The Retirement Thread
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numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
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classic33
Leg End Member
Answer: They can't agree on that, so it's down to how the person wording the forecast.
They do however agree that sleet is solid rain, but not hail.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I am awake and feeling knackered, as usual.
I have only left the house to travel a total of about 40 km (25 miles) so far in 2021, about half on my bike and half on foot. Longest ride 6 km, longest walk 3-4 km. I will probably do my slightly extended lumpy singlespeed Lidl/Metro ride later if it dries up as forecast. I NEED the exercise!
I did a short stroll to the station at 22:40 yesterday to pick up a Metro for crossword practice. (I fancied something less taxing than the puzzles that have been frying my brain the past week or so!) And that finally brings me to the subject of the quote above - the Aldi dash.
As mentioned before, Todmorden is finally about to get an Aldi store. Construction has been going on throughout the pandemic. I am sure that virus precautions slowed down progress, however. Opening date is 2 weeks today so the pressure is really on the builders. They were busy rolling the tarmac in the car park last night when I walked past.
There are a few Lidl products that I like enough to make separate trips for if Aldi can't match them but I am sure that I will switch allegiance to Aldi ASAP. No point in doing a 1.5 km walk or ride home with 10-12 kg of shopping when the distance can be reduced to less than half of that.
Ah, I finally feel like I am alert enough to get up and check to see if it the Lidl run is on!
Does life get any better than this...?
I bloody well hope so!
Our Lidl** has amazing fresh bakery which Aldi doesn't have.I am awake and feeling knackered, as usual.
I have only left the house to travel a total of about 40 km (25 miles) so far in 2021, about half on my bike and half on foot. Longest ride 6 km, longest walk 3-4 km. I will probably do my slightly extended lumpy singlespeed Lidl/Metro ride later if it dries up as forecast. I NEED the exercise!
I did a short stroll to the station at 22:40 yesterday to pick up a Metro for crossword practice. (I fancied something less taxing than the puzzles that have been frying my brain the past week or so!) And that finally brings me to the subject of the quote above - the Aldi dash.
As mentioned before, Todmorden is finally about to get an Aldi store. Construction has been going on throughout the pandemic. I am sure that virus precautions slowed down progress, however. Opening date is 2 weeks today so the pressure is really on the builders. They were busy rolling the tarmac in the car park last night when I walked past.
There are a few Lidl products that I like enough to make separate trips for if Aldi can't match them but I am sure that I will switch allegiance to Aldi ASAP. No point in doing a 1.5 km walk or ride home with 10-12 kg of shopping when the distance can be reduced to less than half of that.
Ah, I finally feel like I am alert enough to get up and check to see if it the Lidl run is on!
Does life get any better than this...?
I bloody well hope so!
**they do a lovely range of crusty cobs plus some exotic stuff.
Problem is Aldi is within easy reach while Lidl is not.
rustybolts
pedalling tediously
- Location
- Ireland
Dirk , great to see the crocuses out , I always associate them with new beginnings and hope .
Wowza.....a dog that eats poached eggs on toast.
Sorry Classic but I got there first
12boy
Guru
- Location
- Casper WY USA
With the wind chill it's -18C and will get up to 0C. Pretty much the same for the next week.
We were supposed to have some snow but it only totaled an inch or two off the pavements and the street is dry. First drizzle, then graupel and finally a few flakes.
Since I had to go to the grocery stores I treated myself to some new convertible mittens, a half dozen new arrows, knocks, inserts and tips and the superglue needed to set them up. Haven't been arching in the back yard for months but I will soon. Not very good at it but I do enjoy it. As soon as the arrow leaves the bow I know if it's a good shot or not, usually not. I have a second hand recurve bow, made in 1973, which is a lot more zen than the compound ones with pulleys, sights, recoil weights etc etc. It only has a 45 lb draw which is still enough to take a deer. I doubt I will ever go hunting, though.
Gorged myself on Chugwater Chile last night, this being 2 lbs of red kidney beans and 4 lbs of ground beef seasoned with a eponymous Wyoming chile seasoning product, made in the 268 inhabitant town of Chugwater. For a while, in an attempt to increase the population, the town was offering house lots for $100. I would actually live there although the nearest "big" town of 55k is 45 miles away. Mrs 12 would not.
Tonight she will try a new recipe of pork and eggplant which she's been hankering to try. I will let you know...
Perhaps a ride today and definitely another man yoga session which I find very tiring although I don't really do much.
Dave r, good to know you finally got some sleep and your wife is home.
Mo, praps
You should get some cleats to slip on your shoes so as to be able to walk outside with impunity. I hope your wrist is getting better.
Hasta Lugo, amigos y amigas...
We were supposed to have some snow but it only totaled an inch or two off the pavements and the street is dry. First drizzle, then graupel and finally a few flakes.
Since I had to go to the grocery stores I treated myself to some new convertible mittens, a half dozen new arrows, knocks, inserts and tips and the superglue needed to set them up. Haven't been arching in the back yard for months but I will soon. Not very good at it but I do enjoy it. As soon as the arrow leaves the bow I know if it's a good shot or not, usually not. I have a second hand recurve bow, made in 1973, which is a lot more zen than the compound ones with pulleys, sights, recoil weights etc etc. It only has a 45 lb draw which is still enough to take a deer. I doubt I will ever go hunting, though.
Gorged myself on Chugwater Chile last night, this being 2 lbs of red kidney beans and 4 lbs of ground beef seasoned with a eponymous Wyoming chile seasoning product, made in the 268 inhabitant town of Chugwater. For a while, in an attempt to increase the population, the town was offering house lots for $100. I would actually live there although the nearest "big" town of 55k is 45 miles away. Mrs 12 would not.
Tonight she will try a new recipe of pork and eggplant which she's been hankering to try. I will let you know...
Perhaps a ride today and definitely another man yoga session which I find very tiring although I don't really do much.
Dave r, good to know you finally got some sleep and your wife is home.
Mo, praps
You should get some cleats to slip on your shoes so as to be able to walk outside with impunity. I hope your wrist is getting better.
Hasta Lugo, amigos y amigas...
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
It's a weird feeling, isn't it!
I am not into archery but I played darts quite a lot as a young man and I was the same - I could tell at the instant that I released the dart whether it was going where I wanted it to - treble 20, bullseye, double 16, whatever... or NOT! A few times I actually tried to 'pull' the throw when I realised that the dart wasn't going to go where intended, but that usually ended up with the dart going somewhere completely random, in one case - my sister's arm!
501 or 'round the board' ?It's a weird feeling, isn't it!
I am not into archery but I played darts quite a lot as a young man and I was the same - I could tell at the instant that I released the dart whether it was going where I wanted it to - treble 20, bullseye, double 16, whatever... or NOT! A few times I actually tried to 'pull' the throw when I realised that the dart wasn't going to go where intended, but that usually ended up with the dart going somewhere completely random, in one case - my sister's arm!
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
A couple of years back I nearly took up archery, but two of my local clubs had a waiting list of two years, so lost interest.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
When playing mates - 501.
Practising - my own version of 'round the board'. I-20, double 1-20, treble 1-20, 25, bull. I only allowed myself 3 darts to hit what I was going for. If I missed 3 times, I had to start again... After a couple of 10 hour sessions where I managed to get to treble 18, or treble 19, I decided to be a bit more lenient with myself and took away the throws limit!
12boy
Guru
- Location
- Casper WY USA
Did a little leg work and then some man yoga. Then I felt a little peckish and today is 3 eggs, cheese and bread day so...three cheesy eggs and some Marmite sourdough porridge bread toast. Health food.
