The Retirement Thread

[ColinJ]

Aaargh, the toilet cistern upstairs has just started dripping!

It is a very slow drip which I am now catching in a 500 mL yoghurt pot on the bathroom floor, so I can afford to wait until the morning to investigate it.

It's annoying that it wasn't doing it a week or so ago when the plumber/gas engineer was here for the annual gas safety check.

 

[PaulSB]

The folk club out Stratford way was at Wootton Wawen - The Navigation Inn if I remember correctly.
Do you remember a performer called Mike Absolom?

He rings a vague bell but I had to Google and I still don't recall much at all.

 

[PaulSB]

Did I mention I had new cables fitted to my Kinesis three weeks ago? Perhaps not. First ride on her today since then.

Been out for my ride and very pleased. Averaged 16.7 over the first 29 miles. Very happy for a solo ride. Mile 30 front mech cable snapped. Not quite so very happy. Got home with 15.6 in the big ring.

I've had my shower. Had a brew. I am calm and rational. I'm heading down to my LBS for a "discussion" because frankly their standard of workmanship has gone straight down the toilet in recent months. I suspect when I get my Cervelo back I'll be looking for a new mechanic.

Lesson #1 it's always a good idea to be calm and rational even when one is quietly seething inside. The front mech cable hadn't snapped but the small lever to change down was fouling on my bell. I would never have thought of this and when I installed the bell I was lucky and placed it far enough back. When the LBS took the hoods off to replace the bar tape obviously the bell was removed and then put back on. They didn't think of the potential issue either and we think it probably needed tightening to prevent me from pushing it forward while riding. See photo.

The mechanic and the owner spent a long time explaining the issue with my Cervelo BB, the likely cause and the solution they have deployed. After they've test ridden it tomorrow I'll pick her up. Provided it rides well I'll be satisfied but there's no getting away from two facts; the problem arose as a result of their work on the BB and the bike was returned to be in an unfit state to ride. Not good enough. I'm going to ponder this one.

 

[classic33]

The folk club out Stratford way was at Wootton Wawen - The Navigation Inn if I remember correctly.
Do you remember a performer called Mike Absolom?

This him?

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R0tPoHkz1fM

 

[Dave7]

The Push Notifications are specific to each device. Haven't you just changed your phone?
If so, dismiss on the new handset and that will stop that little annoyance. Until you change your handset again.

No new phone but it did crash and I had to have software downloaded .....

 

[Dave7]

G'day cobbers.
Cold overnight and garden is covered with frost.
Aside from sport on tv I don't have much to do. Although I have to renew library books.
Am I really the only one up??? I was up at 0540, ready for SoTS.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning from a cold frosty and bright Coventry.

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning. -2 here and very frosty. Brrrrr


Stay safe peeps

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Sharp frost last night, but at least it's not raining.
Even it's blimmin' cold oop North - mid April and it's like a Devon mid January!
Daffodils are still in bud in places around here; they'd already gone over by us when we set out.

This him?

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R0tPoHkz1fM

That's him.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all, it's nice and sunny, but quite cool at the moment.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. We have cool but reasonably bright. Lay for a bit longer again and still got the pj’s on to feed 🐱 and have my coffee, then I’ll decide what to do.

 

[PaulSB]

Hello, yep cold and frosty here but set up for a beautiful day. Nothing on my agenda other than a couple of household admin things and hopefully collecting my Cervelo.

Footie this afternoon in the cauldron of a derby against Blackpool. My boys have screwed up the season with a run of terrible results since the New Year. Despite only taking 16 points from the last 17 games we are still only two points off the play offs. If we had maintained our Christmas form we would be second and pushing for top spot.

I'll wander off for a chunter elsewhere for a bit.

Wordle in two for the first time

Y'all have a nice day now

 

[Chislenko]

The sun is bursting through nicely here, going to be 22 today, off for a good ride today.

I would share a picture of the sun so you can remember what it is but still having difficulty getting a picture to upload!

Edit: Picture upload sorted!

 

[Chief Broom]

Morning folks frosty here but its going to get warmer over the next week according to weather outlook
I dont miss my cabin but do miss the simplicity of how i heated it...a gas fire which i turned on or off. Now ive got economy 10 which is a nightmare of complexity further complicated by a faulty meter Going to get a smart meter fitted but smart for who? the electric companies seem to have licence to print money.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning folks frosty here but its going to get warmer over the next week according to weather outlook
I dont miss my cabin but do miss the simplicity of how i heated it...a gas fire which i turned on or off. Now ive got economy 10 which is a nightmare of complexity further complicated by a faulty meter Going to get a smart meter fitted but smart for who? the electric companies seem to have licence to print money.

I’ve stuck with my storage heaters and immerser. The way things are going with fossil fuels, I have no desire to put gas in. I don’t want a smart meter though. Quite happy just to do my own readings. We used to get an estimate at 3 months and a meter reader at 6 but obviously stopped with Covid. Don’t know whether they will resume reading or not.