The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

Lovely afternoon here . Today is corned beef hash for us now that I have OXO cubes

 

[BoldonLad]

Lovely afternoon here . Today is corned beef hash for us now that I have OXO cubes

Well just to make you feel even better, it is raining here (Welwyn Garden City)....

 

[welsh dragon]

Well just to make you feel even better, it is raining here (Welwyn Garden City)....

Diddums. Normally we have the crap weather and everyone says, well what do you expect from Wales, so enjoy

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

I’ve changed my avatar again, gone back to the 80’s again. Me riding my club’s “odd-bods 25” on a clubmate’s winter trike. His other trike was a super smart Longstaff but there was no way he was going to loan me that

 

[12boy]

Had a bit of heat stroke yesterday and had to drink some GatorAid to get straight. Even turned on the AC last night as it was 27C at 9:30. It will be hotter today so I am running my attic fan this morning for a few minutes which will cool the house and more importantly replace the 50C attic air. Watering and riding will be done by 10:30, I hope. This is late July weather, not early June.
I may be wearing some 100 % cotton white dress shirts later because they protect my neck....yes I am a redneck...and wick sweat better than T shirts. I like to wear bright T shirts or jackets when riding because I am more visible (could just be a better target).
Haberdashery concerns aside it is a Xootr Swift day. It and my 'Dale M400 are my only Al bikes now and are kinda surplus to requirements.
Be well and safe.

 

[oldwheels]

I just did a search and found the church up for sale on RightMove - HERE. £90,000 sounds amazingly cheap. I bet that ends up as AirBnB as well!


My mum told me that many members of the Scottish side of our family are buried in there...

It's a lovely location aside Loch Etive. This photo was taken on one of my rides past Ardchattan Priory. (No, that isn't me - that's my pal Carrie!)

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I think that the shadowy mountains visible in the distance are on Mull. @oldwheels will know?

It is Mull in the distance I think. The church when it was still in use. I was looking round the graveyard comparing stones and picking out ones I liked the look of for my wife’s grave. Some of the stones are so old the details are hard to make out. Either side of the gate inside there are stones lying down. Whoever buys it would be living in the middle of a graveyard and any attempt to change that would have a real fight on their hands.

 

[oldwheels]

I’d be delighted if she could write an autobiography, perhaps she could title it “In Search of Pippa York”

There is a biography by Richard Moore published in 2007 but obviously not up to date.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've been down the hospital again this morning, my Good Lady was fitted with a 24 hour heart monitoring thing yesterday, rather than take her down the hospital to remove it, just three clips, I removed it myself and returned it to the hospital using the car, the hospital is only five and half miles from home and it takes fifteen to twenty minutes to get there in the car, much better than the hour it takes on the bus.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm intrigued that you iron, I haven't touched an iron since I retired. What needs ironing?

I've got a basket and a half full to do.

 

[classic33]

Thats looks like fun, I like that, but I doubt I could get my good lady to try it.

Wouldn't she trust you?

 

[Mo1959]

Afternoon. Just realised I haven’t posted today. Nothing much to report anyway

Early 6.5 mile walk then just chilling and being lazy apart from putting a washing out and cleaning some bikes. Stuck the jim jams on since it’s warm and muggy as I won’t be back out apart from bringing the washing in.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Wouldn't she trust you?

No!

 

[BoldonLad]

No!

Sounds like my Mrs.

I am husband Mk2. I did not know Mk1, but, by all accounts he was useless at any practical things, for example, could not even light a fire.

We have been married for 33 years, I have yet to fail at any practical task in that time, but, still, Mrs @BoldonLad expresses doubt about my ability to undertake any given project, and, expresses surprise when said project turns out OK!

For example, myself and neighbour were recently replacing (shared) garden fence. After a couple of days of work, Mrs @BoldonLad appears and says "wow, haven't you done well!", in a surprised tone.

I despair.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Sounds like my Mrs.

I am husband Mk2. I did not know Mk1, but, by all accounts he was useless at any practical things, for example, could not even light a fire.

We have been married for 33 years, I have yet to fail at any practical task in that time, but, still, Mrs @BoldonLad expresses doubt about my ability to undertake any given project, and, expresses surprise when said project turns out OK!

For example, myself and neighbour were recently replacing (shared) garden fence. After a couple of days of work, Mrs @BoldonLad appears and says "wow, haven't you done well!", in a surprised tone.

I despair.

My Good Lady is worried I'd pedal off at a great rate of knots and frighten her s******s, though that thing looks like you'd have trouble getting it much above walking pace.

 

[BoldonLad]

My Good Lady is worried I'd pedal off at a great rate of knots and frighten her s******s, though that thing looks like you'd have trouble getting it much above walking pace.

Too true, and, there is no way I would be deemed able to go in the right direction, or stop in time.... etc etc