The Retirement Thread

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Paulus

Paulus

Started young, and still going.
Location
Barnet,
Mo1959 said:
Walk done. Still overcast but quite warm. I’ve stuck the cycling on but not sure how much attention I will pay. It’s not exciting me the same as Le Tour for some reason.
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Same here, I do watch it, but this years edition in particular doesn't have the same level of excitement and interest that the Tour or the Giro has.
 
ColinJ

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Location
Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Tenkaykev said:
Dodgy electrolytic capacitors?
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That's what I am thinking... The owner of the amp said that it was working perfectly one day but when she switched it on next day there was no longer any sound from either of the speakers. The headphone output still works. I reckon there might be an anti-thump relay connecting the speakers to the output from the amp, with the headphones being fed from before the relay. A dodgy capacitor in a timing circuit for the relay could prevent the relay working? Unfortunately, she can't remember if there used to be a delay before the amp started working, followed by a click, then music. There is no click now.

She rang me back last night to say that she has borrowed a pretty decent Bluetooth speaker so the immediate problem of having no music to listen to has been solved. I suggested that she should drop the amp off next time she is over here and I will see if I can sort it out then.
 
ColinJ

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Location
Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
PaulSB said:
Foulridge - pronunciation competition there for you folks
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I had always assumed that it was the obvious, but knowing how the locals call nearby Barnoldswick "Barlick" makes me suspect that it is something odd like "Foolidge"/"Fooledge"? :whistle:

PaulSB said:
On Wednesday I'd been concerned about braking, awful squealing under full load, and this became worse on Thursday.
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Went home to my LBS. Checked the rotors, mine are 160s when new and the minimum recommended by the manufacturer is 150 after use and wear. My front is 140, rear 145. New rotors today.:okay:

It never occurred to me rotors could wear out
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What do those numbers mean? Normally, when talking about disks those would be the diameters but you must be talking about thickness? What units are those - something weird like 'thou'?

Incidentally, I had awfully inefficient, dangerous, and noisy disk brakes on the used bike I bought for Devon. I cleaned the rotors and carefully adjusted the brakes as shown how by a helpful YouTube video and they are great now. (They squeal when wet, but still work.)
 
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Dirk

Dirk

If 6 Was 9
Location
Watchet
Blazing hot when we set off down to the village for a pint, or two.
I checked four different weather forecasts for the area before we set out - all saying bright and warm with a chance of rain at 3pm.
Went out wearing shorts, T shirt and sandals.
It started raining at 1pm!
Got home looking like two drowned rats!
Feckin' weather forecasters!
I'd put 'em all against the wall. :ninja:
 
welsh dragon

welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Wow. I have been on CC for 8 years. Well according to this I have anyway

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Mo1959 said:
Don’t think I can watch this cycling any longer. The filming is crap and seems to just constantly jump about from long distance helicopter shots and views of the mountains and only brief close ups of the riders, plus the commentary is just rambling and boring.

Think I’ll have a little siesta instead. :laugh:
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I've already had a Siesta, sat on the settee with a sandwich, a cuppa and the paper, I managed to get through the sandwich, cuppa and half the paper before slipping into the land of nod.
 
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