The Retirement Thread

[randynewmanscat]

Today I have successfully navigated by public transport from the Velodrome to MRI Oxford Road. Tram, bus, walk - even found the ward.

This is an achievement worthy of note!

Even more noteworthy is my first pace line at the Velodrome. It was hot.

At the crossroads south of the Velodrome is a ginormous academy type complex built for Manchester City FC. It was under construction when I left Britain and must be looking very finished now. The Asda at that crossroads is the wild west. A friend was a regional manager for a guarding company and told me about "trolley dashes" and fuel drive aways that went wrong.

 

[derrick]

In Belgium at the moment its so hot. But had to go for a ride. Sat in a cafe at the moment.

Even the salad tasted good. The canals are so nice to ride. Loving it. The beers are going down well.

Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/66hhBcS8BY

 

[randynewmanscat]

Today I have successfully navigated by public transport from the Velodrome to MRI Oxford Road. Tram, bus, walk - even found the ward.

This is an achievement worthy of note!

Even more noteworthy is my first pace line at the Velodrome. It was hot.

I say the noteworthy achievement was navigating the corridors of Manchester Royal Infirmary. I can attest to much shoe leather worn in pursuit of patients visited.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I think it was very early September. Without embarrassing myself by phoning my brother to ask him on what date he married I will guess.
Many of my friends took the summer off and loafed before university or college and I felt some envy but Harry Hall gave me discount. Like the old days of the truck acts he gave me money with one hand and took it back with the other. My friends had deep sun tans and I had campy equipped bikes.

In 1976 I was living in a bedsit in the Earlsdon part of the city, I think my landlord was renting a ground floor flat and was illegally sub letting rooms, but I'm not sure. I was running round on a new MZ 250 motorbike that I'd borrowed money from where I was working to buy, I was working in a small radio and TV workshop, I was running the stores.

 

[numbnuts]

Looks like here

 

[Dave7]

Good morning. I will be hiding Indoors today. Curtains will be closed and fans will be on to try to keep the house cool. Have a food one peeps.....and Dave, give my bloomers back.

You said I could have them. I keep all the spare pillows in them.

 

[Dave7]

Morning All

29.5c or 85f in old money here.It reached 33c yesterday but i think it will end up hotter than that today.
I see all the "snowflakes" are moaning about a week long heatwave.They wouldn't have lasted long in 1976.?
Well that's my "old fart"rant.

I had no problem in 1976. I baked to a nice dark brown that year BUT I was only 29 years old.....more difficult now

 

[randynewmanscat]

In Belgium at the moment its so hot. But had to go for a ride. Sat in a cafe at the moment.
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In 1976 I was living in a bedsit in the Earlsdon part of the city, I think my landlord was renting a ground floor flat and was illegally sub letting rooms, but I'm not sure. I was running round on a new MZ 250 motorbike that I'd borrowed money from where I was working to buy, I was working in a small radio and TV workshop, I was running the stores.

MZ TS 250? I had a friend who expired through too much drink and whatever else. He was an MZ devotee and owned several during the late 70's, he was a fan of the Soviet Republic. He raced an ETS 250 Trophy sport at Darley Moor and Three Sisters tracks in the production class.
A friend and I ported the engine and the stewards did not notice the 38mm Mikuni carburettor or the expansion chamber tapers inserted into the humungous exhaust pipe. That bike wheelied on throttle in 1st and 2nd gears, the power band was so narrow it was like a switch being thrown.
I took the pee out of his DDR produced transport and race bikes but I had grudging respect, MZ used to be the winning bike in the ISDT often enough.
Edited for snipped inclusion of envy statement to another post. My phone screen is too hot to touch.

 

[welsh dragon]

In 1976 my son was 3 and my daughter was 1. I had to keep them both inside because of the heat and sun. My son was very fair skinned like me and would have been burnt to a crisp.

 

[welsh dragon]

You said I could have them. I keep all the spare pillows in them.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I remember the shop, on the Stoney Stanton Rd always had one bike in the showroom that was supposed to be a compertition model, and the shop owner always said they had a certificate with them that said the bike had managed 100 mph when it was tested on the factory test track before they sold it.

 

[PaulSB]

In '76 I was 22, lots of curlyish hair, beard and working on a tree nursery. We worked in the field trimming trees all summer.

Me and my friend Trevor thought we looked like Greek gods!

 

[classic33]

Today I have successfully navigated by public transport from the Velodrome to MRI Oxford Road. Tram, bus, walk - even found the ward.

This is an achievement worthy of note!

Even more noteworthy is my first pace line at the Velodrome. It was hot.

Is the bike ok, and do you have any splinters?

 

[classic33]

Looks like here

Sunny here, no sign of rain to the east, south ot west.

Temperature in the shade.

 

[welsh dragon]

At the moment it is 33 deg outside.