The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

Am I the only person here that finds porridge utterly repellant?

Yes

 

[Tenkaykev]

I hate porridge as well. Goopy sloppy muck

You're making it wrong... 😉

 

[Mike Ayling]

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Good morning. Sunny and breezy. That will do and hopefully will dry up the overnight rain as I have grass to cut and allotment work to do - everything is growing so fast now we've had a few days rain. We have a new electric mower. The instructions are quite clear it should not be used on wet grass, I'm not keen on testing that out.

So we had #1SP and her sister #3SP yesterday. 4½ years and 6 months respectively. When I got home I handed #3SP to Mrs P and muttered "I've forgotten what to do?" Anyway all went well but we were exhausted. I felt very honoured #3 chose me for her two naps. Comfy Granddad. Not much on today. I'll try to get household admin done while waiting for outside to dry up. Some tidying and dusting perhaps to clear the way for a quick hoover round etc. tomorrow.

Battery electric or mains with a long cord. If mains use in the dry. If battery there is little risk of electrocution but the additional load on the motor cutting through wet grass may cause the battery to overheat which is not a good thing.

 

[Dave7]

You're making it wrong... 😉

Must say, I like stuff in a sachet. Empty it into a jug and top up with milk.
2 mins in the micro and add some blueberries etc.

 

[PeteXXX]

If you porridge heretics send coordinates, I'll trebuchet some over next time I make a batch... 👍

 

[PaulSB]

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Battery electric or mains with a long cord. If mains use in the dry. If battery there is little risk of electrocution but the additional load on the motor cutting through wet grass may cause the battery to overheat which is not a good thing.

It's corded so I know the advice is sensible and to be taken seriously. It's something we didn't consider when making our buying decision. We, I share the mower with a neighbour, wanted to buy battery powered but weight was an issue. Both in our 70s we wanted something easier to carry up steps etc. To our surprise battery powered weigh almost the same as petrol mowers. It's the machine itself, not the battery which is relatively light - easily held in one hand.

I'm a big fan of Stihl battery products and have their chainsaw, leaf blower and strimmer. I would have got a Stihl mower in a heart beat but they are simply too heavy. A real surprise.

 

[welsh dragon]

If you porridge heretics send coordinates, I'll trebuchet some over next time I make a batch... 👍

That's the only thing porridge is good for.

 

[Drago]

Back from visiting. The van was doing a regen when I got home so went round the block a few times to let it finish before parking up.

 

[Dave7]

Typical, everyone said I can go home.
I asked for my medicine to take home only to be told it won't be up from the pharmacy till 7.
My daughter is kindly going back for them.

 

[numbnuts]

My cold has come back with vengeance, started just after I finished my lunch
early night with two paracetamol me thinks

 

[classic33]

Typical, everyone said I can go home.
I asked for my medicine to take home only to be told it won't be up from the pharmacy till 7.
My daughter is kindly going back for them.

You got out then!
Now the important question, did you find out what those lights were for?

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

It's corded so I know the advice is sensible and to be taken seriously. It's something we didn't consider when making our buying decision. We, I share the mower with a neighbour, wanted to buy battery powered but weight was an issue. Both in our 70s we wanted something easier to carry up steps etc. To our surprise battery powered weigh almost the same as petrol mowers. It's the machine itself, not the battery which is relatively light - easily held in one hand.

I'm a big fan of Stihl battery products and have their chainsaw, leaf blower and strimmer. I would have got a Stihl mower in a heart beat but they are simply too heavy. A real surprise.

I have had mains powered electric mowers since I first had a house - about mid 1980s

I have never had problem mowing if the grass is wet other than it jamming up the blade
basically they normally depend of air flow to either push the grass down and away - or suck it up and into a collector

if the grass is more than a bit wet then it clumps up and can jam in a ball between the blade and the frame


The system is generally pretty waterproof
although clearly you should use it via one of the cutoff plugs!

 

[classic33]

Make certain the blade is sharp. Even a slightly dull blade will have grass building up on the blade. Leaves a smaller area doing the cutting, and the grass building up on the blade. The motor has to spin the extra weight, and that can overload it.
No matter how its powered.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Also - if the blade is set to cut very low then the mower will jam up easier as there is less room between the frame and the ground for some to escape
on mine anyway

 

[Exlaser2]

A very good pub with lovely views at Westleigh although a bit tricky to get to and also the Royal hotel in Bideford , by the bridge.
If you are riding on the Tarka trail, stop at Fremington for a cafe but it can get busy.

We have visited the cafe, it was great. Not got to the pubs yet . 😀