The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

Breaking news. A number of accidents have taken place in my neck of the woods due to the grass verges not being cut. On narrow lanes you can't see another oncoming vehicle and accidents have happened .

The reason why the council have not cut the verges is to ensure bio diversity and the wildlife. So it's ok for cars to crash as long as the bio diversity is maintained.

You couldn't make this c**p up.

 

[Mo1959]

Breaking news. A number of accidents have taken place in my neck of the woods due to the grass verges not being cut. On narrow lanes you can't see another oncoming vehicle and accidents have happened .

The reason why the council have not cut the verges is to ensure bio diversity and the wildlife. So it's ok for cars to crash as long as the bio diversity is maintained.

You couldn't make this c**p up.

.........or the drivers could just drive as per the conditions for a change!

 

[welsh dragon]

.........or the drivers could just drive as per the conditions for a change!

Round here the locals do tend to know the roads, but some of the lanes are 1 car one way at a time so you don't see another car until it's too late. There are very few pull ins. It's a nightmare to be honest

 

[ColinJ]

Breaking news. A number of accidents have taken place in my neck of the woods due to the grass verges not being cut. On narrow lanes you can't see another oncoming vehicle and accidents have happened .

.........or the drivers could just drive as per the conditions for a change!

I came across quite a few T-junctions near bends in Devon where overgrown vegetation meant that a driver coming from a small side road would have to very slowly poke the front of their vehicle out into a busier road in front of them and hope that any drivers coming round the bend were paying attention!

Nearly all of the drivers I encountered on the single-track lanes knew how to cope with them. There was one notable exception though - the driver of a car came whizzing along a 1.2 car width lane towards me. I heard it from round a bend. It wasn't safe to stay on my side of the road on such lanes because I wouldn't be seen until the very last moment so I quickly got into the habit of riding round the outside of bends to give both me and any oncoming drivers the chance to see each other further round the bend. This driver was going way too fast and had to brake hard when she saw me. I gave her a stern look before breathing in and squeezing past her car. She definitely got the message...

My nephew is working in a local warehouse. He says that most of the men that he works with will drive to the pub and come back via such lanes after closing time, secure in the knowledge that they are highly unlikely to be stopped by the police way out there. Unless they meet a fellow drunk driver coming the other way of course... Remind me never to cycle those roads at night!

 

[welsh dragon]

I came across quite a few T-junctions near bends in Devon where overgrown vegetation meant that a driver coming from a small side road would have to very slowly poke the front of their vehicle out into a busier road in front of them and hope that any drivers coming round the bend were paying attention!

Nearly all of the drivers I encountered on the single-track lanes knew how to cope with them. There was one notable exception though - the driver of a car came whizzing along a 1.2 car width lane towards me. I heard it from round a bend. It wasn't safe to stay on my side of the road on such lanes because I wouldn't be seen until the very last moment so I quickly got into the habit of riding round the outside of bends to give both me and any oncoming drivers the chance to see each other further round the bend. This driver was going way too fast and had to brake hard when she saw me. I gave her a stern look before breathing in and squeezing past her car. She definitely got the message...

My nephew is working in a local warehouse. He says that most of the men that he works with will drive to the pub and come back via such lanes after closing time, secure in the knowledge that they are highly unlikely to be stopped by the police way out there. Unless they meet a fellow drunk driver coming the other way of course... Remind me never to cycle those roads at night!

The trouble here is that although the locals are fine, there is a farm at the top of the lane that rents yurts to holidaymakers and they drive like lunatics and have no regard for the conditions or other road users.

 

[GM]

All done and should be back home this afternoon after lunch..

I could get used to this!

Happy birthday Paul enjoy!

 

[Dirk]

Breaking news. A number of accidents have taken place in my neck of the woods due to the grass verges not being cut. On narrow lanes you can't see another oncoming vehicle and accidents have happened .

The reason why the council have not cut the verges is to ensure bio diversity and the wildlife. So it's ok for cars to crash as long as the bio diversity is maintained.

You couldn't make this c**p up.

Same here. They let the verges get overgrown in the interests of 'bio diversity'.
This is just code for 'we'll take your council tax at the same rate, but provide less of a service.

 

[12boy]

Feliz cumpleanos, Paul.
Hope you heal quickly, GM.

 

[PaulSB]

I'm in A&E........did this to my finger three weeks back when I fell off the bike. Saw my GP this morning and she diagnosed Mallet finger. She sent me to A&E to get splinted.

 

[welsh dragon]

Same here. They let the verges get overgrown in the interests of 'bio diversity'.
This is just code for 'we'll take your council tax at the same rate, but provide less of a service.

Exactly

 

[welsh dragon]

My oven has just gone bang. Its a convection microwave oven.

Looks like more money will have to be spent.

 

[ColinJ]

Mallet finger

Mallet finger - ouch, I'd never heard of that before - GWS!

My oven has just gone bang. Its a convection microwave oven.

Looks like more money will have to be spent.

I've just plugged my laptop charger in and there was a loud 'pop'. I feared the worse, but it turns out to be the relevant switch on the 4-way power extension lead. I moved the charger over one socket and it works fine.

I hope that your oven has just blown a fuse! Mine blew its internal light years ago but the oven still works.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Finally made it to the Cat, there’s a nice 12% stout I’m saving for later.

 

[Dave7]

MrsP is something of a lightweight as far as alcohol goes. One glass of Pinot Grigio per evening is enough for her.

A cheap date then

 

[welsh dragon]

Mallet finger - ouch, I'd never heard of that before - GWS!


I've just plugged my laptop charger in and there was a loud 'pop'. I feared the worse, but it turns out to be the relevant switch on the 4-way power extension lead. I moved the charger over one socket and it works fine.

I hope that your oven has just blown a fuse! Mine blew its internal light years ago but the oven still works.

I've never heard of mallet finger either.