The Retirement Thread

[ColinJ]

I popped in for a haircut. The lady was very good at repairing the self inflicted damage caused by my attempt with the clippers. ✂

Hmmph... I was inflicting damage on MY hair last night when I fumbled the clippers and dropped them onto my hard, tiled kitchen floor. The damage wasn't as bad as it could have been but I broke one of the comb attachments and bent some of the cutting blades, which now buzz unless I adjust them as far apart as possible. I will have a good look under a magnifying glass later to see if it is possible to bend them back.

 

[Juan Kog]

Despite my misgivings the grass dried enough to cut. Not as dry as I would have liked, but good enough. Trimmed my bush too.

@Juan Kog I have an area jn my back garden about 4 metres square that I deliverately leave to nature for the insects and wild flowers.

🤔 Oh dear I’ve got it the wrong way round. I’m cultivating a small section of my garden and leaving the rest to nature .

 

[Dirk]

Pub's full of pensioners from a rambling club!

 

[numbnuts]

Not yet I might chance it and go for a walk, knowing my luck I'll come home like a drowned 🐭

Just one quick shower , but I did cut my walk down to just three miles

 

[Exlaser2]

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Pub's full of pensioners from a rambling club!

You mean as apposed to most pubs at lunchtime which are full of pensioners NOT members of a rambling club lol 😂

 

[Mo1959]

Just one quick shower , but I did cut my walk down to just three miles

Not long back another 4. Thought I’d better not leave it till later as it’s turned humid and some dark clouds appearing. Another 30,000 steps for the day done. I might have an afternoon siesta.

 

[numbnuts]

Not long back another 4. Thought I’d better not leave it till later as it’s turned humid and some dark clouds appearing. Another 30,000 steps for the day done. I might have an afternoon siesta.

Mo you really amaze me 30,000 steps you must be one of the fittest on this thread

 

[Paulus]

I popped out for a loaf and some bananas then it started raining So as I was in the vicinity I called into the Mitre for a swift pint or three.
Only a couple of others in so it felt a bit strange

 

[Dave7]

Mo you really amaze me 30,000 steps you must be one of the fittest on this thread

She keeps complaining that she is putting weight on. How the hell can anyone do so much exercise and still put weight on???

 

[pawl]

She keeps complaining that she is putting weight on. How the hell can anyone do so much exercise and still put weight on???

Haggis butties?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've been for a bimble this morning, I did a loop that took me out to Claybrook Magna and back, 32 miles, my Good Lady had a friend come round for a chat this morning, she does most Tuesdays, this gives me a chance to get a ride in if the weather is dry. Today the rain was forecast for the afternoon so I took the chance on a dry morning, its still cool for this time of year with a bit of a chilly breeze but it turned out to be a nice morning for a ride, I followed my regular route out through Shilton and Witheybrook then stayed on the Fosse Way through to the A5, I turned right and left across the A5 then into Claybrook Magna then after I'd passed the school I turned right onto the lanes that form part of my route to Ullesthorpe and followed them back through Monks Kirby then turned right towards Shilton and my regular route into Coventry. An enjoyable morning out on my bike.

View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/67458123

 

[12boy]

The way weight is put on when much exercise is taken is that the additional weight is muscle.
It will be another shorts and t shirt day here in the omphalos of Wyoming, suitable for riding and yardwork with 25.6 C by 5 pm. Except for forest fires befouling the air with smoke, sometimes from 500 miles away, the summers here are hard to beat. Because it is high and arid, even when it is 32C plus the nights cool down to 10-12 C.
Be well and safe.

 

[numbnuts]

Just found out on Facebook five cars had the petrol syphoned and the Little Tea Room was broken into last night all about 800 yards away from me

 

[classic33]

No odd goings on at either The Border, or in the Sowerby area.

 

[ColinJ]

No odd goings on at either The Border, or in the Sowerby area.

Well, it's not raining so something odd is going on!

Pretty windy though... I might shorten this evening's ride. I was thinking of cycling over to Chiserley (above Hebden Bridge) to check the 'tree house' I mentioned in another thread on Sunday.