The Retirement Thread

[BoldonLad]

Sadly the Haynes car manuals are no longer published for newer cars, they were great in their day . I changed timing belts , clutches , brake discs, cylinder head gaskets etc etc with their aid on many cars over the years. If you have older fords etc Alan Howatt has some v good demos on youtube

The most recent Car DIY I have carried out, was to change the clutch on daughter's Ford Fiesta ( 1981 model) that. was in 1992. The car was actually shared by daughters 2 and 3, the day after I finished changing the clutch, daughter No2 ran into the back of someone, and demolished front wing of Fiesta. I did "acquire" a replacement wing from a scrap yard, but, fortunately daughter no2 was able to "acquire" a temporary boyfriend with the skills to replace the damaged wing. 😂

 

[Gunk]

Exhausting day today, met a good friend and his son on the motorbikes in Bourton On The Water for lunch, ridiculously hot and really busy so the riding was just unpleasant, Bourton was insane, it felt like Great Yarmouth, sadly the Cotswolds is being completely spoilt with the visitor numbers, we have noticed this year it’s just so much busier, my pal and his son got held up for half an hour just trying to get through Stow On Wold. Fortunately we had the large designated motorcycle parking on the High Street to ourselves, felt a bit smug about that when every car park was full!

However enjoyed a very pleasant lunch at this place https://www.smithsofbourton.com/ and found a perfect little table for three outside in the shade, completely shattered now, the heat has wiped me out.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I try and treat everyone with respect until their actions prove them to be unworthy of it.
This attitude seems to have served me well thought out my 60 odd years on this planet. 😀

Yes - good plan for life

to be fair most of the true morons betray themselves pretty quickly!

 

[Gunk]

Yes - good plan for life

to be fair most of the true morons betray themselves pretty quickly!

True, they can’t help themselves

 

[welsh dragon]

The highest temperature we had today was 29 deg. I now have all the doors and windows open.

 

[Gunk]

The highest temperature we had today was 29 deg. I now have all the doors and windows open.

Hit 33 here earlier

 

[PeteXXX]

Still 28°c here in Hamtun..

 

[Exlaser2]

Exhausting day today, met a good friend and his son on the motorbikes in Bourton On The Water for lunch, ridiculously hot and really busy so the riding was just unpleasant, Bourton was insane, it felt like Great Yarmouth, sadly the Cotswolds is being completely spoilt with the visitor numbers, we have noticed this year it’s just so much busier, my pal and his son got held up for half an hour just trying to get through Stow On Wold. Fortunately we had the large designated motorcycle parking on the High Street to ourselves, felt a bit smug about that when every car park was full!

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However enjoyed a very pleasant lunch at this place https://www.smithsofbourton.com/ and found a perfect little table for three outside in the shade, completely shattered now, the heat has wiped me out.

Always loved the place since I lived locally in the 1970s, but even then it was a busy place in the summer months. These days if we have a day out there , it will be in spring or autumn. Probably because I am not a lover of crowds these days lol . 😀

 

[PeteXXX]

TTFN 👋

 

[rustybolts]

I’ve just buzz cut my hair again. That’ll help me feel a bit cooler hopefully

 

[PaulSB]

Well it's been quite hot here but not unbearable. Living in a stone built cottage indoors is always very pleasantly cool.

My boys got beat. Badly. I having a small whisky while I clear that out of my head. We have a 75 mile gravel ride planned for tomorrow..........could be a bit sweaty......

 

[Mo1959]

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I’m not bald. Just a number 8 all over then taper the back and sides with a shorter gauge.

I took the fan through to the bedroom last night which made it more comfortable. I’d better get out soon for a couple of hours before the heat returns. It’s to be even hotter today.

 

[PeteXXX]

Morning campers 👋

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all. It's very warm already, but will possibly be a couple of degrees cooler than yesterday, only 29⁰ today. I had to have a cold shower before going to bed last night. It does help with getting off to sleep though.
Millie has another appointment at the vets for another round of acupuncture first thing this morning and we are meeting up with some friends at lunchtime. No bike riding today.
On yesterday's ride, I encountered 3 sets of roadworks, each with temporary 4 way traffic lights, and one road closed whilst Thames water repair a collapsed sewer. Every road in or out of Barnet has road work, the congestion is bad. Luckily it's the holiday season or there could be gridlock.

 

[welsh dragon]

Cooooeee. What a horrible night. I couldn't sleep because of the heat and i have a headache now.

It's supposed to be 7 deg cooler here today at 21 deg. That's more like it.

Stay safe peeps