The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

They were deeper bruises not superficial ones.
Having visited A&E more times than I can remember, in my motorcycle racing days, I have a fairly good knowledge of how things heal.
BTW - if you've got broken ribs and you suddenly become very breathless......get yourself down to A&E pronto!
It could be a punctured lung caused by one of the broken ribs moving. Don't ask me how I know.........

You certainly know how to cheer someone up Dirk

 

[Dirk]

You certainly know how to cheer someone up Dirk

It's a gift I have.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Happy birthday @gavroche !

Pet portraits are a very popular, gift, and, delightfully personal of course.

My artistic grand-daughter dabbles in creating pet portraits.

Wonderful 😍

 

[ColinJ]

I will do what I usually do in such circumstances. Make oatcakes.

How do you make them?

I have been enjoying these from Lidl recently...

 

[PaulSB]

Rain has stopped. Sun is out. Wind is howling. I'm going to clean and fettle the winter bike.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

How do you make them?

I have been enjoying these from Lidl recently...

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The wonderful Ms Calman shows how...

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[pawl]

I used to carry an enormous bag of papers on my bike.

Fridays two local newspapers plus daily’s Radio Times weekly magazines Blooming heavy Sunday

If I remember correctly you had to be thirteen to deliver papers and undergo a medical by the school nurse.

 

[ColinJ]

Rain has stopped. Sun is out. Wind is howling. I'm going to clean and fettle the winter bike.

Same as here. It was absolutely hammering down a while back but has cleared up now. The wind puts me off doing much outdoors today. I'll probably just stroll down to Lidl this evening when the crowds have gone home.

My winter (singlespeed) bike is in bits and needs attention. I might do some work on that this afternoon.

The wonderful Ms Calman shows how...

View: https://www.facebook.com/blairathollwatermill/videos/susan-calmans-secret-scotland-this-friday-at-8pm-channel-5-we-had-a-great-day-fi/2691242034532803/

I assume that the main ingredient is oats! Ordinary porridge oats?

Those Lidl oatcakes cost £2.20/kg The DIY version would either have to taste similar but be half the price, or test better at the same price otherwise I wouldn't be bothered to make them.

 

[BoldonLad]

Must be raining? Some of the parents do that around here too. God forbid the little darlings get wet!

When I was 14 until 16 (1961 - 1963), I delivered newspapers, each morning, then, cycled to school (often still soaked through), then, after school, the evening round, same again on Saturday (without the School bit), and, Sunday was only a half-day, mornings only!

All for 21/- per week (that is £1.05 to you youngsters). If you "collected the paper money, on your round" you got an extra 4/- (20p), and, usually a few tips. Christmas was good, often got as much as £5 in tips.

Character building

 

[pawl]

I’ve still got some scar tissue on my hip that’s still slightly painful to touch even after 6 years and yet the collar bone never bothers me unless anything presses too hard on the plate. The body is a weird and wonderful thing!

I broke my collarbone when I was 76 Referred to orthopaedic consultant.conversation went should you be cycling at your age Should heel within three months Three months later no it’s not healed.you have 90% movement At your age you might not survive the anaesthetic Advised him at 73 I had a my aortic valve replaced and the consultant told me level of fitness was due to cycling and not to stop.All this fell on deaf ears Left with a lump on my left shoulder and it does ache occasionally

Ageist sod.

 

[12boy]

Happy Birthday Gavroche.
I had bought a Fuji Track bike and just got it dialed in when one frosty Feb morning in -7C when I was hit by a car. Cracked some ribs and really hurt. Wound up getting a new Brooks saddle and a powdercoat paint job plus 8500 for pain and suffering. Luckily for me I was bundled up so my injuries were internal. Pneumonia is a real problem with the rib thing because, as you know, it hurts so much to take the deep breaths needed to keep the lungs clear. I recall begging the EMT guys to take my just now dialed in bike to my office a couple of blocks away. And they did.
I hope you get well soon, Monkers and be safe.
With all this talk about having a good retirement I still think of the 3 legged stool analogy..... enough money not to worry about it all the time, people to care about and be enjoyed, and good health to do the things that please you.
For myself, I am as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rockers. There is a lot riding on the election on Tuesday.

 

[oldwheels]

How do you make them?

I have been enjoying these from Lidl recently...

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I don't measure accurately for these.
6 heaped serving spoons medium oatmeal
2 ditto of flour {any kind but usually SR}
Generous pinch of salt
A dollop of cooking oil
Water to mix for a stiff dough
Roll into balls about large golf ball size and flatten on a floured board as thin as possible.
My oiled griddle is on a ring at 4 on my cooker but experiment would be needed otherwise.
Drop on griddle until it looks about done and then turn over for other side.
Leave to cool and then eat.

 

[Dave7]

Rain has stopped. Sun is out. Wind is howling. I'm going to clean and fettle the winter bike.

You've not bought it yet and you are already cleaning it

 

[oldwheels]

Fridays two local newspapers plus daily’s Radio Times weekly magazines Blooming heavy Sunday

If I remember correctly you had to be thirteen to deliver papers and undergo a medical by the school nurse.

I think there may have been an age limit but I never had a medical. It had nothing to do with school.

 

[Juan Kog]

How do you make them?

I have been enjoying these from Lidl recently...

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I will have to try them , Walkers are my favourites close second are M&S oatcakes , in fact there so similar I I wonder if walkers make them for M&S , or oatcake espionage some one has stolen Walkers recipe.