The Retirement Thread

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ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Have a look on flee bay You might find single gloves for the one that’s lost..
That might sound unlikely, but I went on ebay a couple of weeks ago to search on the off chance that somebody might have a LH SPD pedal for sale to replace my dodgy one. I found two in a few seconds... One vendor was asking for £6 but accepted my offer of £5, including delivery! :okay:
 
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That might sound unlikely, but I went on ebay a couple of weeks ago to search on the off chance that somebody might have a LH SPD pedal for sale to replace my dodgy one. I found two in a few seconds... One vendor was asking for £6 but accepted my offer of £5, including delivery! :okay:

When the left hand shifter on my Eastway failed I was able to find a a single shifter on ebay quite easily, saved me buying a pair and saved me some money.
 

oldwheels

Legendary Member
No danger of tourists in West Lothian :okay:
Unless they want to view the Bings 😍
I remember an amateur photographer some years ago who specialised in photos of the Bings in all seasons and all weathers. He put together a collection of transparencies and went on the lecture circuit. It was actually very interesting as he had a talk about them as well.
 

Fivethumbs

Active Member
I retired from my career 3 years ago and bought a smallholding! As there are always more jobs than time to do them I have found that I have to be disciplined in not working like I am employed and doing only the most important things. I used to cycle commute and now on 2 or 3 mornings a week I go for a brisk ride, up until recently on the road but now venturing off road into the mud ^_^. I've had less holidays since retiring than I did when I worked!
 

oldwheels

Legendary Member
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Tide was out as we walked around Holes Bay into Poole. No sign of the missing glove as we retraced Mrs Tenkays steps. At least I now know what to get her for Christmas, just need to find a shop that sells single gloves 😁
A visiting scuba diver went into our local dive shop and asked if they had any single fins for sale. Got a sarcastic reply " what you only got one leg or something?". "Er yes". Collapse of shop owner with embarrassment. True story.
 

classic33

Leg End Member
The breadmaker made another loaf and I've been shopping, I had to get dressed for that :sad:
Post number might make up for that...
559780
 

Juan Kog

permanently grumpy
A visiting scuba diver went into our local dive shop and asked if they had any single fins for sale. Got a sarcastic reply " what you only got one leg or something?". "Er yes". Collapse of shop owner with embarrassment. True story.
This reminds me of story Told by my late BiL a bus driver. One day he was waiting at the terminus stop sitting in the cab newspaper spread on steering wheel front door open as it was summer. Is this no*** to *** , yea its on the front you blind . You can guess where this is going. “yes” he then looked up to see a man with a white cane and a Labrador. He told me extremely embarrassed did‘nt begin some up how he Felt
 

pawl

Legendary Member
That might sound unlikely, but I went on ebay a couple of weeks ago to search on the off chance that somebody might have a LH SPD pedal for sale to replace my dodgy one. I found two in a few seconds... One vendor was asking for £6 but accepted my offer of £5, including delivery! :okay:


similar I had on an old bike that had a 105 8 speed.mech The right hand shifter stopped functioning Found one on E Bay
 

Juan Kog

permanently grumpy
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In the lane across the road from us this afternoon.
Grockle drivers, eh?
I remember holidaying in Devon in the early 80’s , when local farmers seem to favour the Subaru pickup as there run about . One evening in the B&B the landlady was sounding off about the driving standards of visitors ,not knowing how to drive in narrow Devon lanes. So I said a lot of people come on holiday in mud spattered subaru pickups with bales of straw in the back. She smiled and admitted a lot of the locals are just as bad.
 
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