Sterlo
Early Retirement Planning
- Location
- East Riding of Yorkshire
We're looking more towards Easingwold so bordering on the Howardian Hills, not massive but enough for me.
The Retirement Thread
- Thread starter Dirk
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PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
I had friends in Easingwold many years ago. Nice area.
classic33
Leg End Member
Short local incline.
Hit 57mph, minimum, going down.
The A58, from Littleborough, into Yorkshire is a fun ride. @ColinJ can testify to that.
Edited to correct the spell checker, it didn't seem to like the spelling of a Lancashire placename.
Must be a Yorkshire one!
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They were stealing drain covers up here a few years ago!
I was doing a long descent once, enjoying the local scenery, then I looked ahead of me and saw that I was about to ride into an uncovered drain. I swerved round that and then saw that every drain cover was missing on both sides of the road for the next 3 km. Apart from being really annoying that some thieving scrotes had stolen them, it was also risking people's lives. Crashing anything into a deep hole in the road would probably have serious consequences...
Theres a place I use near Coleshill, Middleton Hall, its on a stretch of dual Carriageway, I was up there one Sunday and every drain from where we turned onto the road to where we turned into the Hall was missing.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
They ran out of drain covers, so they moved to Yorkshire?
12boy
Guru
- Location
- Casper WY USA
The tree guys told me to bugger off while they are working so I did. It is windier than promised but my ride was still very nice. After riding on studded snows my gravel tires feel mighty fine. I only climbed 640 ft in a 20 mile rice, but I figure it was in a mile or so so that was good for 72 gear inches.
12boy
Guru
- Location
- Casper WY USA
We've 13k+ mountains in Wyoming and the one by Casper is 8200. Course that is only 3k above Casper. My neighbor used to ride up but I will not. Going up would be a lot of work but coming down at speed with no shoulder and huge pickups and 5th wheelers piloted by guys who have had a beer or six isn't for me. If I knew there would be no traffic that would be ok. My neighbor, come to to think of has had 2 accidents on that road, both on recumbents. The one last October broke both bones in his lower leg so his foot was only held on by muscle, skin and tendons. 1 pin and 2 plates later he is finally walking pretty good. He and I are too old for that crap. And, our wives don't appreciate our needing that level of care from them either. Gotta be a little more careful.
classic33
Leg End Member
Assuming no traffic, road closed, and your nerve held, what speed do you reckon you'd hit going up?
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
classic33
Leg End Member
Two sugars and a drop of milk in mine, if you don't mind.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
One question from me before I turn in...
I have realised that for some reason I really don't enjoy drinking tea after midnight. I love it from when I get up until about 10 pm but after that it starts tasting odd, as if the milk is slightly off even though it isn't. It is semi-skimmed milk.
I can't figure out what is going on. Has anybody got any ideas?
I normally end up just drinking chilled tap water instead.
Anyway, that's me done for now...
rustybolts
pedalling tediously
- Location
- Ireland
Just woke up on the couch , fell asleep for 3 hrs with the dog on my chest, Will head off to bed with her on my chest still . She loves the bed. My missus is using her Salin Plus salt therapy fan for the first time. I bought it for her to assist her regain her sense of smell. She is sleeping in a smaller bedroom to give the fan a chance to do its magic. Fingers crossed it will do her a bit of good.
Good morning folks,
Got up for a pee and couldn’t get back to sleep so I’m on the couch downstairs reading a book. Green bin day today, it’s full of clippings from Mrs Tenkaykev’s bush so quite a handful to lug to the front gate. I’ve entered an event yesterday, the “ Cider Frolic” . It involves running and drinking Cider, just my sort of event 😁🍺
It’s given me a bit of focus for my running so onwards and upwards!
Got up for a pee and couldn’t get back to sleep so I’m on the couch downstairs reading a book. Green bin day today, it’s full of clippings from Mrs Tenkaykev’s bush so quite a handful to lug to the front gate. I’ve entered an event yesterday, the “ Cider Frolic” . It involves running and drinking Cider, just my sort of event 😁🍺
It’s given me a bit of focus for my running so onwards and upwards!
