The Retirement Thread

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rustybolts

pedalling tediously
Location
Ireland
This is what was in my parcel. Always wanted to try one so I shall see if it's an instrument of torture or a revelation in the next few days. :laugh:

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This is what was in my parcel. Always wanted to try one so I shall see if it's an instrument of torture or a revelation in the next few days. :laugh:

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Looks like a cross section of an extracted back molar from a King Kong but I do like the flatulence channel. Good luck with it anyway !!:bicycle:
 

Drago

Legendary Member
Mm--"Is she really going out with him?
"Well, there she is, Let's ask her"
"Betty, is that Jimmy's ring you're wearing?"
"Mm-hm"
"Gee, it must be great riding on his ebike with him"
"Is he picking you up after school today on the ebike?"
"Mm-mm"
"By the way, where did you meet him?"
"I met him at Halfords
He turned around and smiled at me
You get the picture
"Yes, we see"
That's when I fell for the leader of the battery pack
My folks were always putting him down
They said he's not a real cyclist
They told me he was bad but I knew he was just getting older
That's why I fell for the leader of the battery pack
One day my dad said find a real cyclist
I had to tell my Jimmy we're through
He stood there and asked me why, but all I could do was cry
I'm sorry I hurt you, the leader of the battery pack
Do do
He sort of smiled and kissed me good bye
The tears were beginning to show
As he hummed slowly away in Max Assist on that rainy night,
I begged him to use standard assist, whether he heard,
I'll never know Look out! Look out! Look out!
I felt so helpless, what could I do
Remembering all the puddles he's ridden through?
In school they all stop and stare
I can't hide the tears, but I don't care
I'll never forget him, the leader of the battery pack
Ooh, the leader of the battery pack now he's gone flat
the leader of the pack now he's gone flat
the leader of the pack now he's gone flat."


for my good friend @gavroche
 

classic33

Leg End Member
"I'm looking for a dream on a mean machine
With hell in his eyes
I want a devil in skin tight leather
He's gonna be wild as the wind
And one fine night I'll be holdin' on tight

To a cool rider, a cool rider
If he's cool enough he can burn me through and through
If it takes forever, then I'll wait forever
No ordinary boy, no ordinary boy is gonna do
I want a rider that's cool

I want a cool rider, a cool, cool, cool, cool rider
I want a cool rider, a cool, cool, cool, cool rider
I want a C - O - O - L R - I - D - E - R
I need a C - O - O - L R - I - D - E - R
I want a cool rider, a cool, cool, cool, cool rider
I want a C - O - O -L R - I - D - E - R
I need a C - O - O - L R - I - D- E - R"
 

Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
Mm--"Is she really going out with him?
"Well, there she is, Let's ask her"
"Betty, is that Jimmy's ring you're wearing?"
"Mm-hm"
"Gee, it must be great riding on his ebike with him"
"Is he picking you up after school today on the ebike?"
"Mm-mm"
"By the way, where did you meet him?"
"I met him at Halfords
He turned around and smiled at me
You get the picture
"Yes, we see"
That's when I fell for the leader of the battery pack
My folks were always putting him down
They said he's not a real cyclist
They told me he was bad but I knew he was just getting older
That's why I fell for the leader of the battery pack
One day my dad said find a real cyclist
I had to tell my Jimmy we're through
He stood there and asked me why, but all I could do was cry
I'm sorry I hurt you, the leader of the battery pack
Do do
He sort of smiled and kissed me good bye
The tears were beginning to show
As he hummed slowly away in Max Assist on that rainy night,
I begged him to use standard assist, whether he heard,
I'll never know Look out! Look out! Look out!
I felt so helpless, what could I do
Remembering all the puddles he's ridden through?
In school they all stop and stare
I can't hide the tears, but I don't care
I'll never forget him, the leader of the battery pack
Ooh, the leader of the battery pack now he's gone flat
the leader of the pack now he's gone flat
the leader of the pack now he's gone flat."


for my good friend @gavroche

Oh Chapeau Drago!

"My folks were always putting him down"

My mind automatically put in the backing chorus: "down, down" ^_^
 

Sterlo

Early Retirement Planning
I owe @Drago a big thank you for saving me £20 on cycling insurance. I was with British Cycling and my renewal came, due on October 1st at £42. I inquired with Wiggles and they can do it for just under £22 so I obviously cancelled BC and will go with Wiggles next month. Cheers mate.:okay:
I did it myself earlier this year, before you take it out, check out for codes, they're currently offering 15% discount, same as I got back in July. If you're just getting the Assist cover, it comes out at £20.40 for the year.
 

Drago

Legendary Member
Same here team. I get half price CUK membership, but wiggle is cheaper for similar level of cover so when mine expires that's where I'm going. The CUK chipwrapper is a waste of trees and goes straight on the fire.
 
OP
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Dirk

Dirk

If 6 Was 9
Location
Watchet
Courier delivered our new sun canopy to the site at lunchtime.
Erection took longer than expected. MrsD blamed my age......
548565


548566
 

Drago

Legendary Member
The sirens are screaming, and the fires are howling
Way down in the valley tonight
There's a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye
And an ebike shining oh so bright
There's evil in the air and there's thunder in the sky,
And a killer's on the bloodshot streets
And down in the tunnels where the deadly are rising
Oh, I swear I saw a young boy down in the gutter
His battery was flat in the heat
My ebike the only thing in this whole world
That's pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go
There's always gonna be front and rear lights,
But I gotta get out, I gotta break out now
Before the final crack of dawn
So we gotta make the most of our one charge together
When it's over, you know,
We'll both bewalking home.

Like a bat out of hell I'll be gone when the morning comes
When the night is over, like a bat out of hell, I'll be gone, gone, gone
Like a bat out of hell I'll be gone when the morning comes
But when the day is done
And the battery runs down
And the moonlight's shining through
Then like a sinner before the gates of Heaven
I'll come walking on back to you.

I'm gonna hit the highway like a battering ram
On a silver-black Carrera bike
When the battery is hot, and the engine is hungry
And we're all about to see the light
Nothing ever grows in this rotting old hole,
And everything is stunted and lost
And nothing really rocks, and nothing really rolls,
And nothing's ever worth the cost

Well I know that I'm damned if I use max assist,
And maybe I'm damned if I do,
But with every other beat I've got left in my heart,
You know I want to be damned with you
If I gotta be damned, you know I want to be damned
Dancing through the night with you/
Well if I gotta be damned, you know I want to be damned,
Gotta be damned, you know I want to be damned
Gotta be damned, you know I want to be damned
Humming through the night,
Humming through the night,
Humming through the night with you

Oh, baby you're the only thing in this whole world
That's pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go
There's always gonna be front and rear lights,
But I gotta get out, I gotta break out now
Before the final crack of dawn
So we gotta make the most of our one night together
When the battery is flat, you know,
We'll both be walking home

Like a bat out of hell I'll be gone when the morning comes
When the night is over, like a bat out of hell, I'll be gone, gone, gone
Like a bat out of hell I'll be gone when the morning comes
But when the battery is done
And the sun goes down
And the moonlight's shining through
Then like a sinner before the gates of Heaven
I'll come walking on back to you
Then like a sinner before the gates of Heaven
I'll come walking on back to you

Well I can see myself humming up the road, faster
Than any Jowwy has ever gone
And my skin is raw, but my soul is ripe,
And no one's gonna stop me now, I'm gonna make my escape
But I can't stop thinking of you,
And I never see the sudden curve until it's way too late
And I never see the sudden curve until it's way too late

Then I'm down in the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun,
Torn and twisted with the battery pack stuck up my bum
And I think somebody somewhere must be laughi ng like hell
And the last thing I see is my bike, still humming, still humming
Breaking out of my body and flying away
Like a bat out of hell

Then I'm down in the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun,
Torn and twisted with a battery pack stuck up my bum
And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
And the last thing I see is my bike,
Still humming, still humming
Breaking out of my body, and humming away
In maximum assist
In maximum assist
In maximum assist
In maximum assist (I'll be gone when the morning comes)
In maximum assist(I'll be gone when the morning comes)
In maximum assist
 

Drago

Legendary Member
The lights were groovy colours,
The band was playin' slow.
We danced just one dance together
Then she said "I've gotta go now!"
I brushed away a teardrop
And followed 'er outside
Where a long-haired yob on a pedelec
Was waiting to gi' 'er a ride.
I'll never forget that freak she went with:
Tell him he'd better leave town.
'Cos as soon as me ebike's front mud-guard is fixed
Gonna find the creep and put him down! (Down, down)
When I get me ebike out on the road
I'm gonna ride, ride, ride!
When I get me ebike out on the road
I'm gonna ride, ride, ride!
When I get me ebike out on the road
Ain't nobody gonna tell me where to go. No!
When I get me ebike out on the road
I'm gonna ride, ride, ride, ride, ride!
(Funky ebike)
Move Funky ebike
Move Funky ebike
Move Funky…
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
I hope the tax man is aware of the £ks you have won this year:rolleyes:
No problem!
Casino.co.uk said:
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