The Retirement Thread

[12boy]

Not to be a nitpicker but Ms Blackman was Emma before she did Pussy. Diana Rigg was gorgeous as well.

 

[ColinJ]

Not to be a nitpicker but Ms Blackman was Emma before she did Pussy. Diana Rigg was gorgeous as well.

Not to be a nitpicker about a nitpicker, but she actually played Cathy Gale!

 

[classic33]

Not to be a nitpicker but Ms Blackman was Emma before she did Pussy. Diana Rigg was gorgeous as well.

And there's one scene where Steed receives a card from her, which hints at what she was working on at the time*.

*The Bond movie.

 

[classic33]

Did you know that...
Wonder Woman as a mod-dressing, karate-chopping but non-superpowered feminist icon was directly modelled on Diana Riggs portrayal of Mrs. Peel in The Avengers.

 

[PaulSB]

I can see that an insert increasing the distance of the ball of my left foot from the pedal would help. The problem is that I have problems getting comfortable shoes. I finally found a pair that are comfortable but there isn't a lot of 'headroom' for the front of the foot to be lifted.

I can also see that a left heel lift would help when walking or standing but I wouldn't have thought it would make much difference on the bike because ultimately it is the front of the foot that is fixed in place - the heel is free to rise or fall when it wants to round the pedal stroke. In fact, I deliberately lower my heels between the 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock positions when riding my singlespeed bike uphill to help me push the crank through the difficult 12 o'clock position.


I can experiment with saddle height on most of my bikes but my best bike is the one that I do most of my long rides on and I messed up with that one... Despite knowing the risk of corrosion between my titanium seatpost and aluminium frame, I forget to put Copaslip on. I now have a permanently fixed saddle height on that bike! (Fortunately, that height is pretty good for me, though I would have liked to have experimented by a few mm up/down.) I don't fancy risking destruction of the frame trying to loosen the post. It hasn't been moved for about 6 or 7 years so I don't think it will safely move no matter how hard I try.

Perhaps I wasn't clear but the two items work independently of each other.

The heel raiser solves the leg length issue while the inserts, if needed, are to address pronation. Inserts don't raise the front of the foot as they finish just beyond the arch.

As for cycling don't ask me how it works with regard to cycling but it does 😄 I do the same with foot position on hills.

If I remember I'll ask my bio mechanical friend next time I see her.

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

It's click and collect day today, so I get to go and fetch the shopping. Still, gets me out the house.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all.
Feeling decidedly ropey today so hope things improve asap.
Still pitch black out there.......and its a cold one.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. Long lie for me. Yesterday's slushy snow is still lying around and has frozen so no great desire to go out at the moment.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning peeps. Groundhog day again

A bit cold and frosty outside this morning.

My second mug of tea is being sippedAnd enjoyed.

What to do today?

The jigsaw is progressing slowly, and I have to get back onto Amazon about my refund/re order.

Dog walking and virus dodging as per normal🐶

Maybe a session on the turbo if I can be bothered.

Carry on carrying on and drink more tea

Stay safe everyone

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning folks, shopping day today, I'll be heading for the supermarket shortly, then I'm down Coventry market.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Yay....it's Fish Friday!
Taking doggie to Croyde beach for walkies this morning (3rd time this week), then off to Barnstaple for some shopping.
Will pick up lunch from the Pilton Fryer.

 

[Paulus]

Result. Just been on to Amazon and the nice Aussie woman I spoke to is refunding the £40.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good Morning All, zero just now, forecast to peak at 2 degrees later. Like @Mo1959 the slushy snow from yesterday is still around and will now have frozen into something very difficult. Hopefully will soften again soon.

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning. I am late it's cold so I stayed In bed. -1 here. And feeling very .

Stay safe folks

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning. Clear blue skies, bright sun to follow though we have a very heavy frost. Looks damn cold out there.

About 1.00am I was woken by loud voices, very loud, from downstairs. Sounded just like the TV. Realising Mrs P was not in bed I guessed she couldn't sleep and was watching telly. The voices stopped, I turned over attempting sleep. Moments later the voices boomed louder. WTF!!!!

Leaving the bedroom I saw the spare room door was shut. This means Mrs P couldn't sleep and went in there to read. Nothing unusual.

More booming voices followed by weird sounds and music. Double WTF!!! Downstairs no lights on. Must be a fault on the telly? Nope telly definitely off. Silence. Another boom from direction of the telly. Treble WTF!!!!!

Behind the telly lives a Sonos speaker. This is booming. Weird!!! I'll fix it tomorrow. Switched it off and unplugged from wall. Noise stops.

Oh well back to bed. Quietly going upstairs I notice a chink of light under the spare room door. Popped my head round the door. Mrs P has the radio playing through her phone.

Me: "Do you realise that's playing through the Sonos?"

Mrs P: "Oh. I was just trying to fix my volume control. I thought Jacqui (next door) must have her TV on very loud."

😭😭😭

I returned to bed.

Long walk with Mrs P over the moors planned for later. If I don't mention her again you may reach your own conclusion.