The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

Just as well you didn’t ask them to make you some pieces

🤣🤣 Mrs P is from the Borders

 

[PaulSB]

Good day - I hope. Grey, drizzly, breezy. Summer??

This morning I am not nackered which I hope is a good sign. As far as I know there is nothing I must do. This I like. The inside of the car needs a decent clean, if the drizzle stops this will happen.

Hello @monkers 👍

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning everybody.

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

May not be around much today, but of a crisis brewing at Drago Towers.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all.
A grey, dull start to the day here with rain forecast for later.
Dog walking soon after breakie, fresh fruit and yogurt, and then I may get a bimble in if the rain holds off long enough.
A big day in the tour today, twice up the Ventoux
Plus, I believe there is a minor football game on the telly tonight
Sausages, mash and onion gravy for dinner tonight as our son is coming over to watch said match.
Stay safe everyone

 

[Mo1959]

Good morning all, looks like we have a dry spell until lunchtime at least.

A striking graphic on my twitter feed this morning. Such a common misconception that the Romans stopped at Hadrian’s Wall !
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I see my home village of Dunning. Strageath is the nearest to me now, just about a mile away.

 

[Mo1959]

Good morning folk.
Welcome back to the fold @monkers .
Last night I watched the footy till 10 minutes from end of normal time. Recorded the remainder and just watched it. A decent match but so much diving made it unpleasant at times.

It annoys me so much I end up swearing at the telly and telling them to stop acting. When you see what the cyclists cope with picking themselves up after crashes and chunks of skin missing and straight back on the bike and these ponces are rolling around in fake agony with the slightest tap on their ankle!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Its come up on my memories page its been 6 years since I brought my Eastway.

I've looked at my records and I've put 16000 miles under the wheels in that 6 years.

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning. Another wet night here for us. Still very misty here as well.

I can see a couple of rabbits in the field. Good job the apocalypse hasn't struck otherwise we might need to eat them

Stay safe folks

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. Another wet night here for us. Still very misty here as well.

I can see a couple of rabbits in the field. Good job the apocalypse hasn't struck otherwise we might need to eat them

Stay safe folks

I almost ran a baby one over on my bike the other morning as it darted out in front of me then quickly changed its mind. It's deer that worry me. The numbers seem to have increased dramatically and they often shoot out of the verges and across the road. You would get a sore one if you hit one. I am really careful on downhills where there is long vegetation and trees either side just in case.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Off to Barnstaple this morning for a mooch around the great metropolis.
Might fit in a spot of lunch somewhere on the way.

I remember on holiday with mum a long time ago, think it might have been Cornwall and we asked for half a dozen rolls and they hadn’t a clue either. Think they called them baps.

There's a well known roadside cafe just outside Wadebridge whose name always causes a titter.

 

[welsh dragon]

I almost ran a baby one over on my bike the other morning as it darted out in front of me then quickly changed its mind. It's deer that worry me. The numbers seem to have increased dramatically and they often shoot out of the verges and across the road. You would get a sore one if you hit one. I am really careful on downhills where there is long vegetation and trees either side just in case.

Deer can cause terrible accidents 😠

 

[Mo1959]

Deer can cause terrible accidents 😠

Yep. I've heard of people being killed hitting them. They really need culled there's so many now. All the namby pamby townies would be up in arms at the thought of killing poor little bamby as they don't really understand the countryside and the balance of things.

 

[BoldonLad]

Good evening all.

Currently away (still in the UK of course) intending a week of cycling. It is of course raining pissinstantly. On the first day I decided that a quicklink in my chain would be a useful modification if I need to clean the chain while away, so I bought one and a new chain tool. The new chain tool turned to mush half way through the task (it wasn't a cheap one). I had to wait until Monday afternoon before managing to buy another. So the first 3 days were cycling-free days, then the fourth (today) featured more rain, strong winds, and more long Covid symptoms.

I have just bought a new laptop as the last one died a few weeks ago, however the new one is driving me mad with keys that don't type unless you thump them hard about a dozen times in a row; make that two dozen for the space bar.

I haven't managed to spend time here due to the laptop situation and another cause of pressure on my time, but I've missed being here. Hope all are well. xx

good to hear from you.

hope the weather and your laptop “experience” improve

 

[BoldonLad]

Mrs @BoldonLad is out with her “ladies who lunch” today.

Normally, Wednesday early, is supermarket shopping session.

Mrs @BoldonLad wanted to have the whole morning to do her hair, choose her outfit (from the empty wardrobe, with “nothing to wear”), etc, etc

So, I, as her dutiful husband, got up early, went to the supermarket, did the shopping, returned, put shopping away etc, only to find that Mrs @BoldonLad is still fast asleep, in bed.

Now, it is somehow my fault that she is running late.

I think I will go and hide in the shed.