The Retirement Thread
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gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
Good hot morning again here and I am ready to go home but will have to wait till Sunday. 
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Morning. Heat haze here. Today and the weekend are going to be the hottest for us then it will cool down slightly.
I have to go to the post office again, then I have stuff to do, then it will be the TDF again for me.
Stay safe peeps
I have to go to the post office again, then I have stuff to do, then it will be the TDF again for me.
Stay safe peeps
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Hello! A beautiful day here. Slept for nine hours last night, sorry Dave, but don't feel as revived as I'd hope. Chesty cough has returned with a vengeance.
Reading the papers and I've seen flood, famine, pestilence and fire. Keep shoulder checking guys.
It's a walking day so I must make picnic etc.
Forgot to collect meds yesterday and only remembered just now when I saw @Mo1959's post. 🤔
Reading the papers and I've seen flood, famine, pestilence and fire. Keep shoulder checking guys.
It's a walking day so I must make picnic etc.
Forgot to collect meds yesterday and only remembered just now when I saw @Mo1959's post. 🤔
Flick of the Elbow
less than
- Location
- Pentlands Midlothian Edinburgh
Good morning all, another sunny day in prospect 
Planning a potter with Mrs F.
Planning a potter with Mrs F.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Aye, my Volvo likes a drink and im expecting the petrol pump to pull a knife and steal my wallet.
But it is what it is - I drive very little now, and don't mind paying the price for the polluting and antisocial passtime that is motoring.
Morning all
Yay, It's Fish Friday
Although........it's not.
With it going to be a hot one today, MrsD has suggested that we walk to the village and pick up one of CJs finest sarnies, then stop off at the White Lion for a pint on the way back.
Sounds like a plan to me.
(We had homemade fish & chips last night, anyway
)
Yay, It's Fish Friday
Although........it's not.
With it going to be a hot one today, MrsD has suggested that we walk to the village and pick up one of CJs finest sarnies, then stop off at the White Lion for a pint on the way back.
Sounds like a plan to me.
(We had homemade fish & chips last night, anyway
)
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Result! Had a busy day yesterday, so never got to check my emails. Checking over a typical Poshshire breakfast of crisps and a mars bar, and the injury award element of my pension is being bumped up into the next band because of the continuing deterioration of the use of my fingers.
Near on another 4 grand a year, and because its injury related its tax free. Now, wheres the Rickenbacker catalogue...?
Near on another 4 grand a year, and because its injury related its tax free. Now, wheres the Rickenbacker catalogue...?
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Morning. Another early bimble done. 35 miles on the hybrid. Cool when I set out but already getting quite warm towards the end.
Went over and did a loop round my old village. One of the little back roads and the steeple attached to the old church that is no longer in use other than
the odd tourist having a look round.
Went over and did a loop round my old village. One of the little back roads and the steeple attached to the old church that is no longer in use other than
the odd tourist having a look round.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
The house you can see down the little street was the only one that was supposed to have survived the burning of the village during the Jacobite rebellion in 1715 as it was thought the occupants stuffed damp straw in their windows and set it alight so the smoke billowed out and they thought it was already on fire.
GM
Legendary Member
- Location
- North of the river
Morning all...According to Mo's philosophy I'm supposed to do 72 miles today, that might have to wait a few weeks it'll be more like a 7.2km walk. 
I wish you could all have a slice of this 🎂
Enjoy your day folks!
I wish you could all have a slice of this 🎂
Enjoy your day folks!
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
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I feel so guilty now with my 20 miles ones.
Please stop doing those high mileage outings!
I feel so guilty now with my 20 miles ones.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
My first check in here since retiring on the 2nd of July, I think 
Things are going well, been so lucky with the weather. Getting the miles in, at first I was doing 300 miles per week but now I've settled into a more sustainable routine of about 220 miles a week. Bought a replacement kindle and getting back into reading, booked a place on a 10 week intermediate level French language course and done some DIY. We even went on a day out this week, our first in about 5 years at least! Mrs D was already retired due to ill health, but me retiring has also made her more relaxed. We downsized in November to a beautiful peaceful place and we're loving the way things are now.
Financially, no sweat, we planned well. I do have a slight guilty feeling of having retired at 55 and realise I'm extremely fortunate, a few times I've told people I'm on holiday when asked in cycling cafes I visit often. A habit I will get out of eventually. I don't want to become 'that' kind of person who shoves it down people's throats. Maybe this generation will be the very last to be able to retire in their mid 50s if they've been lucky enough.
One thing I didn't expect, I still get the Friday feeling! How odd, but I do really like Fridays for some reason even now.
Cheers all.
Things are going well, been so lucky with the weather. Getting the miles in, at first I was doing 300 miles per week but now I've settled into a more sustainable routine of about 220 miles a week. Bought a replacement kindle and getting back into reading, booked a place on a 10 week intermediate level French language course and done some DIY. We even went on a day out this week, our first in about 5 years at least! Mrs D was already retired due to ill health, but me retiring has also made her more relaxed. We downsized in November to a beautiful peaceful place and we're loving the way things are now.
Financially, no sweat, we planned well. I do have a slight guilty feeling of having retired at 55 and realise I'm extremely fortunate, a few times I've told people I'm on holiday when asked in cycling cafes I visit often. A habit I will get out of eventually. I don't want to become 'that' kind of person who shoves it down people's throats. Maybe this generation will be the very last to be able to retire in their mid 50s if they've been lucky enough.
One thing I didn't expect, I still get the Friday feeling! How odd, but I do really like Fridays for some reason even now.
Cheers all.
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
