The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

And it's snowing yet again.

 

[classic33]

That's OK - I'll be in Cornwall.

Have to ask how you'll be managing inter county travel, other than for work, medical or essential purposes.

 

[pawl]

Lol. Sounds like a good idea! Any interesting posts continually get taken over by the same opinionated few and it puts anyone else off getting involved. Safer in here

Could not agree more.I perhaps stupidly dipped into some of the threads and came to the opinion that I didn’t want to be part of a supposedly friendly cycling community.This is the first time I have been on the site for three weeks Reading some of the threads made me wonder if some members actually owned a bike let alone ride one Like you some of the posts look interesting are taken over by the opinionated few and often has no relevance to the original thread title.I will stick to the mundane and retirement threads in future

Second jab due a week on Friday

Had a short ride this morning.Felt like three degrees Sunny but blooming windy


I hope that dave r and dave7 situation is improving

Can’t believe it just looked out of the window and it’s trying to snow

 

[classic33]

Sleety snow here, at present.

 

[pawl]

I've been for a little bimble this morning, 25 miles, did my Meriden loop stopping at Berkswell to take some pictures, a lovely bright sunny morning, with a stiff bitter cold breeze, one those that blows through you rather round you. a lovely ride out with the wind behind me, but a serious slog into the breeze crossing Coventry at the end, Thats the first time out the house since Saturday, apart from getting the papers from the corner shop, and I enjoyed that.


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My dad called it a lazy wind.,goes through you rather than round you.
Are those stocks used for noisy cyclists 🚴‍♀️
Good to see you are managing to get a ride in

 

[BoldonLad]

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I will stick to the mundane and retirement threads in future

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Mundane indeed, a person could be offended

 

[Dirk]

Have to ask how you'll be managing inter county travel, other than for work, medical or essential purposes.

Doesn't need 'managing' - travel restrictions lifted on March 29th and domestic self catering holidays OK from 12th April.

 

[oldwheels]

Still sunny here but cold. Intermittent snow showers.
Dusting on the higher Mull mountains I can see from my win

dow.

 

[Dave7]

Mundane indeed, a person could be offended

could be offended....COULD BE OFFENDED.
I am deeply hurt.

 

[Dave7]

Bit of snow and hail here. Don't think it will last.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

My dad called it a lazy wind.,goes through you rather than round you.
Are those stocks used for noisy cyclists 🚴‍♀️
Good to see you are managing to get a ride in

Yes, I'm getting a ride in, only once a week, and only 20-25 miles, but its better than staying in. The stocks haven't been used for a long time, most village stocks have long disappeared, but I'm sure if we tried we could find a use for them.

 

[12boy]

I find the mundane thread much like this one except the posters are often much younger than this one and they simply lack the worldly wisdom, gravitas and earthy humor found here. Or our lovely ladies who can earthy with the best of them.
On a totally different topic, I had read that grinding coffee beans in an electric grinder with a spinning blade is very bad, especially for french press coffee which should be coarse. So I bought a manual burr grinder which does remove any bitterness or acidity. I had previously twined and shellacked my Stanley cup which I use in lieu of my Bodum glass one, and was surprised to see how well the grinder and Stanley match.
It will be colder today with a chance of much needed rain. Yesterday was devoured with Mrs 12's Dr. visit and some shopping. Aside from a little stretching no exercise but considerable gluttony. Today I plan a little ride and the inevitable chores.

 

[Dave7]

We dont want you here.......get over to Welshie land where you belong.

 

[Mo1959]

I find the mundane thread much like this one except the posters are often much younger than this one and they simply lack the worldly wisdom, gravitas and earthy humor found here. Or our lovely ladies who can earthy with the best of them.
On a totally different topic, I had read that grinding coffee beans in an electric grinder with a spinning blade is very bad, especially for french press coffee which should be coarse. So I bought a manual burr grinder which does remove any bitterness or acidity. I had previously twined and shellacked my Stanley cup which I use in lieu of my Bodum glass one, and was surprised to see how well the grinder and Stanley match.
It will be colder today with a chance of much needed rain. Yesterday was devoured with Mrs 12's Dr. visit and some shopping. Aside from a little stretching no exercise but considerable gluttony. Today I plan a little ride and the inevitable chores.

You might have been interested in yesterday’s tv programme The Repair Shop. One of the items they restored to full working condition was an old Italian manual coffee grinder.

Which reminds me it will be on at 4.30. See what they are repairing today.

 

[welsh dragon]

It looks like it could start snowing again, so Dave will get his wish