Mo1959
Legendary Member
..........apart from cake!Mr WD is a very happy bunny now that we have rain. The stream is running again so he has started pumping water from it into the big pond. Doesn't take much to please him.
The Retirement Thread
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Tenkaykev
Guru
Are they the ones where if the chain comes off then you get a very big pencil, slot it into the crank and wind the chain back on?
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
We've gone a bit nocturnal since Thursday as we decided to be creatures of the night for a few days. 
I guess that a retirement advantage is that you can play around with lifestyles on a whim.
I guess that a retirement advantage is that you can play around with lifestyles on a whim.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
After doing 16 years of permanent night shift, I often wonder if that's why I still struggle to sleep at night.........mind you, I can't sleep during the day either!We've gone a bit nocturnal since Thursday as we decided to be creatures of the night for a few days.
I guess that a retirement advantage is that you can play around with lifestyles on a whim.
I just opted for it by choice as it meant a week on and week off plus when you had a week's leave it meant you were off for three weeks.
Dave7
Legendary Member
And seeing WD in her fleecy bloomers...........apart from cake!
After doing 16 years of permanent night shift, I often wonder if that's why I still struggle to sleep at night.........mind you, I can't sleep during the day either!
I've read that shift working is detrimental to long-term health. Not sure whether this is true or not tbh.
We've always been late to bed types here - at least in the 30 odd years that we've been together.
My guess is that when we switch from being 'semis' to full retirees (again) next year that our natural sleep/wake cycle would be getting up at around 11am and going to bed at around 4pm.
As neither of us can be bothered to work at all this week and the next few weeks we'll shift in that direction for a while.
We finally settled down to sleep at 4.30am on Thursday night and 5.45am last night after a Prosecco and sausage breakfast (?).
Tonight's our mad weekly party night and I doubt whether we'll get any zzzz's until 7-8am tomorrow morning.
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
I had an 8 track in my first car!
You must have been posh, my first car didn’t even have a radio, or, a heater.
monkers
Veteran
What have I said wrong now ???
MrsD, looking down at her Harem pants said "Well I wont be taking these on holiday again, they are old and bobbly".
All I said was......."why not? You're old and bobbly but I take you on holiday".
Where are those pain killers
Ooh you are brave!
monkers
Veteran
Google told me it's a sheep dip with restraints. Are you expecting a visit from any particular person or a plague zombie perhaps?
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monkers
Veteran
Thank you Paul, that's kind of you to say, and I'm pleased that there's someone out there who likes to read my musings.
Anyway job done. Seat post chopped and the frame has had its circumcision - 20mm from the tip of the seat tube. Feels about right now sitting astride, but the next ride will tell.
Now I'm ready to tackle the myriad of stickers and random bits of duct tape that are spoiling the look. This must be done as I'm a very discerning woman, or in Danni's words, a fussy cow!
Dave7
Legendary Member
I did approx 8 weeks of nights many years ago. Hated it. 1800 till 0600. Get home. Have breakfast. Get up. Back to work......NO THANKYOU.After doing 16 years of permanent night shift, I often wonder if that's why I still struggle to sleep at night.........mind you, I can't sleep during the day either!
Mo1959
Legendary Member
monkers
Veteran
Then can we get a photo?It’s compulsory you realise!
Anything for you Mo - will soon be done. I'm going to replace the saddle, can it wait until then? It has the black 'n' aqua blue one off the Cube at the moment as I found it quite comfortable.
