The Retirement Thread

[numbnuts]

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. A bit gusty out there! 🌬🌪🍃

 

[screenman]

Morning all certainly a quieter day out there, most of yesterday was spent in bed, I hope today is not the same.

 

[Dave7]

Marmite, you forgot to mention Marmite...

I had marmite on toast for tea

 

[Dave7]

Back a bit


ebike miles count

as ebike miles - but what assist are you on

If I am in Turbo I am on the motor cutoff limit all the time

but then I normally ride in tour (Turbo is 1 - tour is 3 - out of 4) and the bike is FAR heavier than a normal bike

and sometimes I drop into eco mode because there is someone ahead and I don't want to pass them due to very low speed differential - or narrow paths - and I forget to go back up until I get home

so ebike miles vary - especially as some people may have non EU road legal bikes that have a throttle and maybe even more powerful motors


which I why I have started to use Strava - it has an ebike section - keep us away from people on 'normal' bikes trying to beat us

having said which - a while ago I was on a cycle path along side a dual carriageway - and pedalling away happily
I got to a crossing with traffic lights
a bloke on a mountain type bike pulled alongside me - a commented
"s***t - it an ebike - I have been killing myself trying to keep up with you for ages"
nice bloke - was fine about it


didn't have the heart to tell him that I was over the motor cutoff for the whole section of several miles - the motor was not operating
he was just racing an old asthmatic bloke on a very heavy bike

Some guy came past me (in May I think). He was on a clunker mtb and he was flying. I guessed 20 mph. I assume it was an ebike and not a legal one.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning people, dry but a bit blowy this morning.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all.
And in today's news.......
I am self isolating ready for my Covid swab test tomorrow.
Now, I am reasonably sure that I won't catch anything from you good people via the interweb thingy but please.......no mention of mucky y fronts as that might be pushing things too far.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, blowing a gale, I’ll be giving the bike a miss today, and tomorrow too by the looks of it.

 

[Mo1959]

I had a little recovery shuffle. Nice and slow to keep the heart rate down. Unbelievably mild and got round dry. The rain has now come on heavy to go with the wind, so well timed for once.

Come Thursday the temperature is supposed to drop drastically again.

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning all. Damp and misty here. The weather is going to be rubbish all week here.

Stay safe folks.

 

[Dave7]

A question.
Do our kids ever stop costing us ???
We have just gifted MrsDs car to the daughter and SiL.........no problem with that
BUT..........
A. the day before the decision was made I put 50 quid of fuel in.
B. When handing it over we found that the MOT was out of date. My error so my cost.
TBF, as said previously, we only kept the 2nd car so MrsD could care for her auntie and cousin. Cousin sadly died a few weeks ago and the auntie will be in hospital/respite for some time. aahh well, all things move on

 

[Drago]

Like the flaps of a perverts dirty mac, I have risen!

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Windy old day out there.
Off for a walk down to the village first thing, then doggie walking afterwards.
Getting fed up of this bloody lockdown........might saddle up my old Bergen and head for the hills.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning people. Dreich. I love this word, so descriptive and saves using about 20 others.

The more observant amongst you will notice I've been having a little rant elsewhere. I'll try to stay home for the rest of the day.

Anyway I feel remarkably chipper this morning. I'll be tackling many domestic duties such as housework, ironing etc. Judging by the way Mrs P was banging about last night this is a good plan 😄 I didn't wash up, I do this 99/100 but last night........nope.

54 miles yesterday and my online exercise class left me feeling totally nackered.

 

[screenman]

I have a £300 gift voucher for Ryanair to spend before December 2nd, so booking flights down to Nimes in late April, who knows if we will be going or not though.