The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

Morning all

I had enough of early mornings and early nights during my working life.
Now, I'm rarely in bed before 11.30pm.
I rarely wake up before 7am - usually around 7.30am - and generally don't get up before 9am.
This seems to be my natural rhythm - I ain't fighting it.

 

[PaulSB]

Had a snooze. Woke up. Looked out of window.

Dreich!!

Today's cycle buddy is hard core. He isn't going to message. I should be more picky about who I ride with! 😀

Rule #5 applies. Badass days are arriving.

 

[PaulSB]

A week ago we were around 350 and I thought that was grim. I was thinking twice about going to town then.

Right I must bugger off, eat porridge and find some lights - yes it really is dreich.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning fellow retirees,

Lovely trip to Dorchester yesterday. The train passes through Holton Lee nature reserve ( Countryfile Live has broadcast from there a few times). We saw herds of deer running hither and thither, startled by the train.
Caught up with a friend over a few beers then caught the train home. Mrs Tenkay and I managed to snag the top front window seat on the double decker bus back from the Station, it was turning out time at one of the local schools so we had lots of raucous company on the top deck.

A quiet day today while I recharge my batteries.
Have a lovely peaceful day folks 🏃‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚶‍♀️🏊‍♂️☔
.

 

[numbnuts]

Morning

 

[numbnuts]

I've just noticed that it is now

 

[Dirk]

Mddmtt to Ilfracombe shortly for a trip to LIDL.
Woohoo!


Sad innit?

 

[Dave7]

Go for an early morning, 04:00, walk when you're up to it. It's usually quiet enough.

Errrhhh give me some time to think about that please.
.........
........
NO
I would need a sex change and call myself Mo and that ain't going to happen.
I like the name but this world is only big enough for one Mo

 

[Dave7]

Blimey - I think I stopped going to bed before 22:30 when I was 12 or 13 and by 16 or 17 it was usually around midnight. On nights out after the age of 18 it would be later, say 02:00 - 04:00, which is where it is now since I no longer have to get up early to go to work.

It felt really odd when I spent 9 days in hospital in 2012 to have the lights turned out at about 22:00. I did manage to get to sleep after an hour or two, but there was so much going on in the wards and corridors that I would be woken up a couple of times an hour.

Yes.....I had 8 days in about 6 years ago. Like you I was woken regularly by what was going on (especially one night when the poor bloke opposite died) but found I could catch up by daytime snoozes.
Difficult to sleep though when you are excited about what the next culinary delight will be.
Will it be rump steak?
Spag bol with red wine
Or slop

 

[PaulSB]

08.35 let's review it at 09.15 for 10.15
08.45 Met Office showing 20% rain at 10
09.05 MO showing 50-80% from 10.00-15.00
09.15 ride plans abandoned

There's #badass and plain feckin' stupid.

I'm taking Mrs P to IKEA - I know how to treat a girl 😄

 

[Dave7]

Morning all

I had enough of early mornings and early nights during my working life.
Now, I'm rarely in bed before 11.30pm.
I rarely wake up before 7am - usually around 7.30am - and generally don't get up before 9am.
This seems to be my natural rhythm - I ain't fighting it.

Indeed......in our situation its whatever works for you. I just enjoy early(ish) to bed & to rise.

 

[Dave7]

08.35 let's review it at 09.15 for 10.15
08.45 Met Office showing 20% rain at 10
09.05 MO showing 50-80% from 10.00-15.00
09.15 ride plans abandoned

There's #badass and plain feckin' stupid.

I'm taking Mrs P to IKEA - I know how to treat a girl 😄

Ikea!!!!
I would rather ride in rain, hail and 30 mph freezing wind.
But they do (or at least used to do) a good breakfast.
Ohh......and lovely meat balls.
Enjoy

 

[postman]

Rejoice, for I have risen!

I believe it's the extra heat,produced by the winter duvet.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

08.35 let's review it at 09.15 for 10.15
08.45 Met Office showing 20% rain at 10
09.05 MO showing 50-80% from 10.00-15.00
09.15 ride plans abandoned

There's #badass and plain feckin' stupid.

I'm taking Mrs P to IKEA - I know how to treat a girl 😄

The weather is annoying at the moment, every other week I ride on a Thursday, every other week I ride on a Wednesday because we're meeting my Brother In law dinner time on Thursday and spending the afternoon down the club. Yesterday my ride was posponed because it was raining, today we have a cold day with bright sun thats ideal for a ride and we're down the club.

 

[Dave7]

Good morning gang.
Nice to see lots of good spirit on here.
Happiness......nothing that a trip to IKEA can't cure .
Quick update.
A decent nights sleep although MrsD slept propped up on pillows, frightened of a repeat performance...... but all was well .
We are both sat in the conservatory now and apart from finishing some drying and folding I will have a chill day.