The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

MrsD says that is a bit late.
You need to shape yourself girl

Late? I set out at 4.55am

 

[Dave7]

Late? I set out at 4.55am

MrsD says that too late.....you should have set out at 0300...... when she was getting up for a wee.

 

[screenman]

Late? I set out at 4.55am

Just missed the rush hour then.

 

[Mo1959]

Just missed the rush hour then.

First half was lovely and quiet but second it actually got surprisingly busy.

 

[Paulus]

Morning all fellow retirees.
Late on parade today. Met a few of the other escape committee members for an alfresco drink on our local fields.
I over did it a bit, 5 bottles of ale later and only a packet of cheese biscuits to eat I am a bit sluggish this morning.
Dog walking to be done and then a gentle ride this afternoon as the weather is very nice today.

 

[classic33]

Have I woken up in a different universe ??

Have you woken up!

 

[screenman]

Have you woken up!

Do not confuse him, he still thinks it is not his birthday.

 

[classic33]

Do not confuse him, he still thinks it is not his birthday.

A little something extra in his cake then

 

[BoldonLad]

@BoldonLad

Here is a reply from Danni ...

Hi, yes you start by kiting the wing in a flat field & running around. Then they move you to a gentle slope to do bunny hops so you learn to launch & and land before you move to the top of a hill. If you are learning abroad that hill may become a big mountain :0. This is all done with an instructor telling you what to do via a radio. Cliffs come later. Cliff flying is smooth and easy but launching can be tricking so thats not for beginners.

Thanks for that Danni, I think I will still opt out.

Yes, I know, I am a wimp...... but, I have to survived to 72, being a wimp

 

[BoldonLad]

Morning all fellow retirees.
Late on parade today. Met a few of the other escape committee members for an alfresco drink on our local fields.
I over did it a bit, 5 bottles of ale later and only a packet of cheese biscuits to eat I am a bit sluggish this morning.
Dog walking to be done and then a gentle ride this afternoon as the weather is very nice today.

A couple of weeks ago, myself and my fellow drinking pals, met in one of their back gardens, (socially distanced of course), for a catch up.

We were each asked to bring our own drinks, nibbles to be provided.

I took a 12 pack of Pils Lager, on the rack of my folding bicycle.

Peddled home several hours later (to abuse from Mrs @BoldonLad), with no drinks left.

Next morning, I was feeling a little guilty, having drunk so much. Around lunch time. my pal turned up with two bottles of Pils Lager, which I had apparently left behind. It made me feel much better, that I had not drunk as much as I thought

 

[screenman]

@BoldonLad

Here is a reply from Danni ...

Hi, yes you start by kiting the wing in a flat field & running around. Then they move you to a gentle slope to do bunny hops so you learn to launch & and land before you move to the top of a hill. If you are learning abroad that hill may become a big mountain :0. This is all done with an instructor telling you what to do via a radio. Cliffs come later. Cliff flying is smooth and easy but launching can be tricking so thats not for beginners.

Have she ever flown in Oludeniz? that is off the scale.

 

[screenman]

The plasterer has not turned up, Lincolnshire trades people are the most unreliable in the whole of the world not just the UK, try and support the locals and you get this every single time, should have booked a non local.

 

[numbnuts]

The plasterer has not turned up, Lincolnshire trades people are the most unreliable in the whole of the world not just the UK, try and support the locals and you get this every single time, should have booked a non local.

From Poland

 

[Dirk]

Thatcher's 'Haze'.
Does exactly what it says on the tin!*


* After 5 pints.

 

[PaulSB]

Well that was good. We'd planned a favourite hilly ride to Edgworth but weather and wind suggested 35 miles and 3000 feet was not a good plan. Headed west instead to the flatlands intending to visit a favourite cafe which proved to be closed. "Never fear" said I "There's another we pass on the way home" while thinking to myself it's a bit of a dump.

So we arrived and it's been renovated. Great food, staff and atmosphere and the social distancing etc. absolutely bang on.

A great amble around for 55 miles at gentle average just over 15. Very happy.