The Retirement Thread

[Paulus]

Granddaughter & I are heading south to London for the day soon..
Luckily, we've planned to drive because all the trains into Euston appear to be cancelled 😶

Engineering work south of Milton Keynes. Even the overnight sleeper trains from Scotland were diverted via Edinburgh into King's Cross.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning. The forecast is 90% rain, it seems I've got the 10%. Today will mainly be odds and ends though motivation isn't high at the moment. The knee is still good after yesterday's hike.

Now where does this fit on the Granddadding scale?

Monday 4.30 #1SP for sleepover
Tuesday #1SP all day and drop home
Tuesday 5.30 collect #2SP take her home then....... stay over Tuesday and Wednesday nights to about 8.00pm Thursday. She's at nursery during the day. #2SP's Mum is due back from her work trip Thursday evening.

I think they owe me! I'm looking forward to it but it's a lot..............must confess my buddies are riding down towards Manchester on Wednesday and Thursday...........I might, just might, oh go on then, I will pop my bike in the car. We have gravel on the Manchester towpaths and trails planned.

 

[PaulSB]

Bin men, on a bank holiday ??

Not round here. It takes me ages to get my head round the collection days in those weeks.

 

[Binky]

Morning. Damp here although forecast to brighten up. It actually turned out lovely yesterday weather wise, I was sitting on mower in shorts.

Plan for today is trip to tip to take cuttings, then remove leaking power shower pump which appears to be source of leak. Investigate that, order a new one and continue clean up and hopefully get out on bike in afternoon. All subject to nothing else going pear shaped.

 

[PaulSB]

Engineering work south of Milton Keynes. Even the overnight sleeper trains from Scotland were diverted via Edinburgh into King's Cross.

Milton Keynes >Edinburgh >King's Cross.........that's one hell of a diversion.....

 

[welsh dragon]

Looks like the rain is set in for the day here.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Raining here. We seem to get one day on and one day off with the weather.
Looks like I'll be chasing electrical problems on one of the Bantams today. At least it's dry in my workshop.

 

[Binky]

Morning all

Raining here. We seem to get one day on and one day off with the weather.
Looks like I'll be chasing electrical problems on one of the Bantams today. At least it's dry in my workshop.

I just had a vision of a Wallace and Gromit style inventor with electric chickens

 

[classic33]

Nothing, just a boiled baby.

That's what I were afraid of.

 

[Dirk]

I just had a vision of a Wallace and Gromit style inventor with electric chickens

Yes......that's me.

 

[Mo1959]

Pleasant 5.7 miles walked. I’m trying to pick the speed up slightly as I was noticing my average pace had been gradually dropping.

I never saw another human. Just the way I like it! Lots of sheep and lambs, a massive herd of deer and I saw the wild goats. 🐐

 

[classic33]

Pleasant 5.7 miles walked. I’m trying to pick the speed up slightly as I was noticing my average pace had been gradually dropping.

I never saw another human. Just the way I like it! Lots of sheep and lambs, a massive herd of deer and I saw the wild goats. 🐐





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Any idea what the water features are to the NW of the Sawdust Track were for?

One lamb now at your house.

 

[numbnuts]

Just done the ironing, cooking lunch will be the second highlight of the day..............I can't wait

 

[Mo1959]

Any idea what the water features are to the NW of the Sawdust Track were for?

One lamb now at your house.

There’s a power station out there so maybe it’s that?

 

[Paulus]

Milton Keynes >Edinburgh >King's Cross.........that's one hell of a diversion.....

Not quite that route.😁