The Retirement Thread

[BoldonLad]

We’re lucky, Mrs Tenkay had a text message to advise her that the tax man owes her a couple of hundred quid, just need to let them know her bank details so they can transfer the money 😁

If you were a real pal you would tell them to offset it against @Paulus's unpaid tax Bill, and save him from prison

 

[PaulSB]

If Ernie gets in touch next month with the big one, I will treat you all to a new bike.

To help your wish come true I'll start my research this evening

 

[oldwheels]

If Ernie gets in touch next month with the big one, I will treat you all to a new bike.

I'll have a trike with e assist if that's ok.

 

[oldwheels]

Thats a lot of beef on the hoof.

Mostly quite peaceful but not always. We had one in a herd near here which seemed to hate all humans and some of our club members had narrow escapes. The farmer did concede that it was a danger as some horse riders were also chased and it did disappear probably to re appear as steaks.

 

[12boy]

Got a new tablet which youngest son said he needed to set up cause I am stupid, hence my 620 mile round trip to Denver. Heard "Google bad, firefox good" and its my browser now. It has a feature called "pocket" which is a news feed. I found therein an article by James Hamblin about how doing core work reduces stress. I only mention it because in these times of Covid, and in my country, heinous political buggery, there is a lot of stress, and this may actually help. Unfortunately, because I am so stupid I don't know how to link the article. However, in spite of my low intelligence, I can change the oil or a flat tire on my car which my sons cannot.
Got a little snow here with a lot more expected today and tonight. There will be snow shoveling because I don't have a snow blower. Still may go out for another neighborhood spin.
Gotta say I find your pictures amazing. It's so green there even in winter...it has been leafless and brown here since October and will continue until May when the trees will leaf out again. The prairie grasses will green before that though.
Did not accomplish much yesterday, and with any luck, won't today either.
Be well and warm....

 

[Dirk]

I'll have a trike with e assist if that's ok.

Can I have an Ineos Grenadier please?

 

[PaulSB]

There's a few threads like that at the moment. As much as I sympathise with anyone with mental health problems, the two on there just seem to go on and on for ever. Most of us have had some shoot in our lives at some point but to end up talking about it for 80 pages on a cycling forum isn't for me I'm afraid.

I've a theory about that thread and the OP which I've held for weeks. I'm interested mudsticks may have begun to form the same thoughts in her last post.

 

[oldwheels]

I am nice and warm......sat in the lounge watching Southampton beating Arsenal (FA cup).
I have a glass of whisky.
There is some Brie coming to temperature, a fresh crusty loaf and some Rosè wine in the fridge.

Could not care less about the football but the rest sounds pretty good.

 

[PaulSB]

Did I mention I've bought another bike? I know, I know but it's an absolute bargain. Cannondale CAAD 10, 2016 model. I've known the guy who was selling for years and I know the mechanic who did this work. Before selling it has had a full service, new cables, tyres, brake blocks, cassette, bar tape, rear wheel bearings, BB bearings.

I reckon my Dolan was going to cost £250-300 to bring up to scratch so this was a no brainer. The Dolan, 11 years old, needs a chain, chain rings, cassette, brake blocks and cables.

 

[PaulSB]

United Utilities, water, have been working on the main road about ½ mile from us for two weeks. Two water tankers parked outside the row of cottages 24/7 to keep them supplied with water. The various trenches and holes in the ground have become a topic of local conversation!!

There's a leak, we all know where it's coming out but it's taken ages to find the supply issue. They have now. Hurrah I hear you cheer. 🤣

Mrs P and I walked by, stopped, contemplated our views on the 50 metre trench, the new blue pipe waiting to be connected, where it might be connected and various other points of interest regarding said trench.

We've decided we need to get out more..........

 

[rustybolts]

Did I mention I've bought another bike? I know, I know but it's an absolute bargain. Cannondale CAAD 10, 2016 model. I've known the guy who was selling for years and I know the mechanic who did this work. Before selling it has had a full service, new cables, tyres, brake blocks, cassette, bar tape, rear wheel bearings, BB bearings.

I reckon my Dolan was going to cost £250-300 to bring up to scratch so this was a no brainer. The Dolan, 11 years old, needs a chain, chain rings, cassette, brake blocks and cables.

How many bikes have you now ?

 

[Juan Kog]

United Utilities, water, have been working on the main road about ½ mile from us for two weeks. Two water tankers parked outside the row of cottages 24/7 to keep them supplied with water. The various trenches and holes in the ground have become a topic of local conversation!!

There's a leak, we all know where it's coming out but it's taken ages to find the supply issue. They have now. Hurrah I hear you cheer. 🤣

Mrs P and I walked by, stopped, contemplated our views on the 50 metre trench, the new blue pipe waiting to be connected, where it might be connected and various other points of interest regarding said trench.

We've decided we need to get out more..........

Why.........Oh to look in to more holes in the ground

 

[Mo1959]

Just reading on Facebook one of my ex-colleagues has had a minor stroke. She’s quite a bit younger than me. Good job we don’t know what’s ahead of us!

 

[Dirk]

One of our local world famous singer *celebrities getting her Covid jab in Barnstaple today.
Her's 76 next month!

 

[ColinJ]

Good job we don’t know what’s ahead of us!

A friend of mine once said that if he had millions in the bank he would book a week in a private hospital and have every possible medical test done.

I said that there was no way that I would do that because if they looked hard enough, they would find something. It could be something awful that there was no treatment for, or was actually unlikely to happen, so why not live as long as possible in blissful ignorance?

Obviously, a bit different if there are signs/symptoms of illness, or a simple test is available for something common which may have no signs/symptoms... e.g. Covid-19!

PS And it just struck me that even if you spent £20k on tests one week and got the all-clear, it wouldn't mean that you didn't have the chance of developing something a few weeks later. Would my mate keep having the tests every few weeks for the rest of his life until they finally told him that he had a 26% chance of dying of 'x', a 13% chance of 'y', and a 7% chance of something else...?