The Retirement Thread

[ebikeerwidnes]

I thought all shed has old bike tyres in them plus shelves of other bike parts
or sometimes sails and rudders and a selection of ropes

but always a load of potentially useful tools and pieces of wood and metal

certainly not that tidy

it looks neat and tidy but needs work to be a proper shed

 

[PaulSB]

Mrs Tenkaykev is making progress with her shed revamp.

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I don't understand how people manage to have sheds like this. My house isn't this tidy and I work hard at keeping it clean and tidy..............mind you I do live with Mrs P.......

 

[PaulSB]

I thought all shed has old bike tyres in them plus shelves of other bike parts
or sometimes sails and rudders and a selection of ropes

but always a load of potentially useful tools and pieces of wood and metal

certainly not that tidy

it looks neat and tidy but needs work to be a proper shed

Now you can be my friend. This describes a proper shed and, in my case, garage as well!!

 

[Tenkaykev]

I thought all shed has old bike tyres in them plus shelves of other bike parts
or sometimes sails and rudders and a selection of ropes

but always a load of potentially useful tools and pieces of wood and metal

certainly not that tidy

it looks neat and tidy but needs work to be a proper shed

The tyres and other bike bits are still in my shed ( along with the box of random bike lights and mountings, none of which seem to match) there’s also a box with other stuff that was accumulated over the years.
its an opportunity to have a clear out before the bike goes back in and I make a start on my shed.

 

[Exlaser2]

I thought all shed has old bike tyres in them plus shelves of other bike parts
or sometimes sails and rudders and a selection of ropes

but always a load of potentially useful tools and pieces of wood and metal

certainly not that tidy

it looks neat and tidy but needs work to be a proper shed

That totally describes both mine mine and Mrs exlasers sheds. They contain bikes and bike bits/tyres etc and random boat bits plus the odd garden tool .
No sails though , old sails live in the the lock up at our club . New sails have a very pampered life as they live in our bedroom 😂😂😂

 

[Deleted member 1258]

That totally describes both mine mine and Mrs exlasers sheds. They contain bikes and bike bikes and random boat bits plus the odd garden tool .
No sails though , old sails live in the the lock up at our club . New sails have a very pampered life they live in our bedroom 😂😂😂

I have difficulty getting into my shed without tripping over something, bikes, old paint tins, garden tools or any one of a dozen other things.

 

[ColinJ]

As for laptop lids and sleep mode - you damn well jinxed me... Having had no problems with the laptop over several years, it wouldn't come out of sleep last night! The problem happened a few times. It won't put me off using sleep mode though. If the problem persists I'll have to diagnose and fix it.

I ran the System File Checker tool. It found and fixed corrupted system files. The laptop has been put to sleep and woken up a few times since then without problems. Hopefully, that's it sorted out now.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. Minus 2 here. I won’t make the same mistake this morning. It will be back to my cosy jacket and not be frozen like yesterday

 

[PaulSB]

I thought I remember reading that it put more strain on them constantly switching off and on. Is that just a myth?

This was always my understanding and was confirmed by our supplier. This plus the hassle of closing everything down at night and then booting up again in the morning.

I would have occasions when a simple remote log in would mean I could solve an urgent problem in 10-15 minutes without a two hour round trip to work. Clearly not possible if the system was shutdown. Effectively saving half a day.

I could never see a reason to shut everything down other than at Christmas and the twice a year deep clean of the office!!!!

 

[Mo1959]

This was always my understanding and was confirmed by our supplier. This plus the hassle of closing everything down at night and then booting up again in the morning.

I would have occasions when a simple remote log in would mean I could solve an urgent problem in 10-15 minutes without a two hour round trip to work. Clearly not possible if the system was shutdown. Effectively saving half a day.

I could never see a reason to shut everything down other than at Christmas and the twice a year deep clean of the office!!!!

I just leave the imac on all the time. It goes into a sort of sleep mode and the screen goes black but the instant I hit the keyboard or mouse it opens up immediately.

 

[PaulSB]

I just leave the imac on all the time. It goes into a sort of sleep mode and the screen goes black but the instant I hit the keyboard or mouse it opens up immediately.

Yes, my Microsoft Surface Pro does this after about five minutes. If I wander off for coffee it will sleep till I return.

Speaking of sleep I must now doze

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

Off to the vampires doctors for more blood tests today.

 

[Dave7]

The tyres and other bike bits are still in my shed ( along with the box of random bike lights and mountings, none of which seem to match) there’s also a box with other stuff that was accumulated over the years.
its an opportunity to have a clear out before the bike goes back in and I make a start on my shed.

I had a ruthless clear out last year. OK, it's the garage......does that count ?
Large bags full of stuff that "might" fetch peanuts on fleabay. So I bit my lip, shed a few tears and binned the lot.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning folks.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all fellow retirees.
It's cold this morning 0C and frosty outside.
but nice and sunny.
Of out with the dog soon.