The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

Rolled into Tesco for my usual click and collect, and as usual the staff wheeled my shopping straight up to the boot without having to speak to me.

I asked the ladies if they recognised my car, and they do - they know the bright red Volvo with the big aerial on the roof (2/70 ham antenna) is my car, and make sure my shopping is ready by the time I reverse in.

Fair play, makes for a very quick and painless visit.

If it’s a Tesco Metro they sell packs of three pairs of underpants. Just sayin…

 

[Dirk]

Dirk
Might just be me but that fish looks dead

Nothing gets past you, does it?

 

[numbnuts]

Dirk
Might just be me but that fish looks dead

If it's not dead it could be assault and battery

 

[Drago]

It looks a bit out of plaice.

 

[Sterlo]

Loch na Keal again but freezing cold with ice on the pools by the roadside.
Gribun on left and island of Eorsa on right then small cliffs where a raven nested two years ago. Pressure of numbers using the better sites forced them down here which is an unusual spot for them.
This road is useless to me in the summer due to volume of tourist traffic and lines of motorhomes and campers last year. Could not even find a parking spot if I wanted.
More birdlife pairing off for mating by the looks of it and a pair of black back gulls sussing the nest raiding possibilities. Too much shore disturbance now from tourist to make this a good nesting site. View attachment 577153
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Stunning scenery, I'd show you some from around here but if you've seen my earlier posts, there isn't any!

 

[12boy]

Got off for a brief ride. Mrs12 made some chocolate chip and pecan cookies for the tree guys and a dozen for my neighbor who helped us out the other day. So Reed my neighbor had to chat for a while, then my son the workaholic called and finally off I went. Got about 10 miles and had to talk to some cops who were looking for a man and a woman who had alledgedly been beating the snot out of each other but split before the cops arrived. I had actually seen such a couple so had to chat with the cops for a while. Normally I don't talk to many people but today was an exception that cut into my bike time. So I only rode for a bit over an hour.
I had not ridden my Xootr Swift for quite a while`so I enjoyed that. There is a 5 buck army surplus belt bag for a saddlebag and a 54 tooth Brompton one piece crank/chainring on there. It is actually pretty quick and has a hybrid bike length wheelbas.
Happy trails pardners

 

[Dave7]

Not far of it, the scaffold board was not long enough so had to clamber onto another pair of steps.

Reminds me of a roofing job we did. Before H&S got control.
Metal deck roof.....2 levels. We carried a ladder and propped it between the 2 levels. I footed it for 2 guys then they were supposed to hold it for me.....supposed to.
As I got near the top, for some reason he had let go of the ladder .
The ladder went and I just managed to grasp the top roof while hanging onto the ladder with my foot.........if I dropped it there was no way back down.
It was a close one for sure.

 

[oldwheels]

Got off for a brief ride. Mrs12 made some chocolate chip and pecan cookies for the tree guys and a dozen for my neighbor who helped us out the other day. So Reed my neighbor had to chat for a while, then my son the workaholic called and finally off I went. Got about 10 miles and had to talk to some cops who were looking for a man and a woman who had alledgedly been beating the snot out of each other but split before the cops arrived. I had actually seen such a couple so had to chat with the cops for a while. Normally I don't talk to many people but today was an exception that cut into my bike time. So I only rode for a bit over an hour.
I had not ridden my Xootr Swift for quite a while`so I enjoyed that. There is a 5 buck army surplus belt bag for a saddlebag and a 54 tooth Brompton one piece crank/chainring on there. It is actually pretty quick and has a hybrid bike length wheelbas.
Happy trails pardners

I like the little warning sign you have. Unfortunately I don't think any thieves here would believe it tho'.

 

[Dave7]

Nothing gets past you, does it?

Up here for dancing, down there for thinking.
Or should that be.....

 

[Tenkaykev]

New gas jets fitted to the hob and no "Rapid Unexpected Disassembly" when I switched the gas rings back on. Mrs Tenkaykev waited for me to finish before heading into the kitchen to make a batch of soup.
I've decamped to the lounge to browse the forum, safe in the knowledge that there are two blast walls between me and the kitchen 😉

 

[PaulSB]

This Marmite thing is getting out of hand. There's some in here need to behave a little.......you know who you are. I don't want to see any more Marmite related posts. Underwear I can stomach, Marmite

 

[PaulSB]

Well I'm a happy pensioner. I've been a bit hacked off with my climbing of late, felt way off form all year. Not happy with that. Out today for 50 miles and 4400 feet with some serious climbs between us and a sausage barm - brown bread, ketchup please. Managed to knock out 12 PBs. I'm truly astonished because I thought I'd had another bad day. Winter bike, 3⁰, bloody cold. Very pleased.

Time for a brew


I have a gas story. Tune in later.

 

[12boy]

Another perfect day for riding a bike. I shall do it after a while. Some folks a mile and a half from here left for a 2 week trip and had a gas leak. The resulting explosion rattled our windows and broke glass in houses 1/2 mile from the exploding house. Fortunately no one was killed or injured. Something to come home to, huh? Our CPA and his wife were in Scotland and their place was a couple doors down. His place, between hassling with insurance and structural damage was over a year getting fixed.
There are many sheep in Wyoming, but oddly enough any lamb in the store comes from NZ. Go figure. And it costs more than choice Angus beef.
Be well and safe.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Loch na Keal again but freezing cold with ice on the pools by the roadside.
Gribun on left and island of Eorsa on right then small cliffs where a raven nested two years ago. Pressure of numbers using the better sites forced them down here which is an unusual spot for them.
This road is useless to me in the summer due to volume of tourist traffic and lines of motorhomes and campers last year. Could not even find a parking spot if I wanted.
More birdlife pairing off for mating by the looks of it and a pair of black back gulls sussing the nest raiding possibilities. Too much shore disturbance now from tourist to make this a good nesting site. View attachment 577153
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Thats looks lovely

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Got off for a brief ride. Mrs12 made some chocolate chip and pecan cookies for the tree guys and a dozen for my neighbor who helped us out the other day. So Reed my neighbor had to chat for a while, then my son the workaholic called and finally off I went. Got about 10 miles and had to talk to some cops who were looking for a man and a woman who had alledgedly been beating the snot out of each other but split before the cops arrived. I had actually seen such a couple so had to chat with the cops for a while. Normally I don't talk to many people but today was an exception that cut into my bike time. So I only rode for a bit over an hour.
I had not ridden my Xootr Swift for quite a while`so I enjoyed that. There is a 5 buck army surplus belt bag for a saddlebag and a 54 tooth Brompton one piece crank/chainring on there. It is actually pretty quick and has a hybrid bike length wheelbas.
Happy trails pardners

I like the bike, looks fun to ride.