Must say, that looks a nice piece of kit.
The Retirement Thread
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Juan Kog
permanently grumpy
I've mentioned our Wednesday evenings at Poole Park during the summer months. It started back in the 1980's when a small group of running friends would meet up to do some speed work around the Cycle Track. The track is exactly 1/3rd of a mile and has seen a great deal of wear and tear over the years and occasional flooding due to poor drainage and being at sea level. The Pavilion was refurbished a while ago and was a great facility. As well as being home to the local Cricket Team it was also used by various groups including parkrun.
I noticed on Wednesday evening that there's been a new commemorative piece of artwork installed, I dug into things a bit after noticing that the numbers on the two Bicycles read "3" and "7" and wondering if those numbers had any significance.
What I did find was a copy of the front page of the first edition of " Poole Wheelers Cycling and Athletic Club " dated May 1930, with an account of a 20 mile race attended by 12,000 spectators! ( In reading I noticed one of the competitors had to retire because of " A busted Toobular ")
Fascinating reading.
I noticed on Wednesday evening that there's been a new commemorative piece of artwork installed, I dug into things a bit after noticing that the numbers on the two Bicycles read "3" and "7" and wondering if those numbers had any significance.
What I did find was a copy of the front page of the first edition of " Poole Wheelers Cycling and Athletic Club " dated May 1930, with an account of a 20 mile race attended by 12,000 spectators! ( In reading I noticed one of the competitors had to retire because of " A busted Toobular ")
Fascinating reading.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Here we go. Unusually short time trial.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
We are expecting a delivery of wood in about 10 minutes. We are a bit late getting the firewood this year. We usually have it all in and stacked by now.
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Our new kettle is proving rather splendid, it makes a change to get boiling water every time, the old kettle would give it anywhere from tepid upwards.
classic33
Leg End Member
You'll just have to bite the bullet and get stuck in helping this year then.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
pawl
Legendary Member
- Location
- Desford Leicestershire
Pity my favourite commentator not is reporting Carlton Kirby
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Burning woodwhat are you trying to do compete with China
Some of us don't live in cities, or have a gas supply and LPG and oil are so expensive and are just as harmful as anything else is.
So we are stuffed
Sterlo
Early Retirement Planning
- Location
- East Riding of Yorkshire
I don't recall seeing permission in t'Whippet Breeders Weekly for you to cross the border?
classic33
Leg End Member
Carbon neutral though.Some of us don't live in cities, or have a gas supply and LPG and oil are so expensive and are just as harmful as anything else is.
So we are stuffed
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
It is, so unlike others I am only putting back into the atmosphere, what was uptaken in the first place. So yayyyuu
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Sneaked in and out. Traffic was so bad only 1 in 20 cars being checked. There was a fire-bombed car Manchester bound - two fire engines and about 10 mile queue waiting to get by!!
