The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

I’m currently 6.8 miles into my walk. I got a bit carried away and kept climbing. A few miles to go to get home. I my excess weight made that climb so much harder than it should have been.

 

[Tenkaykev]

There's a very large building in the centre of Poole that used to be the headquarters of Barclays International. It's been empty for a while and planning permission for conversion to housing has recently been granted. It's a very large building and will have 362 apartments. There will be no car parking spaces but cycle parking for over 400 bicycles. Residents will also be eligible for free bus travel for a few months , and a year's subscription to the local Beryl Bikes hire scheme.

 

[Tenkaykev]

I’m currently 6.8 miles into my walk. I got a bit carried away and kept climbing. A few miles to go to get home. I my excess weight made that climb so much harder than it should have been.

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Oh I do like a trig point 👍

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, we have sun ! Not forecast to last but the temperature is forecast to hit 14°, verging on the tropical ! We’ll be taking out the bikes again.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Eye test and then shopping in Minehead today. I've also got to deliver some tomato plants on the way.

 

[Gunk]

Dropped our Golf off for a full valet this morning. Stuck the Brompton in the boot and stopped for cheeky coffee on the way home.

I’m starting to get in to this retirement lark.

 

[pawl]

I'm banned from IKEA. The incident where I pretended to have a Forest Gump on the lavvy in their bathroom display did not go down well. It seems they don't do April Fool's.

You shouldn’t have complained about there being no bog roll.Naughty boy.

 

[Mo1959]

I am just about to tuck in to my porridge. That walk nearly finished me!

 

[numbnuts]

Done walking again, now for lunch

 

[Mo1959]

Sausage sarnie for lunch.

Our good spell of weather is coming to an end. The cloud is gathering and we have rain due this afternoon and at some point on most of the next several days.

 

[welsh dragon]

We had tuna sandwiches.

Ita cold and raining here.

 

[classic33]

We had tuna sandwiches.

Ita cold and raining here.

Tuna?

 

[Tenkaykev]

Took the electric Brommie today on my journey to the physio. Only had it on the first level of assistance so I got a decent workout too, I'd forgotten what a nice bike to ride it is. Went through Baiter and Whitecliff which looks out on Poole Harbour, they've put in new infrastructure, a nice wide bike lane and a segregated pedestrian path, both of equal width with a wide grass strip between the two. The grass strip has benches and litter bins every 80metres or so. A lovely ride despite the clouds and stiff breeze.

 

[numbnuts]

I have hay fever or a cold, or maybe both I feel like sh1t and very tired yet can't sleep.

 

[Dave7]

Just back from my Thursday lunch time drink.
The pub has a large lounge which was taken over by older women. I went in and spoke to them......it was a meeting of the mothers union (some sort of Christian organisation). Had a lovely chat with them.