classic33
Leg End Member
You wore it when it was sunny?
The Retirement Thread
- Thread starter Dirk
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numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Still 
so it's a cake day a lemon one 
so it's a cake day a lemon one
classic33
Leg End Member
Aargh, I've been up for an hour waiting for imminent arrival of gas guy. 3 hours sleep not enough!
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v1dvAxA9ib0
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
It can hit you very suddenly and you cannot do now what you could do last year. I had planned a couple of trips this year to revisit old haunts as I think sometimes this may be my last trip. This has been put off until next year but who can tell what the future holds. I know that people older than me do lengthy trips but disaster can strike any time. Last trip I had the Brompton pedal bit me in back of my leg and the wound got infected. Had to return to Oban to A&E and massive dose of antibiotics.Age does creep up on you Mo and will one day bite you on the arse.
We had ours done, maybe 10 years ago. We now regret not having a walk in shower.
Needs some serious forward thinking (which we didn't do).
Just to frighten you try to borrow The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen aged 83 and one quarter. It is in the Netherlands but still relevant.
Yes
But I was naked underneath.
Flick of the Elbow
less than
- Location
- Pentlands Water of Leith
Been for a sploshy stumble through mud and burn, up to 4.5 miles now but still over 10 mins per mile. At least having to continually concentrate on slip/trip/stumble hazards keeps my mind off how slow I’m going. It feels much worse when I find myself on tarmac/pavement.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
It’s hard work but gives me a better buzz than cycling to be honest. I was 10 minutes 8 seconds per mile for my 10k this morning which is better than usual but nowhere like what I used to be. Sadly these days are gone.
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
You are always naked underneath whatever clothes you wear.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I just spent 2 hours trying to print off a photo that I didn't even want or need to print. I only did it to see if I could on my new tablet. Just managed to achieve this Herculean task
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That's 2 hours of my life I will never get back. So.
.That's 2 hours of my life I will never get back. So.
Flick of the Elbow
less than
- Location
- Pentlands Water of Leith
If I can get back up to 10k to 10 mile range it would be good to start doing some offroad events again, once this is all over. I used to enjoy them back in the day. I will be at the back of the field but I can live with that.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Lol...I got rid of my printer as I never used it more than a couple of times. I bought if after dad died thinking I might need to print stuff to send away, etc but the lawyer pretty much dealt with everything. No point in it taking up space and the ink drying out just sitting there like an ornament!I just spent 2 hours trying to print off a photo that I didn't even want or need to print. I only did it to see if I could on my new tablet. Just managed to achieve this Herculean task
That's 2 hours of my life I will never get back. So.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
I used to love entering stuff at one time...purely for fun. Was never fast even 20 years ago but wish I had kept it up. After my one and only marathon I kind of lost interest and didn’t run again for years. Just really the last two or three years I’ve been trying to do a bit again.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
I like to have a printer available - very useful to have - but only a few times a year
e.g. I like to have a couple of printed copies of tickets, insurance etc etc when we go on holiday - just be be sure
but as I use it an inkjet just dries up - I used to work in school - we always had inkjet printers that failed after the summer break!
as a result I not have a cheap black and white laser printer - don;t really use it much but it is very useful when I do need it
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I use my printer a lot, in fact I've got two, I even print off my shopping list.
I made up a list with all the things I'm lightly to need and add as I go along, during the week if I need anything I change it to a red colour, when I go shopping I copy and paste only the things I need and print it off.
I made up a list with all the things I'm lightly to need and add as I go along, during the week if I need anything I change it to a red colour, when I go shopping I copy and paste only the things I need and print it off.
But you're still out there in all weathers doing it Mo! 👍
