The Retirement Thread
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PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
I had to make a sad admission to myself yesterday. I'm unlikely to fly anywhere again with a bike as part of my luggage. My bike box and bag take up a lot of garage space.
Just posted in our club FB page these are free to anyone who collects. Bit sad about this but I know Mrs P is unhappy about the idea of me solo touring in the UK let alone in another country.
Just posted in our club FB page these are free to anyone who collects. Bit sad about this but I know Mrs P is unhappy about the idea of me solo touring in the UK let alone in another country.
Yep.... end of a era so very sad.
My golf subs are due. Not massive at £500ish but not sure if I will bother.
Very nice.
Is that from your place ?
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
It's partly about being realistic but mainly respecting Mrs P's unspoken wishes. My haemorrhage in 2019 will lead her to ask "Are you sure about this?" My answer would be "Yes" but at the same time I know she wouldn't stop me and it's just her way to express her view.
Going with a friend would be OK but it's unlikely to happen. On the other hand my bunch of daft old duffers are hoping to UK tour this summer.
numbnuts
Legendary Member
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- Gone over the hill and far away
Your spell checker ain't working
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Lol. Just back an early walk. Just shy of 7 miles. Bit overcast and very cold still but not as windy so far.
Porridge this morning.
HaHa! not that close, That's a photo one of my mates posted when he went for a walk with his wife first thing this morning.
We're quite close to various bits of shoreline, the grockly bits are a couple of miles away and we rarely go there as there are nicer, quieter bits of beach and shoreline that aren't well known to visitors.
The " Millionaires Row" around Sandbanks Peninsula where the likes of Harry Redknapp and various other " Celebrities " live is awful, the traffic can be a nightmare as it's a one way system around the Peninsula, with the Sandbanks Chain Ferry at the tip. In summer when it gets very busy the tailback for the ferry often blocks the entrances to the big houses. There are far better locations with stunning views, but Sandbanks became the "in place" to live for those of a certain ilk. This from time to time would lead to a house that had been built just a few years previously changing hands, and the new owners demolishing it completely and building a new one to their own design. Our running club met every Sunday for the "Purbecks Run " we'd park up free of charge on the Sandbanks side and then travel over as foot passengers on the 08:20 sailing as it only cost a quid to travel across to the Studland side, and the return journey was free.
( Anecdote time ) : If you cycled around the Harbour from one side of the Chain ferry to the other it was 26 Miles. A couple of mates used to do it quite regularly but always started on the SandBanks side to save themselves the cost of the ferry. These same lads, once they got their bus passes would get on the bus at the stop by the ferry and get off at the stop on the other side, just to save a quid!
The free parking went a few years ago when the council put in Parking meters. I'm hoping that I can get fit enough to head back over as I'm really missing running in February, on soft sand down Studland beach into the teeth of a biting wind that's laced with sleet, while nursing a hangover 🤔
Ich auch
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Bless you!
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Mines dyslexic.
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I don't need one I went to skool
