The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

Just as well I got the washing done today as Wednesday, Thursday and Friday it's supposed to be really wet out.

Yes. Nice few days we've had but sadly due to break down a bit again. I'm sure we would soon get bored without our changeable weather keeping us on our toes! 💨

 

[Paulus]

Domestics have been done.
Bedding changed, washing out on the line, it's a lovely sunny day with a bit of a breeze.
Front garden dug over, what's left of it anyway.
Bike chain cleaned, it is now sparkling in the sunlight , busy busy busy.
It is MrsP's birthday today. I am in her good books, card and present duly handed over. . She is off to her art class soon, I will take the dog for another walk, via the Mitre for a couple of ales for my refreshment.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

So - slow puncture on the folder yesterday so today I had to fix it

On removing the wheel I noticed that the chain and gears and everything is covered in grot so that needs doing as well

WHen I got the innter tube out - for the first time ever on this bike - it had more folds in it than most origami pieces
The bike hadn;t been out for a few months and it looks like the pressure was a bit low and the tube was put in badly and the 2 combined to crease it and create a small hole
All sorted indoors

then I had to clean the chain and gears and dismantle the derailleur and clean thar
which meant wet hands in cold weather

leaving it to dry outt fo a while - time for lunch then I can re-assemble it and chuck some lube at it


good thing is that the folder doesn;t have the chain wrapped round the frame so it can be taken totally off without pratting about with chain splitters or quick links!!

 

[Paulus]

So - slow puncture on the folder yesterday so today I had to fix it

On removing the wheel I noticed that the chain and gears and everything is covered in grot so that needs doing as well

WHen I got the innter tube out - for the first time ever on this bike - it had more folds in it than most origami pieces
The bike hadn;t been out for a few months and it looks like the pressure was a bit low and the tube was put in badly and the 2 combined to crease it and create a small hole
All sorted indoors

then I had to clean the chain and gears and dismantle the derailleur and clean thar
which meant wet hands in cold weather

leaving it to dry outt fo a while - time for lunch then I can re-assemble it and chuck some lube at it


good thing is that the folder doesn;t have the chain wrapped round the frame so it can be taken totally off without pratting about with chain splitters or quick links!!

It's not a Brompton then
What make is your folder?

 

[welsh dragon]

Domestics have been done.
Bedding changed, washing out on the line, it's a lovely sunny day with a bit of a breeze.
Front garden dug over, what's left of it anyway.
Bike chain cleaned, it is now sparkling in the sunlight , busy busy busy.
It is MrsP's birthday today. I am in her good books, card and present duly handed over. . She is off to her art class soon, I will take the dog for another walk, via the Mitre for a couple of ales for my refreshment.

Happy birthday to Mrs P. 🎂

 

[Dave7]

I heard that you lot were Talking about my bloomers. I do hope is wasn't in a disparaging way.

My bloomers have many uses i will have you know.

You lot are just jealous of them.

Remember that pair you left here ?
We still use them as a spare bed for visitors. No one has ever complained

 

[welsh dragon]

Remember that pair you left here ?
We still use them as a spare bed for visitors. No one has ever complained

See. See. I told you they come in handy

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

It's not a Brompton then

What make is your folder

Carrera - didn;t really go to get one - just out of interest for my wife - she needs an ebike in case her asthma kicks in and she can;t get back to the car/house under her own steam

the folder was the only one that had a seat that would go low enough without going into the children's range
which I did suggest but it was not a popular suggestion

anyway - as I said - we were not going to buy it but they had a £200 off offer!
so £650 rather than £850 for a folding ebike with a decent sized battery!!!

found out some time later it was a disguised end-of-range as they changed the motor system soon after
but it works pretty well for a cheap hub drive system

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Update - having cleaned the gears and chain and fixed the puncture an everything

came to put it all back together and the bolt that hold the bottom cog of the derailleur has disappeared
should have been in the tray with the other bits - but no sign - must have dropped at some point and I didn't notice

probably have to take it to the LBS which will be embarrassing!

 

[Chislenko]

Mrs. C's 14 year old Citroen has just sailed through it's MOT, advisory only on cracking tyres (lack of use probably)

So we will keep it another year as it is only £30 a year VED and it has only done 1900 miles since last year's MOT.

 

[PaulSB]

I have been attempting to make some sort of order in the pantry. I clean it out and Mr WD does his best to fill it with S**t. It got to the point that he keeps buying stud that we already have, or we have stuff that he can't even remember that we have.

Now many lots of cling film and tin foil and olive oil can we possibly use for God's sake.

Hang on now Mr WD bought you a stud and you're complaining?

I rummaged around in the kitchen cupboard yesterday and found dried Cranberries- 2017, sulphur free apricots - 2018 with a slight whiff of fermentation along with a previously opened jar of red peppers which might audion for a remake of The Quatermass Experiment.

 

[PaulSB]

Remember that pair you left here ?
We still use them as a spare bed for visitors. No one has ever complained

Is that hammock or bed?

 

[BoldonLad]

Yes. Nice few days we've had but sadly due to break down a bit again. I'm sure we would soon get bored without our changeable weather keeping us on our toes! 💨

This is very true. I lived, and worked, in Mexico (Veracruz), for a while, it did become boring, waking up each morning to Sunshine

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Just having a cuppa before taking above mentioned bike to the LBS so I thought I would have a go at Wordle

should have got it on line 3 - but came up with 2 possibilities before I got the right one
annoying
Wordle 262 5/6

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[Deleted member 1258]

That was a bit of a wasted morning for me, I needn't have gone, my Good Lady wanted me there but when we got there they didn't want me in with her, normally I go in as her wheelchair pilot, it was interesting though, thats the first time I've dropped into Rugby off the M6, I just followed the transport ambulance in, on the way back I just followed my favourite route into Dunchurch and up the A45 into Coventry. I've spent most of the afternoon in the garden in the sunshine, my two big Buddleia got pruned, down to two feet tall from eight or nine foot.