The Retirement Thread

[Flick of the Elbow]

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Robert the Bruce (Earls of Carrick) territory - just don’t agree to discuss a disagreement in a church

 

[pawl]

When I got up this morning it was raining Had intended to ride Changed my mind and did half hour on the turbo Sun is shining now and mild
Can’t trust the weather forecast.

 

[Mo1959]

I have finally bimbled..........it's been 6 weeks! Just 13 miles but it's plenty for my fitness levels and covid restrictions, etc. It might be another 6 weeks till the next one as we seem to have yet another cold spell with sleet/snow some days.

Not sure why we are worrying ourselves about sticking to rules when you see how busy the roads are. Where on earth are they all going?

 

[Juan Kog]

I have finally bimbled..........it's been 6 weeks! Just 13 miles but it's plenty for my fitness levels and covid restrictions, etc. It might be another 6 weeks till the next one as we seem to have yet another cold spell with sleet/snow some days.

Not sure why we are worrying ourselves about sticking to rules when you see how busy the roads are. Where on earth are they all going?

Did you bimble on the new machine? Where on Earth are they all going ? That’s puzzled me too , there seems far more traffic on the roads than the spring lockdown.

 

[Mo1959]

Did you bimble on the new machine? Where on Earth are they all going ? That’s puzzled me too , there seems far more traffic on the roads than the spring lockdown.

No. The roads are wet and mucky with the odd icy patch near the edges so just took the heavy clunker of a hybrid with mudguards on.

Yes, the first lockdown I actually cycled on the main road between Perth and Crieff it was so quiet. Not a road I would normally use but it was deserted....not this time.

 

[Paulus]

I am very embarrassed by the state of my pantry so I have decided to have a day of clearing it out of all the rubbish. So far I have found a bottle of reggae reggae sauce that has a best before date of 2013.

Nothing wrong with that.
The ground nutmeg I am using at the moment is 2011.

 

[oldwheels]

Nice run on the trike in bright sunshine tho' temp hovering just above freezing. Road not been gritted but apart from some icy bits not too bad.
Couple of lycra lads passed me obviously racing so hope they do not hit any of the bad bits. They are probably doing the "20" which is a popular circular route from Tobermory but over a steepish hill to Dervaig and then down the Glen Road which is never gritted and has some very bad bits when it is icy. I have cycled that route often in the past but cycling up the hills would defeat me now.
When I stopped just before turning to come back to base I realised there was a buzzard sitting just below road level about 6ft away from me. Probably the same one I have seen before in this area but not in the same spot. Obviously used to me now as did not seem bothered and took off shortly after having scanned it's territory from this vantage point.

 

[Mo1959]

Nice run on the trike in bright sunshine tho' temp hovering just above freezing. Road not been gritted but apart from some icy bits not too bad.
Couple of lycra lads passed me obviously racing so hope they do not hit any of the bad bits. They are probably doing the "20" which is a popular circular route from Tobermory but over a steepish hill to Dervaig and then down the Glen Road which is never gritted and has some very bad bits when it is icy. I have cycled that route often in the past but cycling up the hills would defeat me now.
When I stopped just before turning to come back to base I realised there was a buzzard sitting just below road level about 6ft away from me. Probably the same one I have seen before in this area but not in the same spot. Obviously used to me now as did not seem bothered and took off shortly after having scanned it's territory from this vantage point.

2 guys overtook me too on road bikes. Eventually disappeared out of sight. They weren’t going that fast......just me that was slow!

 

[oldwheels]

No. The roads are wet and mucky with the odd icy patch near the edges so just took the heavy clunker of a hybrid with mudguards on.

Yes, the first lockdown I actually cycled on the main road between Perth and Crieff it was so quiet. Not a road I would normally use but it was deserted....not this time.

I would certainly hesitate to cycle that road at any time. Not many opportunities for safe passing so vehicles probably get a bit close on chancy overtakes of a cyclist. The long straights are equally bad as everybody has the boot down in both directions.

 

[Mo1959]

My calf muscles are twitching that much now you would think there were a dozen little snakes trying to get out! It’s really annoying but I have given up worrying about it. I am presuming it’s a result of sciatica and pinched nerves as I think it started in the left leg first after sciatica on that side, then the right side 3 years ago after even worse sciatica on that side. If it was anything more sinister like MS, etc there would be other symptoms after all this time.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Like others on here I have bimbled this afternoon, I've not been far, 20 miles, but I've got a ride on the 2021 spreadsheet. I followed a regular route out of Coventry through Keresley and up Breech oak Lane, when I got the other side of Ansley I turned past Hoar Park then turned onto the Tamworth Road to ride into Coventry, when I got to the roundabout on the Radford Rd I went straight on down the Scotchhill. across Beak Avenue down Burnaby Rd then left round the roundabout then home up Lockhurst Lane and Wheelwright Lane. Not a bad afternoon, cloudy and bright but very mucky under foot, I remembered this afternoon why I don't ride the Tamworth Rd very often, its a tad lumpy.

View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/61360901

 

[gavroche]

Nothing wrong with that.
The ground nutmeg I am using at the moment is 2011.

I found a pack of 6 M&S mince pies at the back of the cupboard yesterday. The sale by date was 07/12/20. I ate one but threw the others in the bin.

 

[gavroche]

I have finally bimbled..........it's been 6 weeks! Just 13 miles but it's plenty for my fitness levels and covid restrictions, etc. It might be another 6 weeks till the next one as we seem to have yet another cold spell with sleet/snow some days.

Not sure why we are worrying ourselves about sticking to rules when you see how busy the roads are. Where on earth are they all going?

If it makes you feel better, I only did 10 miles earlier. Roads are still very wet , I don't want to go far from home and don't want to leave Molly on her own for too long, but I enjoyed it nevertheless.

 

[gavroche]

Which soup shall I have tonight?

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Still sub zero. Back from an icy walk around the streets. Utterly terrifying, far too many people about, mostly runners and school kids, so much for the home schooling theory. Glad to be home but if I go down with covid in the next 2 weeks I know where it will have come from.
Won’t be walking in the afternoon again that’s for certain.