The Retirement Thread
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Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
It’s our local marathon today. They’ve had a gusty day for it but mainly dry. It’s a hilly course. Not sure I would even have fancied it when I was younger/fitter.
rustybolts
pedalling tediously
- Location
- Ireland
They forge ahead
On Hovis bread,
All hills they quickly climb,
With never a frown
They don’t say brown,
But Hovis every time.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Done walking, bit better today 
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
74 miles walked this week. I’m a bit weary. An easier week next week methinks.
classic33
Leg End Member
And we're only on Sunday!
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
74 miles in a week, I'm in the wrong class, I've only do 34 this MONTH , well done Mo
but I did 16222 steps today
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I am relying on the MOVE!!! timer alarm on my phone to get me moving at all today! 
I did leave the house this afternoon but only went as far as my wheelie bin.
I did leave the house this afternoon but only went as far as my wheelie bin.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Good late afternoon/early evening.......take your choice. Lots of wind and occasional showers today. We've popped down to the Slate Isles, enjoyed driving around (I know, I know) and a short blustery walk.
Yesterday's lunch party was excellent, we left at 10.30pm.........food was simple and delicious. Somebody recommended the Lidl Aquine gin which is made in Scotland. We've found a Lidl just in case it isn't available in England.........well you've got to haven't you?
Yesterday's lunch party was excellent, we left at 10.30pm.........food was simple and delicious. Somebody recommended the Lidl Aquine gin which is made in Scotland. We've found a Lidl just in case it isn't available in England.........well you've got to haven't you?
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I am relying on the MOVE!!! timer alarm on my phone to get me moving at all today!
I did leave the house this afternoon but only went as far as my wheelie bin.
Hmm, I just discovered what appears to be an oversight in Android 12... (I could be wrong though?
)Alarms can be given a timeout so they sound for that length of time, then stop. If you don't cancel them they issue a notification to remind you later that you have missed them. I have a medication alarm set with a 5 minute timeout. On the rare occasion that I forget to take my pills and don't hear the alarm, I would see the notification later.
Timers though don't seem to have a timeout. My MOVE!!! timer went off so I reset it and wandered off upstairs to hang from my chin/dip station for 30 seconds. (I read about the benefits and feel that it is doing me some good - watch the video below!) After that, I decided to do a crossword while I was upstairs, did so, and then started another. It meant that I was up there beyond the time when the MOVE!!! timer had gone off again. My hearing is not acute enough to hear the sound from upstairs but I noticed it as soon as I came back out onto the stairs. When I got to the phone, I saw that the alarm had been sounding for 45 minutes. The phone was very warm, and the battery charge had dropped significantly. That isn't good! So far, I haven't found a way of putting a timeout on timers.
Anyway, watch this video, especially if you have sore shoulders!
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
I have spent the last 2 hours installing the bike rack on top of the car as an experiment. I had to make 3 new U fittings as the original ones didn't go around the roof bars and change the supplied screw knobs to ordinary nuts for stronger hold. Not sure if I would like to do 70 mph with the bike on but I have seen other cars doing it so it must be ok.
For now, I will still put the bike inside the car as I will feel safer, even if it means removing the saddle and both wheels to make room for Molly when we all go out together.
For now, I will still put the bike inside the car as I will feel safer, even if it means removing the saddle and both wheels to make room for Molly when we all go out together.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
It will really mess up your fuel consumption!
Also, when you forget that the bike is up there...
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
I am fully aware of that which is why I will probably hardly use it.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Wakey, wakey.......................all still snoozing I see. 'Tis dull and grey in Argyll with rain forecast for the morning. We've been invited to visit a friend's nursery while here and will do this today in combination with finding somewhere to walk. Part of the plan for this holiday is to move on somewhere else for a few days. The decision is weather dependent and at the moment if we don't head straight home Dumfries and Galloway is looking like a good bet. I'm more inclined to head home but we shall see........................
