The Retirement Thread

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It's pancake day :hyper:
 

GM

Legendary Member
Morning all, I am meeting up with the old codgers group from work today. First off is the national army museum at Sloane Square, then lunch. The across town to HMS Belfast for a tour and then dinner. Should be a good day.


Thinking about doing the HMS Belfast tour next month as part of our anniversary celebration. Looks like you've picked a good day for it!
 

PaulSB

Squire
Blimey! Best get on with my shriving then. :laugh:
Are you confessing in here or do you just want to us issue penance? :ohmy:
 
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Dirk

Dirk

If 6 Was 9
Location
Watchet
Does count towards my shrive?

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D

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I got back just before 2 with 54 miles on, a ride over to Earlswood with a liberal dose of rule 9, I'm either a bad ass or a silly old sod. The ride out was slow and into a stiff breeze, I picked a pedalling rhythm and just slogged into it, there was a small section of Nuthurst road that was flooded but it wasn't to deep or to long, just enough to give me wet feet, by the time I arrived at the cafe the sun had gone and it had clouded over. I came out the cafe and the rain had set in so I decided to head home using the route out rather than do the planned route through Danzey Green, by the time I'd got to Bushwood Lane the rain had turned to hail and it was stinging my face as I rode the descent down past the stream, even on the fixed that descent is good for 30mph, but not today, I had to cap my speed at 25mph because of the hail, by the time I'd got to Packwood House the sun had come out, by the time I got to Baddesley Clinton it was raining again, and that was the pattern all the way home, sunshine and showers, but it was a much easier ride home and I spent a lot of it with a tail wind. It was nice to get out but I'll be glad when we get some better weather, these bad weather rides are seriously knackering.
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
Just back from town where I eventually got my razor**
Picked up MrsDs car and am now £194 lighter......coil pack and plugs:eek:.
Our neighbour is Italian and as I type is over in Italy where the outbreak is.......this should be interesting:wacko:.
**a nightmare. I wanted a Philishave series 5. There are loads of series 5s with almost identical numbers. I chose the one on offer @£70. They tried to charge me £85. I took her to the the display and showed the offer. Turns out there was one digit different. I then had to wait 10 minutes while she went to get the correct one. A right royal pain in the ar*e.
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
I got back just before 2 with 54 miles on, a ride over to Earlswood with a liberal dose of rule 9, I'm either a bad ass or a silly old sod. The ride out was slow and into a stiff breeze, I picked a pedalling rhythm and just slogged into it, there was a small section of Nuthurst road that was flooded but it wasn't to deep or to long, just enough to give me wet feet, by the time I arrived at the cafe the sun had gone and it had clouded over. I came out the cafe and the rain had set in so I decided to head home using the route out rather than do the planned route through Danzey Green, by the time I'd got to Bushwood Lane the rain had turned to hail and it was stinging my face as I rode the descent down past the stream, even on the fixed that descent is good for 30mph, but not today, I had to cap my speed at 25mph because of the hail, by the time I'd got to Packwood House the sun had come out, by the time I got to Baddesley Clinton it was raining again, and that was the pattern all the way home, sunshine and showers, but it was a much easier ride home and I spent a lot of it with a tail wind. It was nice to get out but I'll be glad when we get some better weather, these bad weather rides are seriously knackering.
Erm......bad ass or silly old sod......can we have a vote on that :blink:
 
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