The Retirement Thread
- Thread starter Dirk
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Here Midlands it hit double figures yesterday.I dont understand this weather malarky.
Its 7° for you but -2° for pete.
Its +2° here but expected to dip a bit soon
Edit
Ive just checked and Its now dipped to zero.
Heck, we even strolled to the pub to keep me on target for #31PubsInJanuary 🍻
This morning? -1° 🥶
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
When I was between teaching jobs I spent a year fixing computers on short term contracts in school
One of the "short term contracts" last 2 whole terms at the school
The IT manager had a rule that no teacher was allowed to do anything with a printerr beyond switching it on and off
even changing the ink was to be done by an IT technician
partly to make sure decent ink was used and not some cheap stuff they got of some dodgy web site
but mostly because they are all programmed to go wrong in mysterious ways at the slightest hint of a possibility
at least we could check it and make sure the damn thing was working before we left and it meant we got to check every one every few weeks so the teachers didn;t "optimise their operating environment"
especially ARt teachers - who used them a lot and saw no reason to not have one next to a sink
and PE teachers - just because they were PE teachers and were notorious (that applied in every school I ever worked in!!!)
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Right - today
anyway - just remembered that the ebike battery needs charging
it needs it more often in winter due to the cold
but also can;t be charged in the shed as it is too cold - so I have a timer thing and I have given it 4 hours and set it off in the utility room
Have to have an early lunch as I am off to Warrington (I have had my injections!) to help some people with something computery - must look up what!
anyway - must remember to take some stuff to the charity shop on the way back - SWMBO has "seen some things in the internet" so the older stuff that was "just what she wanted" a few months ago has to go
Now that she is feeling better - it is costing a fortune!!!
anyway - just remembered that the ebike battery needs charging
it needs it more often in winter due to the cold
but also can;t be charged in the shed as it is too cold - so I have a timer thing and I have given it 4 hours and set it off in the utility room
Have to have an early lunch as I am off to Warrington (I have had my injections!) to help some people with something computery - must look up what!
anyway - must remember to take some stuff to the charity shop on the way back - SWMBO has "seen some things in the internet" so the older stuff that was "just what she wanted" a few months ago has to go
Now that she is feeling better - it is costing a fortune!!!
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I didn't realise how cold it was/is. The car is covered in ice as is the ground 
classic33
Leg End Member
Being cold is just a state of mind.I didn't realise how cold it was/is. The car is covered in ice as is the ground
Convince yourself it isn't cold and you'll not feel cold.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
classic33
Leg End Member
Yer thinking on this is all wrong.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Good morning. It's a beautiful day. I'll get ready for a walk shortly and head to the gym late afternoon. We planned to ride and most likely we could have done. However a hard frost last night meant some ice risk, with Mrs P's health I can't take an unnecessary risk of falling off lightly.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Yeah - I can do that - used to do it when I was a teacher and had to get the kids to clear off the central quad and get to lessons
Problem was that I was too good at it and sometime ended up shivering quite badly
which is probably not a good thing!!!
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Well a friend, against my advice, went out and used the lane I take to reach the meet point. Black ice, straight down, bar tape wrecked, mirror smashed. Pleased to say the rider is OK.
I asked one of my closest riding buddies. "Why does no one listen to us?" He replied " because we are old, obviously stupid and overcautious"
🤣🤣🤣
I asked one of my closest riding buddies. "Why does no one listen to us?" He replied " because we are old, obviously stupid and overcautious"
🤣🤣🤣
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Just got back from taking Geddy round the block. After the weekends fall on the ice and impromptu visit to Holby I didnt want him pulling me over on this mornings frost.
