Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
The Retirement Thread
- Thread starter Dirk
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classic33
Leg End Member
No chance
You'll be up and out early as usual.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Not sure. I can hear the rain, but it’s still not shifted the hard packed snow on the pavements. Hoping it might melt a bit more overnight.
classic33
Leg End Member
All but gone here. A few cold nights and we'll have another leave the road, where it crosses the river.
Might not be as lucky as the one yesterday. Hit a tree, stopping a 50 foot fall.
GM
Legendary Member
- Location
- North of the river
That's exactly what I'm doing. Just finished watching the snooker, glad that young lad won. Nite nite.
12boy
Guru
- Location
- Casper WY USA
Classic 33 what is that?
classic33
Leg End Member
Piezo ignition unit, found on many gas appliances.
Delivers a shock that can hurt a bit.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Well this a disappointment. My new Assos bib shorts arrived last week and I tried them on yesterday for fit. Perfect. Beautifully cut and made. Excellent pad and only one seam running vertically through the centre of the garment on the outside of the pad. I'm unhappy though, gutted in fact as I had thought there would be other bonuses, at that price you'd expect it. I don't look like this............
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
You might have.........40 years ago!
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Shaking off his disappointment it's time to say Good Morning folks. Pretty good sleep though would have liked longer. Weather looks good so guess what I'm meeting a buddy at 9.30.
I'll be test riding the the new bibs under my bib longs which don't have a pad. If all is good I'll order a second pair, perhaps two more as the sale price is excellent - buying a third pair is the equivalent of them being free if I'd paid full price for the other two pairs. I've worn Assos for 20+ years and wouldn't change even though the price is eyewatering. Before retiring, five years ago, I bought two pairs which now need replacing, hadn't realised how badly till I compared the new ones. Those were £97 a pair so it's cost me £20/year averaging two rides a week. Can't complain at that and I should get another winter out of both pairs under bib longs.
Other news? Our Covid-19 numbers are rocketing again.
Early December - 2000, by Christmas - 200, late December - 1200, early January - 400, today reported at 1622. Just seems to be spike, after spike.
I'll be test riding the the new bibs under my bib longs which don't have a pad. If all is good I'll order a second pair, perhaps two more as the sale price is excellent - buying a third pair is the equivalent of them being free if I'd paid full price for the other two pairs. I've worn Assos for 20+ years and wouldn't change even though the price is eyewatering. Before retiring, five years ago, I bought two pairs which now need replacing, hadn't realised how badly till I compared the new ones. Those were £97 a pair so it's cost me £20/year averaging two rides a week. Can't complain at that and I should get another winter out of both pairs under bib longs.
Other news? Our Covid-19 numbers are rocketing again.
Early December - 2000, by Christmas - 200, late December - 1200, early January - 400, today reported at 1622. Just seems to be spike, after spike.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Sadly not............or at least it's too long ago for me to remember...................I've just had to check my FB bio to work out if I've been retired four years or five!!!!!!You might have.........40 years ago!
Good morning all fellow retirees.
Here we go again
It's dark outside and I've no inclination to get out of bed.
But, the dog will be walked and then I will settle down to catch up with Spiral, I am 4 episodes behind.
I am hoping to get out for an hour on the bike later.
Stay safe everyone
Here we go again
It's dark outside and I've no inclination to get out of bed.
But, the dog will be walked and then I will settle down to catch up with Spiral, I am 4 episodes behind.
I am hoping to get out for an hour on the bike later.
Stay safe everyone
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I have risen!
Up even earlier than usual. I was desperate to point Percy at the porcelain, and couldn't hang one. Once i was up, that was it, so at 10 to 6 was having an early leg workout.
And being Monday, its washing day. Alrrady have a load going in the machine, cos if I get it done quickly theres time for a ride in the pm. I reckon 2 loads of dark and one of whites today.
Up even earlier than usual. I was desperate to point Percy at the porcelain, and couldn't hang one. Once i was up, that was it, so at 10 to 6 was having an early leg workout.
And being Monday, its washing day. Alrrady have a load going in the machine, cos if I get it done quickly theres time for a ride in the pm. I reckon 2 loads of dark and one of whites today.
