The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

Done some more exercising today between the kitchen, lounge and bedroom and even stopped off at the kitchen to make some more mince pies.
Google Timeline just told me I haven't been anywhere in the last 12 days
I really miss my car
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You want google tracking you.

 

[postman]

Wonderful Sunday,did everything I wanted to do in the garden.Weeded our driveway next doors driveway and weeded his flower beds.Superb.

 

[oldwheels]

Had a run out by car to visit my wildlife buddy. The road up to his place is ok by bike but not for a bog standard trike. Pretty rough and high in the middle with some largish pot holes.
His swallows have not appeared to nest in his garage this year and there are none to be seen around my house either.
Down the street I passed two guys with laden Bromptons probably camping by the looks of the loads. Strangely up on the main road out a couple both on Bromptons passed going into the town. They had no luggage so unlikely to be with the others. Not very common around here normally and 4 in 15 minutes must be a record of some kind.
Nice out in the sun but the wind keeps the temperature down a bit. I built a kind of porch onto my main shed which is in the sun and nicely sheltered so sat there for a bit.
Found while clearing stuff out a set of BA spanners and a couple of feeler gauges all hinged together as a set but rusted solid. Sprayed them with WD40 and 3 in 1 and managed today to get them moving apart. Once totally free I will have to try to derust them a bit. Vinegar? They are of no practical use now but were in the days of distributors on cars. Simply a bit of nostalgia which the next generation will just dump in the bin probably.

 

[numbnuts]

You want google tracking you.

I don't care who tracks me as long as they say hello

 

[postman]

Great week coming up.A walk and cafe visit tomorrow with a very great mate,Tuesday a cafe lunch with another mate,and Wednesday Harlow Carr Gardens with Mrs P and lunch at Bettys in the garden.

 

[numbnuts]

How does Google know that?

When you say that you haven't been anywhere... do you mean you haven't been outside and all of your shopping has been delivered? Assuming that you are not self-isolating, WHY haven't you been anywhere?


You posted a while back that you barely used it, apart from for fishing and kayaking!

I know I shouldn't be like this, but I really do miss my car, and I can't move on until I get the money from the insurance company as I'm not going to sell my soul to the devil and get a loan.
I don't even feel like going out on my trike even with this nice weather, it's just like having a cloud over me all the time and anchor holding me back, but I think once I get paid I will be able to move forwards again hopefully.

 

[classic33]

I don't care who tracks me as long as they say hello

Owdo, dia dhuit, haló, shwmae, sawubona

 

[ColinJ]

I don't even feel like going out on my trike even with this nice weather, it's just like having a cloud over me all the time and anchor holding me back, but I think once I get paid I will be able to move forwards again hopefully.

I do understand that feeling. Sometimes I stay in because I am worried about things, even though I know that I normally feel much better after a walk or a ride.

I would be VERY upset if some careless fool wrecked one of my bikes.

It sounds to me like you were possibly struggling a bit before the car was written off, and that was "the straw that broke the camel's back"!

See if you can get out for even half an hour. You'd probably feel a bit better afterwards.

Good luck!

 

[numbnuts]

I do understand that feeling. Sometimes I stay in because I am worried about things, even though I know that I normally feel much better after a walk or a ride.

I would be VERY upset if some careless fool wrecked one of my bikes.

It sounds to me like you were possibly struggling a bit before the car was written off, and that was "the straw that broke the camel's back"!

See if you can get out for even half an hour. You'd probably feel a bit better afterwards.

Good luck!

Thanks

 

[postman]

I don't care who tracks me as long as they say hello

Hello numbnuts,keep yer chin up lad.love all your postings.

 

[Drago]

I have risen first!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning folks, the plumber cometh this morning, fitting a new stopcock, we've got two in the house and one leaks when it's shut.

 

[Dave7]

I have risen first!

Just when I thought it was going to be a nice day I get the smell of stale, crusty y fronts

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all, seems a bit quiet here at the mo.
The usual dog walk for a couple of hours and then a bimble out on the bike later, stopping at the local grocers for some fruit on the way back home.
Our son has invited us round to his place for tea, he is firing up his pizza oven. He does make a mean pizza from scratch.
Stay safe everyone

 

[Dave7]

Good morning folks, the plumber cometh this morning, fitting a new stopcock, we've got two in the house and one leaks when it's shut.

I think I need one of them. I was up for a pee twice last night.