The Retirement Thread
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BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
I actually live South of the Tyne (just), so, what was Co. Durham, but, any information I can share. I will gladly do
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
I do have an iron somewhere but junked the ironing board. If on the very rare occasion I iron anything It has to be pretty dire beforehand and I use the wooden kitchen table with a towel over it.I've just done the ironing
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oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
That is what I always tell people to do if thinking of moving. Spend some time best out of season and get to know the area and the people really well before deciding.
classic33
Leg End Member
And there were me thinking you were a true Yorkshireman!Don't laugh,Don't mind paying the price.I want the job done correctly.Guy lives in our street which i think is a bonus,Yesterday i left two takeaway cartons under where the water was dripping from,and both have a good amount in them this morning .So it looks like a split pipe,it's the access which will be a problem part of the back panel of the unit will have to be cut,it already has a cut out to see the stop tap and other pipe work but not where the water is leaking from.After seeing it this morning i am not as wound up and worried.It might cost three hundred quid plus but we can't sell the house without it being done,that is a plan in about five years retire properly to the Northumberland coast,so i'll put this repair on the asking price.
Will you at least be getting some Yorkshire Earth insoles for your shoes?
classic33
Leg End Member
Clear yer Cache.
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I don't need to as I'm broke
classic33
Leg End Member
I said Cache, not cash.I don't need to as I'm broke
No money laundering in your washing machine.
A wander round to Screwfix to collect some LED lamps. I noticed that my daughters flat has the old spiral CF lamps in a few fittings. I’m already booked to put up a new coat rack by way of the usual “ Dad can I borrow your drill “ routine. En route I noticed a couple of Beryl scooters parked up next to a Beryl bike in a bay next to a bus stop.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Earwig-O C’mon the Perth Sainties! ⚽
12boy
Guru
- Location
- Casper WY USA
I once hired a plumber to replace a truly unhygenic shower stall and asked if I could help. He replied "It is $25/ hr if you leave me alone, 50 if you watch and 75 if you help."
It is -2C but will hit 14 this afternoon. Skies are clear and the wind is still. After my ride I will do some yard work and maybe hit a grocery store. I had similar plans yesterday but spent the afternoon in the ER with Mrs 12 whose lung tap did not go well from the day before. Learned more about lung and pleural cavity fluid build up than I would ever want to know. She rallied enough to enjoy a dinner at a sushi/tempura joint we haven't visited since Covid began.
I liked the Mark Knopfler reference.
Be safe and well....
It is -2C but will hit 14 this afternoon. Skies are clear and the wind is still. After my ride I will do some yard work and maybe hit a grocery store. I had similar plans yesterday but spent the afternoon in the ER with Mrs 12 whose lung tap did not go well from the day before. Learned more about lung and pleural cavity fluid build up than I would ever want to know. She rallied enough to enjoy a dinner at a sushi/tempura joint we haven't visited since Covid began.
I liked the Mark Knopfler reference.
Be safe and well....
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Say What .......
Caaalm down girl....caaalm down.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I don't mind spoilers for THAT...!
I got lucky on my bike ride today. I did a little loop over one of the local hills, no problems out on the road, got home ok, and then suddenly my back tyre went flat!
I came in and investigated. A tiny, very sharp object had penetrated the tyre and tube. I can't find anything left in the hole in the tyre. I flexed the tyre, ran a finger over both sides of the hole; nowt found! I double-checked using a big magnifying glass but couldn't see anything in there. The hole is only about the size that a small sewing needle would make, about 1/3 the diameter of the pin part of a drawing pin. I won't need to worry about the repaired tube poking through the hole - it has fully closed.
It's nice that it is warmer than of late. It was 15.5 degrees in this room when I got up rather than the 13.0-13.5 that it has been for the past week. I'd say that the temperature outside was 14-15 degrees but there was a wind blowing so a degree or two of windchill needs to be taken off that. At least now the wind is a mild one from a southerly direction rather than an Arctic or Siberian blast from the N/E.
I need to build up my riding endurance again. I'm hoping to get 3 or 4 long, hard rides in on my trip to Devon in the summer and I am nowhere near fit enough at the moment.
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Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Yes! 
