The Retirement Thread

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Exlaser2

Veteran
Morning all . It’s a lovely sunny start to the day in tropical Coventry 😀 and I should be thinking about going for a walk or a cycle.
But I did end up sailing yesterday after all, so today I am walking like spotty dog out of the woodentops 😂😂😀
 
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Chief Broom

Veteran
Morning folks :okay: bright and not windy, will be out for a spin later [for some reason the letter 'p' is sticking/not working on my laptop unless i press extra hard...i just wrote out for a sin :laugh:]
Hey Chief....here are a coupla pics of cold frames I made some years ago out of 8x4 3/8 inch plywood reinforced along the edges with 1x2s. Also used 6 mil plastic sheeting with another 8 ' 1x2 for the cover with Bulldog clips holding the plastic on at the high end. That way I could flip the cover back with the 1x2 holding it down in the front. I had a cheap clamp light for each frame with an incandescent 100 watt bulb. I mostly used these to keep potted plants alive through the fall when we have many warmer days mixed with -7C nights. Mrs 12 loves to have 30-40 pots of flowers and herbs and she can keep them going another month or two. Being able to flip the cover off makes watering a lot easier. BTW theyare bolted together so the for can be disassembled for transport or storage.
Be well and safe.
Excellent! bodgers of the world unite! :laugh: im waiting for my saw to arrive and i shall begin, i will endeavour not to cut my thumb off or knock myself out with a backward hammer stroke and end up in A+ E [much as i love nurses].
Heres my timber selection, like the expert elephant carver who was asked how he carved elephants who said "i remove the parts that dont look like an elephant".....i shall remove the parts that dont look like a cold frame [hopefully] :laugh:
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Dirk

Dirk

If 6 Was 9
Location
Watchet
Nice on the dunes this morning. :sun:

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gavroche

Getting old but not past it
Location
North Wales
Salut tout le monde.
I decided to take my Specialized Roubaix to the LBS this morning to have the head set seen to so off I went, bike on one side and Molly on the other for a 2 kms walk to the shop. I got there at 9.45 but it was closed so I thought they might open at 10.00 so I sat down by the beach for 10 minutes and then went back , only to read on the sign on the wall that they are closed on Mondays. :cursing:
Guess where I will be going again in the morning? Nice walk for Molly though and this time, she will have a nice run on the beach on the way back.
 

The Jogger

Legendary Member
Location
Spain
So the sun doesn't always shine in Spain, we obviously lent it to Wales ☀️😂 We have rain forecast most of the week.

Just back from the gym, received a call from an online enquiry I made while I was feeling brave over the weekend. It's to discuss an insurance funeral plan, as things are done veery different over here. I don't believe I did this, so next Tuesday appointment at the casa. Brave for a hypochondriac, I tell ya 😂😂
 
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