The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

Morning folks. Another dark, rainy, blustery day for us I fear.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all.
Unlike @The Central Scrutinizer I have no problem sleeping although I do have a problem waking up.
Sat here with my coffee watching the rain hammering down and have decided that golf can do without me today .
Never mind I will get a full set of excercises in.
I may even take a leaf out of @Dragos book and practice my cross draw. Does it count if I point 2 fingers and shout BANG.......when I was a kid I never missed a baddy like that

 

[Drago]

Poo. I suffer with vertigo, ever couple of years I wake up dizzy as foxtrot, and such attacks typically last a few days or a week. Yep, awoke this morning to the room spinning around me...

Fortunately I have a supply of tablets that take the edge off it and stop me from continuously chundering.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

good morning, Sat here looking out on a bright and breezy day, rain due mid morning, exactly when and how much depends which forcast you look at, I'm trying to decide do I ride or not.

 

[GM]

Morning all. First lie in since Sunday, wifey's just brought me a cup of tea, so a bit of catch up on iplayer for an hour and then take the dog out for a run.

 

[welsh dragon]

I will not be going out today. Very windy and raining. Bleh. Housework it is then.

 

[Dave7]

Poo. I suffer with vertigo, ever couple of years I wake up dizzy as foxtrot, and such attacks typically last a few days or a week. Yep, awoke this morning to the room spinning around me...

Fortunately I have a supply of tablets that take the edge off it and stop me from continuously chundering.

"Chundering"......is that another word for what causes those stains in your Y fronts ?

Is your problem similar to Labyrinthitis? If so thats horrible. I know of 2 people who suffer and it sounds dreadful.

 

[Drago]

Similar. BPPV, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. The cause is slightly different (albeit still connected to the ear) but the effects are much the same. It ain't nice buddy.

The tablets fight the worst of the queasy feeling, but because they suppress the signals between ear and brain I still feel a bit disoriented and a bit clumsy, so no driving til its passed.

 

[Paulus]

Morning all, a bit bright, and bit windy, with a shower thrown in for good measure. A mixed bag of weather to start the day off. Out with the dog shortly with coffee and buns halfway round at the cafe. Then, some more decorating.

 

[derrick]

.What shall i do today, no riding as 30+mph winds forcast, So it's carry on with the patio, a walk up the town a few beers in the pub or go and play in the man cave. Decisions decisions, why is life so complicated.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Change of plan this morning, started out intending to ride out as far as Packwood House then turn for Hatton, but changed my mind once I was on the road and did the direct route to Hatton instead.

 

[jongooligan]

Woke at 8:30 after ten anna half hours sleep - retirement is exhausting.

Frustrating day since then. Replaced rear mech cable on my Kinesis Racelight T2 only to discover that the shifter mech is slipping. It's only twelve years old!

Can't be fixed, can't source like for like replacement, 'new' 9 speed has a different pitch shift so not compatible with existing derailleur, have to replace the whole system, yada yada yada, ££££££££££. Possibility that I could replace with SRAM microshifters though so more investigation required before I spend any cash.

Also stuck in house waiting for boiler repair man as Mrs. jg has disappeared

 

[Dirk]

Exciting morning shopping in Ilfracombe for me.

 

[derrick]

Exciting morning shopping in Ilfracombe for me.

It's only exciting if you are shopping bikes or bike bits, No other shopping is exciting.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

48 cold wet miles this morning, rain started about half way home and I got there looking like a drowned rat.