The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

I got to the meeting place 5 minutes early (for a change). After 15 minutes there was still no sign of my pal and I was getting cold standing around so I set off up the rest of the hill to meet her coming down. I had only gone round the first bend when I spotted her coming towards me. She looked very flustered...

She had set off earlier on her mountain bike with her dog trotting happily alongside, on her way to deliver him to her son for the day. Suddenly there was a loud BANG!!! as the front tube/tyre exploded! Having extracted the dog from the top of a tree, she half-pushed/half-dragged the dead bike to her son's house, chucked the bike into the back garden, and the trembling hound into the house, then she had to jog several miles home up a steep hill! She got her road bike and then had another couple of big hills to do before she got to me.

By the time we met she had already gone off the idea of doing a big ride, which suited me because I wasn't really enjoying the cool, windy, overcast conditions either. We decided to settle for doing "England's longest continuous gradient" then descending to Littleborough and looping back round to Todmorden.

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(That's an old photo. I noticed today that the new sign has the data in metric units too - yay!)

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PS There has clearly been seismic activity in the area, because the summit seems to have accumulated another 2 ft of elevation!

I'll tell you how un-July like it was out there... There was no ice cream van at Blackstone Edge! There is nearly always one there at weekends and evenings from early spring to late autumn.

We called in at Aldi in Tod where I bought us a pack of caramel slices. We had those with coffee at my house, then I provided an escort the first half of the way to Hebden Bridge, before turning back to Tod.

Despite the dreary weather, it was nice to get out - 52 km with 850 m of ascent (33 miles, 2,800 ft).

That new sign only cost £2,000, and it's not as though a new pole was used either.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Today was 'finished the new shed day'

SHould be quite simple - measure the shed for a new floor - go to the timber shop and get some suitable woody type stuff to the right size
Then just bring it home
clear everything out of the shed and install the new floor

SO the first part was OK - measured the floor
but it was rather difficult as the shed was full of stuff
and I couldn;t clear it out as that would mean it being all over the garden while I was out - and there was a possibility of rain - so it was no precise
so I erred on the side of too big rather than too little - I can plane/saw bits off - expanding it is rather more difficult!!!

Anyway - got the wood - then realised that it was basically a few inches too long to get into the car - luckily I have thougth ahead and brought some string and there was a tow rope in the boot
but it still took me 15-20 minutes to get the car sorted

Then I got it home and found it would never get through the door to the shed!
DAMN!!

so - sawed it in half - which I would have asked for in the first place
then realised that the bloke in the shop had sawed it to 160cm wide - I asked for 180cm - looks like he wrote it down then misread his writing - maybe
The length was bang on
Guess which measurement was slightly too long and which was bang on!!!

Sigh

anyway - eventually got it sorted without having to resort to un British techniques such as going back to the shop and saying they had done it wrong!!!

Then realised that 70% of the stuff would be better off on a shelf - so ordered some cheapo shelving from ARGOS and went over to Runcorn to get it
Then put it together and installed it all and put all the stuff back into the shed in a sensible manner (i.e. something I want is only about 30% likely to be right at the very back!!!)

then made a cuppa




TLR - didn;t get out for a ride today!!!!!

 

[classic33]

Ahh yes, spotted during my LEJoG:
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shortly before cycling (okay….pushing) up The Buttress
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What a ludicrously steep spot that was….& on a National Cycle Route too!

'Ere why the thumbs down on Cragg Vale?

 

[12boy]

Classic 33 my dream was many years ago and the storm was last night.

 

[classic33]

Classic 33 my dream was many years ago and the storm was last night.

Two seperate dates then.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm sat in the front of the lounge, my Good Lady is in bed asleep in the back of the lounge and I'm sat here messing about on my tablet, I'm knackered, its been a long day, I started out pushing my Good Lady around Nuneaton and finished with doing the ironing, turning everything off in a bit and heading up to bed, night night all.

 

[ColinJ]

What a ludicrously steep spot that was….& on a National Cycle Route too!

I agree! Almost impossible to ride up, and lethal to ride down!

There is a much more sensible alternative parallel to it. Moss Lane is steep but rideable and has about 50 metres of very steep footpath at the top which you could walk a bike up or down.

You come out where the green handrail in the picture below bends round to the right...

 

[classic33]

I'm sat in the front of the lounge, my Good Lady is in bed asleep in the back of the lounge and I'm sat here messing about on my tablet, I'm knackered, its been a long day, I started out pushing my Good Lady around Nuneaton and finished with doing the ironing, turning everything off in a bit and heading up to bed, night night all.

Sithi
Land of Nod via Wooden Hill...

 

[Deleted member 1258]

good morning folks.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning. Grey, damp, cool........bit like me really?

Set the alarm for 06.45, woke up at 06.15, got up at 06.25, went downstairs.......it's 05.25. Bugger.

Heading out with the club guys today on a very nice rolling route......... provided one ignores Waddington Fell. Friend of mine said he might come along if he wakes up. Fair enough.........he rode 156 miles yesterday. Bonkers. Serious kudos for that one. 😳

Had a nice ride and catch up with a buddy yesterday. Planted out my leeks in the afternoon and did a bit of general tidying. Broccoli, French beans and runner beans need harvesting today and the garlic needs stringing up. All that can wait till the riding is done.

 

[Dave7]

good morning folks.

ey up......you have only just said good night and put the lights out .

 

[Dave7]

Morning all.
A chill day beckons.
Anyway........on important matters. Tea last night was mushrooms and onions (lots of them) with thick gravy plus the obligatory slice of bread n butter**.
Lunch today will be Cornish cream tea (we only managed half of it t'other day.
Possibly some olympics, depending what is on.
**
Forgot to mention the chips

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning fellow retirees,
A restless night, felt quite nauseous in the early hours so got up and lay on the Sofa for a while. Came back to bed in the early hours and slept fitfully. Daughter and grandson are heading down from Leeds for a two week visit and should be with us tomorrow. Really looking forward to seeing them as it’s been far too long due to the Covid situation.
Have a peaceful day folks and a happy Yorkshire Day 👍

 

[Deleted member 1258]

ey up......you have only just said good night and put the lights out .

It feels that way.

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning. Folks. Is it my imagination or do we seem to be accumulating more old farts in this old folks home

Dull at the moment but calm.

Stay safe peeps.