The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

Oh and yes. Beans on toast on really nice sourdough which was sitting on a bed of watercress and.........

Overheard in cafe "Of course they've moved in to the chateau now" Two sweaty old cyclists almost howled with laughter.

Did I mention Dunham Massey is in Cheshire?

 

[Dave7]

Red letter day. We've been for a 66 miler to Dunham Massey. Big headwind all the way there but no matter. Today is the first time this year and possibly several months I have felt good on my bike. Yes, I was working to keep pace with my buddy (he's got 1200+ more miles in the bag this year than me) but it felt good. It was not a slog.

This is a BIG moment for me after months of disillusionment and wondering if I should pack up.

Dunham Massey......the scene of my last p******e.

 

[Mo1959]

Another weary wander done. Just over 10 miles for the day. Cuppa, browse and Antiques Road Trip now.

 

[numbnuts]

Another weary wander done. Just over 10 miles for the day. Cuppa, browse and Antiques Road Trip now.

I walked out to the gate and back to put the old bag out for tomorrow, but that's all, I nearly went and had a go on the turbo, but that never materialized and I was going to have a look what a Seat Leon est looked like as there one up the road as the car sales, but I don't like the bloke that runs it, he it very rude and pig ignorant for my liking.
I must try harder to go out tomorrow for a ride or a turbo as I'm getting lazy in my advancing years.

 

[classic33]

I walked out to the gate and back to put the old bag out for tomorrow, but that's all, I nearly went and had a go on the turbo, but that never materialized and I was going to have a look what a Seat Leon est looked like as there one up the road as the car sales, but I don't like the bloke that runs it, he it very rude and pig ignorant for my liking.
I must try harder to go out tomorrow for a ride or a turbo as I'm getting lazy in my advancing years.

You might not get on with your neighbour, but was there any need to walk her to the gate?

 

[Tenkaykev]

After a slow 5k run with Mrs Tenkaykev and a friend I had a bite to eat and we headed down the road to “ Big Tesco”. Got four interesting cans of beer from Northern Monk and North Brewery as well as some groceries. Mrs Tenkaykev took one look at me and suggested getting the bus back. We walked up the steps from the underpass and stood at the bus stop, as we stood waiting an elderly gentleman sitting waiting for the bus looked up at me and offered me his seat. I politely declined and we got into a conversation, turned out that he will be celebrating his 80th birthday this year. I did wonder how knackered I must look to be offered a seat by an ( almost ) 80 year old 🤔😮

 

[ColinJ]

Red letter day. We've been for a 66 miler to Dunham Massey. Big headwind all the way there but no matter. Today is the first time this year and possibly several months I have felt good on my bike. Yes, I was working to keep pace with my buddy (he's got 1200+ more miles in the bag this year than me) but it felt good. It was not a slog.

This is a BIG moment for me after months of disillusionment and wondering if I should pack up.

I'm glad that you had a good day out, Paul.

I understand how you have been feeling because I feel the same. You want to feel really good on your bike, like your fit mates on a good day. TBH though, I would like to feel like you even on one of your bad days!

I was looking back at some of my ride reports on the forum and found one from late 2013, which was when I was recovering from my second pulmonary embolism. I said that I was starting to feel better on the bike, that my right lung felt perfect, but my left one didn't. I wondered if it would ever recover. It is pretty clear now, 9 years on, that it WON'T! I basically have the equivalent of 1.5 lungs. That is enough to do some decent rides as long as I don't try to go too fast.

That 50% dead lung makes itself felt when I push hard though. If I am lucky, I just get short of breath and have to slow down. Sometimes though my body really reacts badly to it.

It is a bit sobering having to face the fact that I will never be really fit again. 'Pretty fit' is doable and that is what I have to aim for.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

My Good Ladies hospital bed started beeping earlier on today, I phoned the bed mechanic when we got back from lunch and he was here in half an hour, turned out one of the cells that makes up the air mattress was leaking, half an hour later it was all fixed, they put an emergency number on a label on the bed but its a premium rate number and my provider, Lebara won't connect to it, I end up finding a number from there website. Between the bed and a neighbor coming round my planned hour in the garden this afternoon didn't happen.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Got all 4 words in Quordle tonight only the second time I've done that.

 

[The Jogger]

I've just discovered Wordle and now Quordle

 

[Chief Broom]

Evening folks Joy! i got the rivet out and on went a new chain OK you old gits have been putting chains on when you were knee high to a grasshopper! but for me its been a esoteric mystery complicated by getting a cheap chain splitter of ebay anyhoo Mo said get a Park tool and glory be...30 secs and out pops the rivet! I can now replace a chain on my bike for the rest of my creaky life

 

[classic33]

Evening folks Joy! i got the rivet out and on went a new chain OK you old gits have been putting chains on when you were knee high to a grasshopper! but for me its been a esoteric mystery complicated by getting a cheap chain splitter of ebay anyhoo Mo said get a Park tool and glory be...30 secs and out pops the rivet! I can now replace a chain on my bike for the rest of my creaky life

Don't force the rivet out all the way.
Leave a piece inside the link, then "bend" the chain to remove the piece still holding the chain together. Makes putting the chain back together a lot easier.

 

[Chief Broom]

Don't force the rivet out all the way.
Leave a piece inside the link, then "bend" the chain to remove the piece still holding the chain together. Makes putting the chain back together a lot easier.

Thanks classic33 very good advice which i did do with the old chain as i'll keep it for a spare, just in case The new chain is a KMC chain with a powerlink

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've just discovered Wordle and now Quordle

Tried Sudoku as well?

 

[Chislenko]

Pretty horrendous day yesterday. We have finally had to move my mother (101 and blind amongst other ailments, dementia etc) into a nursing home. I went to visit her yesterday and got an hour of dog's abuse about abandoning her etc. Some of it was downright vile! I left the home shell shocked!

Today have done absolutely nowt, no energy, no enthusiasm, no nothing .

Have managed the energy to walk to the local where I will sit and down a few.