dickyknees
Guru
- Location
- Anglesey
Bore da pawb,
Sunshine and showers this morning.
Sunshine and showers this morning.
The Retirement Thread
- Thread starter Dirk
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That was the received wisdom for many years. More recent research suggested replenishing within four hours is equally effective.
Don’t get conned by the “ Special super effective “ expensive drinks and supplements that are heavily advertised. A chocolate milk shake after exercise is ideal, tastes much nicer and is inexpensive.
Mrs Tenkay and I used to “ do a bit of running” and on some events a “ refuelling strategy “ was arranged before the event.
Fascinating to see the variety of foodstuffs people would chomp during a race. Bananas were a favourite as was Malt Loaf. Jam and banana sandwiches were popular too. One event saw the organiser take orders from the competitors on the track and send out to the local chip shop😁
We met some fascinating people, many of whom “ danced to a different tune “ I spoke with one Dutch lady who was rubbing some sort of liniment into her legs, when I enquired what it was she told me “ Horses Urine “ 😮😮 . Many years later I discovered that Oestrogen is extracted from the urine of pregnant mares.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
In and out of the docs in 10 minutes.
BP done. She asked whether I wanted my blood sampled. I told her that I'd have anything that was free.
Took doggie down to Velator Quay. Very nice morning today.
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That's a sad tale that is probably happening in a lot of families.. I have my Blind 88yr old mum living in the attached semi and I don't think some people realise what a strain on your own family life the restrictions of caring can be. I have two sisters and one does her share 'despite having an autistic son of her own' but the other 'who has no kids, a Jag, a Range Rover and a love of foreign holidays' doesn't.. Every family seems to have one doesn't it. I had to knock a doorway through the upstairs party wall of our 2 bedroom house a few years ago (all done legally) so that my son could have his own bedroom above nana's living room as sharing a bedroom with his teenage sister 'in bunkbeds' was not ideal or fair on either of them really. The alternative was moving house but then I'm sure that the social services would not have let her stay in her house alone as she has fallen a few times already.. She still says to me "you were late in last night" and I'm a grown man
Hence the love of my 'alone time' on my bike or fettling bikes in my garage
Good luck to him.. I hope they don't make him do a hill start on the Bwlch y Groes
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Marmalade pieces are best. To any one who does not know a piece is in some parts called a sandwich.
I thought it was somebody walking a lamb.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
He got the blanks the wrong way round.😊
Juan Kog
permanently grumpy
JP my Mum-in-law lives with Mrs JK and I, 100 with memory problems. So you’re final line struck a cord with me.That's a sad tale that is probably happening in a lot of families.. I have my Blind 88yr old mum living in the attached semi and I don't think some people realise what a strain on your own family life the restrictions of caring can be. I have two sisters and one does her share 'despite having an autistic son of her own' but the other 'who has no kids, a Jag, a Range Rover and a love of foreign holidays' doesn't.. Every family seems to have one doesn't it. I had to knock a doorway through the upstairs party wall of our 2 bedroom house a few years ago (all done legally) so that my son could have his own bedroom above nana's living room as sharing a bedroom with his teenage sister 'in bunkbeds' was not ideal or fair on either of them really. The alternative was moving house but then I'm sure that the social services would not have let her stay in her house alone as she has fallen a few times already.. She still says to me "you were late in last night" and I'm a grown man
Hence the love of my 'alone time' on my bike or fettling bikes in my garage
There is a lady on Youtube (Juliet Elliot) who does a lot of cycling on the trails around Dartmoor and it looks lovely. I've never been a fan of the Youtube Vlogger type thing but she is so upbeat and her enthusiasm for cycling and the outdoors often encourages me to get out and ride when I'm feeling a bit down and miserable.
The alone time in the garage or the "you were late last night" bit
Flick of the Elbow
less than
- Location
- Pentlands Midlothian Edinburgh
They are known as sandwiches in Darkest Peru. A big favourite with the local bears I believe.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Dry but overcast start today but sun is now out despite forecast being for rain by now.
Got another short trip out on the trike but more traffic than usual. A couple of Openreach vans stopped to wait for me passing and an idiot behind tried to overtake despite much angry gesticulating from both vans. They had to back up again and that would be them stuck behind the vans for the rest of the way into town in retaliation.
A couple of what were probably sea eagles judging by size circling at the edge of a forest area. The light was against me so not able to get enough detail to be sure.
The holiday lets seem to be arriving as different cars at some houses. The original holiday homes used to let the houses for the winter to locals who had to move into caravans for the summer but the modern lot are too greedy as more money from tourists.
A couple of local roadies passed in the opposite direction and shouted greetings. One works offshore and has long periods of home leave and gets bored. Since he is a mechanic and a whizz with bikes I get him to do anything I need done as it helps him to pass the time.
Got another short trip out on the trike but more traffic than usual. A couple of Openreach vans stopped to wait for me passing and an idiot behind tried to overtake despite much angry gesticulating from both vans. They had to back up again and that would be them stuck behind the vans for the rest of the way into town in retaliation.
A couple of what were probably sea eagles judging by size circling at the edge of a forest area. The light was against me so not able to get enough detail to be sure.
The holiday lets seem to be arriving as different cars at some houses. The original holiday homes used to let the houses for the winter to locals who had to move into caravans for the summer but the modern lot are too greedy as more money from tourists.
A couple of local roadies passed in the opposite direction and shouted greetings. One works offshore and has long periods of home leave and gets bored. Since he is a mechanic and a whizz with bikes I get him to do anything I need done as it helps him to pass the time.
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