The Retirement Thread

[Deleted member 1258]

From my Facebook page tonight, Lol!

 

[PaulSB]

Maybe where you are/are going to be...

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I finished my bike upgrade. I am not 100% satisfied with the bar taping but I am trying not to let the fussy side of my mind take control. I can get incredibly bothered by such things - imagine how bad that could possibly be and multiply it by 10! If I let that voice in my head take control there is a good chance that the bike would never be ridden again...

I will ride it for a week or two and see if I can put up with the bar tape as it is. It is actually WAY better now than it was for all the years that I have been riding it. The difference is that I originally just threw it together from old bits and made no attempt to make it neat and tidy. This time it is supposed to be right and is only 80-90% right! If I find that I can't put up with it I will eventually have to take the tape off and redo it.

I want to do a test ride but my lack of sleep is catching up with me. I have a headache and feel giddy. I'll have a snooze first...

If it's any help this is how I feel about my bikes. I want everything bob on.

 

[PaulSB]

Well it's been a good day. Lunch was a success as everything was ready at the same time!! I can't believe how much my kids eat. No one offered to help with the washing up.

Granddaughter was like a Duracell bunny today. She was non-stop for 5½ hours and then totally crashed inside 30 seconds.

I have decided not to count calories today. It would be depressing.

 

[Chief Broom]

Evening folks many moons ago i bought a hair clipper/trimmer thingamy with the intention of a DIY haircut i dont mind cycling to the hair dressers but you have to make an appointment and on the day it could be lashing with rain or a howling gale. Anyhoo the trimmer has sat in its box in pending mode....and the days and weeks and months have gone by and history became legend and legend became myth..ooh hold on thats Lord of the rings Well i was starting to look like one of the Rolling Stones from their hairier days so this evening i went for it hee hee Actually its ok i do look like ive just left the armed forces or prison but its acceptable and wont have to bother for another year or so

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Evening folks many moons ago i bought a hair clipper/trimmer thingamy with the intention of a DIY haircut i dont mind cycling to the hair dressers but you have to make an appointment and on the day it could be lashing with rain or a howling gale. Anyhoo the trimmer has sat in its box in pending mode....and the days and weeks and months have gone by and history became legend and legend became myth..ooh hold on thats Lord of the rings Well i was starting to look like one of the Rolling Stones from their hairier days so this evening i went for it hee hee Actually its ok i do look like ive just left the armed forces or prison but its acceptable and wont have to bother for another year or so

Number one all over? I do mine myself, its like sheep shearing, I need to do it every couple of months.

 

[PaulSB]

@Chief Broom I was thinking about your tomatoes and other plants. Not sure if you know but I worked in horticulture all my life. The last 22 years I was based in Cheshire. We always recommended that seasonally the South Coast was three weeks earlier and Scotland three weeks later than our area.

 

[classic33]

Number one all over? I do mine myself, its like sheep shearing, I need to do it every couple of months.

It's clippers/shears nearly everywhere these days. Not many places using scissors when cutting hair these days.

 

[Chief Broom]

@Chief Broom I was thinking about your tomatoes and other plants. Not sure if you know but I worked in horticulture all my life. The last 22 years I was based in Cheshire. We always recommended that seasonally the South Coast was three weeks earlier and Scotland three weeks later than our area.

Thanks Paul that sounds about right my enthusiasm overrode my common sense and without a heated greenhouse it looks like im having to grow some more. My hardy annual flowers are doing fine but the toms are looking the worse for wear. If necessary i'll buy some plants as im not going to be without my Gardeners Delight
In answer to dave r's question i set the trimmer midway and hoped for the best!

 

[classic33]

We've the rain predicted by ColinJ. Not that heavy, but heavy enough to fall to the ground.

 

[ColinJ]

I didn't predict it - I just reported that the Met Office did!

Anyway, crossword time, then sleep...

 

[pawl]

Think l may be first on here today Not because I want to be ,it’s because I can’t sleep due to a bought of Sciatica

 

[PaulSB]

Thanks Paul that sounds about right my enthusiasm overrode my common sense and without a heated greenhouse it looks like im having to grow some more. My hardy annual flowers are doing fine but the toms are looking the worse for wear. If necessary i'll buy some plants as im not going to be without my Gardeners Delight
In answer to dave r's question i set the trimmer midway and hoped for the best!

I'm the same. I've wanted to start my tomatoes for a month now but have resisted. I'll probably buy some plants this week but even so it's early.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning folks, I’m teetering on the edge of the mattress, our granddaughter is sleeping between Mrs Tenkaykev and myself, her feet are in my back and one more shove should see me deposited on the floor😮

 

[PaulSB]

We've the rain predicted by ColinJ. Not that heavy, but heavy enough to fall to the ground.

We had heavy around 10.30pm yesterday.

 

[PaulSB]

We had heavy around 10.30pm yesterday.

We have heavy rain here NOW! Very unexpected.

Good morning. After a very hectic time yesterday today promises to be a more sedate retirement sort of day. Out for a ride at 9.30 and then footie this afternoon.