The Retirement Thread

[Deleted member 1258]

Just a quick good morning. I can only cope with short spells of screen time still. Think I got a piece of sharp grit in my eye when cycling end of last week and stupidly rubbed it. I must have scratched the cornea. It’s been a long week stuck indoors with the blinds and curtains shut and wearing sunglasses. I’ve been putting ointment in several times a day and it’s finally easing a bit.

I will never cycle without eye protection again. The pain from this is right up there with tootache and broken bones A pair of Tifosi photochromic specs have been delivered and will be worn on every ride once I get back into it.

Hope everyone is well and having fun. I’ll catch up on more later. Don’t want to overdo it.

Nice to hear you are recovering.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all fellow retirees.
Sainsbugs have delivered the goodies for the weekend. A friend of ours son is getting married, and we are joining via Zoom and hosting a bit of a do Sunday afternoon.
I have a blood test booked with the vampires for 12.45 today as part of a general MOT.
Plus all the usual things to do.
Another busy day in paradise

 

[PaulSB]

Just finished my morning browse around. Exercises next. I've been part of the C-19 Zoe study since the start. Locally our case numbers just keep growing.

I'll be back

 

[welsh dragon]

A day for finishing a project I am working on as long as some glue I ordered arrives today that is.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Yay......tis Fish Friday
But we shall be having pasties today instead.

Cooked by an Indian lady*. We have tickets.

*Excuse this phrase I can't really think of another way to put it.

What has the world come to when you have to be worried by using an innocuous phrase like that?! How else would you describe an Indian lady?
If anyone gets 'offended' - then that's their problem.
I despair.

 

[classic33]

Good morning all, a wet day in prospect here.
More Olympics viewing lined up.
Wishing our absentees @Mo1959 and @Drago all the best, hope they are back soon.

Prospect! I thought you were in Edinburgh

 

[185Q]

I have fitted a Swytch kit to my Brompton this week and posted about it here. All good for me so far.

 

[pawl]

Just a quick good morning. I can only cope with short spells of screen time still. Think I got a piece of sharp grit in my eye when cycling end of last week and stupidly rubbed it. I must have scratched the


ride once I get back into it.

Hope everyone is well and having fun. I’ll catch up on more later. Don’t want to overdo it.

Pleased to hear your improving I learned my lesson about riding without eye protection sometime ago when I rode through a swarm of black flies Couldn’t see where Ida s going Glad I only had water in my bottle to wash out the little swines
I have a pair of lightly tinted cycling glasses for dull days

Take care

 

[pawl]

Taking MrsP for a Covid test prior to her admission to hospital on Tuesday She has to self isolate till then

 

[welsh dragon]

I always wear sunglasses when cycling even on dull days just in case.

 

[PaulSB]

I've several pairs of glasses I wear depending on the weather/ride. My lad gave me a very swish pair of Oakley's 😎 which I keep for bright, sunny road rides. I've two pairs of Screwfix safety glasses, one plain, one tinted. I hardly use the tinted ones but use the plain ones a lot in low light or gravel rides where there is often a lot of shade. Two pairs of emergency Aldi specials which live in a drawer.

Vanity means on sunny days I ride for spells without glasses. I don't like looking like a panda........tan lines? 😎 ....panda eyes not 😎

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I don't usually wear glasses when I'm cycling, I never have been in the habit of wearing glasses.

 

[PaulSB]

Morning all

Yay......tis Fish Friday
But we shall be having pasties today instead.


What has the world come to when you have to be worried by using an innocuous phrase like that?! How else would you describe an Indian lady?
If anyone gets 'offended' - then that's their problem.
I despair.

Yeah, I know. It drives me wild but I do try.

Everyone knows the only "ist" that I am is a cyclist!!!

I've a great, great friend who is so right on that one has to be careful about policeman, fireman.........oh and the day we got on to binary and non-binary. Well!!!! 😂

 

[numbnuts]

Baking today, chocolate cake or mince pies
The voting was very close, but I was in the chair so I have the casting vote
Mince pies won
They never listen chocolate cake yesterday, chocolate cake tommow, but never chocolate cake today
….....but but but if I made chocolate cake today and eat it tommow...........

 

[PaulSB]

It's been lashing down for 2-3 hours.

I told Mrs P I would go to the supermarket:

"That's very kind but I want to go"
"Why?"
"You never buy anything I want"
"Tell me what you want and I'll get it"
"I won't know what I want till I get there"



I make a list.