The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning fellow retirees,

It's a tad wet and blowy out there this morning. I was considering going for a run but will jump on the turbo instead.
Later on I'll be fitting a new rear dynamo light for my Orange Brommie, the new one has an off switch which the current one doesn't.

Have a lovely peaceful day folks, ☔🚶‍♀️🏃‍♂️☔🚣‍♀️🧜‍♀️

 

[welsh dragon]

Good morning. Not as bad a night as I was expecting. It rained of course and still is but the wind failed to arrive. Of course that could change any minute.

Wet and dark here and it can get worse o suppose. Stay safe folks.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning folks, its a tad damp this morning.

 

[Dave7]

Yep. The weather Men people got it right for a change, its lashing down and windy.
I woke late (for me) at 06.45.......I tend to wake at whatever time it gets light. Went to the bog, fully intending to go back to bed. But here I am so that plan didn't work.
I have just one errand to do......sort the aunties pension out. Then I will curl up with another John Grisham book.

 

[Mo1959]

I got a 4 mile jog in before the rain arrives. I might have to charge up the Kindle and see what I've got on it to read as it's going to be a long day sitting indoors without something to occupy me.

 

[Dave7]

PS
Can I change lashing down to absolutely p*ssing down.
Sat in the conservatory (we virtually live in it) and I can hardly hear the radio.
Mind you its Zoe Ball so the sound of rain may be an improvement.

 

[welsh dragon]

The rain has stopped here, for the moment anyway. I got my kindle out the other week and have been reading.

 

[Paulus]

Morning all, looks like an indoor kind of day today.
Raining nicely and the wind is picking up.
Out with the dog soon and then we shall dry off and catch up with some domestics and watch the iplayer to catch up on some programs I've missed.
Another day in paradise. 🤣

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Morning all, I will be giving the bike a miss today

Yesterday Mrs F hooked the telly up to some new (to us) form of digital thingy, she’d bought virtual tickets from Runrig’s Bruce Guthro in Canada for a live Runrig-themed virtual concert he was staging from his home, hooked up over Zoom I think to Runrig’s Iain Bayne and also to the lead singers of Skippinish and Skerryvore, all in their own homes here in Scotland. It was performed and went out live on the internet in our early hours of Sunday morning, no doubt much to the annoyance of the Scottish performers’ neighbours. It was great to hear some of the old songs again and to hear some of the old tales. I was left wondering if they could do something as complicated as that then why can’t The Archers ?

 

[Juan Kog]

Weather here is grim, will venture out to the Velo cave soon for some tool polishing and rearranging. May even do some bike maintenance. In meantime checking out the latest thoughts and musings of that great original thinker and philosopher, Drago . [EDIT] just seen above ,revised plan , velo cave with my Runrig cd’s very loud.

 

[gavroche]

I got a 4 mile jog in before the rain arrives. I might have to charge up the Kindle and see what I've got on it to read as it's going to be a long day sitting indoors without something to occupy me.

You could start writing your memoires?

 

[gavroche]

Good morning every body. Very wet here but no wind. I think I will put that new chain on my bike today. I just got it out of the package yesterday and cleaned all the protective stuff that covered it. It is also a few links too long so I will have to adjust that too. It is a Sram chain by the way, secured with quick links. The internal glass on the oven door has gone loose too so I will have to have a look at that.
Have a good lazy day every one.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Looks like I made the right call in coming home a day early.
Blowing a hoolie out there.
Daresay there'll be some eejit kite surfers down at the beach today.

 

[Mo1959]

Good morning every body. Very wet here but no wind. I think I will put that new chain on my bike today. I just got it out of the package yesterday and cleaned all the protective stuff that covered it. It is also a few links too long so I will have to adjust that too. It is a Sram chain by the way, secured with quick links. The internal glass on the oven door has gone loose too so I will have to have a look at that.
Have a good lazy day every one.

Shouldn’t have cleaned off the grease that it comes with. It’s way better than any subsequent oil. Makes them slippy to work with right enough.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all

Looks like I made the right call in coming home a day early.
Blowing a hoolie out there.
Daresay there'll be some eejit kite surfers down at the beach today.

If you see one go past with a really BIG PINK kite look closely.......it may be Welshie blown off course.