The Retirement Thread

[Lee_M]

Terry Pratchett nailed it :

The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.
Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.

But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.

This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness.

He was right of course, I have a pair of Altberg all weather hog motorcycle boots (basically armoured walking boots).

I've had them over 25 years and I'm contemplating maybe getting them rejuvenated, but even if I don't I reckon they'll outlast me

 

[Lee_M]

Late check in for me, went for a walk in Chester this morning and the heavens opened. Luckily we were down by the river so jumped into Hickory's and had a sublime rib of beef as an early lunch, by which time the weather had cleared up enough to walk back to the car and get home before the heavens opened again.

All.in all a bit of very good timing. Not don't Hickory's before, but I'll be back, I want to try their Black and Blue steak.

 

[pawl]

I've never paid that much for a pair of shoes, I wouldn't pay that much for a pair of shoes.

Makes my eyes water when I see the price of some cycling shoes .

 

[classic33]

Makes my eyes water when I see the price of some cycling shoes .

Thought of parting with the money isn't as painful as parting with your money.

 

[waffles]

He was right of course, I have a pair of Altberg all weather hog motorcycle boots (basically armoured walking boots).

I've had them over 25 years and I'm contemplating maybe getting them rejuvenated, but even if I don't I reckon they'll outlast me

My Brasher GTX boots are thirty years old and still going strong.

 

[Paulus]

My Brasher GTX boots are thirty years old and still going strong.

I'm hoping that my latest boots, from Mendle, Bhutans, will last much longer than my last two pairs.
My last pair , North Face Hedgehogs lasted less than 18 months before splitting and letting water in. The pair before them were Regatta's and they lasted even less. Both pairs cost over £100.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Makes my eyes water when I see the price of some cycling shoes .

My cycle shoes cost £55, the most I've ever payed for a pair of shoes, for everyday used I usually buy trainers in the £15-£20 range.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

My Bro tells me they have thunder on the Wirral. Been mainly sunny here.

Lightening maps showed lots of lightening over the Wirral and then moved North and a bit East up the coast

Had one clap of thunder here - and heavy rain for a few minutes

no ride today because Met Office was predicting rain soon - but soon was a moving feast

Did have a go at steam cleaning the kitchen floor
steamer didn;t work
cleaned it
got warm in the middle but not much

so finally got the screwdriver out and took it apart
cleaned all the bits
then ended up with a 3D jigsaw designed by an evil genius

for some reason at that point the family decided that they needed to call me for $reasons

took me about an hour to work out how it went back together - including the inevitable little springy things that went ping !!!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Lightening maps showed lots of lightening over the Wirral and then moved North and a bit East up the coast

Had one clap of thunder here - and heavy rain for a few minutes

no ride today because Met Office was predicting rain soon - but soon was a moving feast

Did have a go at steam cleaning the kitchen floor
steamer didn;t work
cleaned it
got warm in the middle but not much

so finally got the screwdriver out and took it apart
cleaned all the bits
then ended up with a 3D jigsaw designed by an evil genius

for some reason at that point the family decided that they needed to call me for $reasons

took me about an hour to work out how it went back together - including the inevitable little springy things that went ping !!!

I steam clean our kitchen floor once a week most weeks, I'm always surprised at how much muck it shifts, usually the floor doesn't look particularly mucky..

 

[welsh dragon]

I paid £150 for pair of shoes 30 years ago. They were the most expensive ones i ever bought. I have paid £100 for a pair of trainers as well

 

[classic33]

I paid £150 for pair of shoes 30 years ago. They were the most expensive ones i ever bought. I have paid £100 for a pair of trainers as well

What were the shoes made from!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I steam clean our kitchen floor once a week most weeks, I'm always surprised at how much muck it shifts, usually the floor doesn't look particularly mucky..

I scrubbed it with Flash last week
but I normally use the steamer - it has been getting less effective recently - hence the Flash
and the attempt to fix

Worrying that I dismantled the whole bottom half and put it back together
and ended up with no extra parts or screws
how does this happen???

 

[classic33]

There's lightning*, with an almost instant roll of thunder.

*Bright enough to light the room up.

 

[numbnuts]

Morning

 

[Dave7]

Worrying that I dismantled the whole bottom half and put it back together
and ended up with no extra parts or screws
how does this happen???

Could you be turning into a woman