The Retirement Thread

[BoldonLad]

A question for you.
We enjoy a g&t but just standard stuff.
There is an ad running on TV pushing a brand of tonic. The argument is.......if tonic makes up 70% of the drink why skimp on it.
Sounds reasonable to me.
Does the tonic matter much to you?

Not in our house, more like 50/50

 

[monkers]

Good afternoon all.

Got back late last night after an impromptu break. I'm back for a couple of weeks and off again early next month - nothing too grand or fancy but a break is always welcome.

This time last week Danni had the hots for a new bike again, so now it's goodbye to the Liv Avail she bought a couple of months ago, and hello to a Liv Langma. It's very nice indeed, carbon, ultegra, discs, has this trendy flip flop paint job, the colour changes between a kind of sea green, to blue to purple to sometimes black with shades between depending on the light. Very nice until you try to choose the colour of accessories!

I hope all are keeping well and safe.

 

[welsh dragon]

I have been awarded a trophy for being a member for 7 years. 👍

 

[Mo1959]

I have been awarded a trophy for being a member for 7 years. 👍

I’m 8 years. Must have been here slightly earlier. Where is the time going!

 

[Dirk]

Good afternoon all.

Got back late last night after an impromptu break. I'm back for a couple of weeks and off again early next month - nothing too grand or fancy but a break is always welcome.

This time last week Danni had the hots for a new bike again, so now it's goodbye to the Liv Avail she bought a couple of months ago, and hello to a Liv Langma. It's very nice indeed, carbon, ultegra, discs, has this trendy flip flop paint job, the colour changes between a kind of sea green, to blue to purple to sometimes black with shades between depending on the light. Very nice until you try to choose the colour of accessories!

I hope all are keeping well and safe.

Nice to see you back.
We've all been missing you. 😘

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I’m 8 years. Must have been here slightly earlier. Where is the time going!

I'm 13 years in. I was laid up after a crash and started out on here to pass the time, I've been on here most days since.

 

[numbnuts]

Good afternoon all.

Got back late last night after an impromptu break. I'm back for a couple of weeks and off again early next month - nothing too grand or fancy but a break is always welcome.

This time last week Danni had the hots for a new bike again, so now it's goodbye to the Liv Avail she bought a couple of months ago, and hello to a Liv Langma. It's very nice indeed, carbon, ultegra, discs, has this trendy flip flop paint job, the colour changes between a kind of sea green, to blue to purple to sometimes black with shades between depending on the light. Very nice until you try to choose the colour of accessories!

I hope all are keeping well and safe.

Who are you

 

[PaulSB]

I don't like Tanqueray gin

I do like Kopperberg though.

I thought they made cider?

While we are talking alcohol. I like a whisky in the evenings but like to keep the really good stuff in the cupboard. For an every day whisky I like Black Bottle from Sainsbury's which is a blend or Glen Orchy from Lidl, a blended malt.

 

[welsh dragon]

I thought they made cider?

While we are talking alcohol. I like a whisky in the evenings but like to keep the really good stuff in the cupboard. For an every day whisky I like Black Bottle from Sainsbury's which is a blend or Glen Orchy from Lidl, a blended malt.

They do a very nice Gin as well. About £20 a bottle.👍

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm back, I've bimbled, 52 miles this morning, I did a regular route to Hatton with a couple of diversions due to road closures, its a route I used regularly just after I retired. I came across a closed road just outside Lowsenford on the way out, it looked passable so I decided to walk through, half a dozen steps in I was in ankle deep mud, lovely stuff, beautiful colour and gloopy, I rode round the corner up the hill and stopped for ten minutes to clean it off my shoes with grass and poked out from under the mudguards with a stick, then rode through the middle of every puddle and flooded road section all the way to the cafe to clean things up a bit, on the way back I changed my route to avoid it. It was a nice ride, sunny cool with a blustery breeze to slow things down a bit, but great fun crossing Coventry at the end of the ride with the breeze behind me. So I enjoyed that, thats two good solid rides in this week totaling 107 miles.

 

[PaulSB]

On the subject of gin, back in February before Covid, Mrs F and I had a fantastic time making our own gin at the Edinburgh Gin distillery. It was a fascinating afternoon, they helped you select a collection of aromatics to your taste then you set up the still and went for a tour while it did it’s stuff. Then you came back to sample it, bottle and label it, and take it home. It was a birthday treat for Mrs F, money well spent

Our local gin distillery does this. Brilliant night if somewhat pricey. If you come across Cuckoo gin anywhere I can recommend it though I've never had the cask matured. Expect to pay £35.

https://www.brindledistillery.co.uk/

 

[PaulSB]

I'm 13 years in. I was laid up after a crash and started out on here to pass the time, I've been on here most days since.

Me too, July 2007 though without the crash. I moved here when there was a big to do on another forum I used to visit - can't recall what that was called.

 

[Paulus]

Good afternoon all.

Got back late last night after an impromptu break. I'm back for a couple of weeks and off again early next month - nothing too grand or fancy but a break is always welcome.

This time last week Danni had the hots for a new bike again, so now it's goodbye to the Liv Avail she bought a couple of months ago, and hello to a Liv Langma. It's very nice indeed, carbon, ultegra, discs, has this trendy flip flop paint job, the colour changes between a kind of sea green, to blue to purple to sometimes black with shades between depending on the light. Very nice until you try to choose the colour of accessories!

I hope all are keeping well and safe.

Welcome back, we were getting a little worried about your whereabouts
😀

 

[Paulus]

Me too, July 2007 though without the crash. I moved here when there was a big to do on another forum I used to visit - can't recall what that was called.

Same here during the great exodus from another place.

 

[PaulSB]

Same here during the great exodus from another place.

Can you remember what it was called or what the problem was? Did the owner sell to Bike Radar? I really can't recall now. I only moved because there was no one left posting.