The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

Good morning peeps.
We both went to bed early early last night.
I was up for 0530 and watched recorded footy..... LFC beating Arsenal 3 nil.
MrsDs 1st carer has just been.
Breakfast for me was a hot cross bun. Very nice. Lots of yummy fruit.
We are both still tired so will have a nap.
After 2nd carer we will give the wheelchair another try.

 

[oldwheels]

Cold grey morning. The temp is actually 7C but even tho' not much wind feels much colder outside.
Calmac have cancelled some later boats but are changing the timetable to have earlier runs.
This indicates probably enough booked traffic to justify this. Either tourists making an early run for home as the next couple of days look pretty dire or more likely even more trying to get here against the regulations.
Some ejit in some magazine has listed Mull as high among the places to infest, sorry visit, this year.
Lots on FB are not pleased so it it not just me being fed up with the b------s.

 

[Juan Kog]

We have been Ocado customers for ( check with Mrs JK ) 14 years . We miss some of the Waitrose products not enough to venture into a store at the moment. We both prefer that Ocado deliver directly from a warehouse and still use carrier bags . Unlike the other stores , where products are picked from shelves in store and then packed directly into delivery crates with dubious cleanliness. Added comment from Mrs JK she is not happy with the quality of some of the M&S products.

 

[welsh dragon]

My daughter and SIL are having their jabs today. They are only 46 but they saw something online that said they could put their names down as reserves and they got a phone call 2 days later to say they have been chosen, so this morning in Newtown at 11.30 for both of them.

 

[welsh dragon]

Once my daughter and SIL has theirs done out of my family of 17 including my mum and sister and brothers there will only be 3 adults left that need to be vaccinated.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Up some time ago - thought it looked like a nice sunny day

turns out it is damn cold - I presume it will warm up but I am off out soon anyway - probably going to the airport and back
I have no idea what to wear - so I'll probably end up too hot!

 

[Exlaser2]

Morning. An early mountain bike trundle for me while it's still nice and before the strong wind picks up later. Mix of road and off road so quite pleasant. The wrist is still surprisingly achy with flat bars though. View attachment 582208

Stunning view , loch earn ?
Re flat bars I think you always put more pressure on your hands and wrists because your hands are in one position all the time . That’s my wife and daughters theory and they both swap between flat and drops handlebars and both get hand and wrist pain with flats.
I don’t with my old 1990s mountain bike because it’s got bar ends fitted so you have more hand positions.

Ps Glad to see you out and about on your bike again.

Pps I did try and contact the man about w@@k yesterday . Place was closed . Saved for now 😂😂😂😂

 

[Mo1959]

Stunning view , loch earn ?

Yes......just the lower end above St Fillans. There is a rough track that you can keep going which I will attempt at some point when it's nice and dry and the wrist is feeling stronger. Runs parallel to the A85 but higher up so the views should be good.

 

[oldwheels]

Yes......just the lower end above St Fillans. There is a rough track that you can keep going which I will attempt at some point when it's nice and dry and the wrist is feeling stronger. Runs parallel to the A85 but higher up so the views should be good.

Is there not an abandoned railway line running along there somewhere?

 

[Tenkaykev]

Cold grey morning. The temp is actually 7C but even tho' not much wind feels much colder outside.
Calmac have cancelled some later boats but are changing the timetable to have earlier runs.
This indicates probably enough booked traffic to justify this. Either tourists making an early run for home as the next couple of days look pretty dire or more likely even more trying to get here against the regulations.
Some ejit in some magazine has listed Mull as high among the places to infest, sorry visit, this year.
Lots on FB are not pleased so it it not just me being fed up with the b------s.

There was a “ Ten best pubs with beer gardens “ feature in the paper. I skimmed through and breathed a sigh of relief to see nothing local was listed. Then some utter plonker in the comments mentioned the Square and Compass at Worth Matravers . That’s now off the list for the foreseeable as it will no doubt be heaving.

 

[Tenkaykev]

I don’t usually read the papers apart from the Science / Tech websites but thought I’d see what had happened whith the kerfuffle at Sandbanks. As I was looking, there was a link to a news item about a fight on Exmouth Beach in DORSET. Is @Dirk aware that he’s been annexed ?

 

[Mo1959]

Is there not an abandoned railway line running along there somewhere?

Yes. In fact, I'm sure one of the signs said Old Railway Path at one point.

Time for lunch. It's either soup or beans on toast.

 

[classic33]

Yes. In fact, I'm sure one of the signs said Old Railway Path at one point.

Time for lunch. It's either soup or beans on toast.

Beans on toast.

 

[oldwheels]

Yes. In fact, I'm sure one of the signs said Old Railway Path at one point.

Time for lunch. It's either soup or beans on toast.

Should be a reasonable track depending on how it has been used. I think there was some talk about making it more fit for use but cannot remember where I read this.
There is an old line on the Black Isle between Avoch and Fortrose which is ok if you can find it. The entrance at Fortrose is well hidden and is just about wide enough for handlebars on my Brompton.
It is not signposted and my feeling is it has been hidden on purpose for whatever reason tho' it seems well used by locals.
Might be the same at St Fillans.

 

[Mo1959]

Should be a reasonable track depending on how it has been used. I think there was some talk about making it more fit for use but cannot remember where I read this.
There is an old line on the Black Isle between Avoch and Fortrose which is ok if you can find it. The entrance at Fortrose is well hidden and is just about wide enough for handlebars on my Brompton.
It is not signposted and my feeling is it has been hidden on purpose for whatever reason tho' it seems well used by locals.
Might be the same at St Fillans.

I think it was proposed to upgrade the path all the way to Lochearnhead but no doubt lack of funds and the current climate will have put the kibosh on that for a while.