The Retirement Thread

[Chief Broom]

Yay just got bike delivered I was just going out so that was lucky. I was told it had been 'dispatched' which could mean anything..one day to three days or so. Anyhoo im going for a ride and will leave it in its box for when i get back,,seems good so far it feels lighter in the box with all the packaging than my current ride!

 

[BoldonLad]

Yay just got bike delivered I was just going out so that was lucky. I was told it had been 'dispatched' which could mean anything..one day to three days or so. Anyhoo im going for a ride and will leave it in its box for when i get back,,seems good so far it feels lighter in the box with all the packaging than my current ride!

My my… what self control! I would, at least, have to rip the box open, to have a peek….

 

[Dirk]

All chores done for today.
Lunch and a beer, followed by an afternoon nap is in the offing.

 

[numbnuts]

I've been out for a little spin

 

[welsh dragon]

It's scorchio here

 

[rustybolts]

My bloomers are still on the line
Fingers crossed they will dry before the heavens open

Yay just got bike delivered I was just going out so that was lucky. I was told it had been 'dispatched' which could mean anything..one day to three days or so. Anyhoo im going for a ride and will leave it in its box for when i get back,,seems good so far it feels lighter in the box with all the packaging than my current ride!

Post a picture of it so we can all see "the new arrival" !

 

[welsh dragon]

Post a picture of it so we can all see "the new arrival" !

No screen is big enough to be able to see my bloomers properly

 

[ColinJ]

Lidl had a special offer on - £5 off if you spend £25+ - so I walked down there yesterday to take advantage of it. I normally cycle there but reasoned that £25 worth of shopping was probably going to be too much to carry on the bike. Smart thinking - I filled a 35 L rucksack to bursting and a shoulder bag too. It was a big load to carry on foot and would have been a pain on the bike without using panniers. I weighed the bags when I got back and the total was 17.2 kg (or 2 st 10 lb)! It was pretty sobering to realise that I was nearly double that heavier than I am now when I got ill back in 2012...

Just read that an old sidecar racing acquaintance, Mick Burcombe, has died. We used to turn up at the same meetings in the 90s on a regular basis.
All those years racing only to be killed by a hot tub!
BBC News - Bristol man dies after crane carrying hot tub tips over https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-58543885

I read that on the Beeb a few minutes ago... How sad!

Any poets among us? I just found this SAGA competition to win £500. Your task is to write a poem on the theme of 'Experience'. Before @Drago pipes up with the suggestion - experience of age, NOT experience as in taking part in a fivesome at university when you were 20! If you are interested, get writing - the competition closes at midnight on 17 September 2021.

 

[Sterlo]

No screen is big enough to be able to see my bloomers properly

Now if any of us had said that...

 

[gavroche]

It is still very sunny and warm here and I have been building slab steps at my daughter's house, cutting them to size and cementing them. Hard work for a retiree and I couldn't finish it today as she has run out of sand for the cement.
Guess what I will be doing as soon as she buys some more ? Payment for all that is a bacon sandwich, not a bad deal is it?
Every time I do a job for her, she knows I want a bacon sandwich for all my trouble. On the other hand, I also get a free haircut when needed as she is also a qualified hairdresser.

 

[PaulSB]

I found out earlier my energy supplier ceased trading yesterday. A real shame as People's Energy offered good, not the cheapest, prices and I liked their ethics. If any of you used them have a quick look on the website and you'll see details of what happens next. Nothing to worry about supply continues and we get an option to switch with a new supplier who Ofgem will allocate us to first.

 

[Chief Broom]

My my… what self control! I would, at least, have to rip the box open, to have a peek….

Post a picture of it so we can all see "the new arrival" !

Well had a nice ride thats the most important thing Im not one for ripping open things....i'll get a new car delivered one day but i wont be bothered probably just go for a ride on the bike and take it out later! So i undid box and looks ok except.....they forgot to put in the handlebar stem and pedals.....ho hum so now waiting for these ,Friday the guy says... Will assemble and post pics then

 

[welsh dragon]

Now if any of us had said that...

I would have slapped you silly of course

 

[welsh dragon]

I found out earlier my energy supplier ceased trading yesterday. A real shame as People's Energy offered good, not the cheapest, prices and I liked their ethics. If any of you used them have a quick look on the website and you'll see details of what happens next. Nothing to worry about supply continues and we get an option to switch with a new supplier who Ofgem will allocate us to first.

Don't go near Scottish Power for God's sake.

 

[PaulSB]

Don't go near Scottish Power for God's sake.

Absolutely now chance of that!