The Retirement Thread

[Paulus]

Good morning all.
Another scorchio day in prospect here like most of the country. 🥵

 

[PeteXXX]

What a wonderful time for the truck to breakdown on the A14.. 🚚

 

[Binky]

Morning.
Another roaster. Up watching rugby and I think a quiet day today after my ride yesterday as that was hot and it took it out of me.
A good day to watch TdF although it's a sprint stage so not the most exciting bar last 3k usually.

 

[Drago]

Bruce walked. Its already 20 celsiuses and uber sticky. I've just about had enough of it.

How bad is it further North or back home in Scotland?

 

[Drago]

What a wonderful time for the truck to breakdown on the A14.. 🚚

Funny you mention that. I've just driven down the A14 and theres a guy gone all Basil Fawlty using a tree branch to whip a truck while shouting, "I'll show you, you b*****d!"

 

[PeteXXX]

Funny you mention that. I've just driven down the A14 and theres a guy gone all Basil Fawlty using a tree branch to whip a truck while shouting, "I'll show you, you b*****d!"

If that was in the dip by the windmills @ J2, it was me 😂

 

[Dave7]

Back from my walk, just a bit further again. It's very pleasant at the moment but will be waaaay too hot in a while.
I met a guy with a young male lab. The Lab was a beautiful golden colour, don't think I've ever seen a colour quite like it. It was friendly as in not aggressive but too bouncy to stroke.

 

[welsh dragon]

It's 21 deg already

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning. it was 19⁰ in what would be shade in our backyard at 9.00pm yesterday. It's now 22⁰ and rising in the same spot. A poor sleep. This was down to Mrs P snoring. I slept in the spare room for a year or so to make sure she got enough sleep. I've moved back and guess who isn't getting enough sleep? Moi!!!

Lots of small chores done. Exercises next then breakfast followed by harvesting the blackcurrants and red currants. I also need to dig some potatoes. After that it will be too hot for allotment work.

Very fortunately at the back of our house it's deep shade and quite cool. This is the spot where I usually clean my bikes.........seems like the perfect excuse for several hours TLC. I haven't had the chance for weeks.

 

[Mo1959]

Bruce walked. Its already 20 celsiuses and uber sticky. I've just about had enough of it.

How bad is it further North or back home in Scotland?

19 here with a high of 26 later. Still too hot for me. Maybe I need to move even further north!


I was out weedkilling the gravel at 6am then did the riverside trail and got a few things from the shop on the way back to make sandwiches. It’s too hot to eat hot meals.

PJs back on already!

A change next week. Hopefully Monday’s rain and lack of sun will give the house a chance to cool down.

 

[numbnuts]

Morning.....
we'll all be complaining in a few moths time that it is too cold and there's no heating allowance
I have to go and pick up my prescription and then I have nothing else on.....one way of keeping cool

 

[Mo1959]

It’s our local 10k race tomorrow. I can’t even imagine running a hilly 10k starting at 11am in this heat!

 

[Dave7]

Just had a male GS Woodpecker on the feeder. They used to be regular visitors till the housebuilding tore all the trees down.

 

[numbnuts]

Just had a male GS Woodpecker on the feeder. They used to be regular visitors till the housebuilding tore all the trees down.

We have one of them too, noisy buggers at times

 

[welsh dragon]

Just had a male GS Woodpecker on the feeder. They used to be regular visitors till the housebuilding tore all the trees down.

We have both the greater spotted and lesser spotted here. I don't know which is which accept one lot is bigger than the other