The Retirement Thread

[aferris2]

I think I'm trying to squeeze too much in 3 weeks, but there's always the next time. 10 days in New Zealand South Island, 6 days in Melbourne and 5 days in Sydney 🦘. Just me and my daughter going so we can do some of the more adrenaline stuff.

I think you will need a holiday after that to get a bit of rest.
Good luck. You'll love it.

 

[aferris2]

I was there for 3 years and never saw it all

We've been talking to people who have been touring round for 5 years or more. They haven't seen it all either.

 

[PaulSB]

@PaulSB ......congrats on your nice award. 2 questions.
1. Can I have your autograph please?
2. Will you still speak to us now that you
are famous?

I'm considering how best to handle the new found fame...................................meanwhile it's "tidied"

It's 8C outside and I thought looked quite a reasonable day........................then I stuck my head out the back door to read the thermometer - it's drizzling. I plan a couple of hours on the allotment and then an afternoon with my feet up.

 

[gavroche]

Bonjour. Molly walked and off to see my daughter on Anglesey shortly, then a stop at Halfords to buy new posh bottle holders for my Allez, making use of my brand new British Cycling card, and have a look at the Garmin Edge 820.
I casually mentioned it to my wife hoping she will take the hint for Christmas.
Can't ride today as it will be getting dark when I get back and rain forecast for tomorrow so my only hope is Monday as the forecast is good but....... someone is coming to assess our house as we are thinking of fostering a dog in the New Year so I hope he/she will come in the morning.
Has any of you ever fostered dogs? I like the idea but am afraid of getting too attached to them. I hope Molly won't be jealous.

 

[Dave7]

I'm considering how best to handle the new found fame...................................meanwhile it's "tidied"

It's 8C outside and I thought looked quite a reasonable day........................then I stuck my head out the back door to read the thermometer - it's drizzling. I plan a couple of hours on the allotment and then an afternoon with my feet up.

Thanks.
Strange thing.....I have an odd type of what I call dyslexia. Even as an 8 year old I always came top in reading but spelling has always been a problem.
Eg.....I just had to ask Mrs D is it dislexia or dyslexia. And the i before e thing, I get it wrong so often.

 

[PaulSB]

Thanks.
Strange thing.....I have an odd type of what I call dyslexia. Even as an 8 year old I always came top in reading but spelling has always been a problem.
Eg.....I just had to ask Mrs D is it dislexia or dyslexia. And the i before e thing, I get it wrong so often.

I have a good friend who is similar. A very eloquent individual who has worked as a journalist, written a book and a host of other similar things but can't spell for a toffee. As you say it's a strange one.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm in the Lighthorne Pavilion cafe with a coffee and a sausage batch, its been an interesting ride down, the roads aren't bad but I was surprised to encounter fog when I got down to Harbury.

 

[IaninSheffield]

Back from parkrun volunteering at Clumber. Good to pay a little back, whilst unable to run, and make a modest contribution alongside the heroes who volunteer week in and week out.

 

[Dirk]

Just been into the big toy shop in Barnstaple to get a Christmas present for a nephew.
Jeez! Talk about a warehouse full of plastic; and they want to save the planet for the kids? Absolute hypocrisy!
Place was full of screaming kids. Got out as quick as we could.
Fortunately, there's a bar across the road where we could recover.

 

[welsh dragon]

I have been tidying up my sewing desk. How exciting is that then

 

[Paulus]

That's a lot of travelling to cover that much in just 2 months. We are going a bit slower. Just over 9 months left to complete our tour.

We had specific places that we wanted to visit, so although it sounds a lot to pack in to the time, we weren't rushed at all.

 

[Paulus]

Just been into the big toy shop in Barnstaple to get a Christmas present for a nephew.
Jeez! Talk about a warehouse full of plastic; and they want to save the planet for the kids? Absolute hypocrisy!
Place was full of screaming kids. Got out as quick as we could.
Fortunately, there's a bar across the road where we could recover.
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Not a beer for a session then

 

[numbnuts]

Still cold outside been fitting a very loud horn to my trike I was only out for half an hour but it was freezing, years ago I was made of sterner stuff, but now I'm like a big girls blouse

 

[Drago]

Chilly out there. Just braved the cold to clean !Mrs D's car. As I was shivering I was wishing that she had a Smart and not a 2 tonne behemoth.

 

[Dirk]

Not a beer for a session then

Nah. I only had a half just to whet me whistle.
3 pints of that would have me silly!