The Retirement Thread

[ColinJ]

Excellent ride out with my lad today. His climbing has improved enormously and I'm still a bit off form on hills. He waited for me.

So:

I think to myself who left that just there? I'm feeling a bit stunned laid on the ground with the bike on top of me and wondering what's happened. Hmmm that's a car. Then a voice asks "Are you OK?"

BUGGER! The car owner is sat in the driver's seat. I have ridden in to the back of her car. Deep embarrassment follows. Only a small amount of blood.

Note to self; keep your bloody head UP stupid! 😂

Mind you it's a stupid place to park and the road is normally clear.

This was Paul rehearsing for today's accident...

 

[ColinJ]

I love how they are examining the car for damage, rather than the rider, and how completely unbothered the woman on the bike is... The man obviously does it so often that she has got used to it!

 

[PaulSB]

This was Paul rehearsing for today's accident...

Yep. From this practice run I learnt 8mph uphill is the more desirable speed when riding in to a car!!

 

[classic33]

Morning afternoon evening, been a long day soon be bedtime again

Where'sthbin, wotsthabindoin.

 

[ColinJ]

Yep. From this practice run I learnt 8mph uphill is the more desirable speed when riding in to a car!!

I dream of 8 mph uphill!

Well, I suppose it depends how steep it is... I could do roughly 8 mph on a 5% gradient. 10% and I'd be doing more like 4 mph. 15%, 2.5 mph. On 20+% I would be going so slowly that it would be a question of desperately trying to keep my balance!

 

[classic33]

Weather permitting, whose going to be watching the partial eclipse today?
Start in the UK is 10:07 BST(UTC+1).

Expect 20% of the sun blocked in the south of the country, to 30% in Scotland.

 

[12boy]

Beautiful day so far, little wind and a high of only 33.33C. Most of today will be at the cancer clinic but I should be able to get a couple of hours on the bike in. The balance of the gravel will wait until manana. I'll be glad to get that done.
Garden is coming along nicely although there is a lot of weeding to be done. Expect some snow pea blossoms any day now and the chard, arugula and lettuce are ready to go. Mrs 12 isn't making much progress on the many potted plants she insists on, and she won't relinquish her iron grip on on planting them, but it is good to see her have something to she enjoys. She is very good at making nice arrangements with the plants.

 

[classic33]

Beautiful day so far, little wind and a high of only 33.33C. Most of today will be at the cancer clinic but I should be able to get a couple of hours on the bike in. The balance of the gravel will wait until manana. I'll be glad to get that done.
Garden is coming along nicely although there is a lot of weeding to be done. Expect some snow pea blossoms any day now and the chard, arugula and lettuce are ready to go. Mrs 12 isn't making much progress on the many potted plants she insists on, and she won't relinquish her iron grip on on planting them, but it is good to see her have something to she enjoys. She is very good at making nice arrangements with the plants.

I'd be careful, she could stick you with her trowel if you try to take the plants off her.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all. Hope all is well in oldfartsland
Had a other fit of sweats over night. Not as bad cos it only took one pj change**
**if Numbnuts had these sweats what could he change into .
MrsD has a hairdressing appointment this morning.......I cannot see any way she will make it the way she has been this week.

 

[Paulus]

Weather permitting, whose going to be watching the partial eclipse today?
Start in the UK is 10:07 BST(UTC+1).

Expect 20% of the sun blocked in the south of the country, to 30% in Scotland.

Good morning all fellow retirees.
Today's partial eclipse might go unseen down here as the weather is going to be cloudy..

A visit to the chiropractor is the highlight of the day.

Stay safe everyone

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

Car to the dealers to get new key programmed up, then the opposite direction to collect a prescription, then home in timemfor a visit from HRH my Mum.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Weather permitting, whose going to be watching the partial eclipse today?
Start in the UK is 10:07 BST(UTC+1).

Expect 20% of the sun blocked in the south of the country, to 30% in Scotland.

T’is a shame that the skies over Dorset are grey. A few years back I went to a talk on eclipses by an Astronomer. The periodicity was really interesting, a bit like buses, you wait ages, then two arrive close together 😁

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning folks, its warm and overcast here today.

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning. Dull and overcast again today. We may well have some rain as well sometime today

Stay safe folks

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. Overcast but muggy again so just had a 22 mile potter around the little roads close to home. Didn't want to do too much and end up with another headache.

Think I'll have to go to the supermarket today as supplies are running low.