers and football but not how much.

No. 1 son is on his way home, hopefully armed with Cognac. No. 2 gave me Calvados yesterday. No. 3 son may or may not arrive, if he does it will probably be with Ardbeg. Bit of a theme here........................

Have just frozen 6.5 litres of broccoli soup, the beginning of a season of bounty from the allotment to see us through Armageddon or winter, whichever comes first.

My right hand hood needs straightening and fixing and my Wahoo is not straight on the bars...................cycle OCD? Moi?

 

[numbnuts]

Morning all

 

[welsh dragon]

It's discrimination against all of us non fathers.
#nondadslivesmatter

Happy Men day then. Happy now?

 

[welsh dragon]

If other cyclists wave and say hello I do the same. It they don't that's ok as well.

 

[classic33]

Just through in the kitchen just now and noticed the girls along the road going past with the mountain bikes on the back of the car. Wonder where they are off to. I'm kind of hankering about doing a bit of exploring on mine a bit more occasionally for a break from the roads......nothing too technical though!

Doing a "John Denver"?

 

[Paulus]

Afternoon all,
Just back from a little leg stretcher, I waited untill the early morning rain had stopped.
Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/I8iWJxNRu7

 

[oldwheels]

Just through in the kitchen just now and noticed the girls along the road going past with the mountain bikes on the back of the car. Wonder where they are off to. I'm kind of hankering about doing a bit of exploring on mine a bit more occasionally for a break from the roads......nothing too technical though!

I am suffering badly from cabin fever as at this time of year I would normally be away somewhere. I had hoped to be back in Shetland for the month of June but anywhere would do now.

 

[numbnuts]

The weather was looking a bit dull here so I just done 12 miles on the turbo, better than nothing.