The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

We stained both of ours and they look fine.
But its only us that sees them.

Sounds like Drago's Y Fronts.

 

[screenman]

Just got back from a very sweaty 71 miles to Lytham St Anne's. Thought it would be busy but surprisingly quiet, perhaps they're all still isolating.

@screenman at the cafe one of my buddies lent his bike against mine. The bikes slipped with the inevitable result I know have a scratch on my front fork.

I'm very anal about scratches and this is my beloved Cervelo. 😢 Any advice? It's not deep but has exposed the base paint layer. About 3cm long. I shall wait till winter when I can deal with it quietly and slowly.

To be honest not much more than a touch up, which will show. If You could get a small pot of paint 50ml would do you could get somebody to repaint the forks, any decent smart repair guy would do it easily for £50 once they are off of the bike. In fact most small body repair places would as well.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Lol

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Back from a classic mtb route in these parts, along Speyside Way to Aviemore, over the Burma Road to drop down to the River Dulnain, pick up a General Wade road into Carrbridge, forest tracks to Boat, then a minor road diversion to take in Loch Garten on the way back to Nethy. Saw a golden eagle while we were stopped for lunch.

 

[Drago]

Not out cycling this morning. Chores mostly done and bread on to rise.
Road rage and tourist bashing alive and well on Mull. There are 2 FB pages. A prissy one for the settlers who came here to finance their retirement by doing B&B and the other for the rest of us.
White van man started it and as he is one of the mods it did not get taken down.
A tourist writes " If someone is driving behind me blowing his horn and flashing his lights while practically attached to my back bumper I am certainly not letting him past".
You would imagine that is a wind up but sadly not. Even one of the local nurses piled in, possibly the one who passed me yesterday going at a fair old clip.
They also complain about the pavement being painted with local authority approval with lines at 2 metre distancing near the coop and advice to wear a mask.
They are a tourist and will do as they please and if anybody objects they will take the vast fortune they intend to spend somewhere where they are welcome to do as they please.
Naturally being a known stirrer I join in. I prefer to do one liners or possibly a max of 2 sentences which I find to be most effective.

My dad always cautioned me never to be too hard in tourists. Like it or not, their money was essential to the islands economy. On top of that, if we went on a proper shopping spree, or needed serious hospital treatment, we would be only too quick to fly to the mainland and visit their town instead, and it's nice to do so without someone moaning about it.

 

[gavroche]

Sounds like Sandhills car park.
Well known locally for being a Grockle trap.
https://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/instow-sandhills-car-park-row-1-5338397

Yep, that is the one. Needless to say, I will never park there again. I have also sent them an email with an attachment of my receipt for the ticket but it came back undelivered as , apparently, their email address is not recognised.

 

[welsh dragon]

My dad always cautioned me never to be too hard in tourists. Like it or not, their money was essential to the islands economy. On top of that, if we went on a proper shopping spree, or needed serious hospital treatment, we would be only too quick to fly to the mainland and visit their town instead, and it's nice to do so without someone moaning about it.

We desperately need tourists here now as so many businesses are tourist based, but it is more than a little annoyong when they feel justified in putting the locals health at risk. They can do what they like with their own but that kind of selfishness leaves a bad taste in the mouthes of the locals.

All they need is a little consideration especially in places like this where the locals have done all that they can to keep the numbers of Infections and deaths as low as possible.

 

[postman]

Back from a classic mtb route in these parts, along Speyside Way to Aviemore, over the Burma Road to drop down to the River Dulnain, pick up a General Wade road into Carrbridge, forest tracks to Boat, then a minor road diversion to take in Loch Garten on the way back to Nethy. Saw a golden eagle while we were stopped for lunch.
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Jealous who me. what superb scenery.

 

[welsh dragon]

This is a prime example of the problems that the locals are having at the moment. Normally tourists are welcomed, but this kind of behaviour isn't acceptable.

Daily Record: Campers 'acting like they are in Magaluf' trash Scots beauty spot and terrorise locals.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/campers-acting-like-magaluf-trash-22484927

 

[oldwheels]

My dad always cautioned me never to be too hard in tourists. Like it or not, their money was essential to the islands economy. On top of that, if we went on a proper shopping spree, or needed serious hospital treatment, we would be only too quick to fly to the mainland and visit their town instead, and it's nice to do so without someone moaning about it.

Kind of true but Mull managed perfectly well in the 1970's with a trickle of visitors and not the flood we have now. This has been caused IMO by incomers who wish to finance their retirement and also by "environmentalists " who wish a playground for their pet projects regardless of the local population and have turned the island into a theme park.
There were attempts at one point to close off some of the popular mountain bike routes but this failed largely because they were ignored by the local club and there was no legal basis for this anyway.
Tourists are not the same as visitors who tend to be respectful of local usage and tradition. Tourists en masse take the view that they can do whatever they want regardless of local resident population.
I once had a bunch come into my private garage where I was making lead fishing weights. They stood around watching and when asked what they wanted I was told that they were on holiday and so that was ok then.
Even the White Settlers in those days were different and they merged with the local population. Most of them were perfectly pleasant and were useful members of society. Francis Drake did wire to rope splicing for me and for some of the local fishing boats. Not an easy thing to do.

 

[welsh dragon]

Still scorchio here.

 

[Dave7]

@PaulSB
Just seen this on google news re the lockdown

That means, from midnight tonight if you are a Preston resident (i.e. you pay council tax to Preston City

 

[PaulSB]

As predicted yesterday Preston is now in lockdown. My mean my lad can't come home on Sunday for the first time in six months. Not sure yet.

Awaiting news on our area.

 

[PaulSB]

@PaulSB
Just seen this on google news re the lockdown

That means, from midnight tonight if you are a Preston resident (i.e. you pay council tax to Preston City

Ah you got there ahead of me. We pay council tax to Chorley BC. My lad is questionable we don't know if his council tax is paid to Preston or South Ribble.

 

[numbnuts]

It's been a long hot day roll on bed time