The Retirement Thread

[ebikeerwidnes]

Went on a ride today and decided to go right at the canal junction instead of left

wandered along the canal for a while and then came off when I thought it was wandering a bit too far South
Minor single track country road - I really should get a compass!
wandered along and found a main road which quickly led to a swing bridge over the Mersey - which was clearly NOT the way to go so I diverted right and found a bridleway
Woo - if a Horse can do it so can a bike!
Lovely track - along the banks of the Mersey (probably???) canal boats moored on the banks and general peace and quiet
stopped for a drink and a coupele of cyclists appeared so I asked them if I was still heading towards Runcorn - they confirmed that I was right and gave me detailed directions
which was very nice of them but I remembered about 1/4 of it!!!!
still - I wandered along over several bridges and over a field.
ended up at another country road and stopped - then a family appeared - Mum Dad and 2 kids
I asked then where I was and which way to go
They answered - "Oh - we were about to ask you that!!!"
we eventually used his phone to work out what to do so I headed off
I found another bridleway (or the same one - who knows) and I ended up on a slightly more major road and eventually went up and down hills (long live ebike motors!!!) and ended up back in Runcorn and headed for the old bridge

Lovely ride - now I just have to look on Strava to find out where on Earth I actually went!!!!

 

[ColinJ]

I called in at Lidl on the way home and accidentally dropped my shopping list in the car park. It started to blow away from me so I chased it for a few metres, and it came to rest next to a crisp £10 note! I looked around to see if I could spot anybody who might have dropped it but nobody was in sight. I thought the chances of me reuniting the note with whoever had dropped it were therefore minimal and I decided to pick it up and donate it to my bubble pal.

Oh dear - I think the repeated blows to the head in Devon definitely DID kill off a few braincells...

ColinJ to Bubble Pal: Here is £15 towards your new railcard.

Bubble Pal: Oh, thanks - that's nice of you!

CJ: £5 of it is from me and £10 is from whoever dropped it in the Lidl car park.

BP: Who dropped it?

CJ: I couldn't see anyone.

BP: Are you sure that YOU didn't drop it?

CJ: It wasn't me. I have one £10 note and it is in my wallet. It was right next to the shopping list when I took that out in the car park...

[Mental cogs start whirring... Checks wallet... EMPTY!]

CJ: So as I was saying... £5 of it is from me and £10 is also from me after I dropped it in the Lidl car park and then picked it up again!

 

[classic33]

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Oh dear - I think the repeated blows to the head in Devon definitely DID kill off a few braincells...

ColinJ to Bubble Pal: Here is £15 towards your new railcard.

Bubble Pal: Oh, thanks - that's nice of you!

CJ: £5 of it is from me and £10 is from whoever dropped it in the Lidl car park.

BP: Who dropped it?

CJ: I couldn't see anyone.

BP: Are you sure that YOU didn't drop it?

CJ: It wasn't me. I have one £10 note and it is in my wallet. It was right next to the shopping list when I took that out in the car park...

[Mental cogs start whirring... Checks wallet... EMPTY!]

CJ: So as I was saying... £5 of it is from me and £10 is also from me after I dropped it in the Lidl car park and then picked it up again!

It never crossed your mind to check before then.

 

[ColinJ]

It never crossed your mind to check before then.

Not even for a millisecond... I couldn't believe that it hadn't occurred to me!

I've been jokey about it, but I really will need to do something to protect my head in my sister's cottage in future. A cycle helmet is too big...

Ah - I have just discovered industrial 'bump caps'... that's the kind of thing that I need!

 

[Dave7]

Went on a ride today and decided to go right at the canal junction instead of left

wandered along the canal for a while and then came off when I thought it was wandering a bit too far South
Minor single track country road - I really should get a compass!
wandered along and found a main road which quickly led to a swing bridge over the Mersey - which was clearly NOT the way to go so I diverted right and found a bridleway
Woo - if a Horse can do it so can a bike!
Lovely track - along the banks of the Mersey (probably???) canal boats moored on the banks and general peace and quiet
stopped for a drink and a coupele of cyclists appeared so I asked them if I was still heading towards Runcorn - they confirmed that I was right and gave me detailed directions
which was very nice of them but I remembered about 1/4 of it!!!!
still - I wandered along over several bridges and over a field.
ended up at another country road and stopped - then a family appeared - Mum Dad and 2 kids
I asked then where I was and which way to go
They answered - "Oh - we were about to ask you that!!!"
we eventually used his phone to work out what to do so I headed off
I found another bridleway (or the same one - who knows) and I ended up on a slightly more major road and eventually went up and down hills (long live ebike motors!!!) and ended up back in Runcorn and headed for the old bridge

Lovely ride - now I just have to look on Strava to find out where on Earth I actually went!!!!

When you do, let us/me know which swing bridge it was.
If iits the one I think it was you could walk across the road and continue to ride alongside the canal.......but it would be taking you further away from Runcorn.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all . A bright(ish) start to the day.
No real plans apart from......
Quick Aldi dash.
A 2 mile walk via the Spar shop.
A phone call to the council re the aunties care charges**
** she pays for 4 x 30 minutes a day.
Between me and her nieces we know some of these visits have been as short as 6 minutes. I am NOT looking forward to this argument.

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

Doctors this afternoon.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, cloudy but dry and quite warm.
Made a start on the hedges yesterday, will have another go at them today.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning folks, its the eldest lads birthday today, he's currently in LLundudno on holiday, so far he's visited the prehistoric mine, Beaumaris castle and the Victorian jail, sounds like he's having a good holiday.

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning. Mr WD is going to help son with a door and a grandson will be helping me paint Mr WD's shed.

Stay safe peeps.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

This came up on my facebook page this morning, theres one or two errors in it but it made me smile.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning. 'Tis dull, overcast but warm. That will do. Still can't shift the cough I have left over from last week. I've a feeling it may take sometime.

We're going to visit the new gardens at RHS Bridgewater today. Our entrance time is 2.30pm.........best not be late.

I found an English Heritage website earlier which gives the origin of one's surname. It's a bit of fun. The site was a bit slow and clunky on my phone.

https://namesofengland.english-heritage.org.uk/

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Yay, 'tis that piscine day of the week again!
Taking doggie to the beach first, then having a stroll down to the village for a sit in the bay window of the George to watch the Grockles roll in; it's a bit like trainspotting.
Well..........a man's got to have a hobby.

 

[Dirk]

I found an English Heritage website earlier which gives the origin of one's surname. It's a bit of fun. The site was a bit slow and clunky on my phone.

https://namesofengland.english-heritage.org.uk/

I entered my name and got this message:-
"This surname does not currently appear on our flag. This flag contains all of the surnames in England with over 100 occurrences, so this name must be quite rare - we would love to include it! Would you like to submit it to the flag of names?"

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning. 'Tis dull, overcast but warm. That will do. Still can't shift the cough I have left over from last week. I've a feeling it may take sometime.

We're going to visit the new gardens at RHS Bridgewater today. Our entrance time is 2.30pm.........best not be late.

I found an English Heritage website earlier which gives the origin of one's surname. It's a bit of fun. The site was a bit slow and clunky on my phone.

https://namesofengland.english-heritage.org.uk/

I input my surname and it said that the largest population that share my name is in Liverpool. That's hardly surprising as it's of Irish origin and originally meant "black " and "swarthy"