The Retirement Thread

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screenman

Squire
Thank goodness it stays light hearted in here. Couple of the other threads are so full of doom, gloom and negativity. :sad:

Yeh! who goes starting threads like that, must admit it went the way I thought it would, outside of here there seems some well informed people who have certainly educated me on points I did not know about, just goes to show what a cross section of society cyclist are.
 

welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Yeh! who goes starting threads like that, must admit it went the way I thought it would, outside of here there seems some well informed people who have certainly educated me on points I did not know about, just goes to show what a cross section of society cyclist are.


So. Its all your fault then. Stone him. Stone the perpetrator. :laugh::laugh::laugh:
 
Good Morning All, cloudy and still here. My only task today is to write my weekly letter to my mother. Hard to think of anything to say when nothing has happened, I’ve done nothing, there is no news. Last week I resorted to telling her how many leaves were left on the birch in the front garden. There were not many, there’s even fewer now. At least last week I also had thundersnow to tell her about.
 

PaulSB

Squire
Thank goodness it stays light hearted in here. Couple of the other threads are so full of doom, gloom and negativity. :sad:
Yes, though I have to admit to popping on to the Scottish building site thread most mornings in much the same way as onlookers gather at an accident.

The solution to that guy's difficulties is almost too obvious for words.

There's a few threads which just need avoiding.........:blink:😄
 

PaulSB

Squire
Good Morning All, cloudy and still here. My only task today is to write my weekly letter to my mother. Hard to think of anything to say when nothing has happened, I’ve done nothing, there is no news. Last week I resorted to telling her how many leaves were left on the birch in the front garden. There were not many, there’s even fewer now. At least last week I also had thundersnow to tell her about.
I know exactly how this feels. My best friend has ceased all communication and I know this means dark stuff. I try to keep in touch with little messages which although I don't say it are really just intended to say I'm still here, don't think for a moment you're forgotten. Finding something interesting from my life to talk about is hard though. So I've made that a mental task for today.
 
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Mo1959

Legendary Member
I know exactly how this feels. My best friend has ceased all communication and I know this means dark stuff. I try to keep in touch with little messages which although I don't say it are really just intended to say I'm still here, don't think for a moment your forgotten. Finding something interesting from my life to talk about is hard though. So I've made that a mental task for today.
Some days, my conversations on here are my only ones! Lol. Since losing my folks and falling out with my brother and his family, I'm pretty much on my own now. I've never even kept in touch with many of my old work colleagues which I probably should have made more effort with as a few were quite nice. Thank goodness I have always been pretty happy with my own company :laugh:
 

PaulSB

Squire
Now then, I've had a little doze. This proved to be a very good plan. Opened the curtains to see it's a little grey with bright sun. This does not matter as it's proved enough to get me going and feeling positive.

So I am going to:
  • Tidy round
  • Housework
  • Ironing - well to be honest that's a maybe
  • Clean the car if the weather holds dry
  • As above work out stuff to tell my friend
Onwards and upwards. Catch you all later at :cuppa: break! :smile:
 

PaulSB

Squire
Some days, my conversations on here are my only ones! Lol. Since losing my folks and falling out with my brother and his family, I'm pretty much on my own now. I've never even kept in touch with many of my old work colleagues which I probably should have made more effort with as a few were quite nice. Thank goodness I have always been pretty happy with my own company :laugh:
You're very fortunate with this. Family stuff is difficult, very difficult. I haven't seen my sister in +/- 32 years. She chose to cut herself off from everyone bar our aunt on our mother's side. No one from that side is interested in keeping in touch despite our many efforts over the years so I've given up. On my Dad's side I'm still very much in touch with the only living relative, we get on really well.

My friend? The best Christmas present I could get would be to give her a hug. I can imagine exactly what's going on and it ain't good. I hate this damn virus, those of us who are coping need to be thankful every day.
 

monkers

Veteran
Good morning all.

Sorry carcass elevation sequence refused to run to begin with, but now complete. We are down to one laptop here now, and I've not had access to it as other half has needed it for work, but I've managed to grab it for five minutes to let you know that I'm still in the land of the living. I've probably missed hundreds of pages. I know I can use a phone, but really I find it so much faff using a phone to surf and type that I just can't be bothered with it on this busy thread. I'm missing everyone's news and the chat but sincerely hope that all are well.

I've not been out on the bike either, it's been just so grey, and I haven't bought winter cycling gear as yet, but it's pay day tomorrow, so I might get tempted.
 

BoldonLad

Not part of the Elite
Location
South Tyneside
Some days, my conversations on here are my only ones! Lol. Since losing my folks and falling out with my brother and his family, I'm pretty much on my own now. I've never even kept in touch with many of my old work colleagues which I probably should have made more effort with as a few were quite nice. Thank goodness I have always been pretty happy with my own company :laugh:

I thought I was the winner in the "failure to keep in touch stakes" ;)

I have two brothers, one lives approximately 300 miles away, we exchange Emails, perhaps 3 times a year. My other brother lives ten minutes walk from where I live, we speak/see each other about once per year on average. There is no animosity, we get along perfectly fine, we just don't seem to have the ability to keep in touch.

I retired about 13 years ago, I have not seen or heard from any of my ex-colleagues since the day I left.

Oddly enough, one of my drinking pals is ace at "keeping in touch". He is older than me (80), and, last Christmas was a bit depressed, because, at one of the annual re-unions he attends, where there used to be 40+ people, there was only 3 (including himself), the rest having departed for good. My advice, just don't go, it is too depressing ;)
 
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welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I can't remember the last time I spoke to my brothers or sister. Its not that we don't get on, its just that we don't have anything to say to each other.^_^

I speak to my mum every week, but as she is 99 and can't go out, the conversations tend to be the same one we had last week, and the week before and...... .

I quite like my own company so not seeing anyone doesn't bother me and if I do get desperate I can always talk to Mr WD, well talk at him.:laugh:
 

rustybolts

pedalling tediously
Location
Ireland
Some days, my conversations on here are my only ones! Lol. Since losing my folks and falling out with my brother and his family, I'm pretty much on my own now. I've never even kept in touch with many of my old work colleagues which I probably should have made more effort with as a few were quite nice. Thank goodness I have always been pretty happy with my own company :laugh:
A sign of intelligence is being happy without input from others . A good book and the open road are my great friends ( plus the radio ! and my little dog as she follows me everywhere and she is ALWAYS happy to see me and she is always in good humour)
 
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