The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

Its all working as it should here, done in 5

My screen freezes, sits for about five minutes and then I get a message saying "Aw, something, went wrong!"

 

[Mo1959]

My screen freezes, sits for about five minutes and then I get a message saying "Aw, something, went wrong!"

I struggled to get it to load earlier on the iPad.

Not long back a pleasant 26 mile bimble. Enjoyed the quiet roads. Went an out and back up to St Fillans on the A85 which I avoid later in the day, but it is nice early on a Sunday morning. Another few hours and there will be kamikaze motor cyclists zooming along it.

I will probably watch a bit of tennis and catch the end of the cycling. I find flat stages boring and only really enjoy the final jostling and sprint. Sacrilege to say it, but I don't think road cycling is nearly as much fun to watch as it is to do. Anyone else agree?
I will watch McDonald and Dodds this evening. It's been an enjoyable series so far.

 

[Dave7]

Blinkin blumin flippin ecky thump......has everyone got a stick of dynamite up the jacksie?? You are (nearly) all up and about.
A few bits n bobs to do but mainly a chill day.

Paul......what was the prognosis on your bike?

 

[Dave7]

I struggled to get it to load earlier on the iPad.

Not long back a pleasant 26 mile bimble. Enjoyed the quiet roads. Went an out and back up to St Fillans on the A85 which I avoid later in the day, but it is nice early on a Sunday morning. Another few hours and there will be kamikaze motor cyclists zooming along it.

I will probably watch a bit of tennis and catch the end of the cycling. I find flat stages boring and only really enjoy the final jostling and sprint. Sacrilege to say it, but I don't think road cycling is nearly as much fun to watch as it is to do. Anyone else agree?
I will watch McDonald and Dodds this evening. It's been an enjoyable series so far.

I generally only watch the hill bits as the views etc are staggering.
I watch the last few days as well.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I struggled to get it to load earlier on the iPad.

Not long back a pleasant 26 mile bimble. Enjoyed the quiet roads. Went an out and back up to St Fillans on the A85 which I avoid later in the day, but it is nice early on a Sunday morning. Another few hours and there will be kamikaze motor cyclists zooming along it.

I will probably watch a bit of tennis and catch the end of the cycling. I find flat stages boring and only really enjoy the final jostling and sprint. Sacrilege to say it, but I don't think road cycling is nearly as much fun to watch as it is to do. Anyone else agree?
I will watch McDonald and Dodds this evening. It's been an enjoyable series so far.

I don't mind the flat stages but prefer the mountains and the end of the stages, I don't like watching time trials.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Sun's out on Exmoor.
Got to nip down to Minehead to buy a pair of jogging pants as I forgot to pack mine before we went away.

Who is it that wants spoilers. I'veforgotten.

Sunday lunch booked at the Rest & Be Thankful Inn.

 

[PaulSB]

Blinkin blumin flippin ecky thump......has everyone got a stick of dynamite up the jacksie?? You are (nearly) all up and about.
A few bits n bobs to do but mainly a chill day.

Paul......what was the prognosis on your bike?

Thanks for asking Dave. Nothing yet as the mechanic said he would wait till the owner returned from holiday so they could carry out the inspection together. This will be Monday/Tuesday depending on how much time they have. Nothing unusual in this, it's the way my LBS work and I like it. Obviously I hope I need nothing more than a tyre, I'd settle for a pair of wheels. To be honest I'll be devastated if the frame is damaged. It's silly but I love this bike, it's the best I've ever had and we've been through/achieved a lot together...........I know daft old bugger but then I'm a cyclist. If they're unsure about the frame, which means the LBS would err on the side of caution by writing it off, I'll be sending it off for a professional examination, ultra sound etc.

I don't think any of this is going to happen as I hit the pothole square on, no twisting or similar, just banged in and rode out. It was they rapid tyre deflation which threw me off.

 

[PaulSB]

I struggled to get it to load earlier on the iPad.

Not long back a pleasant 26 mile bimble. Enjoyed the quiet roads. Went an out and back up to St Fillans on the A85 which I avoid later in the day, but it is nice early on a Sunday morning. Another few hours and there will be kamikaze motor cyclists zooming along it.

I will probably watch a bit of tennis and catch the end of the cycling. I find flat stages boring and only really enjoy the final jostling and sprint. Sacrilege to say it, but I don't think road cycling is nearly as much fun to watch as it is to do. Anyone else agree?
I will watch McDonald and Dodds this evening. It's been an enjoyable series so far.

I very rarely get to watch any of the TdF. It clashes with Wimbledon and the telly is permanently tuned to BBC from lunch till play stops. If Mrs P isn't watching at the time it will be on live pause!! I don't get to watch the TdF highlights as I've usually gone to bed before the tennis finishes! Come the morning I can't be arsed with yesterday's highlights

When I used to watch the TdF I enjoyed it all because much of the time my pleasure came from watching the surroundings, countryside and so on.

 

[Paulus]

Morning all,
Today I am in Rye, East Sussex.
I'm down on the nature reserve by the coast.

 

[welsh dragon]

Housework is done. I have had a shower as well. And I have a load of washing in the machine .

A man is coming round this evening to look at a tree that needs to be felled. Mr WD doesn't want to do it as it's quite close to the power lines so we are happy for someone else to do it.

That's more money I need to spend

 

[Tenkaykev]

What is it with all this talk about cycling, I only come here for a gossip and to catch up on the latest grumblings and mishaps 😉
I watched the opening day of the Tour live on ITV4, only because we have friends who are in Copenhagen watching, and we thought we might spot them with their Welsh flag. The coverage was OK, the adverts though were dire! Online Bingo, lots of Charity appeals, Funeral plans, cremation plans, more bloody Bingo!
Watching the evening highlights suits us better, and the ads are the usual cars, food, supermarkets, banks etc.
Just back from a run. I was bimbling along minding my own business when I met another runner who I knew. Not wishing to appear past it, I tried to match his pace for a while. I'm knackered now and need to go for a lie down 😁

 

[Dave7]

Housework is done. I have had a shower as well. And I have a load of washing in the machine .

A man is coming round this evening to look at a tree that needs to be felled. Mr WD doesn't want to do it as it's quite close to the power lines so we are happy for someone else to do it.

That's more money I need to spend

Can't take it with you WD.

 

[classic33]

Where's @numbnuts?
Have the TV licencing people taken him away for not having a TV?

They might be making him watch Big Brother, I'm a celebrity and other "top notch productions" to show him what he's been missing.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I very rarely get to watch any of the TdF. It clashes with Wimbledon and the telly is permanently tuned to BBC from lunch till play stops. If Mrs P isn't watching at the time it will be on live pause!! I don't get to watch the TdF highlights as I've usually gone to bed before the tennis finishes! Come the morning I can't be arsed with yesterday's highlights

When I used to watch the TdF I enjoyed it all because much of the time my pleasure came from watching the surroundings, countryside and so on.

I usually leave my Good lady to watch the tennis on the TV and watch the TDF highlights on the ITV Hub on my desktop.

 

[Mo1959]

Phew, it's warm now. A little wander done so I can now sit on my bum most of the afternoon and watch the tennis. 2 Brits playing today. Be nice if they made it through again.