The Retirement Thread

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning folks

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, cold and bright here.
Nothing planned for the day.

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning all. I have spent most of the night listening to the rain and to top it all off, the tinnitus in my left ear seems to be louder than usual so i have had that to listen to as well.

Another day of not doing a lot I think.

Stay safe folks. .

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning. A glorious Lancashire day is dawning, sunny and still. I slept till 7.00 which is possibly becoming the norm. Not sure why but could be having nothing urgent to do?

Meeting my hill climbing buddy at 9.30, not sure what we will do but suspect it will require some effort! Nothing planned after this.

Time to do my morning stretching, breakfast and make the cycling picnic!!

Please behave and if you can't, well.......

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning fellow retirees,
A rain free day is forecast, will probably go for a walk before a mid morning Zoom meeting.
Mrs Tenkay made scones with granddaughter Willow yesterday evening while daughter and I went for a run. We’ve got some new “Paw Patrol” bedding which she seems to be obsessed with at the moment, we’re planning her first “sleepover” soon. Daughter tells us that the nursery Nativity play will be available to watch on Zoom😁
Have a lovely peaceful day folks 🏃‍♀️🚴‍♂️🏊☀️

 

[Dave7]

G'day cobbers.
Bit of a loose end here. All week these 4 days were planned as self isolation which didn't matter as today was supposed to be rain and cold.
Suddenly I don't have to isolate and the forecast is much better.
I had a bad nights sleep on Tuesday...... worrying about the swab. So, last night I was in bed VERY early and slept really well. Woke for a 05.30 pee and went back to bed.
I may go for a stroll later.
Have a good day folk.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all.
Pondering my navel as to which job to do first.
Several things to do but in what order.
The weather looks reasonably good, if a bit cooler than the last week or so.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

55mph winds overnight and was woken by the sound of wheelie bins going walkies. Seems to have eased off a bit now though.
Weather's not looking too bad later, so might get out and about.
The weeks seem to be flying by.
My Bus Pass arrived yesterday but I don't think I'll be using it until this Covid thing is over.

 

[Dave7]

Good morning fellow retirees,

Mrs Tenkay made scones with granddaughter Willow yesterday evening

Before Classic gets in I will say it.
Most people use flour to make scones but I suppose if you haven't got any

 

[Mo1959]

If the running legs need a rest , maybe a brisk walk and take in the scenery , gives you opportunity to look around you !!

That's exactly what I did, although it was dark for three quarters of the walk so couldn't see far!

Wander up through the town then up a local hill.

 

[numbnuts]

 

[monkers]

Good morning friends. I slept like a log for a change, so much so that the sorry carcass has elevated with a boggy brain and blurry eyes.

I put a pillow down my left side to prevent me rolling over on my left side in the night and so protected the injured shoulder. If I roll over in the night and sleep on it, it goes out of shape and becomes painful. No pain now from the broken ribs at all, so assume they've healed nicely. Scars beginning to fade.

I did my turbo work out yesterday. I had planned 16km at 120W. I did it at 115W instead, but that turned out to be enough pushing my heart rate as high as I like to see it during training. I can push a bit more for an FTP effort but don't feel I should be doing that routinely at my age, at least without improving fitness first.

The Met Office and BBC forecasts don't tally this morning- they seldom do exactly but quite a disparity today. The day's excitement comprises solely of taking the camper for the MOT, expecting it to fail due to the airbag warning light having come on recently, but hoping it proves OK otherwise.

My ancient Vauxhall Corsa passed with flying colours the other day, emissions were so low the tester thought it had stalled during the test! I hadn't used it for so long that it needed a new battery to get it going and the wipers had perished, so wouldn't have been surprised at a bit of list.

Danni's Suzuki was a different story, a couple of major fails and a three page list of advisories. Technically it should be a write off. I've now bought most of the parts. I'd fix it myself readily, but they are heavier jobs to do so it might have to wait until the shoulder is better.

Have a good day everyone weather not withstanding. xx

 

[oldwheels]

That's exactly what I did, although it was dark for three quarters of the walk so couldn't see far!

Wander up through the town then up a local hill.

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Never seen the place so quiet but then I don't usually pass through so early.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Its here, I'm sat here in my cycling gear wondering when its going to stop. They got the forecast wrong, they were forecasting a dry day.

 

[gavroche]

Bonjour les copains/copines. Just got up as my getting up time seem to be between 8 and 9 am nowadays. About to take Molly for a walk now and probably a bike ride later on as the weather looks ok so far but it is going colder.
I will also book my four new tyres but will sit down as I do so cos it is going to be costly.
See you all later, once I recovered.