The Retirement Thread

[Venod]

Daughter is off work today so Mrs Afnug will be going to visit, probably help her with the housework then she will be visiting her mother to help her with the housework,this I understand as she is 94 (the MIL not Mrs Afnug) I on the other hand hope to get out on the bike, might be the CX there is a couple of new sections of path I need to check out, just got to wait for UPS to pick up a parcel.

 

[Drago]

At 48? Not a chance for a long while yet

Good heavens above! Glad I didn't wait until 48 to retire! Being prematurely elderly is fantastic!!!

Nice and sunny, an afternoon in the Man-Shed beckons. Alas, no beer as running this evening, bit after the run I may retire to the Man-Shed with a pint or four of Squeaky Arse bitter and listen to Led Zep III on vinyl. Oh yes.

 

[Dirk]

Nice and sunny, an afternoon in the Man-Shed beckons. Alas, no beer as running this evening, bit after the run I may retire to the Man-Shed with a pint or four of Squeaky Arse bitter and listen to Led Zep III on vinyl. Oh yes.

Sounds like a plan.
If I lived closer, I'd be knocking on yer door later!

 

[arch684]

I'm going out on the bike today,tomorrow its to be rain/sleet and maybe snow.I will not be out tomorrow

 

[The Jogger]

How do we cope with our hectic days, I really really miss that daily commute to London everyday, representing members, going to meetings listening to people waffle on hoping to impress their manager then get back home knackered and bored all to get up the next day and do it all over again. The only god send was I got around London on my bike instead of with my free tube travel. Back to, Homes Under the Hammer, my latest addiction then bike to meeting. Love it .

 

[Paulus]

A lovely sunny morning down here. I've been out with the dog, two loads of washing out on the line and just about to pump the tyres up on my bike for a pootle before some shopping for dinner and maybe a pint or 3 in the local. Ah, I'm looking forward to retirement, 12 shifts to go.

 

[PaulSB]

Last year we were walking on the Wirral when a load of cyclist came the opposite way (Chorley CC), I said to my mate they are a fare distance from home I wonder if they have cycled all the way here because it makes it a long ride if they are cycling home, so I had a mooch about on Strava and found they had cycled from home and did cycle back via the Mersey Ferry, a good day out no doubt.

This would have been our annual ride out to Eureka cafe on the Wirral. Turned in to a rather long day with mechanicals, my son driving in to a car in a Preston car park (he was in a total panic so the group waited while I calmed him down by mobile!), missed the ferry so had to wait an hour. All in all though a good day out at 127 miles, 14.4avg.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1041544887

 

[screenman]

Swim done this morning and currently sadly watching a large tree in the garden being taken down, I will be out on the bike later.

As for this clock lark, I know it makes little difference but getting up at what my body thought was 4am instead of 5am felt odd.

 

[Drago]

Driving back from Hossy saw Alan Sugar's chum Nick Hewer pulling out of his farm.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Listening to the TMS podchat talking about the aussie CHEATS I have every sympathy for them.....NOT.

Yesterday i had a good ride but forgot to turn strava on so when i got back i had to use the manual setting, amazed to get kudos for a 200 mile ride in 2 hours. also got back to find the rear light which i had strapped to my topeak saddle bag had fallen off.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Good heavens above! Glad I didn't wait until 48 to retire! Being prematurely elderly is fantastic!!!

Nice and sunny, an afternoon in the Man-Shed beckons. Alas, no beer as running this evening, bit after the run I may retire to the Man-Shed with a pint or four of Squeaky Arse bitter and listen to Led Zep III on vinyl. Oh yes.

I'd be around as well but i can't find poshire on google maps.?

 

[Venod]

How do we cope with our hectic days, I really really miss that daily commute to London everyday, representing members, going to meetings listening to people waffle on hoping to impress their manager then get back home knackered and bored all to get up the next day and do it all over again.

I don't miss work at all and most of the retirees I know don't, I attended a 40th wedding anniversary recently and the best man from the wedding turned up I hadn't seen him for years but it was like I only saw him yesterday, in our younger days we had some great times but our lives took a different path, I started work at 16 as an apprentice he was at university until he was about 27 it became a bit of a joke when we met everybody would take the mickey out of him for still being a schoolboy.
He went on to have a high flying career in the Pharmaceutical industry, he did say he missed work at first but had now come to terms with it and was enjoying his retirement, we both reflected on how we had similar youth and now we have a similar existence despite totally different lives, makes you think.

 

[Drago]

I'd be around as well but i can't find poshire on google maps.?

Its between Windsor and Balmoral.

 

[numbnuts]

Smashed out the mile in 5:58, so finally broken the 6 minute barrier. Just another 59 second minimum to shave off!

Never tried this before one mile = 03:20 not too bad for an old fart

 

[The Jogger]

I don't miss work at all and most of the retirees I know don't, I attended a 40th wedding anniversary recently and the best man from the wedding turned up I hadn't seen him for years but it was like I only saw him yesterday, in our younger days we had some great times but our lives took a different path, I started work at 16 as an apprentice he was at university until he was about 27 it became a bit of a joke when we met everybody would take the mickey out of him for still being a schoolboy.
He went on to have a high flying career in the Pharmaceutical industry, he did say he missed work at first but had now come to terms with it and was enjoying his retirement, we both reflected on how we had similar youth and now we have a similar existence despite totally different lives, makes you think.

I miss work like a hole in the head.............