The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

That's very odd... I had never heard of that until a couple of days ago when I spotted it on my digital OS map when planning a bike route!

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I hopped straight into one of them a couple of years ago when up there for a little bike race...

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It's been there a wee while now.

The "soft spots" aren't that near a road, you were just unlucky.

 

[classic33]

Well, I know it's fall now. In the fall these mantises come out and stand on the bike path challenging you to do battle. Here's the first one I've seen this year. View attachment 549872

Who won this time?

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. Not sure why I'm up as it's chucking it down and to remain on all day. I seem to have been on a roll of recording an activity on Strava every day this month so feeling a bit like I have to go out in it so might have a little jog

 

[screenman]

Morning all, off for a swim at 7am, I am not enjoying these dark morning but I'm only 6 or 7 months it will be light again at this time of day.

 

[numbnuts]

Morning and very dark

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

Im liking these dark mornings. Remimds me of home. Midwinter up there only sees daylight from about 10am to 3pm.

 

[PaulSB]

You’ve never heard of tattie shaws? Must just be up here. What do you call the above ground bit?

Nope. Never. I know them as "haulm" but that's a general term which covers many different crops. It's the stalk or stem of peas, beans, potatoes, grains but without the edible crop.

 

[PaulSB]

Good day. It's dark, windy and wet and will be all day. So housework and general chores are on my agenda. Beyond that who knows...........

 

[Dave7]

Good morning all wrinklies (and those only slightly wrinkled).
Horrible morning.......dark and heavy rain. One of those days I am happy I am not able to ride or play golf. But....... as Screenman says, only 7 months to wait for light mornings.
I am doing an Aldi dash at 0740.
Think I will watch some recorded stuff today.
Welshie........I watched Lpool beat Arsenal on Monday and also recorded it. As you enjoy football so much would you like to join me .

 

[welsh dragon]

Coooooeee. Who turned the lights off? It's so dark here and of course it's raining.

Doh. So a slobbing day for us.

Stay safe folks

 

[welsh dragon]

Good morning all wrinklies (and slightly wrinkled).
Horrible morning.......dark and heavy rain. One of those days I am happy I am not able to ride or play golf. But....... as Screenman says, only 7 months to wait for light mornings.
I am doing an Aldi dash at 0740.
Think I will watch some recorded stuff today.
Welshie........I watched Lpool beat Arsenal on Monday and also recorded it. As you enjoy football so much would you like to join me .

Thank you so much for your kind offer, but I fear I must decline as i have to clean my oven.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all fellow members

Some light clouds at the moment here before the rain turns up later.
Going down to my son's place this morning. He has had a skip delivered and there are several tons of rubble and paving slabs to shift from his back garden.
Should be a bit of a workout.
Dog to be walked first though and then cycling down to my lads place.
Another busy day in paradise.
Stay safe everyone.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Morning all, very windy and very dark here. Will try going for a “run” later.
As a keen fan of Beechgrove I am very familiar with the terminology of tatties and their shaws

 

[Mo1959]

Will try going for a “run” later.

I usually call it a jog or a plod these days! I think I would be embarrassed to call it a run.

 

[oldwheels]

Is "shaws" a typo for rows or a new word for me?

A shaw comes from one seed potato. The shaws really are the leaves I think but individual plants were referred to as shaws.