The Retirement Thread

[oldwheels]

Got caught by the weather again. One brief but ferocious hail shower and then nice and sunny but cold so kitted up again just in time for the next shower. The roads were white with hailstones lying so abandoned and came back home. It was freezing cold as well.
Now an hour later it is sunny again but not going back out as it will just turn on me again.
To much traffic for comfort anyway. I have tried to work out a traffic pattern but so far not been able to establish anything positive apart from the service bus and an aeroplane which passes over late morning every day I have been out. Probably a scheduled service to Coll or Tiree from Oban.
Air ambulance went over low earlier but did not land here so from the direction of travel probably Coll or Tiree.

 

[welsh dragon]

My god. Its bitterly cold here. My hands are freezing

 

[PaulSB]

We call that a lazy wind here.

Same here. I first came across the saying when I lived in Yorkshire.

 

[Mo1959]

My god. Its bitterly cold here. My hands are freezing

I think I see yet another shower coming over the hills. It is so unpredictable just now.

 

[welsh dragon]

My grandson came over on his motorbike. He didn't stay long as it was getting a tad windy, but he knew we had done the shopping so was sure that we had custard donuts and lemon donuts FROM Morrisons and he didn't want to miss out on them.

 

[numbnuts]

My god. Its bitterly cold here. My hands are freezing

I've got somewhere you could put them




I have some very warm gloves

 

[welsh dragon]

I've got somewhere you could put them




I have some very warm gloves

 

[classic33]

Hi when I can get my arse into gear I'm going shopping

Hub or derailleur?

 

[numbnuts]

I don't know why your laughing, where else were you going to put the, I'm a respectable man

 

[12boy]

I've read that some with Long Covid are helped with the vaccine. Medical expertise in this are, as Classic 33 said, would be so welcome. In a way, this situation reminds me of brain injury cases which are so difficult to treat because meds rarely help and every case is different. Still, hospitals, clinics and docs which specialize in this area have learned a lot. Dave 7, best wishes to you both as you try to take care of Mrs D and yourself.
Mrs 12 will get her 2nd second vaccine today after the lung procecdure yesterday which was a lot more tiring than the first. We wanted her breathing as well as possible before any possible side effects from the vaccine.
We are slated to get some serious snow from around noon tomorrow through Sunday noon, but it may be rain at first. Hopefully we won't lose power and will just stay inside for the duration. It is possible to get 2 or more feet from this. I will try to stay on top of the snow shovelling as it comes down.
Trudged a mile and a half to the grocery store, picked up 32 lbs of canned goods and other stuff that wouldn't be crushed in my pack and trudged home. Should have worn my Sorels because the snow was a foot deep in places and got into my boots. Still it was fun , I got a little exercise, was fairly warm and a brilliant blue sky.
Be safe and well.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

My god. Its bitterly cold here. My hands are freezing

I regularly get complaints from management about my cold hands.

 

[BoldonLad]

I don't know why your laughing, where else were you going to put the, I'm a respectable man

No such thing, according to a thread on the dark side.

 

[numbnuts]

No such thing, according to a thread on the dark side.

There's no dark side to me, not unless I've been out in the sun

 

[welsh dragon]

I don't know why your laughing, where else were you going to put the, I'm a respectable man

Pure as the driven sludge I'm sure.

 

[welsh dragon]

We now have hail.