The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

Daves, as bad as things may be, your Mrs are not alone. Nor are you. I am very angry at the effect my wife's cancer has had on our lives and our plans for retirement so I try to focus instead on what is good about each day and enjoy our time together as much as possible. I totally get not wanting posts to be depressing and grim, but one of the things I like about this thread is the honesty I find here.
The snow has passed and while there is plenty left the sun is out for the first time in a week and the snow will begin to go away. I have been shovelling wet heavy snow for at least a couple of hours each day and to my surprise my back hasn't given me problems. The shovelling has certainly given me an appetite, though. It will be a while before biking will be a good idea, as the side streets and bike paths really require a fat bike.
Later today I will head out to get some meds for the dog and maybe hit the library. If Mrs 12 wants to go we will get her a choolate dipped ice cream cone which she really loves. View attachment 579078

Nice one 12boy

 

[Dave7]

Re MrsD.....a bit of slightly better/not as bad news.
Apparently the cancer has not gone to the spine. They reckon the spinal problem is something called osteoprenia......a bone density thing.
We have to wait till Friday, for another scan, to decide on the cancer ie how far it has got and which type of operation is needed.
Onwards and upwards

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Re MrsD.....a bit of slightly better/not as bad news.
Apparently the cancer has not gone to the spine. They reckon the spinal problem is something called osteoprenia......a bone density thing.
We have to wait till Friday, for another scan, to decide on the cancer ie how far it has got and which type of operation is needed.
Onwards and upwards

Thats better news then, fingers crossed for Friday.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

X-Ray done, straight in and out job, no hanging about, just how I like it. I was going for my X-Ray apointment this afternoon, drove over Lythals Lane bridge and spotted two fellas who hadn't quite made the petrol station, they were pushing the car the last few yards, something I haven't seen for a long time.

 

[Dirk]

X-Ray done, straight in and out job, no hanging about, just how I like it. I was going for my X-Ray apointment this afternoon, drove over Lythals Lane bridge and spotted two fellas who hadn't quite made the petrol station, they were pushing the car the last few yards, something I haven't seen for a long time.

I used to call at a couple of cycle shops near Lythalls Lane bridge when I was on the road, selling stuff.

 

[Exlaser2]

Not many cycle shops left in Coventry 🙁

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I used to call at a couple of cycle shops near Lythalls Lane bridge when I was on the road, selling stuff.

Theres Ride Cycles on Lythals Lane bridge, Hawk Cycles and Halfords on Foleshill Road now, I vaguely remember a small cycle shop just the other side of the bridge years ago, long gone now.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Not many cycle shops left in Coventry 🙁

I know, there used to be loads of them, Pollards had three shops, Mick Ives in Coundon, one on Ealsdon Ave, John Creswell, one in the shopping precinct in Tile Hill, and one by the Police Station, to name but a few.

Edit, I almost forgot John Atkins in Far Gosford St

 

[numbnuts]

I went to Coventry once

 

[Juan Kog]

Not many cycle shops left in Coventry 🙁

Well we know who to blame for that , a thrifty cyclist called dave r .

 

[Juan Kog]

I went to Coventry once

Were you sent there

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Were you sent there

English Civil War, Cromwell's prisoners were kept in Coventry, hence the saying Sent To Coventry.

 

[Exlaser2]

Think I have only ever used four Coventry cycle shops, Jardine cycles when I needed kids bikes and tag alongs etc ,Albany cycles,Ride and John Atkins . John Atkins got sold up about 10/15 years ago and the two shops got sold to different people, the Coventry shop soon went bust . The leamington shop is still going and I have bought a few bikes from them over the years. The other shop I have used regularly is Ride, it’s always fun being in the shop with all the skateboarders and b.m.x.ers that are always in there 😂😀😀

 

[monkers]

Good evening all.
A largely uneventful day for me. Just been answering personal messages here, thought I'd finished but have now just found some unanswered ones from weeks back. Whoops.

Otherwise I got a jab this afternoon, and had a unfortunate slight difference of opinion with a female police officer.

I drove today for the first time in months. My car has been idle for too long so the battery was too flat, so I borrowed Danni's. I went and got jabbed (nuffin' to it), was negotiating a narrow but busy back street with cars parked on both sides. Ahead a police car was attempting to reverse into the traffic, but blindly, there was no way the driver could see and I couldn't see the driver. I pulled up so that they could reverse out, they still wouldn't have been able to see me, it was blind manoeuvre. Once out the police car came towards me in such a way that we wouldn't be able to pass. I nodded at the driver and put my hand up. Well she flew out of the car and started aggressively banging on the side window and shouting that I was in the way.

I was a little upset by this, but I stayed calm. After she'd finished ranting she asked for my driving licence. I asked her if she was familiar with PACE - meaning she needed to tell me why she was questioning me - she said that she was.

I politely explained that I've just spent a portion of my time on social media defending the reputation of the police. That didn't make any effect; she still angrily demanded my licence. It was at this time I pointed to the big sign that showed it was she that was going the wrong way down a one way street.

I might have hoped for an apology, but nah.

 

[Juan Kog]

In the early 70’s I was sent to Coventry . I worked for a Rootes group/ Chrysler dealership and was sent on 2 factory training courses . 🤔 One was Hillman Avenger transmission Don’t remember what the second one was on.