The Retirement Thread
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gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
Thanks for that. Some very useful information there.
pawl
Legendary Member
- Location
- Desford Leicestershire
Morning Windy and a bit parky (cold) Black bin has just been collected.
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
Probably because it brings back memories of achievements and a sense of fulfilment at the time.Re commemorative medals, I've got a few (school swimming, first aid, CTC, etc - nothing glamorous) that I keep for don't know why reasons. I expect we all have. Why do we hang on to such stuff?
Edit: old brevet cards too, now falling apart... why why why
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I'll be out here for a while...
Yorkshire aren't you ?? Its all the same innit?
On a finishers time note, I was in the hospitality area in the Cricket stadium in Durban, watching as the clock counted down to the 12 hour cut off time. There were people trying desperately to reach the finish before the referee fired his pistol and the race officials prevented anyone else from crossing the line. One poor soul even had his foot on the line but wasn’t allowed to finish 😥
Unless there is a very fast winner, you generally need to get in the top 20 finishers to pick up a replica at the TT. There were 79 starters in my first TT. Sadly numbers have dwindled in the sidecar class since then.
classic33
Leg End Member
Yorkshire, ay.
The same, not by a long shot. 'Huddersfield is slightly south of me, on't t'other side of M62.
Yes, I know
I was just gently mocking the curious behaviors of we humans. I don't know about you, but I only ever look at the such stuff when I'm shifting old boxes around - which is rarely. The rest of the time, it just gathers dust.I'm not talking of Isle of Mann TT-like trophies that rightly take a pride of place somewhere in the house, I'm talking of the other, lessor stuff that we collect along the way and just stick in a box to gather dust.
Nice for the grandkids to keep.Re commemorative medals, I've got a few (school swimming, first aid, CTC, etc - nothing glamorous) that I keep for don't know why reasons. I expect we all have. Why do we hang on to such stuff?
Edit: old brevet cards too, now falling apart... why why why
classic33
Leg End Member
You need to seal your boxes better if there's dust getting in.Yes, I know
I'm not talking of Isle of Mann TT-like trophies that rightly take a pride of place somewhere in the house, I'm talking of the other, lessor stuff that we collect along the way and just stick in a box to gather dust.
No grandkids nor kids in my case but, yes, I cqn see that. I was actually going to say that the one that means most to me is one actually given to my father, some commemorative of a games in the 60s.
GM
Legendary Member
- Location
- North of the river
Morning all... High light of today is a walk up to Boots the chemist to pick up a new nose hair trimmer I've ordered click and collect. I know I've got a rather large nose, so no puns about I could have used a lawn mower please!
Later I'll be giving the garage doors a coat of paint, and then feet up to watch the snooker.
Have a good day folks!
Later I'll be giving the garage doors a coat of paint, and then feet up to watch the snooker.
Have a good day folks!
