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The Retirement Thread
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Breakfast done, now for chores and music practice. BRB.
Exlaser2
Veteran
Morning all , from a damp Coventry .
Nothing very exciting going on with me today other than a meeting at Brandon with some Warwickshire county council open spaces officials .
I do some volunteering with Warwickshire wildlife trust mostly at Ufton , a small village near Leamington where is a small SSI looked after by WWT for free for 40 years but owned by the council.
To cut a long story short , WWT wanted a small amount of money to help with the management of it going forward as they had big plans for it , but the council said no they would look after it themselves.
So we are off to find out if the council even want us volunteers.
I am the outlier in the group ( not being local) so I really feel for the others in the group as they are all very local to it so it’s their special place .
I will continue to volunteer with WWT but I can see this group breaking up in the near future which is a real shame as it’s a great group of people and real friendships have been made . 😕
Nothing very exciting going on with me today other than a meeting at Brandon with some Warwickshire county council open spaces officials .
I do some volunteering with Warwickshire wildlife trust mostly at Ufton , a small village near Leamington where is a small SSI looked after by WWT for free for 40 years but owned by the council.
To cut a long story short , WWT wanted a small amount of money to help with the management of it going forward as they had big plans for it , but the council said no they would look after it themselves.
So we are off to find out if the council even want us volunteers.
I am the outlier in the group ( not being local) so I really feel for the others in the group as they are all very local to it so it’s their special place .
I will continue to volunteer with WWT but I can see this group breaking up in the near future which is a real shame as it’s a great group of people and real friendships have been made . 😕
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Good morning all from a soggy Barnet.
I slept in until 8 this morning, although I did wake up briefly at 4am.
Dog walking, breakfast and then I'm going swimming. I will cycle down to the pool, so getting some extra exercise.
As the weather has been fairly rubbish, I have been binge watching, REV. Olivia Coleman and Tom Hollander. I had forgotten how good it was. It's on the BBC iplayer. Well worth a watch.
I slept in until 8 this morning, although I did wake up briefly at 4am.
Dog walking, breakfast and then I'm going swimming. I will cycle down to the pool, so getting some extra exercise.
As the weather has been fairly rubbish, I have been binge watching, REV. Olivia Coleman and Tom Hollander. I had forgotten how good it was. It's on the BBC iplayer. Well worth a watch.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Nothing planned for me apart from taking my daughter to the Drs. It's raining and it's going to continue for the next 2 weeks apparently 
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
Salut tout le monde.
A bit of DIY at daughter's this morning and that's about it for today. Glad I went for a 35 kms ride yesterday as it is very wet this morning.
I watched a bit of music from 1970 on You Tube last night and it brought back lots of memories. I was doing my military service in the army then as a mechanic on tanks. I was posted in Burgandy, near Reims . A few years ago, I went back to see my old barracks and it no longer exists, it is a large warehouse now although the dormitory buildings are still there, as offices.
A bit of DIY at daughter's this morning and that's about it for today. Glad I went for a 35 kms ride yesterday as it is very wet this morning.
I watched a bit of music from 1970 on You Tube last night and it brought back lots of memories. I was doing my military service in the army then as a mechanic on tanks. I was posted in Burgandy, near Reims . A few years ago, I went back to see my old barracks and it no longer exists, it is a large warehouse now although the dormitory buildings are still there, as offices.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Yesterday was only my second decent walk in 2023 - such has been the incessant rain.
It was a modest low Fells effort of 9.17 miles and 1700' ascent/descent. Normally that would not tire me but due to lack of hill miles this year I feel a little bit weary today.
Still waiting for a decent day to get back out on my bike too.
It was a modest low Fells effort of 9.17 miles and 1700' ascent/descent. Normally that would not tire me but due to lack of hill miles this year I feel a little bit weary today.
Still waiting for a decent day to get back out on my bike too.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Back from the Docs. No idea what we will have to eat today. We could end up with egg on toast.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Lunch O'clock.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Hmmmmm 🤔 blueberry jam, red currant jelly........
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
I like Daisy, I hope she comes out of this OK.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Good day. It's damp, wet, chilly and I've put the heating on, small person is here meaning we won't be moving around much. She though will be 200 mph. She is asleep so I'm doing minor chores. You know interesting stuff like where can I keep my weights as I want them more accessible.
Like @gavroche I'm very glad we had a good ride yesterday. Forecast for the week is shite.
I have decided to buy new pyjamas. Steady ladies, steady. Boxer style, not full length. Sometimes life just overflows with excitement.
Coffee and a hot cross bun while I sit down for a while. Food of the gods.
Like @gavroche I'm very glad we had a good ride yesterday. Forecast for the week is shite.
I have decided to buy new pyjamas. Steady ladies, steady. Boxer style, not full length. Sometimes life just overflows with excitement.
Coffee and a hot cross bun while I sit down for a while. Food of the gods.
rustybolts
pedalling tediously
- Location
- Ireland
Betty Driver was on desert island discs Radio 4 a day ago , shes 90
pawl
Legendary Member
- Location
- Desford Leicestershire
Woke up at 3am couldn’t get back to sleep.Started thinking about my cycling life..
In 1955 I bought my first bike. A Dawes Clansmen.Benelux gears .Twenty seven and a half wheels .Cotter pln cranks. Cost me £35
This was an amazing bike It was magic bike.
Sunday Ready for the CTC club run Saddle bag on .
Sandwiches in the bag.Tools in side pockets Cape strapped to top of the saddle bag
Monday morning .Bike had transformed into a commuter bike..
Tuesday evening Bike had t transformed again Mudguards had disappeared ready for the local road clubs TT.
Sunday club runs again . Canal towpath ride Bike has become a gravel bike.
Dales bashing ride Bike becomes a mountain bike
Cycling magazines are now telling me a I need individual bikes for each of these activities.
I need proper cycling shorts ,which I have with what looks like a sewn in incontinence pad
Back in the day all i needed was a pair of shorts.A T shirt top for warm weather
A cape for wet weather .
Winter Track suit bottoms
Green spot jacket
How did I survive those early years of my cycling life
OK I’m probably a dinosaur but I’m not extinct.
I have moved with the times .
Current stable is
A Ribble Currently used for on the Turbo
A Giant.aluminium frame.Carbon forks, 9 speed Campag,triple chain set.Bought in 2003 Can’t remember the cost.
Planet x carbon Full Ultegra Shimano wheels Bought eight years ago as reward for surviving open heart surgery.
I have reached a time in my life 82 when I don’t know how long I have left.
I have decided that when parts ware out and are not repairable at a reasonable cost that bike will be retired . I used to be able to do most of my own maintenance with minimal tools The use of sealed bearings.Special tools for changing bottom bracket axles are now required
Most of my cycling clothing shoes etc are from Decathlon.Halfords .Planetx and occasionally Amazon I no longer need the clothing that seems to be aimed those who race.
A pair of of cycling shoes advertised at £300.I’m quite happy with my Decathlon shoes at a cost of £45
If I was a newcomer to cycling reading the cycling press I would need a Gravel bike .A touring /road bike .
A hybrid for commuting .
I quite like the idea of a hybrid as my do it all go almost anywhere bike . Certainly seems ideal for my style of riding
In 1955 I bought my first bike. A Dawes Clansmen.Benelux gears .Twenty seven and a half wheels .Cotter pln cranks. Cost me £35
This was an amazing bike It was magic bike.
Sunday Ready for the CTC club run Saddle bag on .
Sandwiches in the bag.Tools in side pockets Cape strapped to top of the saddle bag
Monday morning .Bike had transformed into a commuter bike..
Tuesday evening Bike had t transformed again Mudguards had disappeared ready for the local road clubs TT.
Sunday club runs again . Canal towpath ride Bike has become a gravel bike.
Dales bashing ride Bike becomes a mountain bike
Cycling magazines are now telling me a I need individual bikes for each of these activities.
I need proper cycling shorts ,which I have with what looks like a sewn in incontinence pad
Back in the day all i needed was a pair of shorts.A T shirt top for warm weather
A cape for wet weather .
Winter Track suit bottoms
Green spot jacket
How did I survive those early years of my cycling life
OK I’m probably a dinosaur but I’m not extinct.
I have moved with the times .
Current stable is
A Ribble Currently used for on the Turbo
A Giant.aluminium frame.Carbon forks, 9 speed Campag,triple chain set.Bought in 2003 Can’t remember the cost.
Planet x carbon Full Ultegra Shimano wheels Bought eight years ago as reward for surviving open heart surgery.
I have reached a time in my life 82 when I don’t know how long I have left.
I have decided that when parts ware out and are not repairable at a reasonable cost that bike will be retired . I used to be able to do most of my own maintenance with minimal tools The use of sealed bearings.Special tools for changing bottom bracket axles are now required
Most of my cycling clothing shoes etc are from Decathlon.Halfords .Planetx and occasionally Amazon I no longer need the clothing that seems to be aimed those who race.
A pair of of cycling shoes advertised at £300.I’m quite happy with my Decathlon shoes at a cost of £45
If I was a newcomer to cycling reading the cycling press I would need a Gravel bike .A touring /road bike .
A hybrid for commuting .
I quite like the idea of a hybrid as my do it all go almost anywhere bike . Certainly seems ideal for my style of riding
Sterlo
Early Retirement Planning
- Location
- East Riding of Yorkshire
Must have been a repeat, she died in 2011
