The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

It seems to be chiming at twenty to the hour and as many times as it feels like! They are waiting on an engineer coming out to look at it.

And why not? Who are we to dictate to church bells 🔔 I say freedom for church bells, end this oppression.

 

[numbnuts]

I haven’t been out today as I’m still hanging around waiting on a phone call from the vet to say Molly is ready so didn’t want to go out. Poor wee thing will be totally stressed being away from home all this time.

You'll have to give her a cuddle all evening

 

[Mo1959]

You'll have to give her a cuddle all evening

She maybe won’t be speaking to me!

 

[Mo1959]

Bloody hell. Not getting her until 6 and she has had 3 extractions which means a £625 bill!

 

[PaulSB]

Bloody hell. Not getting her until 6 and she has had 3 extractions which means a £625 bill!

Crikey. Do you have pet insurance?

 

[Mo1959]

Crikey. Do you have pet insurance?

Nope and I’m not even sure dental work is covered anyway as it is considered preventative I think.

 

[rustybolts]

Bloody hell. Not getting her until 6 and she has had 3 extractions which means a £625 bill!

That is an absolute rip off ,

Nope and I’m not even sure dental work is covered anyway as it is considered preventative I think.

https://www.pdsa.org.uk/pet-help-and-advice/eligibility

 

[rustybolts]

Bloody hell. Not getting her until 6 and she has had 3 extractions which means a £625 bill!

https://www.animaltrust.org.uk/about-us/

 

[numbnuts]

That is an absolute rip off ,


https://www.pdsa.org.uk/pet-help-and-advice/eligibility

you are receiving benefits...............
State retired pensioners who are householders living in council tax bands a – d

 

[gavroche]

Nope and I’m not even sure dental work is covered anyway as it is considered preventative I think.

You are right, teeth are not covered by insurance.

 

[gavroche]

Evening all. Well, we did it. Chris and I dipped our front wheels in the sea in Sunderland earlier. We covered 143 miles in 3 days with no mechanicals or punctures.
This is something I am glad I did but have no wish to do again. The second day was a real killer with lots of steep climbs, as well as Hartside Pass.
Back home tomorrow, by car.

 

[Mo1959]

you are receiving benefits...............
State retired pensioners who are householders living in council tax bands a – d

No benefits. Just a small work pension and dipping into my inheritance from dad which keeps me going thank God.

It was slightly cheaper than the estimate so paid £535. Bad enough. She’s to go back for a nurse check up on Friday. She’s currently parading round the house looking quite unsettled but I’ll just leave her be and let her come round in her own time.

 

[BoldonLad]

Evening all. Well, we did it. Chris and I dipped our front wheels in the sea in Sunderland earlier. We covered 143 miles in 3 days with no mechanicals or punctures.
This is something I am glad I did but have no wish to do again. The second day was a real killer with lots of steep climbs, as well as Hartside Pass.
Back home tomorrow, by car.

Yes, I found day 2 a bit of a killer, but, on balance, the whole thing was ‘an experience’ what ever that means

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. Dull start but to brighten up by mid morning. General waste bin day for us.

I watched and enjoyed an old Dalziel and Pascoe on the Drama channel last night. Same channel for The Coroner and Whitechapel tonight to keep me amused.

 

[PaulSB]

Good day, I've been awake too long. Bugger! The sky is a very dull, boring grey and the trees are moving which means there's a bit more than a breeze out there. Forecast is good. @Mo1959 how is Molly doing? @gavroche Congratulations! Kudos! Yes, day two with those three climbs is a killer. 👏👏

Today? Well a ride beckons at 08.45. For the moment I'm doing some cycle club admin and other bits 'n' bobs. I've set the room thermostat to 19⁰, this has been agreed as the starting point for winter. I've set the on/off programme to 07.40 - 08.55 and 18.30 - 20.30. This has not been agreed or even discussed. I shall wait for remarks. Not hopeful really. It's 19⁰ in the backroom at the moment, my feet are chilly but then they are bare. I suspect we will ramp it up to 20⁰ as compromise.

Weighed myself earlier, something I haven't done for weeks and expected bad news and perhaps 76/77kg. I have tested the scales with a 2kg bag of rice. To my astonishment I came in at 72.5kg. I don't understand this as I feel a bit flabby round the waist. Think I must have lost some muscle. I have a wedding in California in five weeks, my target is 71.0kg before I get on the plane. Also starting a "get my cycling buddy fit again" programme today. He had four months off the bike with injury, has gained about 9kg and is off the pace. We've decided on three short, intense rides, no cafe (30/35 miles at 80/90% effort) and one long (60/70 miles), coffee only cafe stop. Should help me as I've had a quietish season and need to start building back what I've lost in what I laughingly refer to as performance.