The Retirement Thread

[numbnuts]

Frightened to ask but what did the salad taste like ?

Salad has a fresh taste of many different flavours, in contrast her cooked meals no matter what is was all tasted the same, yet her mother was a very good cook, but it never rubbed off on her.
I suppose I was lucky I started cooking at an early age and by the time I was 8 I could cook a full roast dinner with pudding as well, and when I went to Aussie I met up with three other lads and we all rented a house and I did all the cooking, bought a recipes book to try out new meals and also got into Indian and Chinese too, I really do like cooking and baking.

 

[Mo1959]

Just watched a film on BBC2 to fill in time before Countryfile. Quite exciting. Based on a true story of a crew of 4 going out in a fierce storm and managed to get 32 survivors off a tanker that had broken in two.

 

[PaulSB]

Good evening. I shall try to catch up later. I've been for a bike ride today. A magnificent route including the Lake District passes Kirkstone, Honister, Newlands, Winlater, Cold Fell (it was), Hardknott, Wrynose, Blea Tarn. It was of course The Fred Whitton Challenge.

I've ridden Hardknott five times now, climbing it today was the hardest thing I've done on a bike. 90+ miles in to a hard ride to be faced with a 35% climb. I grovelled, cramped, sweated, stopped, swore but got back on it.

Rest of the route was a challenge but I felt comfortable all the way round.

 

[welsh dragon]

I have to go out and pick my granddaughter up from Mach train station

 

[Mo1959]

Good evening. I shall try to catch up later. I've been for a bike ride today. A magnificent route including the Lake District passes Kirkstone, Honister, Newlands, Winlater, Cold Fell (it was), Hardknott, Wrynose, Blea Tarn. It was of course The Fred Whitton Challenge.

I've ridden Hardknott five times now, climbing it today was the hardest thing I've done on a bike. 90+ miles in to a hard ride to be faced with a 35% climb. I grovelled, cramped, sweated, stopped, swore but got back on it.

Rest of the route was a challenge but I felt comfortable all the way round. View attachment 610041

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Bloody well done. I’m a few years younger and wouldn’t even contemplate that!

 

[PaulSB]

I have to go out for beer 🍺

 

[classic33]

Good evening. I shall try to catch up later. I've been for a bike ride today. A magnificent route including the Lake District passes Kirkstone, Honister, Newlands, Winlater, Cold Fell (it was), Hardknott, Wrynose, Blea Tarn. It was of course The Fred Whitton Challenge.

I've ridden Hardknott five times now, climbing it today was the hardest thing I've done on a bike. 90+ miles in to a hard ride to be faced with a 35% climb. I grovelled, cramped, sweated, stopped, swore but got back on it.

Rest of the route was a challenge but I felt comfortable all the way round. View attachment 610041

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On the plus side, you did complete your weekly distance.

 

[classic33]

I have to go out for beer 🍺

Poor planning!
You'd have had beer at home, if you'd planned ahead.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I have to go out for beer 🍺

Enjoy it, you've earned it.

 

[PaulSB]

Bloody well done. I’m a few years younger and wouldn’t even contemplate that!

Thanks Mo. I didn't really contemplate it. I enter every year and this time I got lucky in the ballot.

 

[classic33]

Thanks Mo. I didn't really contemplate it. I enter every year and this time I got lucky in the ballot.

Fast edit?

 

[ColinJ]

Aaargh - I found the Infinite Chocolate Generator again...

No matter how carefully I watch it, I STILL can't figure out how it works - it does my head in!

 

[classic33]

Aaargh - I found the Infinite Chocolate Generator again...

No matter how carefully I watch it, I STILL can't figure out how it works - it does my head in!

Just eat the free piece.

 

[ColinJ]

Just eat the free piece.

I did, but then another one appeared. And another one. And... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[12boy]

Supposed to get -1C tomorrow night. I will have to cover some stuff and let the rest freeze. And pick a bunch, too. Since we are about 300 ft above the river it frequently doesn't get as cold as it does further down. Monday and Tuesday will be busy with medical stuff so it would be best to do what I can today.