The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

I took the car a little run over to the next town and parked and had a walk somewhere different. Just over 3 miles but it was hilly 😓

Lunch now I suppose. Not sure what I'm having.


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That’s a coincidence, was having a coffee whilst sitting in the garden of a local pub “ The Goods Yard “ and this sign was on the wall.

 

[numbnuts]

I've been for a ride, I took my new Garmin with me, works well and it has a new place on the handle bars, bell moved to the right side and Garmin on the left......and me in the middle
According to Garmin my garage is in an alley ......I think there was a song about an alley.

 

[Dirk]

29°C here at the moment.
Retired indoors to listen to how much we're going to be taxed due to Covid.

 

[welsh dragon]

If I was sitting outside on the patio this is what the temp would be.

 

[12boy]

NN....There was once a song about Alley Oop, sixties I think.
Lotta smoke today and its chemo day so there will be no biking today. chores a plenty, though.
Be well and safe....

 

[ColinJ]

I enjoyed watching yesterday's Tour of Britain stage in Devon, which finished in Exeter. My sister knew about it but had to drive into the city at about the time of the race so she got diverted and delayed.

I thought that I recognised a couple of roads on the run into Exeter so I just downloaded the route to check. Yes - I did ride some of them on my recent holiday down there. There was one building next to the road that I remember because it had a damaged roof with a hole in it. A cat had discovered the hole and gone up there to hunt pigeons which were nesting inside the roof!

The stage started at Sherford. My latest OS map is as recent as 2017 but even then there were only fields. The whole town/village has been built since, and development is ongoing.

I'm waiting for conditions to cool down a bit before going for a ride. It mustn't be too late though because it is getting dark much earlier now and I want to be out in the sunshine, not after sunset.

I have found my old camera/phone pouch tucked away in a drawer. The pouch attaches to my bike's stem or handlebar. I used to use it to carry my old phone but my newer phone didn't fit inside so I had removed it. I'll clip it back on from time to take my compact Canon camera out for some scenic shots. That will give me an excuse to stop halfway up steep climbs to get my breath back take scenic photos!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

The icecream van stopped right outside the house so I thought it would be rude not to.

 

[rustybolts]

The icecream van stopped right outside the house so I thought it would be rude not to.

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Slurp ! looks delicious and You deserve it !

 

[Drago]

Just enjoying a beer. Back at school volunteering covid testing tomorrow, and itll doubtless be sweltering. Perhaps some of the kids will let me have their beer?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Slurp ! looks delicious and You deserve it !

It was lovely.

 

[welsh dragon]

Still roasting here. 25 deg.I have all the windows and doors open now

 

[Paulus]

Good evening all from Norfolk.
The sun is just going down and the temperature is now bearable.
Sitting in the garden of a pub by the river Bure in Wroxham.

 

[Drago]

Got the ceiling fans going here. Its as if a Douglas DC3 has crashed through the ceiling.

 

[classic33]

The icecream van stopped right outside the house so I thought it would be rude not to.

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Where's yours?

 

[Dirk]

Colin just came running across the living room to see me.

He's now running about on the back of my settee, looking over my shoulder and watching YouTube. Cheeky beggar.....buy yer own tablet!