The Retirement Thread

[Drago]

I don't mind riding in it, but you risk debris and sheet in your eyes, so I shan't bother today.

 

[gavroche]

The wind has stopped blowing now and knocked a few things down in the garden which will need picking up sometime today. A little bit of DIY to do as well but not much so a fairly day relaxed day awaits.
Did 26 miles yesterday so no cycling till probably Tuesday now. I noticed that if I cycle only twice a week, I feel stronger for it, rather than more often. I suppose that with age, recovery takes longer.

 

[screenman]

The wind has stopped blowing now and knocked a few things down in the garden which will need picking up sometime today. A little bit of DIY to do as well but not much so a fairly day relaxed day awaits.
Did 26 miles yesterday so no cycling till probably Tuesday now. I noticed that if I cycle only twice a week, I feel stronger for it, rather than more often. I suppose that with age, recovery takes longer.

It seems as I get older my laziness lasts longer.

 

[Dave7]

That is easy, rip it down and build again, I love creating sawdust, anyway two whole years it will need redecorating again, many of the rooms I do each year as it is. Love playing with houses.

Ahhh that will make a difference.
I am u s at diy and do only what is absolutely essential and within my limited ability.
I get Mr Fixit in

 

[Mo1959]

It seems as I get older my laziness lasts longer.

Definitely.........I need a couple of days to work up to doing something then a couple of days to recover!

 

[Drago]

I'm a master DIY bodger. Everything I do looks fantastic, but has the structural integrity of papier mache. My entire house is held together with Sikaflex.

True story. Many years ago we lost a ridge tile in the wind. and it broke into 3 pieces on the ground. Next day I glued it back together with sikaflex, then used Sikaflex to glue it in place to keep the roof waterproof. A few weeks later I obtained a new tile and a bag of cement and went up to remove the old one in readiness for it's replacement, but try as I might I couldn't get it off. 6 or 7 years later it's still there.

 

[gavroche]

Oh s**t, the wind is picking up again! The garden can wait then, not worth doing anything until it all dies down. I can feel a cup of coffee calling so must get priorities right. Any biscuits left in the tin?

 

[Mo1959]

Oh s**t, the wind is picking up again! The garden can wait then, not worth doing anything until it all dies down. I can feel a cup of coffee calling so must get priorities right. Any biscuits left in the tin?

Great minds. I've just sat down again with a mug of milky coffee.....no bikkies though.

 

[welsh dragon]

I am trying to work up the enthusiasm to go to town as I need milk. It's still blowing a hoolie here though......I might have to sit here and think about it for a few more minutes

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm sat here with a cuppa and a jam doughnut.

 

[Exlaser2]

30 years ago I would have loved this wind strength, I would have been out windsurfing.

It’s definitely a fact that windsurfers go out to sail when dinghy sailors are heading for shore and then the bar 😂😂😂

 

[welsh dragon]

Of course Mr WD is all for going as he wants biscuits. Surprise surprise.

 

[Exlaser2]

Mmmmmm biscuits. We are a biscuit free household as either my daughter or I will just eat them all at one sitting 😂😂😂

 

[screenman]

It’s definitely a fact that windsurfers go out to sail when dinghy sailors are heading for shore and then the bar 😂😂😂

If it was not blowing a 4 it was not worth getting the board out for.

 

[Mo1959]

Mmmmmm biscuits. We are a biscuit free household as either my daughter or I will just eat them all at one sitting 😂😂😂

Same. I just can't buy packs of anything like that. Always full of good intentions to ration them and just have one with a cuppa......not the first time they are gone by the end of the day!