The Retirement Thread

[ebikeerwidnes]

Was chilly this morning. Took Bruce for a good long walk down onto Brackmills, a nearby industrial estate. It's a 55M drop in altitude to get down there and it was blummen chilly as all the cold air had pooled.

I like walking round there on a Sunday. It's deserted, gives the place a so,what post apocalyptic feel.

That was the best thing about lockdown

riding around areas that are normally busy but were now deserted
such as the airport - all shut up and deserted
I did see a buzzard around there a few times - once just perched on a generator building by the viewing area - happily just sitting there!

The terminal building was totally shut down

The airport was still active but hardly any flights - it had to stay open for flights from the Isle of Mann as they are necessary fro NHS referrals and stuff and can;t be cancelled
but they were moved to a small private terminal at the far end of the runway


the local industrial estate was also great to ride around

 

[Poacher]

That's interesting. Likewise I use to be a good speller but it has deteriorated. To my surprise it's ordinary, everyday words which flummox me. "definitley, "unecessary," and "ocassionally," are three I struggle with.

My language use has deteriorated. If I want to write well, I have to spend time composing and editing. When i was younger words simply flowed. I think this is because we so often see five words used when one is sufficient. It's about overall declining standards which have seeped into common (mis)usage.

I'm still quite good with spelling, but one of my blind spots is using principle and principal correctly.

 

[Poacher]

Something has broken the bottom of the last fence panel at the bottom of the garden.
Not just broken it, bu torn off the strip of wood along the bottom and pulled off part of the overlap behind it.
My neighbour had a badger in her garden a month or so back, and had torn down part of her fence.

Thankfully, "my" badgers aren't quite that destructive; instead of smashing the fence, they've dug a hole under it!

 

[Poacher]

Wish me luck - I'm cooking bacalhau com natas this afternoon. It's absolutely delicious, but a bit of a faff to make, glad I made notes from a previous success!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

WE ARE ALL DOOMED!!!!!


apparently there is a Yellow warning for snow and ice tomorrow and Tuesday
(note - do not eat the yellow snow!)


it even includes us which is not normal!


can;t see it happening round here but stranger things have happened!
(we are only just above sea level and close to salt water so snow tends to take one look at us and bugger off!)

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Been out for a little walk, cold and grey, more winter than autumn. But it looks like this weeks snow will miss us.

I was useless at school and have continued to be useless ever since, at spelling and everything else. Though I did surprise myself the other day during Richard Osman’s show, correctly guessing the year when Cardiff became capital of Wales.

(1955)

 

[Gunk]

Had both flu and Covid jabs yesterday morning, last night I slept really badly because of the pain in both upper arms where I’d been injected, I managed to wash the car and do some other jobs this morning, but now feel completely wiped out, I’ve lit the log burner and I’m enjoying a cup of tea, it’s very out of character for me to put my feet up during the day but I feel I need it.

 

[Mo1959]

Hopped on the Wattbike and did stage 5 of Tour of Watopia. Middle route which was 19 miles and just used it as a recovery spin. Still sweating though so off to get freshened up and chill for the rest of the day. We are forecast to get down to minus 5 tonight!