Flick of the Elbow
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- Pentlands Midlothian Edinburgh
I went to a (very bad) comprehensive but at least it was only an easy walk away 
The Retirement Thread
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
That got banned by new Health & Safety regulations which came in after decimalisation!
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I had to walk to school 4 miles on my own when I was 7 year old, at 11 in my new school I had to catch a bus as it was 10 miles away.What I actually find incredible is, not the amount of pocket money I got, but, the fact that these trips, by bus, to the town centre (about 4 miles away), to visit the cinema, took place unaccompanied, when I was aged 5-6 years old! My 13 year old grandson has just this year started to get the bus to school (unaccompanied).
I sometimes wonder, were my parents trying to lose me?
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Misread that first time..........
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When I started secondary school I got a new bike, paid for by my Dad, and started cycling to and from school, five miles each way.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I did too - a 5-speed Raleigh. It was only 1.5 miles each way, but I had the horrendously hard Barkers' Butts Lane climb to tackle on the way home. It had slopes of about 2.5% at either end but a vicious 230 metre ramp at 4.5% in the middle...
Yes - actually a piddling little climb which I was able to sprint up aged 50 on a singlespeed bike with a big rucksack on my back. Still, aged 11-13 in Coventry it felt like a real monster!
The bike eventually got stolen from the school bike sheds, and that was me done with cycling for 20 years.
Good morning fellow retirees,
Today’s plans are on hold as Mrs Tenkaykev continues to struggle with Covid. We had a take away curry last night which is our usual first line of defence, it was from a place called “ Cutting Chaii “ in Leith and very good indeed.
Hopefully get Mrs Tenkaykev out for a walk along Porty Prom later, stay safe folks 👍🏴☕️
Today’s plans are on hold as Mrs Tenkaykev continues to struggle with Covid. We had a take away curry last night which is our usual first line of defence, it was from a place called “ Cutting Chaii “ in Leith and very good indeed.
Hopefully get Mrs Tenkaykev out for a walk along Porty Prom later, stay safe folks 👍🏴☕️
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Morning. Slightly better sleep last night. Another cool start but should be pleasant for a walk. Think I’ll go up the hill this morning. There’s a little path I haven’t been up that actually takes you slightly higher and gives a 360 degree view so think I’ll do that now that the ground has dried up a bit. I’m not sure there will be a great view though as there’s a bit of low cloud.
The Jogger
Legendary Member
- Location
- Spain
Morning all, yesterday we went for lunch with our neighbour, he is a GP and his wife a counsellor, this hypochondriac refrained from discussing symptoms 😁 as they're on holiday.
Gym today, then an appointment at home with an insurance rep, selling a funeral plan, i hope there is no connection with all of the above 😂
Gym today, then an appointment at home with an insurance rep, selling a funeral plan, i hope there is no connection with all of the above 😂
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Morning. Cool but bright here so today promises to be a good day.
Stay safe peeps
Stay safe peeps
Chief Broom
Veteran
Morning folks 
Lots of herring gulls perched on the roof tops round here, i wonder if some ones feeding them...wont be popular with folk with dumped on cars or washing on the line. I like seeing them though as i like the reminder im by the sea and their indomitable attitude is awesome...probably survive the human race.
Just as i thought my bodging had come to an end.... i need to make a stand for seedlings by the south facing window. Every things coming up like mustard and cress and they need the sun!
Lots of herring gulls perched on the roof tops round here, i wonder if some ones feeding them...wont be popular with folk with dumped on cars or washing on the line. I like seeing them though as i like the reminder im by the sea and their indomitable attitude is awesome...probably survive the human race.Just as i thought my bodging had come to an end.... i need to make a stand for seedlings by the south facing window. Every things coming up like mustard and cress and they need the sun!
Morning all
MrsD has a hair appointment at 10am, so we'll be having a stroll down to the village first thing.
Lawns to be cut when I get back.
MrsD has a hair appointment at 10am, so we'll be having a stroll down to the village first thing.
Lawns to be cut when I get back.
MrsD's got two...
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Good morning people, we have a friend round this morning, haven't seen her for a couple of weeks as she was having problems with her back, dentist this afternoon, I lost a filing a few weeks ago and had a temporary one put in so they're putting a permanent one in today, the tooth was rotting under the old filing so I have to have some of the tooth drilled out, I'm not looking forward to that, the saga of our leaky stopcock continues, its half buried in the wall so it'll be a b******d to change, my Brother In Law's friend who was round yesterday said he'd rebuild it and went off for parts and hasn't come back yetI’ve been sorely tempted to post something similar but managed to refrain 😉😁MrsD's got two...
