The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

I use mine all the time.

With all the stuff you buy I'm surprised it isn't exhausted!

Methinks it's mostly a big con to shift stuff that they're stuck with!

My eldest works for a major clothing brand. Some lines are specifically manufactured for Black Friday.

Morning folks fitted the mudguards! what a faff..well the rear one was anyway, i shall now [after my coffee and when its stops raining] go find a scenic location and take a pic of the gloriously attired 201

Awful job. I hate it.

How do you drink it eg neat or long. If long, what with ?
I enjoy the occasional g&t before a meal but never thought about it as a "stand alone" drink.

When Mrs P makes one it isn't a stand alone drink!! We mix ours 50ml gin 150ml tonic of some sort. Always Fevertree. Always have a gin around 6.00pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

I'm afraid to admit currently we have Tanqueray Export strength, Tanqueray Seville Orange, Cuckoo Spiced, Cuckoo Solace, Ophir Spiced, Edinburgh Rhubarb and Ginger..........hic!

Cuckoo Distillery is about three miles from our house.

 

[classic33]

With all the stuff you buy I'm surprised it isn't exhausted!

My eldest works for a major clothing brand. Some lines are specifically manufactured for Black Friday.

Awful job. I hate it.


When Mrs P makes one it isn't a stand alone drink!! We mix ours 50ml gin 150ml tonic of some sort. Always Fevertree. Always have a gin around 6.00pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

I'm afraid to admit currently we have Tanqueray Export strength, Tanqueray Seville Orange, Cuckoo Spiced, Cuckoo Solace, Ophir Spiced, Edinburgh Rhubarb and Ginger..........hic!

Cuckoo Distillery is about three miles from our house.

Have you thought about moving closer, or even in?

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Yes, a traction engine powered by a steam engine.

Which reminds me - I must get my Mamod Traction engine out and give it another run sometime.
Grand-daughter is getting old enough to understand it - well maybe soon anyway

 

[PaulSB]

Well good morning. It's breezy and grey. Didn't get home from Awards Night till 11.45pm having arrived at 6.00pm. Had six pints - one of IPA, five water. I know how to Rock 'n' Roll. A good night, people had fun, food and a few beers, some got trophies they anticipated and others trophies they didn't expect.

One of my great cycling buddies was given our new award for Outstanding Individual Achievement. He was really choked by this. Excellent!

I'm heading out for an hour on the bike soon. Then will see what the day brings.

 

[PaulSB]

Have you thought about moving closer, or even in?

Yes..........but decided it would be unwise. We like the variety, some people collect wine, we enjoy the very distinct flavours of different gins.

 

[classic33]

Yes..........but decided it would be unwise. We like the variety, some people collect wine, we enjoy the very distinct flavours of different gins.

Dangerous, possibly habit forming.
Each to their own.

 

[welsh dragon]

With all the stuff you buy I'm surprised it isn't exhausted!

My eldest works for a major clothing brand. Some lines are specifically manufactured for Black Friday.

Awful job. I hate it.


When Mrs P makes one it isn't a stand alone drink!! We mix ours 50ml gin 150ml tonic of some sort. Always Fevertree. Always have a gin around 6.00pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

I'm afraid to admit currently we have Tanqueray Export strength, Tanqueray Seville Orange, Cuckoo Spiced, Cuckoo Solace, Ophir Spiced, Edinburgh Rhubarb and Ginger..........hic!

Cuckoo Distillery is about three miles from our house.

Edinburgh rhubarb Gin is rather lush

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Which reminds me - I must get my Mamod Traction engine out and give it another run sometime.
Grand-daughter is getting old enough to understand it - well maybe soon anyway

Mamod stationary engine in the bottom of the wardrobe, it dates from the 1960's and needs a repair.

 

[ColinJ]

Well, that woke me up!!!

For last night's exciting front light battery life test I reduced the snooze duration on my phone alarm from its usual 20 minutes to a more useful 5 minutes.

It was 04:30 when I got to sleep this morning. My alarm went off at 10:30 and I did a check to see how groggy I was... BAD - I need another 20 minutes, man.

Snooze, beep, beep, beep. WTF - that only felt like seconds!

Repeat. Same result.

It took four short snooze cycles before I realised that I had left the duration set to 5 minutes...

Properly awake now and have reset the duration to a compromise 15 minutes.

Anyway, I know that you are dying to hear about my battery life test...

The light gave full brightness for over 3 hours, and then faded down for about 45 minutes to the point where it was no longer useful. Call it 3 hours full power and 30 minutes emergency power. That is more night riding than I currently want to do, so I will make do with that. I can always buy a better light next year after my pension starts.

 

[Paulus]

Edinburgh rhubarb Gin is rather lush

I am a recent convert to Gin. I too like the rhubarb flavoured variety.

 

[PaulSB]

Dangerous, possibly habit forming.
Each to their own.

No, I'd have to disagree. One of us prepares tea then Mrs P and I sit down three nights a week at sixish to have G&T and a chat.......... routine possibly, habit no.

 

[Dirk]

Filled the car up with diesel - £66.
Shopping in Bridport.
Doggie walk done.
Lunching in the Hare & Hounds, Waytown.

 

[classic33]

No, I'd have to disagree. One of us prepares tea then Mrs P and I sit down three nights a week at sixish to have G&T and a chat.......... routine possibly, habit no.

Well, I meant moving closer to/into the distillery might be habit forming.

 

[welsh dragon]

Filled the car up with diesel - £66.
Shopping in Bridport.
Doggie walk done.
Lunching in the Hare & Hounds, Waytown.

I put half a tank of super unleaded in my car when I went to Morrisons last Saturday. For some reason I can't fathom it was 12 pence a litre cheaper than the new E10. Why?

 

[pawl]

Dull dark and dismal at the moment Just the sort o f conditions that inspires me to go for a ride,I don’t think 🧐 😠😠😠

Changed my mind and did a hilly 15 miles