welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Absolutely hissing down here as well. I am watching a film starring Russel Crowe. "State of Play ". Tis rather good.
The Retirement Thread
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Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
I have no hope of ever recovering the pace I used to. Way too much damage to my back and nerves. I put as much if not more effort in, but the legs just don’t work. It is a bit worrying the way the leg strength is declining to be honest.
Not long back a walk in the drizzle. That’s me done all I’m doing for the day. Lunch and feet up now.
Where do you get that emoji ? I can't see it anywhere.I went out for a 3 mile walk and got wet
Is that on tv or some other gizmo?
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I went out for a 3 mile walk and got wet
It is very wet here again and is forecast to stay like that for the rest of today but I am getting a bit fed up of being stuck indoors so I might take a quick stroll down to Tod railway station to pick up a copy of the Metro (for the crosswords, not the news!) and call in at a small local shop for some curry powder.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
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welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Puked twice, but managed to eat a tin of soup. Headache easing slightly. Hopefully it's passing.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Got up this morning and - after a while watching the Vuelta (I'm miles behind - literally and in stages) I check the Met Office forecast
Said it was clear and would be for an hour or 2 - then rain all day - Windy confirmed I should be OK for an hour
So - dragged my bike out and set off for a morning ride - with rain jacket and a large bundle of vain optimism
Got across the bridge - still not open - and onto the Bridgewater Canal path (I prefer the path - the canal itself plays havoc with the gear mechanism) and started on my normal canal loop
So - naturally it started raining - and steadily got worse
so I swung off at a local theatre and back towards the bridge
at which point - of course - it stopped raining
So I wandered around Wigg Island and them off towards Warrington - by the time I had got home I had done 24+ miles and only slight intermittent rain - until 2 miles from home when it started again
Weather forecasting seems to be pretty much impossible as far as I can see!
Said it was clear and would be for an hour or 2 - then rain all day - Windy confirmed I should be OK for an hour
So - dragged my bike out and set off for a morning ride - with rain jacket and a large bundle of vain optimism
Got across the bridge - still not open - and onto the Bridgewater Canal path (I prefer the path - the canal itself plays havoc with the gear mechanism) and started on my normal canal loop
So - naturally it started raining - and steadily got worse
so I swung off at a local theatre and back towards the bridge
at which point - of course - it stopped raining
So I wandered around Wigg Island and them off towards Warrington - by the time I had got home I had done 24+ miles and only slight intermittent rain - until 2 miles from home when it started again
Weather forecasting seems to be pretty much impossible as far as I can see!
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
12boy
Guru
- Location
- Casper WY USA
ColinJ, you are absolutely correct. I have redone the Sheldon with 27 ", 62 chain ring, 11 sprocket and a SA XRF8 hub and came up with a low of 152.2 and a high of 464.8 gear inches. At 90 rpm that is 124.4 mph. Classic 33, is that fast enough for you? BTW, the land speed record is 183.92, set by Denise Mueller Koronek behind a faired slingshot dragster. It would have been faster, of course, if our Mo59 was on the bike.
It will be 2.8C today with a 20 mph wind. I will take Piglet, my old 'Dale M400 mtn bike with studded snow tires out for a bit today for a slooow ride.
I bought a 5.2 lb round eye beef roast yesterday which I will slowcook until it is falling apart. Then I'll probably roast some spuds, brussel sprouts, carrots and cauliflower for accompaniment. That is if my wife doesn't take over and kick me out of the kitchen. Either way, I bet there will be enough meat tonight.
Our son is insisting we have Tdap and flu shots before we can visit our new grandson. We had the flu shot yesterday and learned that here anyway, people over 65 have a different shot than younger folks, 3 strains of flu vs. 4. In any case the only side effect for me has been a sore area where the shot was shooted. We'll have the Tdap in 2 weeks.
Stay well and happy, and as I learned from YouTube, don't bitch about getting old, it doesn't last that long, anyway.
It will be 2.8C today with a 20 mph wind. I will take Piglet, my old 'Dale M400 mtn bike with studded snow tires out for a bit today for a slooow ride.
I bought a 5.2 lb round eye beef roast yesterday which I will slowcook until it is falling apart. Then I'll probably roast some spuds, brussel sprouts, carrots and cauliflower for accompaniment. That is if my wife doesn't take over and kick me out of the kitchen. Either way, I bet there will be enough meat tonight.
Our son is insisting we have Tdap and flu shots before we can visit our new grandson. We had the flu shot yesterday and learned that here anyway, people over 65 have a different shot than younger folks, 3 strains of flu vs. 4. In any case the only side effect for me has been a sore area where the shot was shooted. We'll have the Tdap in 2 weeks.
Stay well and happy, and as I learned from YouTube, don't bitch about getting old, it doesn't last that long, anyway.
Sorry to hear that Drago. Do you think it could be related to your flu jab?
rustybolts
pedalling tediously
- Location
- Ireland
Get some water into yourself , better to stay hydrated earlier in the day
