The Retirement Thread
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One for the caravaners on here, a 1959 holiday on a budget. 
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Lots of milky coffees......yum
I go through loads of milk even being on my own. I like my cuppas quite milky plus either cereal or porridge too.
Juan Kog
permanently grumpy
One for the caravaners on here, a 1959 holiday on a budget.
Great find dave , 200cc 2 stroke engine dragging that weight.
. That would be classed as child abuse in 2021 .( edit) just had a thought, maybe you have uncovered very early film of WD
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Great find dave , 200cc 2 stroke engine dragging that weight.
( edit) just had a thought, maybe you have uncovered very early film of WD
I had a 75 cc Vega around about 1970, 45mph flat out down hill with a following wind.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Slobbing is a fine art. It takes years to perfect
classic33
Leg End Member
Summat not quite right there.Bugger! Bugger! Bugger! It isn't 6.40 (well it isn't, but is, if you see what I mean) it's really 5.40.
Woke at 6.00. Thinking that was a good sleep till I realised it's 5.00 in old money. I'll finish this coffee and try for a doze. Should have read the thread last night then I might have changed the clocks.
Blowing a gale. Rain hammering on the windows.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
We had a 150cc Lambretta which we took camping to Europe once. Drove the whole way from Helensburgh to Dover. Soul destroying. We got a split rear tyre on the way back which kept giving punctures and being a Sunday there was no way to get a new tyre as everything was shut in those days. Nightmare journey. The spare which would normally be carried was left at home to make space for camping gear.
Could not wait till Monday as we were both due back at work.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Well, it is obvious what represents the Suez canal and the mega container ship. The bad news is that you are the guy with the JCB...MrsD's just come out of the bathroom looking very satisfied.
She said - 'You know that ship in the Suez canal...........?'
All of my digital devices sorted themselves out but I have 2 clocks downstairs which needed to be done manually.
Last night I was doing my usual trick of starting to watch TV at gone 02:00 but forgot which way the clocks were changing and that it was actually about 03:15. That meant it was 04:15 when the first programme finished. I was about to start watching the next episode when I noticed the correct time on my Freesat box. I gave up and went to bed. I got to sleep about 05:00 BST. I had intended to sleep in but bubble pal suddenly appeared with a mug of tea for me. I had forgotten she was here. It worries me that my hearing is so poor that she can roam about 3 floors of this house but I don't notice until she actually walks into my room!
While I was asleep I had a bizarre dream. There was no pandemic to worry about and I had signed up for a mystery cycling event. It turned out that we all had to cycle from Todmorden to Coventry via the Peak District, about 240 very hilly
... ON CHILDREN'S TRICYCLES!!!
I was apoplectic with rage when this was announced. What a totally pathetic idea!
The ridiculous thing was that realised that I was dreaming but could not break out of it! I was ranting to imaginary people about wasting an imaginary £50 on an imaginary cycling event...
Big veggie curry day today. I saw the forecast so I walked to Aldi for supplies last night. It will take a couple of hours to cook but I will get 6 good portions from it. That is 2 weekend meals with my pal and 2 solo mid-week meals for me.
I suppose I ought to get up. It is nearly midday and I have had... 5 hours sleep!
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Been out in the garden for an hour, made a nice change from sat indoors watching films and messing about on the computer, both my Budlia have now been pruned.
classic33
Leg End Member
Let us know tomorrow how the ride went.Well, it is obvious what represents the Suez canal and the mega container ship. The bad news is that you are the guy with the JCB...
All of my digital devices sorted themselves out but I have 2 clocks downstairs which needed to be done manually.
Last night I was doing my usual trick of starting to watch TV at gone 02:00 but forgot which way the clocks were changing and that it was actually about 03:15. That meant it was 04:15 when the first programme finished. I was about to start watching the next episode when I noticed the correct time on my Freesat box. I gave up and went to bed. I got to sleep about 05:00 BST. I had intended to sleep in but bubble pal suddenly appeared with a mug of tea for me. I had forgotten she was here. It worries me that my hearing is so poor that she can roam about 3 floors of this house but I don't notice until she actually walks into my room!
While I was asleep I had a bizarre dream. There was no pandemic to worry about and I had signed up for a mystery cycling event. It turned out that we all had to cycle from Todmorden to Coventry via the Peak District, about 240 very hillymileskms. Without stopping...
... ON CHILDREN'S TRICYCLES!!!
I was apoplectic with rage when this was announced. What a totally pathetic idea!
The ridiculous thing was that realised that I was dreaming but could not break out of it! I was ranting to imaginary people about wasting an imaginary £50 on an imaginary cycling event...
Big veggie curry day today. I saw the forecast so I walked to Aldi for supplies last night. It will take a couple of hours to cook but I will get 6 good portions from it. That is 2 weekend meals with my pal and 2 solo mid-week meals for me.
I suppose I ought to get up. It is nearly midday and I have had... 5 hours sleep!
The good thing about trikes is there are no balance issues, meaning you can go as slow as you want uphill and not worry about falling off.
The butterflies will appreciate it.
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They always attract plenty of insects, I've got a lavender hedge in the front garden and that attracts loads as well.
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Another 5 miles walked the wind is cold I needed my hat and gloves
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I imagine that the problem is going round tight bends on the way back down... It wouldn't be difficult to tip the trike over? I think that trikes with the 2 wheels at the front look more stable.
