The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

Morning all

And.......the sun is shining.
Off to pick up a bit of shopping in the village, first thing, then going to have a mooch around the garden centre.

 

[Lee_M]

Morning from North Wales.

A bit grey but dry.

Need to get my old bike out of the shed and fix a puncture for tomorrow's ride. It has a less extreme riding position being a trek domane so hopefully will help my back survive.

 

[oldwheels]

Grey start to the day so far but no rain forecast and light wind. After a busy sort of week will have a rest day. Just like most other days really.

 

[Tenkaykev]

The child seat adaptor gubbins for the brommie arrived from SJS Cycles yesterday. It is really simple to move it between bikes and the brommie still folds down with it fitted and a little bit of faffery. The idea is that we will be able to take our granddaughter out with us and she will be sitting in front so able to see where we are going.
It's a matter of a minute or two to switch it between bikes so mummy can take the spare brommie and we can all go out together. We're still waiting for the child's saddle to arrive, I've cut a bit of old inner tube to protect the seat mount where the saddle will clamp, and I've cable tied a piece of Push Fit water pipe to the handlebars so granddaughter will have somewhere to grip. Still a work in progress but we're really looking forward to getting out on the bikes together.

 

[numbnuts]

Hire car finely picked up at 20:30 last night.
Today I've made a loaf, and did the ironing, later I'll walk up to the Co-op in search of milk and bananas, other than that nothing else planed.

 

[classic33]

The child seat adaptor gubbins for the brommie arrived from SJS Cycles yesterday. It is really simple to move it between bikes and the brommie still folds down with it fitted and a little bit of faffery. The idea is that we will be able to take our granddaughter out with us and she will be sitting in front so able to see where we are going.
It's a matter of a minute or two to switch it between bikes so mummy can take the spare brommie and we can all go out together. We're still waiting for the child's saddle to arrive, I've cut a bit of old inner tube to protect the seat mount where the saddle will clamp, and I've cable tied a piece of Push Fit water pipe to the handlebars so granddaughter will have somewhere to grip. Still a work in progress but we're really looking forward to getting out on the bikes together.

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The first five hundred beers on the West Highland Way, whilst speaking Spanish.

 

[Lee_M]

Dismantled my bike as mentioned higher up.

No punctures, no leaking valve, but still loses all pressure overnight.

Ah well, being a retiree I just replaced it anyway and gave the bike a fettle.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Been for a plod, 6.8 miles @ 9:44/mi, streets and parks. Touch wood, my legs seem to be complaining less about this sort of thing than they were a few months ago. In fact, it’s becoming quite enjoyable !

 

[welsh dragon]

I have done the dishes. Vacuumed. Cleaned the bathroom and I am now slurping coffee. I don't have any cake though

 

[numbnuts]

I have done the dishes. Vacuumed. Cleaned the bathroom and I am now slurping coffee. I don't have any cake though

Funny I was just think about a victoria jam sandwich

 

[Dirk]

Blimey! It's like someone has thrown the 'Summer Switch'.
Gone from cords and a Barbour jacket to shorts and sandals inside 24 hours.
Very busy in the village this morning.
Got back and did some gardening.
Time for a bacon buttie and a cold beer now.

 

[numbnuts]

Went out to the garage and met another garage holder he told me that someone had put a tick with felt tip pen on all the garages that had something good in them, it maybe a joke being played, but there has been a few breaks in on cars and the cafe was broken in to as well petrol being syphoned from cars, what else can go flipping wrong

 

[oldwheels]

MV Coruisk just leaving. The next one is Isle of Mull but an hour to go so the size of queue while not looking too bad has time to build up. Nobody in the standby lane I notice which is the nearest and only a couple of vans and no mohos yet. I queue where the car on the far right can just be seen. This is the bit for lift cars ie passengers wanting the lift get parked as near as possible and if there is a wheelchair there is plenty of space left if requested.

 

[Mo1959]

Been for a plod, 6.8 miles @ 9:44/mi, streets and parks. Touch wood, my legs seem to be complaining less about this sort of thing than they were a few months ago. In fact, it’s becoming quite enjoyable !

That’s good. My legs are so pathetic it takes me to get much under 11 minute miles these days. 10.43 this morning. 😭
https://www.strava.com/activities/5374954294

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've been for a bimble this morning, my Meriden loop, I extended it through Maxstoke and did a slow and steady 30 miles, the ride out of Coventry up Harvest Hill Lane is mostly a slow up hill slog and tends to kill the average speed before I've got started, I got halfway down Kinwalsey Lane and turned right to use a lane I've not used for years to take me onto the road to Maxstoke and then had great fun dropping down the hill into the village, I turned left in the village and then picked up my regular route home. A rare but enjoyable ride out on my bike, a bit grey and cool first thing but warming up nicely as the morning progressed.