The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

I have some agreement with you on this but not entirely.

I might well answer "Good" or "Good, thanks." and my response if I'm feeling under the weather could be "Not so good" or "Pretty shite really" depending on how off colour I am. Often I'd use those if I'm feeling fed up to some degree.

I think language evolves but some change I find really irritating. "Like" and "OMG" really get me going. I actually feel OMG is offensive and meaningless. The other thing which gets me is changing word use and then berating those who aren't up to speed. "Woke," "Non-binary," and "Lens" are current pet hates. I also don't like trendy, derogatory descriptions of others "gatekeeper" and "gammon" spring to mind.

That's today's rant over.

"Pretty shite really".
French translation is........My shite really looks very nice/pretty.

 

[PaulSB]

Good Morning then. A beautiful sunny day here which is good as I have a ride in a couple of hours. Road bike this morning. Mention this as I took people on the inaugural club gravel ride yesterday. Well it rained on Saturday night!! This was my first experience of a post rain gravel ride Filthy. I don't like my bikes to get dirty but I'm going to have to live with this. Everyone had a good time and unprompted commented on the route quality so I'm happy as a new route is always an anxious thing. My philosophy is to plan a route I enjoy and hope it works for others.

I seem to have missed two or three days. So what has happened? Well we had a very good walking day on Friday. Saturday morning we bought Mrs P's new car subject to seeing it when it arrives at the garage. Two years old, 10,000 miles, lots of gizzmos and £7500 below the price of a new one. No brainer. Granddaughter visited on Saturday and was very sunny and happy.....................for Mrs P. She shouted a lot and collapsed in to huge sobs each time she was left with me.

This week I need to get on with planting the allotment. Lots of things ready to go out and the forecast is for good planting and growing weather for the next week.

Catch you all later

PS - following yesterday's rather muddy affair I will be spending some time on Wiggle. At the very least I need drinks bottles with caps!!

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning folks,
Raining and windy so I'm postponing my run until it eases a bit.
Yesterday was another shed day. I've inherited a small 3 drawer chest and I'll be putting various bike bits in there. I've been going through the various tins / boxes with random stuff in and hope to get a bit more organised.
Seeing the comments up thread about the response to "How are you?" I'm guilty of saying, "good thanks" on occasion, I suppose it's an abbreviation of "feeling good" , and I think the German language has " Gut, Danke " which is the same. However, to avoid any possible misunderstanding I shall now be telling people that I feel " as right as ninepence "

Stay safe folks 👍

 

[Tenkaykev]

Just renewed my Cyclechat membership upgrade which was due to expire this afternoon. £9 is a good deal for Ad free membership of such an eclectic community.
So it looks like you'll have to put up with a further year of my ramblings, and I shall continue to be both amused and educated by your postings 👍

 

[Lee_M]

Morning all. Up early to let the fencing guys in, and still waiting. I wonder what excuse they've got today.

Tradesmen have the worst vehicles, most ill families, and emergency situations. I'm glad I wasn't one, it must be stressful having so many things going wrong in your life.... Or could they all be excuses???

 

[welsh dragon]

Hi gang!!!
Remember when you were 10ish and were part of 'the gang'.
Imagine cowies and indians.......and having Mo or Welshie as squaws (I may have to go and lay down now).

An enforced chill day as MrsD is self isolating prior to tommorow's operation. Son (travelled 60 miles) and daughter both want to visit today but the poor girl is trying to do the right thing.

Watch it you.

 

[welsh dragon]

Coeeeee. Damp again. Sod all on the cards as well.

Stay safe folks

 

[numbnuts]

Morning just clocking in

 

[Mo1959]

I was up early as usual so got out for a spin. Roads were wet at times and a couple of showers before it eventually brightened up. 35 miles on a heavy hybrid with tired legs was a bit of a slog but made it home before the start of the school run.

I'll enjoy my breakfast now.

 

[oldwheels]

Damp sort of morning with showers forecast so nothing outside will get done.
Bread on rising just now but nothing more of note.
According to the forecast it will be the end of the week before we get back to some good weather.
I have some nasturtiums getting a bit leggy indoors so they will have to go somewhere. Weather is a bit nasty to put them out anyway but if I put them in a flower bed the snails will devour them the first night anyway and I have no hanging baskets. I may try a tub but the wind tends to damage them before they get properly established. Nobody else seems to have problems with them and they seem to reseed for everybody else. Surely I am not the only garden infested with snails.

 

[Paulus]

Damp sort of morning with showers forecast so nothing outside will get done.
Bread on rising just now but nothing more of note.
According to the forecast it will be the end of the week before we get back to some good weather.
I have some nasturtiums getting a bit leggy indoors so they will have to go somewhere. Weather is a bit nasty to put them out anyway but if I put them in a flower bed the snails will devour them the first night anyway and I have no hanging baskets. I may try a tub but the wind tends to damage them before they get properly established. Nobody else seems to have problems with them and they seem to reseed for everybody else. Surely I am not the only garden infested with snails.

No you're not. Since the damp weather started I have a whole army of the things, and they seem to be able to pole vault over all of the defences I have put down.

 

[Mo1959]

No you're not. Since the damp weather started I have a whole army of the things, and they seem to be able to pole vault over all of the defences I have put down.

Is this one of them?

 

[Tenkaykev]

Made it out the door and did a steady 5K, just one small shower to freshen me up. I'm waiting for a dry spell so I can put some jollop on the shed roof, It's not leaking at the moment but I found a part used can of felt treatment in the shed that should do the trick.
Onwards and upwards...

 

[Mo1959]

Crikey, glad I'm not still out as the heavens have just opened!

 

[waffles]

Hello Waffles.......a nice area you live.
How far from the coast are you ?
Depending on MrsDs health we are thinking of a Brittany holiday but don't want to drive far after the ferry.
We stayed further south west (la Tremblade) a few years ago but were disappointed in just how dead it was in June.

By car, an hour from the coast. I'm a couple of km from a part of La Vélo Francette route (nr Saint-Fraimbault) and a very few more from part of the PBP route.

La Vélo Francette