The Retirement Thread

[gavroche]

The ride did not happen because, by the time I got ready and answered a phone call......................................it rained!!1

 

[Tenkaykev]

I always post on the ebike part of Strava.

I haven't got a Strava... ( sorry 😉)

 

[Tenkaykev]

Off to Wimborne on the bus to collect a parcel from JL.
I might amble past the whisky shelves and see what's on offer...

 

[Paulus]

I quite like Glenmorangie.
A highland malt. Sainsburys own label Highland malt is also very good. It could be Glenmorangie if you don't look at the bottle.

 

[BoldonLad]

I would but I've a target to hit. Myself and today's partner targeted 7500 and 10000 miles respectively for the year. We've five weeks left as we hope to complete on December 18th for cake at our favourite cafe!!

I need 132 miles/week to do the final 638 he needs just short of 200/week to hit 10000.

Daft but we're pensioners. 😄

Seeing some of the massive figures here (4500, 7500 and 10000!), I think our planned 50 miles per week or walking and/or cycling ie 2600 miles per year, is pretty meagre

We have 1480 miles, of cycling, this year todate, and 592 miles walking, so, we may, just about make it.

 

[welsh dragon]

The mist is moving in now. Looks a bit spooky.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Back from JL with my parcel and a bottle of Aberlour Casg Annamh 😁
The Barking Cat will be dropping off a " Bag in a Box" of Revelation by Dark Star brewery. That should keep me going for a while.

 

[ColinJ]

Seeing some of the massive figures here (4500, 7500 and 10000!), I think our planned 50 miles per week or walking and/or cycling ie 2600 miles per year, is pretty meagre

We have 1480 miles, of cycling, this year todate, and 592 miles walking, so, we may, just about make it.

I wouldn't count a mile of cycling as being anywhere near as hard as a mile of walking unless the cycling was up at least a 10% hill and the walking was along a level path! I would rate brisk, level walking at about 5 times the effort of steady, level cycling. In which case your walking would be equivalent to nearly 3,000 miles of cycling...

 

[PaulSB]

Seeing some of the massive figures here (4500, 7500 and 10000!), I think our planned 50 miles per week or walking and/or cycling ie 2600 miles per year, is pretty meagre

We have 1480 miles, of cycling, this year todate, and 592 miles walking, so, we may, just about make it.

I feel it's all down to individual choice. I set myself a big target because I like to have one every year. I've tried hard to achieve it as in 2019 illness meant I couldn't get close to what I'd planned. I've got a different plan for 2021.

Like @ColinJ my thoughts on walking are it's hard. My comfort level is eight miles, I can do ten but I'm totally nackered for the last two miles.

There is no one cyclist who's better than another, we just do different stuff. We're all in the top 10% of the population simply because we exercise - that number is based on the 6m people who attend an exercise class twice a month!!!

 

[numbnuts]

The mist is moving in now. Looks a bit spooky.

The Fog

 

[classic33]

I WAS doing about 1500 a year which, added to 2 games of golf plus some walks was plenty for me.
This year is a virtual write off so my plan is to build up on the exercise bike over winter and start again early spring.
An ethical question for you..........
If I do go down the ebike route do those miles still count

No!!

 

[welsh dragon]

The Fog
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What a crap film that was

 

[numbnuts]

Well the car failed the MOT on the rear back brake binding and the horn not loud enough, later found out the parts they sent for were the wrong ones so can't pick the car up until tomorrow afternoon, I don't know how much it's going to cost, maybe this month will be beans on toast.

 

[numbnuts]

What a crap film that was

The book was better

 

[PaulSB]

Ooh, Mrs Tenkay has just returned from shopping with a bottle of Penderyn single malt Welsh whisky 😁
I've scrutinised the label and there's no mention of it having been strained through Welshies Bloomers 👍
I was going to use it in a Barm Brack but it looks a bit too posh for that.

In a Barm Brack? 😳 Sacrilege. I enjoy Penderyn but like @Dave7 I think it's over-priced. For £30-35 you can get some very good Scottish malts.

For every day drinking both ALDI and Lidl have 2-3 decent malts for around £15. My current choice is from Lidl, Glen Itchy for £15. Great value.

Sainsbury's offer Black Bottle at around £15-17 which is for me another good value.

As for the quality stuff? I've enjoyed Oban, Tomatin, Glenrothes, Glen Moray, Talisker, Monkey Shoulder, Cardhu