The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

Morning. Lovely early spin up over the moor. Lots of bird life this morning and a few serious photographers parked up with long lenses trying to get some good pics. Was chilly though and I found it hard work. Nothing to do with the fact I am about a stone too heavy!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Great looking sunny day - birds singing and a great day for a ride

unfortunately I feel rubbish - throat not right, bunged up, exhausted after little effort - think I have a virus - not THE virus (I have checked the symptoms and smelt every jar in the kitchen to be sure) but if I tried to ride today I would probably get a mile and have to come back with the ebike on high assist
Oh - and this sort of thing always affects the asthma - so I'm not breathing well either - which doesn't help

 

[Salad Dodger]

Good morning from a bright but rather breezy Kent coast.
There is not much sign of life from the rest of the Salad clan yet, so I will partake of a cup of tea and several biscuits, until they surface.
Its the sort of day I wish I still had BT Sport on the box, so I could watch Moto Gp. But I haven't, so I can't.......

 

[Mo1959]

Good grief.......if this was deliberate it is bloody deplorable!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-56872615

 

[Dave7]

Good morning from a bright but rather breezy Kent coast.
There is not much sign of life from the rest of the Salad clan yet, so I will partake of a cup of tea and several biscuits, until they surface.
Its the sort of day I wish I still had BT Sport on the box, so I could watch Moto Gp. But I haven't, so I can't.......

Nip round here and watch it if you wish.
Bring your own bickies as we don't tend to eat them.

 

[Dave7]

Good grief.......if this was deliberate it is bloody deplorable!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-56872615

Tragic Mo.....really tragic.

 

[Dirk]

Cacktank emptied and water butt filled - already for another day.
Off out and about in a mo.

 

[pawl]

How long is it on for?

One more episode thank god.

 

[pawl]

Ours are just appearing. I noticed some during yesterday's ride.



WTF is this all about? I try not to venture in to other non-cycling areas but do from time to time. If there are personal attacks the solution is simple and it's not upsetting the person who was attacked which is what I think has happened with you?

Agree wholeheartedly.I stick mainly to retirement and mundane news threads Can’t think if I’ve ever read anything I would consider controversial except if I talk about my love of Marmite If it’s political I avoid it like the plague, some of those threads go on for ever

There have been a few comments about Marmite but usually light hearted.This was brought to you by the Marmite appreciation society

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good grief.......if this was deliberate it is bloody deplorable!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-56872615

I've seen that, very sad.

 

[ColinJ]

I feel rubbish - throat not right, bunged up, exhausted after little effort - think I have a virus - not THE virus (I have checked the symptoms and smelt every jar in the kitchen to be sure) but if I tried to ride today I would probably get a mile and have to come back with the ebike on high assist
Oh - and this sort of thing always affects the asthma - so I'm not breathing well either - which doesn't help

I have been feeling a bit like that too and so has my bubble pal. I read yesterday that the pollen count is very high. Maybe we all have mild cases of hay-fever?

Good grief.......if this was deliberate it is bloody deplorable!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-56872615

I saw that report. It wasn't clear if somebody had thrown/dropped the object at/onto the vehicle or whether some debris in the road had been thrown up by the vehicle in front.

There are many cases where psycho morons drop bricks etc from motorway bridges onto vehicles passing underneath. I always wonder if they got up that day and decided that it was a great day to kill someone or are just too stupid to realise that that's what is likely to happen?

Bloody awful!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I have been feeling a bit like that too and so has my bubble pal. I read yesterday that the pollen count is very high. Maybe with all have mild cases of hay-fever?

I saw that report. It wasn't clear if somebody had thrown/dropped the object at/onto the vehicle or whether some debris

Could be debris
A friend's Dad had a massive shock many years ago when a sizeable lump of metal flew off a lorry wheel on the other side of a dual carridgeway and went through his car via the driver's side window and out of the passenger's side window - at speed

apparently a cop car was not far behind and stopped to help - and found the bit of metal.

so it can happen

Very sad though

 

[ColinJ]

Could be debris
A friend's Dad had a massive shock many years ago when a sizeable lump of metal flew off a lorry wheel on the other side of a dual carridgeway and went through his car via the driver's side window and out of the passenger's side window - at speed

apparently a cop car was not far behind and stopped to help - and found the bit of metal.

so it can happen

Very sad though

I have been out on my bike a few times and come across heavy debris in the road that looked like it might have fallen from an overloaded skip wagon. If safe to do so I stop and move it.

The driver mentioned below had a very narrow escape...

When I were a lad... a friend was driving a bunch of us down to Plymouth. We were bombing down the motorway at 100+ mph (yes, I know... we were young and stupid! ) and the overhead signs started displaying a reduced speed limit, which got lower sign by sign. I suggested that doing 100 mph when the limit was (say) 30 mph was really not a good idea?

Smart alec driver mate (who worked on motorway maintenance at the time) started to make his excuses... "I see these warning signs every day at work. There is never anything there, somebody just forgets to switc..... SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!"

He had just spotted a lorry driver standing in the outside lane ahead of us, holding a plank of wood just like in the sign above. Evidently, the lorry had shed some of its load and the brave (but foolish) driver was trying to move it before it caused an accident.

Travelling sideways at 90, 80, 70, 60 ... mph in a car whose tyres are billowing smoke, towards a man rooted to the spot in fear only becomes fun once the car has swerved around the man at the last possible moment! We slowed to 30 mph and stuck to the speed limits for the rest of our trip...

 

[gavroche]

Cacktank emptied and water butt filled - already for another day.
Off out and about in a mo.

Dirk, when are you going back to potholes county ? Don't rush as I may be going down next weekend but not sure how long for. Shall I take my wellies or chance it for a bit of good weather?

 

[classic33]

Nip round here and watch it if you wish.
Bring your own bickies as we don't tend to eat them.

I were Chester bound, on the train, yesterday!