numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I don't know why I'm not sleeping, I'm tired when I go to bed and then just lay there, fall asleep only to wake up an hour later, and it goes on like that though out the night.
The Retirement Thread
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I don't know why I'm not sleeping, I'm tired when I go to bed and then just lay there, fall asleep only to wake up an hour later, and it goes on like that though out the night.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
I don't know why I'm not sleeping, I'm tired when I go to bed and then just lay there, fall asleep only to wake up an hour later, and it goes on like that though out the night.
There's always an upside...
... at least you are still waking up. 🙂
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Deleted member 1258
Guest
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
That's always a bonus at our age.
Too right it is!
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
To be honest and joking apart, sometimes I wonder, living or just existing
classic33
Leg End Member
Getting by, one day at a time.
rustybolts
pedalling tediously
- Location
- Ireland
Thats normal enough and I identify with your sleep pattern and thoughts. I go through patches of sleeplessness but I dont worry too much about it. I can go to bed full of enthusiasm about projects I am about to undertake but wake up deflated and feeling overwhelmed , lacking confidence , wondering am I taking on too much ? I try to ignore my age and climb ladders to paint outside of house etc . Her indoors gets edgy when she sees me but I think keep doing it while I can .Every day above ground is a good day , especially beautiful sunny ones like this . I looked up signs of depression online but reckon its covid plus ageing etc . We will all be dead long enough ! so make the bloody most of each day we have . Each day is a gift
Just spoke with the lovely people at OMM. The hood doesn’t fold away, the elasticated “ pocket “ inside the hood can go over your forehead and keep the hood in place in adverse conditions. It also ensures that the hood turns with your head so you have full visibility.Never looked to be honest. I just leave it flapping about.............along with everything else that flaps about when I run these days!
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Gorgeous day here. 
I am glad to be alive and have every intention of living as long as I can to claim as much as I can in pension payments. I never feel like I don't want to be alive.
There is only 1 life that we get and I am going to make the most of it.
I am glad to be alive and have every intention of living as long as I can to claim as much as I can in pension payments. I never feel like I don't want to be alive.
There is only 1 life that we get and I am going to make the most of it.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Glorious here now. My back is still giving me grief but thought another walk would be better than sitting so not long back.
Scrambled egg on toast for lunch and a big mug of tea. I have popped some paracetamol and might lie on top of the bed for an hour this afternoon.
I suspect I might be better trying to cycle more and pound the legs less. Must start getting the bimbles in.
Scrambled egg on toast for lunch and a big mug of tea. I have popped some paracetamol and might lie on top of the bed for an hour this afternoon.
I suspect I might be better trying to cycle more and pound the legs less. Must start getting the bimbles in.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I was about to go to bed when I remembered that I was going to order a small tool to stop slotted cylindrical chainring nuts from spinning when I try to tighten their bolts.
I was close to ordering one on Amazon when I remembered that I had made a tool for that years ago - I had filed the blade of an old screwdriver to have two prongs to wedge in the slots.
So instead of ordering or going to bed, at 03:xx I was searching through my tool drawer looking for that modded screwdriver. I eventually found it and used it to make sure that the chainring bolts on my singlespeed bike are really tight. (A couple were NOT!)
I will be going out for a ride on the bike soon to see if the annoying ticking noise has completely gone.
It isn't just the noise itself is irritating, which it IS - it is a constant source of worry that something on the bike might break at any moment!
In case you think it is worrying about nothing... Past ignored noises ended with:
I was close to ordering one on Amazon when I remembered that I had made a tool for that years ago - I had filed the blade of an old screwdriver to have two prongs to wedge in the slots.
So instead of ordering or going to bed, at 03:xx I was searching through my tool drawer looking for that modded screwdriver. I eventually found it and used it to make sure that the chainring bolts on my singlespeed bike are really tight. (A couple were NOT!)
I will be going out for a ride on the bike soon to see if the annoying ticking noise has completely gone.
It isn't just the noise itself is irritating, which it IS - it is a constant source of worry that something on the bike might break at any moment!
In case you think it is worrying about nothing... Past ignored noises ended with:
- Broken crank
- Broken handlebar stem clamp
- Broken seatpost clamp
- Broken chain
- Snapped brake cable
- Broken derailleur
- Tyre worn away by rubbing on hard mud under mudguard
- Broken bottom bracket
- Broken saddle rail
- There may be others that I have forgotten!
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
You seem to have had more than your fair share of broken things! I think I’ve only had a chain and a mudguard so far.I was about to go to bed when I remembered that I was going to order a small tool to stop slotted cylindrical chainring nuts from spinning when I try to tighten their bolts.
I was close to ordering one on Amazon when I remembered that I had made a tool for that years ago - I had filed the blade of an old screwdriver to have two prongs to wedge in the slots.
So instead of ordering or going to bed, at 03:xx I was searching through my tool drawer looking for that modded screwdriver. I eventually found it and used it to make sure that the chainring bolts on my singlespeed bike are really tight. (A couple were NOT!)
I will be going out for a ride on the bike soon to see if the annoying ticking noise has completely gone.
It isn't just the noise itself is irritating, which it IS - it is a constant source of worry that something on the bike might break at any moment!
In case you think it is worrying about nothing... Past ignored noises ended with:
I am a bit slow to catch on, but eventually even I realised that a noisy bike is trying to tell the rider something!
- Broken crank
- Broken handlebar stem clamp
- Broken seatpost clamp
- Broken chain
- Snapped brake cable
- Broken derailleur
- Tyre worn away by rubbing on hard mud under mudguard
- Broken bottom bracket
- Broken saddle rail
- There may be others that I have forgotten!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Several of those breakages were when I still believed that the correct torque for bolts was b*st*rd tight!
I have tightened my chainring bolts to a mere 'tight'!
Causes in brackets...
- Broken crank (probably not tight enough, allowing movement on square taper)
- Broken handlebar stem clamp (too tight)
- Broken seatpost clamp (too tight)
- Broken chain (random breakage)
- Snapped brake cable (random breakage)
- Broken derailleur (badly adjusted)
- Tyre worn away by rubbing on hard mud under mudguard (would never have guessed that could even happen!)
- Broken bottom bracket (kept riding it when it was already worn and wobbly)
- Broken saddle rail (random breakage)
