The Retirement Thread
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ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Looks like the PB people have ignored me
But that's OK - because apparently I have won £500,000 on a draw held by the US Lottery!!!!
Exactly why I was in a draw run by the US lottery is a mystery
as is why the US lottery pays out prizes in pounds
But whatever - better start looking at new bikes!!!
But that's OK - because apparently I have won £500,000 on a draw held by the US Lottery!!!!
Exactly why I was in a draw run by the US lottery is a mystery
as is why the US lottery pays out prizes in pounds
But whatever - better start looking at new bikes!!!
Flick of the Elbow
Guru
- Location
- Pentlands Edinburgh
Watched a bit of the Olympic velodrome stuff, been out for a ride, had my new wheels delivered - excellent service from DCR. Now I just need to fit them, which may or may not happen this afternoon.
Any relation to the famous Admiral Collingwood?
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
25 extra sprinkles for me this month
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
No I don't think so
theloafer
Legendary Member
- Location
- newton aycliffe
watched the track cycling this morning .... just back from a short ride 32 miles back early as i have a couple of mates due at 4 to go walking 
short ride for coffee+scone | Ride | Strava
short ride for coffee+scone | Ride | Strava
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Today marks a very proud moment for me. 
Several years ago a neighbour and I needed new lawn mowers. We have small lawns so rather than buy two we bought one for shared use. Every year we have the mower serviced by a man who does this sort of thing.
The man has retired. For some weeks, nay months, we pondered what to do? Could we find another man.
Eventually I said to my friend and neighbour we are two retirees with a combined age of 133 years. How hard can it be to service a mower? We also agreed to sharpen the blade, a task I offered to undertake as my friend felt he wouldn't be able to do this.
We met on an agreed day and removed the blade. My friend then muttered something about needing to do things in the house.
Now I'm sure you all recall that inept would be a very kind description of my mechanical abilities.
I decided to plough ahead and not only sharpened the blade but serviced the mower.
I cut the grass today. For the first time in years it doesn't look as though it was present at the Battle of Little Big Horn. The engine runs beautifully.
I have discovered there is a right and wrong way up to install a mower blade.
I did not need to visit A&E.
Several years ago a neighbour and I needed new lawn mowers. We have small lawns so rather than buy two we bought one for shared use. Every year we have the mower serviced by a man who does this sort of thing.
The man has retired. For some weeks, nay months, we pondered what to do? Could we find another man.
Eventually I said to my friend and neighbour we are two retirees with a combined age of 133 years. How hard can it be to service a mower? We also agreed to sharpen the blade, a task I offered to undertake as my friend felt he wouldn't be able to do this.
We met on an agreed day and removed the blade. My friend then muttered something about needing to do things in the house.
Now I'm sure you all recall that inept would be a very kind description of my mechanical abilities.
I decided to plough ahead and not only sharpened the blade but serviced the mower.I cut the grass today. For the first time in years it doesn't look as though it was present at the Battle of Little Big Horn. The engine runs beautifully.
I have discovered there is a right and wrong way up to install a mower blade.
I did not need to visit A&E.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Q: "Is there a way that I can attach the password to the encrypted file so that the people I send it to can unencrypt it?"
A: "Of course you can... but it's equivalent to writing your PIN on the back of your bank card!"
A: "Of course you can... but it's equivalent to writing your PIN on the back of your bank card!"
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Juan Kog
permanently grumpy
Lawn mowers today bike mechanics next . You will soon have a sub thread on bike mechanics and repair , “ Ask PaulSB” .Today marks a very proud moment for me.
Several years ago a neighbour and I needed new lawn mowers. We have small lawns so rather than buy two we bought one for shared use. Every year we have the mower serviced by a man who does this sort of thing.
The man has retired. For some weeks, nay months, we pondered what to do? Could we find another man.
Eventually I said to my friend and neighbour we are two retirees with a combined age of 133 years. How hard can it be to service a mower? We also agreed to sharpen the blade, a task I offered to undertake as my friend felt he wouldn't be able to do this.
We met on an agreed day and removed the blade. My friend then muttered something about needing to do things in the house.
Now I'm sure you all recall that inept would be a very kind description of my mechanical abilities.
I cut the grass today. For the first time in years it doesn't look as though it was present at the Battle of Little Big Horn. The engine runs beautifully.
I have discovered there is a right and wrong way up to install a mower blade.
I did not need to visit A&E.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I was just reading how to encrypt some of my archive files and that question was actually asked by someone!Q: "Is there a way that I can attach the password to the encrypted file so that the people I send it to can unencrypt it?"
A: "Of course you can - It's equivalent to writing your PIN on the back of your bank card!"
I've now encrypted my archives and emailed them to myself so I have copies of my work on this laptop, a flash drive, the sending email account, AND the receiving email account.
Oh, and having been caught out by failed archives in the past, I have also downloaded the archive from the email, unencrypted it into a temporary folder and rebuilt my software to check that all is well... (it IS)
I take backups more seriously after this...
Not my mistake, but a colleague once let out a horrified scream when the hard disk drive (HDD) on his company PC died, taking with it more than a year's worth of work which he hadn't backed up!
I think the company had to pay thousands of pounds to get the HDD rebuilt in a clean room by data recovery specialists ...
At least 3 other colleagues lost work due to dead HDDs. I lost quite a lot of data when my personal PC HDD failed.
REGULARLY BACK UP YOUR DATA, FOLKS!
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
I've had a rant........I'd best take me and my leftie, sandal wearing, tree hugging views somewhere else for an hour or so.
I'll go and lube my chain. Gravel riding tomorrow.
I'll go and lube my chain. Gravel riding tomorrow.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I am looking for a new printer. One that actually works with Wi-Fi and one that has the ink bottles not those silly little things that say you have run out of ink after printing only 10 pieces of paper.
I almost have to take mine by surprise to make it work and even then it is very hit and miss as to whether it works or comes up with some random excuse to not work.
I almost have to take mine by surprise to make it work and even then it is very hit and miss as to whether it works or comes up with some random excuse to not work.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
@welsh dragon have a look at an HP3720. Works every time for me.
