The Retirement Thread

[arch684]

Morning all. Lovely day here for a bike ride and I may start some work in the garden

 

[arch684]

Well so much for the lovely day 10 miles from home and the bloody heavy rain appeared.

 

[Dirk]

Well so much for the lovely day 10 miles from home and the bloody heavy rain appeared.

Just got back from a very pleasant hilly ride between Braunton and Barnstaple.
Beautiful views on the old top road back.

 

[Paulus]

One of the better things about turning 60 is the free bowel cancer testing kit. I got mine through the post yesterday. Not the nicest thing to do, but it is good to know what is or isn't happening.

 

[BoldonLad]

One of the better things about turning 60 is the free bowel cancer testing kit. I got mine through the post yesterday. Not the nicest thing to do, but it is good to know what is or isn't happening.

My usual "quip" to younger acquaintances (ie pre retirement age) is that the the Concessionary Travel Pass is a compensation for being old, I shall have to amend that now to "Free Bowel Cancer Screening Kit is a compensation for being old".

 

[welsh dragon]

Ye gods. Mind bleach is needed now. My eyes. My eyes.

 

[arch684]

Ye gods. Mind bleach is needed now. My eyes. My eyes.

Yes it's a shitty thing to do

 

[Paulus]

Yes it's a shitty thing to do

But, needs must.

 

[welsh dragon]

 

[PaulSB]

Well 58 miles, 7000 feet including Holme Moss and Cragg Vale. Cafe stop at Sid’s (famed in Last of the Summer Wine) in Holmfirth. I didn’t do the walk of shame, three youngsters did

 

[Venod]

Scarborough Lifeboat getting loaded onto its trailer, it came in at terrific speed, we feared for the people on the beach ! I assume it was to get as far as possible onto the sand so as to make winching easier.

 

[Venod]

Well 58 miles, 7000 feet including Holme Moss and Cragg Vale. Cafe stop at Sid’s (famed in Last of the Summer Wine) in Holmfirth. I didn’t do the walk of shame, three youngsters did

Last year we were walking on the Wirral when a load of cyclist came the opposite way (Chorley CC), I said to my mate they are a fare distance from home I wonder if they have cycled all the way here because it makes it a long ride if they are cycling home, so I had a mooch about on Strava and found they had cycled from home and did cycle back via the Mersey Ferry, a good day out no doubt.

 

[arch684]

Morning all, its cold out this morning. I'm just watching the workies defrosting there cars

 

[The Jogger]

Yes, I can hear people scrapping theirs....I would hate to have to get up and do the same .....

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning i can't hear anyone scraping anything, mainly because i only have 1 neighbour. . Maybe i should nip over to the 'how middle class is this forum' and make a comment.......but i can't be arsed with that rubbish so i will just have another cup of coffee.