The Retirement Thread

[ebikeerwidnes]

My wife did a good bit of parking as well by reversing our Cortina up on to a pier bollard thus lifting the rear driving wheels off the ground. The petrol tank had a slope so it slid up easily with no damage. She got a round of applause from the stevedores but they did come and lifted the car back on to 4 wheels.😄

A friend of the family regaled us one evening about how his wife had pulled into the garage on day after work
then came into the house talking about how nice the flowers looked this year

He asked which flowers she meant and wondered how she had seen those specific flower while driving into the garage - as it on really had a view of the lawn through a gate
He went out and had a look

The front bumper of the car was 1 foot beyond the end of the garage - and the rear wall was now lying nicely horizontal where it had landed when she drove into it - without noticing

 

[Chief Broom]

I drove a Berlingo with a rack and roof box on top into a recycling centre, The centre had height restrictors to stop lorrys and the like...well i never thought of a Berlingo as a high vehicle. There was a tremendous crash and the roof box was ripped of the roof scattering its contents, I said ******

 

[classic33]

I like this but there are so many little trains I can't spot mine. So this train is reduced by 5 carriages. It's rammed so I hiding in a corridor area. Wouldn't give me a cheap upgrade to 1st even though it's almost empty.

Where are those 12 carriages when you need them??

You zoom in on the area you're interested in, then tap the various "little trains" until you have yours. Then you follow it.
Linked to the signals might mean a slight delay on position.

 

[Juan Kog]

this morning I'd got up around 28 MPH on the hill past the shops but wondered what cadence I'd managed, I quick check on an online cadence calculator showed that on my 42 x 17 gearing I'd managed 145 RPM.

It’s good to know we can still spin the legs up . Your post prompted me check my speed / cadence on my Sunday ride , I found my 47 x19 is exactly the same gear as your riding . I know it’s not the done thing to introduce competition into this thread , but I managed 30 mph .

 

[Drago]

I have risen! First!

Ironing day today

 

[Mo1959]

Yep, Drago really was first today. I took ages to get to sleep then eventually nodded off towards morning so just up.

Looks a decent day and much milder.

 

[Dave7]

I also have risen.......Drago, I hope you don't have a patent on the phrase .
My job today is to get MrsD ready for her visit to the hairdressers ie wash her hair etc. The journey will be by taxi as the place is in a "buses and taxis only" area (it didn't use to be until some clever ar*e decided to change things).

 

[welsh dragon]

Coooeee. I am here as well. Awake for ages but I stayed nice and warm in bed.

Stay safe peeps

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning all

 

[Drago]

Had a sheet nights sleep. Late to bed for unavoidable domestic reasons, which is unsettling as I like to get my head down in the button. Mrs D's mum is seriously unwell and Mrs D didn't sleep well for worrying, which meant my sleep was also unsettled. May have a little lay down this avo.

 

[PaulSB]

Good day. Bright and breezy here this morning. No great plans other than a bit of housework before collecting granddaughter around 11.00. She's late this week as the health visitor is there this morning.

@Mo1959 in another thread you mentioned having silk glove liners. How thick or bulky are liners? I was quite enthusiastic till I looked at the Decathlon images which look much bigger and bulkier than I had imagined.

 

[welsh dragon]

Good day. Bright and breezy here this morning. No great plans other than a bit of housework before collecting granddaughter around 11.00. She's late this week as the health visitor is there this morning.

@Mo1959 in another thread you mentioned having silk glove liners. How thick or bulky are liners? I was quite enthusiastic till I looked at the Decathlon images which look much bigger and bulkier than I had imagined.

I bought some from Amazon. Really thin gloves. My grandson was riding his motorbike last winter and his hands were really cold so I gave them to him. He loved them.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all,
Off to the Vet. this morning. Harry, the big tabby has a heart murmur that was picked up when he was checked over whilst having his booster jab the other week. He is having a heart scan to see what the problem is, and if how serious it is.
Nice and sunny this morning after rain overnight.
Another busy day in paradise.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning folks,
Black bin, veg box and a trip to the Black Bear are on todays agenda. Weather looks good so I’ll walk to the station which will get my steps in, it’s 5k from my door to the station platform.
have a peaceful day folks ☕️🍺👍

 

[Fat Lars]

I drove a Berlingo with a rack and roof box on top into a recycling centre, The centre had height restrictors to stop lorrys and the like...well i never thought of a Berlingo as a high vehicle. There was a tremendous crash and the roof box was ripped of the roof scattering its contents, I said ******

Went out with a a couple of guys from work for a drink and later drove back to the office. By that time to get into the multi story car park you needed to put a code into the barrier to release it. While he was mucking about and putting in the wrong code a chain linked fence had been triggered and was on its way down. Suddenly we realised and shouted to him to reverse quickly as the jagged spikes hit the roof. There were score marks right along.