The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

Coooeeeew. I am definitely first this morning. I have been listening to the rain for most of the night

Its calm now and the rain has stopped. bet it starts again soon enough though.

Stay safe peeps

 

[welsh dragon]

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. Lay on for a while thinking it was to be heavy rain again but it’s actually either dry or just a faint drizzle. Can’t quite see. It’s windy though. Recycling bin day but maybe shouldn’t put them out too early in case they blow over.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Did you buy it?

No

 

[PaulSB]

Lashing down for the last two hours and pretty windy. I can hear the water rushing through our downspouts. Pleased to say the gutters are coping with it. So today? Well, I won't be riding a bike that's for sure! Mrs P has a u3a meeting at our house which means I need a quick tidy round and set the burner, otherwise it will mean burning gas

Me? I've the cycle club AGM minutes to type up and trophies and medals to organise for this year's Award Night - all that should keep me going for a while. If there's time I have to prepare an objection to a local planning application. While it is very close to our village this is not NIMBYism but a genuine concern the local authority are being hoodwinked. No one objects to the housing but the developer has proposed access to the development will be an unmade track 3 metres wide in places. A 300 metre length of this has 5 metre banking on one side and a run of mature trees on the other before reaching an open field. The track runs through the village. The application is very cleverly done and on paper looks very acceptable - on the ground it's clear it is flat out dangerous.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning all, dry but windy this morning.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning folks,
Slept through until 7:00 😮 first time in a long while.
We’re collecting our granddaughter from school today, spaghetti is her favourite so Mrs tenkaykev made the sauce yesterday as it seems to improve overnight. Bit of a sore knee, but I’ve increased my exercise load recently, all inspired by a race We’ve entered😂
Have a peaceful day folks ☕️☀️👍

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all from a windy Barnet. There is no rain yet, but it's on the way.
I'll cycle up to the LBS later to drop my Toure's rear wheel in. The girl in the shop did a good job on truing it the other week, but pointed out that the rim was worn out. The braking surfaces were concave. So I'm going to have a new rim out on it. The hub is still good. A hand built wheel should be better than a factory/machine built one.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Off to Barnstaple this morning to look at stuff for the new house. Just to get ideas, MrsD said..........

 

[Dave7]

Hello from a very wet Warrington.
It hammered down most of the night, still raining now and more of the heavy stuff due soon.
I was supposed to take MrsD to Specsavers this morning but she is not well so its an enforced chill day for me.

 

[classic33]

Hello from a very wet Warrington.
It hammered down most of the night, still raining now and more of the heavy stuff due soon.
I was supposed to take MrsD to Specsavers this morning but she is not well so its an enforced chill day for me.

Did you have the 80mph wind issue?

 

[gavroche]

Salut. I was awake at 2.30 am and resisted the temptation to post as I didn't want to wake @Mo1959 up so I went back to sleep.
Got up at 7 as we had to take our daughter's dog to the vet at 8.30 to be castrated ( the dog , not our daughter ). She couldn't take him herself as she was getting ready to go to work. She will pick him up later this afternoon when he comes round from the op.
As it is raining today, not much else will be done so another lazy day.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning again. Not long back from a 5 mile wander round the riverside trail then through the park. Gosh the river was well up and flowing fast. I wouldn't like to fall in.

I keep saying I have enough trainers but I just spied Hoka One One Speedgoat 5 in a wide fit so couldn't resist.

 

[Dave7]

Did you have the 80mph wind issue?

No......was windy but nothing like that.
The rain woke me up around 5ish then kept me awake.

 

[classic33]

Morning again. Not long back from a 5 mile wander round the riverside trail then through the park. Gosh the river was well up and flowing fast. I wouldn't like to fall in.

I keep saying I have enough trainers but I just spied Hoka One One Speedgoat 5 in a wide fit so couldn't resist.

You've only the one pair of feet though.* Just like the rest of us.


*You do only have the one pair?