The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

What's stopping you going in and making one?

Don't be stupid.

 

[classic33]

Don't be stupid.

Nothing stopping you then.

 

[welsh dragon]

Nothing stopping you then.

I don't do things like that. Thats Mr WD's job

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Back from an enjoyable loop into East Lothian, past lots of farm shops that we’re not allowed into. The winter light on the coast at Port Seton was looking very lovely. Returned via a cycleway that runs from Danderhall up to Loanhead, then took the back road through Old Pentland and finished with a spot of offroad to Swanston. 6 degrees but quite pleasant.

 

[Paulus]

The sky has gone a strange colour, and it is starting to rain heavily

MrsP found an old recipe from 40 years back that she used to cook, and is doing it for this evenings dinner.
March Pork casserole. It has curry powder mixed into flour which is then coated around the pork, with tomatoes, peppers and onions.
At the time it was a great favourite of mine. We will see how the taste buds have changed over the years.

 

[welsh dragon]

I have to pick one of my grandsons up from work at 4.30. Grannies taxis again

 

[PaulSB]

Turned in to a decent day after the first wet hour. Found a smashing new cafe stop - sandwich shop in Burscough with excellent coffee and hot sausage rolls. Pleased to say this ride was nothing like as hard as the last 3-4 which just shows the impact of weather on a rider.

Here we go for 2020:

• 7503 miles
• 401,555 feet climbed
• 160 rides
• 512 hours in the saddle
• Phew!!
  
  
  
  

 

[welsh dragon]

Change of plan. Grannies taxi isn't needed.

 

[rustybolts]

Good morning fellow retirees,
First off, Chapeau to Mo for her grit and determination in heading out in all weathers. I crashed and burned at day five☹
This morning’s conversation has discussed Father Ted, Colemans Mustard and a milkman which reminded me of the Father Ted episode with the milkman “ Pat Mustard “ I was crying with laughter watching it.

yes , he was one sexy beast ! I also loved Benny Hill's " Ernie , the fastest milkman in the west "

 

[GM]

G'day all...Well after many phone calls yesterday and this morning I managed to get a scan appointment for this Sunday, big sigh of relief!

Christmas tree up and being decorated as we speak, and some LED lights have just delivered. That'll keep me busy for the rest of the afternoon!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm annoyed this afternoon! My Good Ladies last hospital appointment, I paid for parking by card and got a reciept, this afternoon I got a parking ticket. Looking at the ticket right at the bottom it says in small letters payment void card not charged, meaning it hadn't gone through. so I'm now sixty quid down.

 

[12boy]

Light snow, -13C wind chill. The Aged Pooch did not linger outside for her morning squat. If I ride today it wil be on close by gravel paths which will be dry as it's too cold to be muddy. I've put off some indoor stuff precisely for a day like this. Got rid of a Previa full of stuff at the thrift store yesterday, which I had been dreading since they have been ever more fussy about what they will take.
I've been at a place where exercising is boring/ unpleasant/ a chore before, usually because the weather is crap and/or I have been doing a lot of the same thing without giving myself a chance for those muscles to rebuild. One thing that I am going to try this winter is working really hard on flexibilty and suppleness.
Speaking of weird dreams...been a Democrat since a teen, but a few years ago I had a amazingly realistic dream in which I enjoyed a very pleasant lunch with George Bush the second. He was humble, pleasant to the wait staff as well as me, and seemed to be an intelligent, courteous guy. I've always had a soft spot for him after that.
Be strong, lithe and content.

 

[Juan Kog]

I'm annoyed this afternoon! My Good Ladies last hospital appointment, I paid for parking by card and got a reciept, this afternoon I got a parking ticket. Looking at the ticket right at the bottom it says in small letters payment void card not charged, meaning it hadn't gone through. so I'm now sixty quid down.

OUCH can you challenge / appeal the penalty charge .

 

[ColinJ]

I'm annoyed this afternoon! My Good Ladies last hospital appointment, I paid for parking by card and got a reciept, this afternoon I got a parking ticket. Looking at the ticket right at the bottom it says in small letters payment void card not charged, meaning it hadn't gone through. so I'm now sixty quid down.

Appeal against it, Dave.

I did the annual Yorkshire Dales forum ride with a mate a few years ago. We parked in a car park and paid enough to cover all day. We got back and there was a parking ticket on the windscreen. £60 fine!

The reality was that my mate had impatiently rested the stick-on label under the windscreen rather than sticking it to the windscreen and it seemed to have blown down onto the driver's seat when he got out of the car. Still, it was easily visible from outside so the parking warden hadn't exactly searched for it.

I sent the council this photo which showed that we had bought the ticket at 09:32 and were covered until 18:32. They let us off.

I think it is perfectly reasonable for you not to have spotted that the payment hadn't gone through and it is obvious that you had intended to pay.

Kick up a stink about it and if they don't back down tell them that you will spread it all over social media that they are targeting low income OAPs in hospital car parks!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

OUCH can you challenge / appeal the penalty charge .

Ufortunetly not, I'm going to have to treat it collateral damage.