The Retirement Thread
- Thread starter Dirk
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Poor teddy.
Did you phone the RSPCT's ?
The rain has arrived here again now. No grass cutting today.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Seems Scotland is getting better weather for a change. Short sleeve walk in the sun done. That’s around 33,000 steps for the day and my tootsies are sore.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I'm only 20-ish kms (12-ish miles) down the valley from Classic but I got lucky and managed to nip out here on my singlespeed bike while we still had sunny conditions. I could see black clouds in the distance in all directions but Todmorden (for once) was sitting in a nice oasis of sunshine. The black clouds are creeping in now that I am home so I think that the rain will come, only a few hours later than forecast.
I did an extra little loop to Lidl, taking in a 3rd hill once I had picked up my shopping bag (rucksack) and D-lock. These hills are nothing much with low gears - a few hundred metres at 5-10%, but a whole different thing when stuck in a 52/19 gear.
Only 8 km (5 miles) ridden but 125 metres (410 ft) of ascent squeezed in. It's enough on singlespeed to get the pulse rate up and give the legs a workout. The climbs also require some upper body work too - I am pulling hard on the bars to counter the effort needed to force the cranks round on the steeper ramps.
I just discovered that I had forgotten to add my next blood test appointment to my diary. They used to send reminders, but that has stopped since Covid-19 came along. If I don't note appointments in my diary as soon as I hear about them, they do tend to slip my mind. Fortunately, the date I chose for my second jab is the day before the blood test, and both dates are NOT the date that British Gas are coming to look at my agoraphobic smart meters. (The readings would probably like to leave the house, but they seem reluctant to...)
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I had a sleep 
and guess what it's still
and guess what it's still 
classic33
Leg End Member
Non here since it stopped earlier this afternoon. Not looking as though it will in daylight hours either.
classic33
Leg End Member
Good to hear.She was.
I did.
She drank
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
It's stopped
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Apparently, only a couple of brief, light showers in Hebden Bridge...
It has been trying to rain here for a few hours but somehow not managed it! There is water up there just waiting to fall, but it hasn't yet.
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
In Windsor, it is pouring with rain 
pawl
Legendary Member
- Location
- Desford Leicestershire
In Windsor, it is pouring with rain
Not had any rain at all todayForcast was for rain from 2 PM
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
It's been raining here - got my bike ride at the right time!
