The Retirement Thread

[ColinJ]

A big watch is better these days especially with my eyesight. I must admit I never wear a watch nowadays. I use my phone or my tablet.

I've just accepted reality and ordered a pair of THESE cycling sunglasses which have reading lenses built in.

PS I was thinking about being able to focus on my GPS but they will also be handy when I have to find little shards of glass or thorns in punctured tyres!

 

[Deleted User]

I've just accepted reality and ordered a pair of THESE cycling sunglasses which have reading lenses built in.

PS I was thinking about being able to focus on my GPS but they will also be handy when I have to find little shards of glass or thorns in punctured tyres!

They look ace, my Wahoo bolt is a bit small so these might be just ticket.

 

[derrick]

Lined a ceiling for a friend today. My arms are aching.

 

[ColinJ]

Lined a ceiling for a friend today. My arms are aching.

Did you have to 'do a Dibnah'...?

 

[ColinJ]

I'm going to have to wean myself off the late nights. Okay, tonight TOMORROW NIGHT... bed by 03:00, lights out by 03:45. Let's see how that goes! If that works, I'll try 02:30/03:15 and so on. I'd be happy going to sleep at 01:00. With that, I'd be getting up at 08:00 and having plenty of time to do what I want to do in daylight.

 

[numbnuts]

 

[PaulSB]

They look ace, my Wahoo bolt is a bit small so these might be just ticket.

A friend wears these and finds them very good. Screen size was the deciding factor when I chose the Elemnt over the Bolt for exactly the same reason.

I do find a black and white GPS screen much easier to read than colour.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. Actually got some sleep last night Off out after my coffee. Will walk and maybe jog a bit if I feel up to it. The birds are singing their hearts out.

 

[Dave7]

I've just accepted reality and ordered a pair of THESE cycling sunglasses which have reading lenses built in.

PS I was thinking about being able to focus on my GPS but they will also be handy when I have to find little shards of glass or thorns in punctured tyres!

Serious question.
How can you cycle wearing reading glasses?
Won't everything be blared ?
My sun glasses have distance lenses so I can see erhh distance. They allow me to read my garmin......which I only use for mph and distance.
Bit of a faff when I need my phone or the odd mech problem as I need to swap to reading specs.

 

[Dave7]

Good morning folk. Overcast but dry here.
Dark when I got up at 0600 but already getting light......spring is definitely springing.
Now, I thought it was very windy as I thought I could hear it through the trees. Nothing now, very strange.
We live maybe 2 miles from the M62 and for some reason, some mornings, we can hear the buzz of traffic so it may have been that.

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

 

[Dave7]

Oh yes, in other news.
There was another claimed panther/puma sighting in Warrington......near the ship canal.
IMO it happens too often, with similar descriptions to not have some basis. But who knows.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning folks.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Oh yes, in other news.
There was another claimed panther/puma sighting in Warrington......near the ship canal.
IMO it happens too often, with similar descriptions to not have some basis. But who knows.

What - I ride around there - well over it - which area is the cat in???
or - potential cat I suppose - potential urban myth?

 

[Drago]

Shopping day today. I'll take the dog with me.

Online SAR training tonight.

5 or 6 years ago I sighted a panther/puma type animal while walking lemmy across the fields. For fear of the pish taking I mentioned it to no one but Mrs D, but eventually plucked up the courage to mention it to a lass at work who's Mum lived in the village, and straight awsy she told me her mum's neighbour had seen it in the same spot a few years previously. Then a few days after my sighting 2 lads had a close encounter with it while crossing the road in the next village.

I did report it to a big cat researcher but never even got an acknowledgement.