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The Retirement Thread
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Good afternoon from a glorious sunny Portobello. Ran Vogrie parkrun earlier with Mrs Tenkaykev and daughter Fi. Quite a challenging course and saw a group of people on Segways and passed a lady riding a horse 😎
Just relaxing before heading off to watch the rugby at Bellfield brewery tap room, macaroni cheese pie booked for half time🏴👍
Just relaxing before heading off to watch the rugby at Bellfield brewery tap room, macaroni cheese pie booked for half time🏴👍
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
You seem to be very familiar with removing security tags
do we need to have your user name changed to ClassicShoplifter? 😊
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Sorry to hear that, but at least it was only Cognac... I did exactly the same thing once only with a newish Samsung smartphone. It might possibly have survived the drop onto the tiled floor (probably not!) but I tried to catch it, missed, and swatted it across the floor. Terminally smashed!
The case I have on my lovely Pixel phone protects against direct impacts and keys in pockets, but the front cover is easily unclipped, so I wouldn't expect protection against an impact on a corner of the device. I am being very careful with it.
I am really enjoying having a good phone with a great camera. I keep discovering new things that it can do.
Live subtitling of videos for instance. It can subtitle videos that didn't come with them.
Yesterday's Metro had a report of a car crash with a QR code included. I pointed the phone's camera at that and was shown a video of the crash.
It is so quick that it can update 20 normal-sized apps in about a minute. That would have taken 10 minutes on my old phone.
The GPS is so good that I can get an accurate positional fix without even getting out of bed. My Garmins struggle indoors and take 5 times as long to lock onto the satellites outdoors.
I have a Zoom call booked in 4 hours time but nothing planned until then. The sun is shining but it is breezy out. A good time to road test the new gilet...?
classic33
Leg End Member
Well you know you're in bed at your house, without the GPS. Are you expecting to wake up and find you and your bed have been transported elsewhere while you slept?Sorry to hear that, but at least it was only Cognac... I did exactly the same thing once only with a newish Samsung smartphone. It might possibly have survived the drop onto the tiled floor (probably not!) but I tried to catch it, missed, and swatted it across the floor. Terminally smashed!
The case I have on my lovely Pixel phone protects against direct impacts and keys in pockets, but the front cover is easily unclipped, so I wouldn't expect protection against an impact on a corner of the device. I am being very careful with it.
I am really enjoying having a good phone with a great camera. I keep discovering new things that it can do.
Live subtitling of videos for instance. It can subtitle videos that didn't come with them.
Yesterday's Metro had a report of a car crash with a QR code included. I pointed the phone's camera at that and was shown a video of the crash.
It is so quick that it can update 20 normal-sized apps in about a minute. That would have taken 10 minutes on my old phone.
The GPS is so good that I can get an accurate positional fix without even getting out of bed. My Garmins struggle indoors and take 5 times as long to lock onto the satellites outdoors.
I have a Zoom call booked in 4 hours time but nothing planned until then. The sun is shining but it is breezy out. A good time to road test the new gilet...?
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
I know where my bed is......don't need GPS to tell me. 😅
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
I will check this first. Plan is to decant the contents before attempting any removal action.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Ha ha. No, I was using my mapping app to plan future bike rides. That automatically turns on the GPS. I was surprised to see that it displayed exactly where I was.
classic33
Leg End Member
Twisting it back will open it enough to remove it. and you'll not damage the bottle.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
That's if you get through the next batch of covid and another winter
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I have a lodger and it ain't paying rent, I'll report back when it's gone 
pawl
Legendary Member
- Location
- Desford Leicestershire
Still very much in the land of the living. since the end of February cycling has taken a backseat ( no comments a bought tandems) Been busy sorting the garden out Had new fencing both sides and had to to remove some Ivy that had be come rather rampant on one side of the garden Shrubs on the other side needed to be cut back to allow the fencers access.
Cleared a flower bed of plants to make a small vegetable plot..As there are just the two of us enough room to keep us supplied in the veg and salads we use .
Hope to get a few rides in starting next week
Hope every one is OK
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Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Another little wander done trying to find somewhere quiet but it's hopeless on a nice weekend. Probably better out on the bike if I could just find some mojo. I see there's athletics on tv at 4.30. I always enjoy that so will watch a bit.
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Ironing done this morning, I've spent an hour in the garden, its very windy, I've cut back my Salvias trying to stop them taking over, now watching Wales v Italy with a 
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I got my bike out yesterday and checked the brakes and the tyres. I did intend to get out today but the wind here isn't funny so I didnt
