The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

It looks like it's going to rain.

We might have baled potatoes with corned beef today.

Square or round?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

In town having lunch in Snax In The City, busy, the kids are off school this week, we've had someone walk into the side of the wheelchair this morning, paying no attention to what was going on around him, I ran his foot over.

 

[Dirk]

Back from a bimble on the bikes. Nice cuppa on Minehead sea front, then a return journey via Blue Anchor Bay.

 

[Chief Broom]

Phew! that wasnt the best of rides.....still feeling a bit chesty and on the steepest hill on my route i had to pullover as i couldnt breath Got onto higher ground and met with a headwind of cold horizontal drizzle....lovely. Met one other cyclist who totally ignored me......obviously a superior being
Anyhoo it was good to see a sparrow hawk and plenty of buzzards mewing which always makes me think of Whitman-

"The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me ,
he complains of my gab and my loitering.
I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable.
I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.

 

[welsh dragon]

Square or round?

Bloody bloody thing. Both

 

[Dave7]

Is that a late breakfast or early lunch?

Yes 😀😀

 

[numbnuts]

We have a yellow warning

 

[Mo1959]

It’s a lovely afternoon here and I am stuck indoors waiting for the meter engineer. He better bloody turn up.

 

[pawl]

I had to use my head torch until 7.30 before the change but it was 6.30 this morning. As Paulus says, it soon creeps out again though.

Hope you are well stocked up with batteries 🔋🔋🔋

 

[welsh dragon]

We had a bit of fine rain thus morning, then the sun came out and its been nice all afternoon.

 

[Paulus]

After a bimble around on the old Galaxy, i have decided that the 5 speed freewheel need to be replaced with a lower geared version. How I ever used to tour on these gears I don't know.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Up at eight,best sleep in weeks i feel like a million dollars.So full of energy.My task this week is to buy a folding adjustable walking stick.i do fancy one with a sword,but not legal i think.Why a sword you ask,well i am fed up of dodging people on mobile phones expecting us to walk around them.While they merrily look at their screens.

Hmm

not sure they makes swords that fold or adjust to fit in the walking stick????


does make me wonder if they make a device that fits on the front wheel of a bike to sit on the front wheel of a bike and sever those long leads that some dog owners allow to stretch across the path
and maybe something like those cow catcher things on Wild West trains but modified to seperate older couples ( mixed ot single gender) wandering obliviously along shared paths so intently gabbing that they are not capable of hearing 2 rings on a loud bell followed by a clear polite "Excuse me)
or maybe I should just get a flamethrower???

OK OK OK - I get back in my box and stop thinking!!!

 

[Mo1959]

Hope you are well stocked up with batteries 🔋🔋🔋

It’s rechargeable. Petzl Swift. Brilliant head torch. I normally just use it on the lowest setting.

Meter engineer has been. I can’t be bothered going out now though.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Up at eight,best sleep in weeks i feel like a million dollars.So full of energy.My task this week is to buy a folding adjustable walking stick.i do fancy one with a sword,but not legal i think.Why a sword you ask,well i am fed up of dodging people on mobile phones expecting us to walk around them.While they merrily look at their screens.

You are Adam Adamant AICMFP

 

[Tenkaykev]

It’s a lovely afternoon here and I am stuck indoors waiting for the meter engineer. He better bloody turn up.

He might be a she, and be quite lovely, and named Rita...