The Retirement Thread

[oldwheels]

I would love to help, but my memory isn't much cop these days and I can't find my dictionary to look up what that word means. I suppose I could Google it but I might end end up on some dodgy website. I've only just got over the shocking result of misspelling hotmail.com...!


If you don't need to carry a delicate smartphone for Strava etc a dumb phone is good for taking on bike rides. They are very hard to break and the battery charge lasts a long time. Just get a SIM from a company like giffgaff, stick £10 worth of PAYG credit on it, put it a bag with your spare tube(s) and then forget about it apart from recharging it once a week or so.

Never throw electronic equipment away in a normal bin. There are lots of places that deal with electronic scrap, including (nearly?) all council recycling centres.

For example, Hebden Bridge has an I.T. recycling centre (HERE). They take in old computer kit, reuse what they can, and recycle what they can't. I know people who got working laptops for about £40 from there.

You cannot just forget about your old phone apart from charging. After a period it will be disconnected from the network and will not work just when you need it. I have a Moto E which I use from time to time for routine medical calls which means at worst every 10 weeks.

 

[ColinJ]

You cannot just forget about your old phone apart from charging. After a period it will be disconnected from the network and will not work just when you need it. I have a Moto E which I use from time to time for routine medical calls which means at worst every 10 weeks.

Good point - I just checked and giffgaff does it after 6 months. So, put a reminder in your diary to send a text message once every 5 months if you haven't used the phone otherwise!

 

[GM]

Getting ready for the last zoom quiz of the year. Wine opened, nibbles done, questions set, could be another late night.

 

[Drago]

Bumped into my step brother while walking the dog and took the opportunity for a socially distanced catch up.

It seems Christmas did not go well. His missus spent £500 on a flash watch for his present, and accidentally gave it to the air ambulance with a load of clothes she'd cleared out of the wardrobe. Ooops!

 

[oldwheels]

Good point - I just checked and giffgaff does it after 6 months. So, put a reminder in your diary to send a text message once every 5 months if you haven't used the phone otherwise!

I do not think a text message is enough. It has to be a voice call answered by the recipient.

 

[BoldonLad]

I do not think a text message is enough. It has to be a voice call answered by the recipient.

Different networks have different terms. It is always possible to “work around” the rules.

 

[rustybolts]

Final ride of the year today. Just a 27 mile bimble round the local "main" roads, not the big ones but those the locals use to get from A to B to C - mainly bus routes which are always gritted. Busy enough to get gritted but not too busy to ride.

Interesting on the Kinesis with 35mm tyres at 60psi. Close to home we took in a couple of quiet lanes which are often icy. They were. The Kinesis held the road really well and gives a lot of confidence. Not that I'll be venturing out when it's icy but good to know the grip is there if needed.

Final total for the year is 7736 miles which I'm very happy with.

You averaged over 21 miles per day , every day of the year ! I'm envious

 

[12boy]

Perhaps not different from Arkansas where the toothbrush was invented. We know this because had it been anywhere else it would have been a "teethbrush". On the same lines what does a tornado in Kansas, a hurricane in Florida and a divorce in Alabama have in common?

Sure as hell, someone's going to lose a trailer.

 

[classic33]

@Paulus & @PaulSB & @anybody else
https://recycling.co.uk/recycling-mobile-phones/

Seems some charity shops not named on there will also take them.

 

[classic33]

Perhaps not different from Arkansas where the toothbrush was invented. We know this because had it been anywhere else it would have been a "teethbrush". On the same lines what does a tornado in Kansas, a hurricane in Florida and a divorce in Alabama have in common?

Sure as hell, someone's going to lose a trailer.

15th-16th century China
"The first “toothbrush” (with bristles) was invented in China and was made of animal bone, bamboo and hog hair. The bristles were very hard.

 

[numbnuts]

 

[ColinJ]

😩

 

[PaulSB]

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. Very cold just now but supposed to lift then turn to sleet then rain later for a while.

Last day of my Marcothon Challenge.....probably just as well as I am nearly crippled! It's strangely addictive though and I am almost scared to stop. Lol. Even thought about trying to jog slowly up to our local reservoir tomorrow morning and time it for the first sunrise of 2021. Probably more sensible just to walk though, plus it depends what it's like underfoot as it gets colder up there.

 

[screenman]

I would love to help, but my memory isn't much cop these days and I can't find my dictionary to look up what that word means. I suppose I could Google it but I might end end up on some dodgy website. I've only just got over the shocking result of misspelling hotmail.com...!


If you don't need to carry a delicate smartphone for Strava etc a dumb phone is good for taking on bike rides. They are very hard to break and the battery charge lasts a long time. Just get a SIM from a company like giffgaff, stick £10 worth of PAYG credit on it, put it a bag with your spare tube(s) and then forget about it apart from recharging it once a week or so.

Never throw electronic equipment away in a normal bin. There are lots of places that deal with electronic scrap, including (nearly?) all council recycling centres.

For example, Hebden Bridge has an I.T. recycling centre (HERE). They take in old computer kit, reuse what they can, and recycle what they can't. I know people who got working laptops for about £40 from there.

I did that with an old phone and when I went to use it the credit had expired through lack of use.