The Retirement Thread

[GM]

Morning all... I don't think many people will have any sympathy for him, I certainly don't!

A wet start to the day here, should brighten up a bit later hopefully.

Now we've got our daughter living back with us our living expenses will be a bit higher, but she earns mega bucks so her contribution will help a lot.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning fellow retirees,

It's blowing a hoolie and chucking it down outside. As I looked out of the bedroom window I saw a cyclist go past battling the elements, chapeau sir/madam 👍
3x£25 from ERNIE this month.

All the talk of Aldi/Lidl checkouts, the local Lidl installed a few of them a year or so back. They lasted a couple of months before being removed. It seems there was a fair bit of pilfering and they had to have a member of staff there permanently to deal with mis - scanning and age verification for certain items.

There's an M+S food Hall up the road. It was a " Budgens" the staff were transferred across which was good to see as we knew some of them quite well. Speaking to the manageress and she told me about how they had to move the booze to a position next to the checkout tills due to theft ( whisky and gin being a favourite target) it's a fairly well to do area and apparently the shoplifters often wear suits / posh frocks 🤔
Have a lovely peaceful day folks 🚴‍♀️🏃‍♂️☔☔

 

[Drago]

Been over to my sisyers, over 40 miles on country roads. Heavy rain, standing water, flooding, a lot of debris on the road...was very glad to be in the XC90, which just bats bad weather contemptupusly aside as if it wasn't there.

 

[numbnuts]

I'm going home a day early hope they don't want any money back, well they did book me until Saturday

 

[oldwheels]

It's not as nice as it was when I first came here to live, but I don't think any town is now. We have the sadly normal thing of what used to be lovely hotels shut down and boarded up and the usual dose of charity shops where there used to be other nicer shops.

The other problem is a congested main street which carries the main road to Perth and vehicles parked making it a bit narrow for wider vehicles particularly if you meet another one coming the other way. I was always thankful to get through unscathed. Mind you Comrie is just as bad. On the same tack some side streets in the southern parts of Aberdeen are a nightmare.

 

[gavroche]

I have just finished thoroughly cleaning and lubricating my three bikes. The Roubaix and Cube are put away until next spring now and the Allez will be my winter bike. Now for a spot of lunch.

 

[oldwheels]

Nice day here weatherwise anyway. It was still dark when I made one of my rare visits to the coop this morning and had to wait for a while at the pharmacy who always open 15 minutes later than advertised. Waste of time as they did not have anything for me so had to go back and poke the surgery to find out what on earth they are doing not sending a prescription down. Still none the wiser.
Road wars have started again with tourists blocking all the passing places and leaving their cars unattended on the Lochbuie road. Local residents are understandably not happy as having to reverse up to half a mile sometimes. Some who were spoken to said they had walked there. Aye right, as we say here before the sweary words.

 

[BoldonLad]

I'm going home a day early hope they don't want any money back, well they did book me until Saturday

When Football Managers, Titans of Industry, etc etc get sent packing, before the end of their term, they get a "golden handshake", may be you should too?

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

It's not as nice as it was when I first came here to live, but I don't think any town is now. We have the sadly normal thing of what used to be lovely hotels shut down and boarded up and the usual dose of charity shops where there used to be other nicer shops.

I don’t suppose you see much of Mr McGregor these days either ?

 

[Mo1959]

I don’t suppose you see much of Mr McGregor these days either ?

Been a few months. He was walking with his mum on a break from working. She is lovely. Often chat to her.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Been a few months. He was walking with his mum on a break from working. She is lovely. Often chat to her.

That’s nice.

 

[Mo1959]

I have just finished thoroughly cleaning and lubricating my three bikes. The Roubaix and Cube are put away until next spring now and the Allez will be my winter bike. Now for a spot of lunch.

Presume it would be a good idea to still keep tyres inflated over the winter and maybe turn the wheels to a different position.....maybe stop any perishing or flat spots?

 

[oldwheels]

Presume it would be a good idea to still keep tyres inflated over the winter and maybe turn the wheels to a different position.....maybe stop any perishing or flat spots?

Tyres inflated yes but turning I personally do not bother. A touch of oil on exposed screw or bolt heads is a good idea tho' to stop any rust depending on how dry your storage is. It annoys me that manufacturers still use metals prone to rust unless looked after for bolt heads etc. Saves a few pennies per bike I suppose.

 

[oldwheels]

We’re in a biggish city too, MrsF is intending to retire next year and we keep wondering about whether we should take that as our cue to escape to somewhere less populous.

If you are going to move anywhere long term it seems a good idea to rent a place temporarily for a few months at least to get the feel of living there as opposed to being on holiday. I have lived in Helensburgh and now on Mull and lots who come on holiday to such places think they are wonderful and burn their boats and move. They often discover they have made a terrible mistake as it is not the same as being on holiday. They have left all their social contacts and have to navigate the problems of a new environment. On Mull many leave after the first winter as they had not realised the ferry and road problems and life generally is harder work here and not at all laid back as they imagine

 

[gavroche]

Presume it would be a good idea to still keep tyres inflated over the winter and maybe turn the wheels to a different position.....maybe stop any perishing or flat spots?

Both bikes are off the ground . I have also set up the turbo with an old bike I had , a Vitesse , cheap bike with rotary dial on handlebar to change gears so I am ready for winter with both outdoor and indoor bikes set up.