The Retirement Thread
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
It's a pity about the wind because otherwise it was a lovely afternoon for a bike ride.
I just walked to the shops instead.
I spotted an old cyclist on the main road through town. By 'old' I mean 'significantly older than me' - probably in his early to mid-70s. I see him from time to time - he rides slowly enough to be quite attention-catching! I was a bit worried for him because gusts of wind were making him wobble further out into the road. I don't know if a driver who overtook him very carefully was also worried for him, or was just trying to obey the changes to the Highway Code that came in today...
I just walked to the shops instead.
I spotted an old cyclist on the main road through town. By 'old' I mean 'significantly older than me' - probably in his early to mid-70s. I see him from time to time - he rides slowly enough to be quite attention-catching! I was a bit worried for him because gusts of wind were making him wobble further out into the road. I don't know if a driver who overtook him very carefully was also worried for him, or was just trying to obey the changes to the Highway Code that came in today...
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Dirk
If 6 Was 9
Just started booking sites for our April tour.
Starting off with a few days in the Malverns then heading up to the Peak district for a week, on to Rutland Water for a few days and then across to North Norfolk for a week. We will then go down to the Broads for a week before coming back across country, stopping off near Bedford for a few days to see my cousin and then back home, probably stopping off in Somerset on the way.
Starting off with a few days in the Malverns then heading up to the Peak district for a week, on to Rutland Water for a few days and then across to North Norfolk for a week. We will then go down to the Broads for a week before coming back across country, stopping off near Bedford for a few days to see my cousin and then back home, probably stopping off in Somerset on the way.
BoldonLad
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Old-ish!
When I was a teenager I thought 60 was old. In my 30s I thought 65 was old. At 66 I think 70s is old-ish and 80+ is old!
Stop digging Colin.
12boy
Guru
Yeah, ColinJ you vile ageist, poo on you! (And that is extra smelly old msm poo!) Of course this reminds me of what I tell my boys " As you are now, I once was....as I am now you will also be". And they walk away muttering something about senile dotage and yellow pee stains in the drawers.
PaulSB
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- leaving at least 1.5 metres (5 feet) when overtaking people cycling at speeds of up to 30mph, and giving them more space when overtaking at higher speeds
- passing people riding horses or driving horse-drawn vehicles at speeds under 10 mph and allowing at least 2 metres (6.5 feet) of space
- allowing at least 2 metres (6.5 feet) of space and keeping to a low speed when passing people walking in the road (for example, where there’s no pavement)
Now I know what they mean but it is not what's been written. The above says when overtaking people cycling at speeds of up to 30mph
So how many cyclists do we know that cycle at 30mph?????
PaulSB
Squire
Old-ish!
When I was a teenager I thought 60 was old. In my 30s I thought 65 was old. At 66 I think 70s is old-ish and 80+ is old!
Hope I die before I get old....
It's in the mind. There is no "old"
classic33
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Would it be an EE number by any chance?
classic33
Leg End Member
It might have been the council chief executive practicing for the daily commute, now he can't drive.
Mo1959
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Don’t know? How would you know? I googled it but nothing came up.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
It means - when overtaking people cycling when you are doing up to 30 mph
I agree - it is not well phrased - a comma would help
classic33
Leg End Member
Put it through who called me, or similar. Usually lists the provider.
