The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

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

Errrrrr...........clue?

 

[PaulSB]

Dodged a bullet today. It's the club C2C ride today - Morecambe to Scarborough - +/- 128 miles and a lot of climbs. The colonoscopy nurse asked me about exercise. We discussed cycling, she was OK with some but I asked me to consider the consequences of starting to bleed in the middle of nowhere. I decided to pull out.

Then there's the heat. Maximum on the route appears to be 29⁰ at 2.00pm.

Start was at 7.00am with bag drop before then. I booked the 5:36 Preston to Lancaster, arriving 5:53, then 4 mile ride to the start. Train was cancelled, next one at 6:36 arriving Lancaster at 6:53. I would have missed bag drop and probably have to ride solo with my overnight gear.

The gods smiled on me.

 

[Drago]

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.



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Mrs D has always been a bit resistant to moving North of the border, but since I pointed out its 10 or more celsiuses cooler she's been a bit more thoughtful when I raise the topic.

 

[numbnuts]

Mrs D has always been a bit resistant to moving North of the border, but since I pointed out its 10 or more celsiuses cooler she's been a bit more thoughtful when I raise the topic.

 

[Paulus]

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

The Greater spotted is quite a bit bigger than the lesser.
The drumming of the GS tails off when they stop, The LS drumming stops immediately.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Just checked on Wundermap and the local weather stations were showing 29 celsiuses

too how for a ride even with several bottle of water

I will see if it cools down later but doesn;t look likely!

 

[Paulus]

I've been out on the bike this morning just for a quick ish 10 miles.
It's lovely when moving, but the second you stop the heat hits you.🥵

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

New phone delivered this morning, so I will no doubt be sorting that out most of today.
I hate changing phones/tablets/PCs etc.

 

[welsh dragon]

29 deg at the moment. 25 deg in my house. We have just turned the air con on.

 

[numbnuts]

We have 28c in the shade and 25c indoors, I have no air con.
Egg mayo, cress rolls with a few chips today as I don't feel like cooking

 

[Mo1959]

29 deg at the moment. 25 deg in my house. We have just turned the air con on.

So you’re as posh as Drago with your air con! I’ll just need to make do with my fan.

 

[Paulus]

As it's so warm i am in front of the fan catching up with some telly.
Suspicion on ITVx is worth a look. I'm up to episode 3 at the moment.

 

[Paulus]

@screenman hasn't been seen for a month, anyone heard from him?

 

[Drago]

Watching Oppenheimer.

 

[gavroche]

Bonjour. Drove to Settle in Yorkshire this morning for my wife to meet her sister who has come from Australia for a couple of weeks.
Sitting in a French restaurant called the Game Cock in Austwick enjoying a very nice French meal.