The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

Morning all. That were a good long sleep.
Just one thing to do.....I did the shopping t'other day and stupidly forgot 2 items we needed. Ahhh well, we live and learn (hopefully).

I do that too. Usually forget the thing I was most needing. Maybe we are at an age we should be making a shopping list

 

[Dave7]

I do that too. Usually forget the thing I was most needing. Maybe we are at an age we should be making a shopping list

Mo.....the sad thing is that I had a shopping list. Said item was in the middle of the list and I still missed it.
Please send me more excuses I can use.

 

[Tenkaykev]

I do that too. Usually forget the thing I was most needing. Maybe we are at an age we should be making a shopping list

I left the last shopping list on the table, I use the notes app on my phone now 👍

 

[welsh dragon]

I have a white board in my pantry and I add to my list, but sometimes I forget to take a photo of the list before I go shopping

 

[Paulus]

Morning all.
It rained for all of 5 minutes last night.
It's still quite warm here.
All the usual things to do today,
I got around to fixing a rack on the Raleigh Royal yesterday evening. I'm not sure whether to sell or or keep it.

A nice fresh fruit salad, nectarine, plum, blueberries, strawberries, clementine and melon with some Greek yogurt for breakfast.
Enjoy your day everyone

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Bit cooler this morning in Minehead.
Off out after breakfast to do three more drive by viewings.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning good people. Weather looks to be half decent which will do me. We had a very good but damp ride in the Lakes yesterday. Today is very hectic as it's the club open TT10 which is also the NLTTA championship. Entries are slightly down on previous years but nothing like as badly on other CTT events. We have 80+ riders signed up with first man off at 18.01 which means racing should finish at 19.45. I'm responsible for signage which means I spend the afternoon and evening tottering on a step ladder on the A6 putting up and removing cycle event signs. I'll leave home at 13.00 and return around 21.30...........I often think TTers have no concept of the effort which goes on behind the scenes so they can enjoy their 19-22 minutes of exquisite pain!!!!

Must go as I'm need to head to my LBS to pick up the Cervelo and Aldi to buy picnic ingredients.......I'll be sandwich and flask man today!

@Tenkaykev @avsd I'll answer your questions tomorrow, just haven't go time today

 

[numbnuts]

Aside from the mice, have you been to those places?

Yes I have lived in all of them what is strange the large manor house in Chilworth is still there, but it was burnt to the ground many years ago before my time, and the reference to the four mice are the ones I killed a while back.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning folks,
A visit to Eight Arch brewery tap room yesterday evening. Caught up with a few friends and a nice Brucy Bonus was that the rejigged bus service now passes the end of the road that leads to the brewery👍
Another visit from the Hedgehog in the early hours, the repurposed battery operated security camera is doing a great job.
Off to visit the "Lady in the Van" shortly, She has a mobile shop that sells wholefoods and you can refill shampoos / washing liquid etc. She travels to the villages that aren't well served by buses. The previous Van lady retired and put her van up for sale, someone offered to buy it but was going to convert it to a motorhome, she wanted the business to continue so she sold it ( at a lower price ) to the current lady who has taken over.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning people, I've been for an early bimble this morning, out the house about half seven and rode my Weston Under Weatherly loop, 28 miles, a cool bright and sunny morning with a stiff breeze, left Coventry out through Baginton and rode back in through Binley woods, I rode past where they are working on HS2 and they're making a right mess of the countryside, it was hard work but an enjoyable couple of hours out on the bike.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

We have a power cut, I was sat at my desktop typing away and suddenly I had a blank screen, I had to finish my post on my phone.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning good people. Weather looks to be half decent which will do me. We had a very good but damp ride in the Lakes yesterday. Today is very hectic as it's the club open TT10 which is also the NLTTA championship. Entries are slightly down on previous years but nothing like as badly on other CTT events. We have 80+ riders signed up with first man off at 18.01 which means racing should finish at 19.45. I'm responsible for signage which means I spend the afternoon and evening tottering on a step ladder on the A6 putting up and removing cycle event signs. I'll leave home at 13.00 and return around 21.30...........I often think TTers have no concept of the effort which goes on behind the scenes so they can enjoy their 19-22 minutes of exquisite pain!!!!

Must go as I'm need to head to my LBS to pick up the Cervelo and Aldi to buy picnic ingredients.......I'll be sandwich and flask man today!

@Tenkaykev @avsd I'll answer your questions tomorrow, just haven't go time today

Its often the problem the clubs round here have, no one to do the support stuff, theres been a couple of occasions where the TT's have been cancelled because of it.

 

[Exlaser2]

Morning all . Mrs exlaser is off cycling with her club and I am eating fruit cake and drinking coffee in a nice cafe, seems a fair exchange to me . 😀A perfect way to start our wedding anniversary, 34 years and never a crossed word ( anyone that knows us knows that last bit is total bu@@@@@t 😂 ).
Off out for a meal this evening to our favourite restaurant.
Dave r, know that route well, only in reverse , it’s one of mrs exlaser favourite. It’s one of the reasons I stopped cycling with her because I hate the bit of road from Weston to cubbington so so much .😂😀

 

[pawl]

Just collected my new Dacia Sandero Comfort.What a difference to my old Renault Captur

Acceleration comfort far better A really smooth drive
Well worth the six month wait

 

[welsh dragon]

Good morning folks,
A visit to Eight Arch brewery tap room yesterday evening. Caught up with a few friends and a nice Brucy Bonus was that the rejigged bus service now passes the end of the road that leads to the brewery👍
Another visit from the Hedgehog in the early hours, the repurposed battery operated security camera is doing a great job.
Off to visit the "Lady in the Van" shortly, She has a mobile shop that sells wholefoods and you can refill shampoos / washing liquid etc. She travels to the villages that aren't well served by buses. The previous Van lady retired and put her van up for sale, someone offered to buy it but was going to convert it to a motorhome, she wanted the business to continue so she sold it ( at a lower price ) to the current lady who has taken over.

I've never seen a hedgehog round here.