The Retirement Thread

[oldwheels]

I am looking like Wurzel Gummage but it will be 3 weeks before I can get one

I am in level 3 here so haircuts ok but cannot go anywhere e

A haircut! We can only dream of a haircut by a professional at the moment

We have been in level 3 for along time now. Everybody else so far is level 4 but Western Isles are moving to level 3 soon if they have not already done so.

 

[gavroche]

I am back in North Wales now and only took me 5.30 hours to get back. Second Covid jab at 10.30 tomorrow and a long list of things to do in the next 3 weeks, when I will be going back to the potholes again.

 

[PaulSB]

Super - thanks for that. I'll contact them tomorrow.

Thinking about it, I wouldn't want to hang about for ages making a nuisance of myself. I've just had a look on the map and spotted that Witton Park and Billinge Hill are not too far away from the shop. I could go for a stroll over there if the weather were ok while they were replacing the fork. If not, I could come home and go back a day or two later to pick the bike up.

The Leeds Liverpool canal is just across the road. Walk towards Liverpool for a nice walk. I don't know about the Leeds direction.

It's a fair old hike across town to Witton Park. It depends how long you've got but I can't think of anything to recommend a walk from Ewood to Witton.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Whilst washing up tonight I was looking at my Spider plant, I think one of my jobs tomorrow is going to be giving it a tidy up, its getting a bit unruly.

 

[ColinJ]

The Leeds Liverpool canal is just across the road. Walk towards Liverpool for a nice walk. I don't know about the Leeds direction.

It's a fair old hike across town to Witton Park. It depends how long you've got but I can't think of anything to recommend a walk from Ewood to Witton.

I did spot the canal too.

I was wondering about the part of Blackburn that I'd have to cross to get to the park and hill! It would be about a 10 km round trip so probably 2-3 hours of walking.

I've emailed the shop. It will be interesting to see if they reply. I emailed 3 or 4 other bike shops about this before the pandemic and not one of them replied. I don't know why companies publish email addresses if nobody actually bothers to do anything with the emails that they receive!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I did spot the canal too.

I was wondering about the part of Blackburn that I'd have to cross to get to the park and hill! It would be about a 10 km round trip so probably 2-3 hours of walking.

I've emailed the shop. It will be interesting to see if they reply. I emailed 3 or 4 other bike shops about this before the pandemic and not one of them replied. I don't know why companies publish email addresses if nobody actually bothers to do anything with the emails that they receive!

Its something that irritates me, why have a website, e-mail, or contact forms if you don't reply to enquiries.

 

[ColinJ]

Its something that irritates me, why have a website, e-mail, or contact forms if you don't reply to enquiries.

When you eventually get to speak to someone, they just say "You should have phoned us in the first place"!

Their websites should simply say "We don't 'do' the web - just phone us".

 

[PaulSB]

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When you eventually get to speak to someone, they just say "You should have phoned us in the first place"!

Their websites should simply say "We don't 'do' the web - just phone us".

I can't help but feel you expect a lot from a small bike shop. Why not phone and save the irritation?

 

[classic33]

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I can't help but feel you expect a lot from a small bike shop. Why not phone and save the irritation?

An e-mail doesn't have the same "answer me now" as a telephone going in the background, and it allows a number of similar enquiries to be dealt with in one go.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

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I can't help but feel you expect a lot from a small bike shop. Why not phone and save the irritation?

Yes but its not confined to small bike shops, its common for a lot of companies big and small.

 

[ColinJ]

I can't help but feel you expect a lot from a small bike shop. Why not phone and save the irritation?

I expect that if they supply an email address, they should read their emails.

If there is a contact form on their website, they should check messages coming in from it.

If there is a phone number, they should answer the phone when people ring.

If I ran a busy company, I would prefer initial contact by email because, as Classic suggests - it isn't YOU - ANSWER ME NOW!, it is Please get back to me when you can...

I don't like voicemail so I turn it off on my landline and mobile. I don't let people leave messages which I would never listen to!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning people, crap night last night, out for a P at half two and been dozing since.

 

[Dave7]

Blimey its 06.20 and no one is around???
Mo, are you not well??
Its raining quite heavily......that wasn't expected.
Strange nights sleep. I drank too much water before bed so got up 3 times for a pee.
0200 I woke up in a sweat....PJ top was soaked so had to change it. When the virus was in full spate that happened every night......sometimes 3 times a night. Twice we had to change the bedding. A shore sign I am getting better I hope.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. Managed to lie a bit longer. Another breezy chilly day ahead. Wish it would warm up a bit. Suppose it’ll be the usual walk before breakfast.

 

[Mo1959]

Damned if I could remember if I watched Keeping Faith so started from the beginning again last night as there is a new series starting soon. One advantage of getting older is you can watch programmes again! Bits do seem familiar so I maybe did watch it