The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

MrsDs Bantam stripped.
Turns out that a crank shim has disintegrated and taken out a crank seal.
All parts ordered and it will be back on the road next week.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Well morning done

Had a catch up meetingy type thing with the lady who runs the local FoodBank this morning

I arrived dead on time (by chance)

she didn;t turn up - I presume I gt the time/date/place wrong

anyway - I have sent her an email saying where I am up to and asking some question

Then decided that as I was free I would go over the bridge to Runcorn and get my Age Uk pass that they have been asking me to pick up
OK - there was an ulterior motive - there is a nice Gluten Free bakery there that does lovely sausage rolls and amazing bakewell tarts
and a nice normal bakery that does meat and potato pies that SWMBO likes


but apparently both are close don Mondays!!!
(Greggs and Pound bakery were open but that is not relevant when you were expecting something decent!!!)

so lunch now sorted - might go for a ride this afternoon!

 

[welsh dragon]

Afternoon. I have returned from the metropolis known as Newtown. Shopping all done for another couple of weeks.

It's a tad warmer now 20 deg.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Funny things last night

while watching the F1 (recorded) we heard a helicopter movibg low and slowly out the back

I dashed out - because I always do - and saw a bright yellow chopper moving slowly from left to right over the "black path" just beyond the trees at the back of our house

it carried on and was hidden by the trees - so I came back in a looked on Flightradar24
turned out, as expected, it was the Air Ambulance and not the Police as expected
they are different colours but both feature yellow


anyway - rotors stoppe quite soon after and it went from FR24 - so it had clearly landed


started up and took off again some time later

classic Air Ambulance thing to do - and not something the copper chopper normally does!

follow it on FR24 and it went directly back to its base this side of Manchester - so presumably no-one on board
might have been not needed or they might have decided to take the patient to hospital in a road ambulance

anyway - this morning I noticed a comment on NextDoor asking what had happened

not many comments - only about 4 - but one said it was "all a hoax like we have been asking for"
and it came - apparently - from a posh area on the other side of the Mersey and a fair way away
no way they could even have known about it

but they had to comment and make it critical of people in this area

nicer thing is that when I posted what had actually happened I got several messages saying thanks

but there is always some unknowing moron who has to make a point

 

[classic33]

Funny things last night

while watching the F1 (recorded) we heard a helicopter movibg low and slowly out the back

I dashed out - because I always do - and saw a bright yellow chopper moving slowly from left to right over the "black path" just beyond the trees at the back of our house

it carried on and was hidden by the trees - so I came back in a looked on Flightradar24
turned out, as expected, it was the Air Ambulance and not the Police as expected
they are different colours but both feature yellow


anyway - rotors stoppe quite soon after and it went from FR24 - so it had clearly landed


started up and took off again some time later

classic Air Ambulance thing to do - and not something the copper chopper normally does!

follow it on FR24 and it went directly back to its base this side of Manchester - so presumably no-one on board
might have been not needed or they might have decided to take the patient to hospital in a road ambulance

anyway - this morning I noticed a comment on NextDoor asking what had happened

not many comments - only about 4 - but one said it was "all a hoax like we have been asking for"
and it came - apparently - from a posh area on the other side of the Mersey and a fair way away
no way they could even have known about it

but they had to comment and make it critical of people in this area

nicer thing is that when I posted what had actually happened I got several messages saying thanks

but there is always some unknowing moron who has to make a point

Barton Airfield, as you head out Irlam way?

 

[gavroche]

I do Facebook because all our kids are on it, Messenger and WhatsApp for video calls to France , and this site of course.
Tik tok, Instagram and such like are not for me , never done them and never intend to either.

 

[Dave7]

I am on faceache because a while ago I had a funeral to attend and all arrangements were done via a Facebook group.
I use WhatsApp regularly and that's about it.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Just found out that I have posted 10,000 times on CycleChat

WOW

 

[Dave7]

I have just enjoyed egg, sausage and chips.

 

[PeteXXX]

I do Fb for posting rubbish. WhatsApp is for cycling & friends who are in groups there, plus a private work group, too.
I don't do tikogram or instatok but do browse through X occasionally.

 

[numbnuts]

Booked my flu jab and then went for a walk,
saw a women with blue hair going into the school, talking about frightening the kids.
I have a ginger ale now to cool down.

 

[BoldonLad]

Good morning. A beautiful bright and breezy morning. My buddies are gravelling today. I'm envious. #2SP collection at 8.15. I don't have my usual enthusiasm for this. I am sure though this will have changed by the time I pick her up.

Yesterday was strange. My lad invited both sets of grandparents for lunch. His partner has a complex family situation, mother married twice, father married three times and a variety of siblings. Yesterday we had biological father with #3 wife. Talk about competitive. Within 10 minutes I realised he saw this as a "who's the best granddad" thing. #3 wife, who I'm told has no interest in children, was similar. Mrs P and I both sat back and took no part in the competition.

The one occasion I interacted with #2SP her other grandfather pushed in within 30 seconds. I found that strange. After they had gone #2SP came over and climbed onto my lap. That meant a lot. Usually when I'm at her house it's to collect her for childminding. As we stood by our car, Mum holding her, #2 put out her arms and lent forward as if to say OK, I'm ready to go.

Enough of my musings. I feel a bit groggy. Mrs P has appeared very early which means I can use the shower without waking her.

Manchester here I come.

I have this with ex-wife's "new" husband. If we are both present, at our Son's, and Grandchildren are there, he spends the whole time trying to "out grandad" me.

I find it really amusing, and, I must admit to sometimes (well, ok, often) deliberately leading him on.

The oldest grandchild in question, is now 15yo, and, has obviously noticed the interaction. There was, for example, one occasion when myself and grandson were painting their garden fence. We ran out of paint, and, I said to grandson, I will be back with more paint in a couple of days. Grandson, said "relax, grandad, grandad x will be here tomorrow to finish it off, just to beat you".

 

[Mo1959]

Booked my flu jab and then went for a walk,
saw a women with blue hair going into the school, talking about frightening the kids.
I have a ginger ale now to cool down.

There’s a few around here with blue hair too. Must be the in thing.

I got a charity bag in the door so taking the chance of having a massive wardrobe declutter. Apart from the supplied bag I have filled another couple of large bin bags. Even put some running shoes out!

 

[numbnuts]

There’s a few around here with blue hair too. Must be the in thing.

I got a charity bag in the door so taking the chance of having a massive wardrobe declutter. Apart from the supplied bag I have filled another couple of large bin bags. Even put some running shoes out!

I wonder why they do it, are they after attention or do they think it's great to be the odd ball on the street.

 

[Dave7]

Just found out that I have posted 10,000 times on CycleChat

WOW

That seems a lot.