The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

We have 2 Tv's. Mr WD has a PlayStation so we have a 32 inch TV in the spare bedroom and it's hooked to to that and then we have a 65 inch T.V. in the living room.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

That, sir, is good.
I would have take it to the LBS as it is beyond me.
As a teenager I would try most things but not now.

The important part of doing your own repairs is knowing what you can or can't do, there are some jobs I won't normally tackle, a lot of them I've tried doing before and haven't been happy with the result so they go to the LBS

 

[Dave7]

We have 2 Tv's. Mr WD has a PlayStation so we have a 32 inch TV in the spare bedroom and it's hooked to to that and then we have a 65 inch T.V. in the living room.

We have a 70" as we find it better for the porn channels.


That's not true btw.

 

[welsh dragon]

We have a 70" as we find it better for the porn channels.


That's not true btw.

 

[pawl]

Its lino, its been down for years and is in need of replacing

That must be the best excuse I’ve heard for along time😋😋😋

 

[pawl]

Just been to the garden centre to get a crimbo tree .Really busy .Lots of families with children commented to MrsP why aren’t the kids at school Because it’s Sunday When I woke up this morning I could have sworn it was Monday

 

[oldwheels]

Just looking out my front window admiring the scenery when noticed a small cargo boat coming up the Sound. It got to opposite Calve Island just off Tobermory and did a 180 degree turn and is heading back where it came from. Looks empty and possibly a lorry carrier with roll on roll off at the bow. Annoyingly it has a name in large letters on the side which I cannot quite make out due to slight shake. Must get a tripod for a telescope. A bit of a mystery tho' Fishnish or Lochaline slipways are not too far away and a timber loading jetty.
There are lots of little workboats always on the move nowadays probably doing mooring work and similar jobs and more small cargo boats than in the past. Saves road traffic with heavy lorries.

 

[welsh dragon]

There has been an advert on the TV for fake trees from a company called Balsam. I had a look on their website last night and some of them cost £1,350. Even in the sale the are £1,000. I don't think so.

 

[numbnuts]

We have 2 Tv's. Mr WD has a PlayStation so we have a 32 inch TV in the spare bedroom and it's hooked to to that and then we have a in the living room.

WoW 65 inch T.V. …... it must be like watching a game of tennis

 

[12boy]

Lovely day at the moment, crystal clear, sunny and a toasty 0C. It will be 10C later with 30 mph wind so perhaps an early ride would be best. Lots of fun stuff to do....a little bike maintenance, saddle swapping and setting up the Steamroller with the SA three speed option again. If my man Tyler at the LBS has the right taps, I will have him chase the BB threads in the Bianchi Nyala I found at the dump. I figure it may be a pound or so heavier than my Dale but if I go with one Al chainring the weight loss from 3 steel ones and no front deraileur may get me there. A Tange chromo lugged mtn bike frame with a level top tube has always been a fave for me. The other bikes I have are just about perfect.....no, I made my Holdsworth a single speed for fun and I need to restore that to 10 speed specs. 2 projects for those days going outside ain't fun.
Dave R....going with a cartridge or loose ball bearing BB? I've found Shimano UN 55s to be pretty bulletproof and have tens of thousands of trouble free miles on mine.
I'll check in around your bedtime to see what deviltry you sultry seniors got up to today...

 

[Mo1959]

(In the distant Mists of time, Mrs Tenkay won a Scottish AAA medal running 100km around the grounds of Herriot Watt 😎)

Amazing! Wish I had taken it up when I was younger. It’s like a lot of things in life, not realising till too late how much you enjoy something but being past making any improvements due to age and injuries. Never mind, I am really enjoying it just now so that’s all that matters.

 

[PaulSB]

Who's Lord Lucan? . Oh No I've given myself away I'm to young to be on this thread.

We lived opposite his house when I was a kid

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Well England made hard work of that.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Lovely day at the moment, crystal clear, sunny and a toasty 0C. It will be 10C later with 30 mph wind so perhaps an early ride would be best. Lots of fun stuff to do....a little bike maintenance, saddle swapping and setting up the Steamroller with the SA three speed option again. If my man Tyler at the LBS has the right taps, I will have him chase the BB threads in the Bianchi Nyala I found at the dump. I figure it may be a pound or so heavier than my Dale but if I go with one Al chainring the weight loss from 3 steel ones and no front deraileur may get me there. A Tange chromo lugged mtn bike frame with a level top tube has always been a fave for me. The other bikes I have are just about perfect.....no, I made my Holdsworth a single speed for fun and I need to restore that to 10 speed specs. 2 projects for those days going outside ain't fun.
Dave R....going with a cartridge or loose ball bearing BB? I've found Shimano UN 55s to be pretty bulletproof and have tens of thousands of trouble free miles on mine.
I'll check in around your bedtime to see what deviltry you sultry seniors got up to today...

Yes, I like the UN55, but thy're a bit scarce in the 103 spindle size round here, I've gone with a Token, the same same as I'm taking out, It's given good service so hopefully the replacement will do the same.

 

[PaulSB]

WoW 65 inch T.V. …... it must be like watching a game of tennis

😂😂