The Retirement Thread

[oldwheels]

Our son's just sent me a 12 week scan photo... I'm going to ba a grandad! - our first one due in July.
It's going to be hard to keep Mrs A_T under control until we can visit!

That's me up in the loft to find the cot and the duplo this afternoon.

Can't wait.

Best advice I heard was "Keep your wallet open and your mouth shut". While my wife did not approve of everything her DIL did she kept her mouth firmly shut and they got on fine.

 

[numbnuts]

Not done much today put up a this morning that was hard work , later went out to see if my car would start, it did so went for a 8 mile drive to charge up the battery.
I was going to go out for a walk, but there were too many people walking around, so I gave it a miss.
The news on the covid gets grim, saying we may have to wear masks if we go outside our houses what next.......!!!
Not been cold up to 9c here feels like a heatwave.

 

[numbnuts]

😊 I've just found my train-set in an old suitcase!

I never had a train set so I went to work for British Rail,
but that turned out to be a cowboy outfit – OK I'll get me coat ...........

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

What gauge it the train set - I used to have an N gauge layout so I could have a big circuit in my bedroom

In fact it it still up in the attic - don;t think many of the locos work - but the rest should be OK

 

[classic33]

What gauge it the train set - I used to have an N gauge layout so I could have a big circuit in my bedroom

In fact it it still up in the attic - don;t think many of the locos work - but the rest should be OK

Don't dismiss them just because they don't work from the outset. A bit of cleaning and lubrication may be all that's required.

 

[welsh dragon]

It's raining so hard here now that I think I need to buy a boat.

 

[accountantpete]

What gauge it the train set - I used to have an N gauge layout so I could have a big circuit in my bedroom

In fact it it still up in the attic - don;t think many of the locos work - but the rest should be OK

Got my N Gauge Bachmann Norfolk & Western Class J whizzing round at the moment - doesn't like going slow so a fettle is required somewhere.

 

[classic33]

Got my N Gauge Bachmann Norfolk & Western Class J whizzing round at the moment - doesn't like going slow so a fettle is required somewhere.

Track and or wheels dirty in parts?

Rub a finger on the track.

 

[numbnuts]

It's raining so hard here now that I think I need to buy a boat.

There's a kayak thread here, but don't get a blow up one
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/inflatable-kayak.270689/#post-6267056

 

[Tenkaykev]

A bit of a sad tale. had a phone call earlier to let me know that one of our running buddies passed away a couple of days ago. It came as quite a shock as he was a keen runner and cyclist with the build of an athlete. He was a lovely guy, still doing track work and intervals on Club training nights and up the sharp end in his age category in various local races. It wasn't the Corona virus that got him, he'd gone out for a run, got home and then suffered a heart attack.
It's reminders of our mortality such as this which brings home the determination to make the most of everyday things, and set realistic goals for future adventures.

 

[ColinJ]

So, 7 miles in London is 'local' for Boris!

Those 2 women fined in Derbyshire for being 5 miles from home must be feeling extra peeved now...

 

[welsh dragon]

So, 7 miles in London is 'local' for Boris!

Those 2 women fined in Derbyshire for being 5 miles from home must be feeling extra peeved now...

Not really. They drove 5 miles to start their exercise. I presume Boris started out from his home. Quite a difference between them.

 

[ColinJ]

Not really. They drove 5 miles to start their exercise. I presume Boris started out from his home. Quite a difference between them.

I saw a suggestion that Boris was taken there in a car by his security guards...

The Standard has asked 10 Downing Street whether the PM cycled to the park or was driven there in a vehicle for his bike ride. However, officials declined to clarify.

 

[welsh dragon]

I saw a suggestion that Boris was taken there in a car by his security guards...

Of course. What a load of B******s. So much crap is being quoted, heard, hearsay, it's been alleged, a source close to......yada yada yada.

 

[Archie_tect]

What gauge it the train set - I used to have an N gauge layout so I could have a big circuit in my bedroom

In fact it it still up in the attic - don;t think many of the locos work - but the rest should be OK

Hornby OO-HO.