Harrison Ford gets on his bike

[ColinJ]

Even film stars know they don't live for ever so keeping fit does help a little. I saw on FB that Clint Eastwood celebrated his 91st birthday last week and Bjorn Borg was 65 last Monday.

I would like to give Borg my undying thanks (forgive the pun)...

Borg is just a few months younger than me. I was a smoker back in the late 70s, and into the 80s. In summer 1980 I went to an all-night party in Birmingham at which I drank way too much and smoked 60 cigarettes. I got home just before noon on the Sunday and felt like death so I went straight up to bed.

It was the day of the men's singles final at Wimbledon - Borg vs McEnroe. It looked like being an absolute classic so I switched the TV on in my darkened bedroom, with the sound turned low. I watched the match unfold, in awe at the skill and athleticism of those players. And then it struck me... I could barely stagger across my room without coughing my guts up. Bjorn Borg was the same age at me, and look at him go!

That was it, decision made, I gave up smoking there and then. Thanks for the motivation, Bjorn!

Oh, and this is that classic final...

 

[dodgy]

I hope someone makes a plane landing quip soon.

 

[fossyant]

I hope someone makes a plane landing quip soon.

Well he can do the Kessel run in 12 parsecs !

 

[byegad]

I hope someone makes a plane landing quip soon.

There's been a run-a-way number of them so far.

 

[Archie_tect]

I hope someone makes a plane landing quip soon.

It'll take-off eventually... you can bank on it. I hope he had the fish...

 

[captain nemo1701]

Well he can do the Kessel run in 12 parsecs !

One of the worst lines in Sci fi. I suspect George stuck it in as it sounds very tech (3.26 light years) but he should have used a time unit instead of distance. Astronomers had a good laugh at that one. I never say I can cross my lounge in less than 4.5m. SF writers sometimes like to put 'quantum' in things, sounds really sciency.

 

[fossyant]

One of the worst lines in Sci fi. I suspect George stuck it in as it sounds very tech (3.26 light years) but he should have used a time unit instead of distance. Astronomers had a good laugh at that one. I never say I can cross my lounge in less than 4.5m. SF writers sometimes like to put 'quantum' in things, sounds really sciency.

You learn something every day ! You mean hyper drive travel isn't possible ?