The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

Morning all, dull with rain on its way.
Listened to a great Scotland Outdoors podcast yesterday, a fascinating interview with a witch . She had a lot of interesting things to say, mostly about the need to reconnect with the natural world. Made perfect sense to me.
Also yesterday, thoroughly enjoyed the scenery of the Vuelta stage, they were riding through a gorgeous tapestry of multicoloured crops, shrubs of some sort, blocks of green, yellow, and red. And in the low afternoon sun it was an absolute picture, just stunning.

Was she a good witch or a bad witch though. If the latter, did you happen to catch her name?

 

[gavroche]

Whilst I am wondering what to do next, I am looking at Molly and thought: " Can she see the end of her nose?" We know that dogs have a wider angle of vision than humans so surely, she must be able to see the end of her nose. What about dogs with smaller noses like boxers or pugs?

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Was she a good witch or a bad witch though. If the latter, did you happen to catch her name?

She claimed to be a good witch, but then she would say that wouldn’t she

 

[classic33]

She claimed to be a good witch, but then she would say that wouldn’t she

No good then.
There used to be a bad witch, Slack Top, but she and some of her coven moved on after the council refused planning permission.

Odd really, the chief planning officer later disappeared, and the councillor "over" the planning department came down ill. They'd to have a by-election.

So hard to find one these days.

 

[welsh dragon]

Whilst I am wondering what to do next, I am looking at Molly and thought: " Can she see the end of her nose?" We know that dogs have a wider angle of vision than humans so surely, she must be able to see the end of her nose. What about dogs with smaller noses like boxers or pugs?

 

[PaulSB]

Where my son works, one the other men had been coming to work but feeling a little unwell. Yesterday this mans daughter was tested positive, so he was sent home for a test. .
This has implications for the rest of the unit my son works in, and the others.
If this other man's test come back positive all who have been in contact with him will have to be isolated and tested.
The unit will be more or less closed, and they start a big engineering job this weekend for a month, or maybe they won't.

The lad next door but one is very similar. His boss felt unwell, had a test and continued to work while waiting for the test results. The result was positive so our neighbour, who has an 8 year old and 11 month baby, said he was going to isolate. He was told if he didn't work he wouldn't be paid, neighbour got the union involved and is now isolating on statutory sick pay.

The attitude of some employers is appalling - I know of others who have flat out fiddled the furlough scheme and broken the law.

 

[PaulSB]

Take your point about fiddly thru axles. However...I’ve found with my Croix de Fer, cable disc brakes, conventional axles, that every time I put the wheel in it settles in the drop out very slightly differently, only very slightly but with the minute gap between pads and disc it’s enough to set the pad rubbing. So I have to adjust the brakes every time I drop the wheel in and out, applies to both front and rear. Don’t know whether this would still apply with hydraulic discs.

I haven't needed to adjust the pads on my Cervelo with hydraulics and through axles. I've had the wheel out once in anger by the roadside and several times on a work stand.

 

[classic33]

Whilst I am wondering what to do next, I am looking at Molly and thought: " Can she see the end of her nose?"* We know that dogs have a wider angle of vision than humans so surely, she must be able to see the end of her nose. What about dogs with smaller noses like boxers or pugs?

Yes, and in binocular vision as well.

 

[PaulSB]

It's now biblical!!!!

I mentioned I would do an ALDI run. Mrs P asked what I was going to buy. I read the list out and realised none of this was essential. Shop cancelled for self-preservation. Mrs P on the other hand has gone out and says she'll drop in to Sainsburys for some of that nice Rose before she goes to the gym. Sometimes I really do struggle with a woman's logic. Where are we most likely to pick up Covid-19 - the gym or ALDI?

So good news. I've been feeling a bit flabby recently and hadn't dared to get on the scales. I was dreading going in to winter a couple of kilos heavier. So gritted teeth and weighed myself, only 0.4kg over my fighting weight. Really pleased with this, big incentive to try harder through the winter. Thinking about trying to drop 0.9kg which would be below my fighting weight. Every gram less to haul up a hill is good news!!!!

 

[Dave7]

She claimed to be a good witch, but then she would say that wouldn’t she

That's what MrsD. says but I sometimes have my doubts

 

[Dirk]

Only 1 member of my family has had Covid9 and that's my grandson in Aber Uni. Fingers crossed he is the only 1 that will get it

I don't know anyone who has had it, or even know anyone who personally knows anyone else who has had it.
All I've heard is something along the lines of - 'My next door neighbours son knows someone who works with him, who said his aunties friends dad has had it.'
It all seems like I'm living in an alternative reality!

 

[PaulSB]

It all seems like I'm living in an alternative reality!

None of us has ever felt brave enough to mention this to you........................

 

[classic33]

I don't know anyone who has had it, or even know anyone who personally knows anyone else who has had it.
All I've heard is something along the lines of - 'My next door neighbours son knows someone who works with him, who said his aunties friends dad has had it.'
It all seems like I'm living in an alternative reality!

But you're in Devon, in Devon
"Oh! I love to climb a mountain
And to reach the highest peak
But it doesn't thrill me half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek"

 

[Dave7]

I don't know anyone who has had it, or even know anyone who personally knows anyone else who has had it.
All I've heard is something along the lines of - 'My next door neighbours son knows someone who works with him, who said his aunties friends dad has had it.'
It all seems like I'm living in an alternative reality!

I am 99% certain that's what we had, only because the long Covid symptoms are so similar. Covid was new when we had it in January so we were told "its the flu, stay at home, don't bother the Doctor".
My (younger, fitter) cycling mate got it a week before us and was very poorly.
As I said above, the people we met on holiday have been affected.
Maybe Devon is not actually on this planet and you really are living in a different reality

 

[classic33]

I am 99% certain that's what we had, only because the long Covid symptoms are so similar. Covid was new when we had it in January so we were told "its the flu, stay at home, don't bother the Doctor".
My (younger, fitter) cycling mate got it a week before us and was very poorly.
As I said above, the people we met on holiday have been affected.
Maybe Devon is not actually on this planet and you really are living in a different reality

Nearest positive(repeat) is next door.