The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

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.

..........apart from cake!

 

[Tenkaykev]

Cassettes? What are these? I'm on CDs but never seen one on my bikes.

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]

..........apart from cake!

I forgot about cake.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

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.

 

[Mo1959]

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.

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 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]

..........apart from cake!

And seeing WD in her fleecy bloomers.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

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 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.

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.

 

[Dirk]

When we were working our normal routine was to be up at 6am and in bed by just after 10pm.
Since retiring we have shifted to getting up after 9am and going to bed around midnight. Just seems to be more natural for us.

 

[BoldonLad]

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]

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]

I came up with a lorry mounted drill rig?

Google told me it's a sheep dip with restraints. Are you expecting a visit from any particular person or a plague zombie perhaps?

 

[monkers]

As someone who has zero mechanical knowledge or ability I've found it interesting to read this type of post from you over recent weeks. It's so very different from the usual mechanical stuff on here; this is the problem, what's the solution? followed by 29 different opinions. I do like your this was my problem, this is what I did, job done approach.

I'm stunned by the idea of cutting the seat tube. I would be at my LBS before I'd even considered the idea...........and I now know what an abrafile is.

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]

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 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.

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.

 

[Mo1959]

Now I'm ready to tackle the myriad of stickers and random bits of duct tape that are spoiling the look.

Then can we get a photo? It’s compulsory you realise!

 

[monkers]

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.