I love that song.
The Retirement Thread
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Exlaser2
Veteran
Afternoon all. Had a lovely sail this morning and as the weather was good , got to have a couple of glasses of wine and a chat with friends at the club too. Almost felt normal Sunday. The only problem is doing these two things means I just had to have a little nap this afternoon and now I feel rough 😂.
It was also nice to do something that didn’t involve funeral directors and house clearing .
It was also nice to do something that didn’t involve funeral directors and house clearing .
And you are adept at formatting your posts, unlike yours truly…
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Mr WD decided to write a reminder on the white board of when my 2nd Covid19 vaccine injection is.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Mr WD decided to write a reminder on the white board of when my 2nd Covid19 vaccine injection.
Question Welsh Dragon. I notice you seemed to suggest you did some leather work.
Does this mirror seem familiar? It came from Black Dragon Crafts at a Wales show at Builth Wells more years ago than I care to remember. We were not big customers but we did buy some for sale in our shop.
I think I can just make out a pair of bloomers in the reflection…
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
No. Doesn't ring any bells. I only started about 18 months ago
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Worth a try anyway. We used to rent out space to a leatherworker locally so I am fairly familiar with the craft. I even thought of having it as a sideline myself when he moved away as it was very profitable.No. Doesn't ring any bells. I only started about 18 months ago
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Met Office promised a clear but humid day until early afternoon then rain
So I went out for a ride about 10:30 and pootled around the canals and got the bike muddy for a few hours.
Got home and hosed it - then dried it using the leaf blower
Planned on waiting for the rain the taking it apart a bit and cleaning it better - and re oiling the chain etc etc after a good degrease
Rain never arrived so it still isn't done!
I know I have some important shopping to do tomorrow - no idea what!
Oh - hang on - stamps - need to post a birthday card but there were more things that have just gone
So I went out for a ride about 10:30 and pootled around the canals and got the bike muddy for a few hours.
Got home and hosed it - then dried it using the leaf blower
Planned on waiting for the rain the taking it apart a bit and cleaning it better - and re oiling the chain etc etc after a good degrease
Rain never arrived so it still isn't done!
I know I have some important shopping to do tomorrow - no idea what!
Oh - hang on - stamps - need to post a birthday card but there were more things that have just gone
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classic33
Leg End Member
Spoiler, there's some will be watching it later.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
I watched Call the Midwife. It was followed by a new 3 part drama at 9 but I barely lasted 5 minutes as it was absolute drivel! Telly off now.
classic33
Leg End Member
The Farm.
Lee_M
Guru
Back here after far too long away.
Had a week of workmen removing a hedge and two trees and replacing with a nice new fence which has also given me an additional 10m² of parking area.
Was just outside admiring it and had the pleasure of two pipistrelle bats for company, and giving us an amazing aerial display against the slowly darkening sky.
I love bats, as long as they aren't living in my roof (they aren't)
Had a week of workmen removing a hedge and two trees and replacing with a nice new fence which has also given me an additional 10m² of parking area.
Was just outside admiring it and had the pleasure of two pipistrelle bats for company, and giving us an amazing aerial display against the slowly darkening sky.
I love bats, as long as they aren't living in my roof (they aren't)
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I have been fiddling with the spacers for the stem on my best bike again. I started off with 0 under, 3 above; then 1 under, 2 above - that felt better; then 2 under, 1 above - better still; now I have changed it to all 3 under, 0 above - not yet ridden, but I think it will feel perfect like that.
I realised that I was wrong about the spacers - they are each 0.5 cm thick, NOT 1 cm. It surprises me that even 5 mm stem height changes were very noticeable.
Next thing to try is moving the saddle back a few mm because by raising the bars I effectively brought them back slightly. I want to at least compensate for that, but I might as well try a few mm extra to see how that feels. I have a very long back and want to keep it stretched out. I reckon that I have the leg length of a typical man who is 7-8 cm shorter then me and the torso length of someone 7-8 cm taller. Next time I am with a very tall man I will sit next to him and get someone to check where our shoulders and the tops of out heads are relative to each other. I think that there won't be much difference, but it will be obvious that his legs are longer than mine. (In imperial units - I am 6' 1" tall, but my legs are only 32" long, which would be more typical of a 5' 10" man.)
All of this is intended to make me more comfortable on my bike, but TBH, taking up yoga would probably do more for me. I am very inflexible, with very tight hamstrings and back muscles. If I stand up straight and bend forwards I can only get my fingertips halfway between my knees and toes.
I realised that I was wrong about the spacers - they are each 0.5 cm thick, NOT 1 cm. It surprises me that even 5 mm stem height changes were very noticeable.
Next thing to try is moving the saddle back a few mm because by raising the bars I effectively brought them back slightly. I want to at least compensate for that, but I might as well try a few mm extra to see how that feels. I have a very long back and want to keep it stretched out. I reckon that I have the leg length of a typical man who is 7-8 cm shorter then me and the torso length of someone 7-8 cm taller. Next time I am with a very tall man I will sit next to him and get someone to check where our shoulders and the tops of out heads are relative to each other. I think that there won't be much difference, but it will be obvious that his legs are longer than mine. (In imperial units - I am 6' 1" tall, but my legs are only 32" long, which would be more typical of a 5' 10" man.)
All of this is intended to make me more comfortable on my bike, but TBH, taking up yoga would probably do more for me. I am very inflexible, with very tight hamstrings and back muscles. If I stand up straight and bend forwards I can only get my fingertips halfway between my knees and toes.
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