The Retirement Thread

[Drago]

Its very close. Mine is one of 300 produced for all world markets with a real carbon veneer instead of wood, aluminium or silver painted. That panel had delaminated and cracked and in two years I've not been able to find another, unsurprisingly. I chiselled off the veneer, sanded it down, and the guy did a 98% match - you have to really be looking hard at it to see the difference.

 

[Dave7]

Pleased for you.
Thanks to my wife's patience we've survived 50 together.

That's good, better than good. May you have many more years together.

 

[Oldhippy]

Trying not to check news updates.

 

[Drago]

Trying not to check news updates.

I know, who'd have thought it?

 

[Oldhippy]

One of those living through a big history book moment I fear at times. The problem being is how does it pan out.

 

[PaulSB]

News Update

Channel 4 did not get a BAFTA
Channel 4 has threatened to take ITV for itself
😱😱😱






The BBC has offered Channel 4 one of its BAFTAs

The world can breathe again

😃😃😃

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Just back from a ride

went a different way - up towards the theme park in Warrington - always forget the name of the place !


anyway - turned out it was a good choice wind wish - my normal route might have been a tad difficult at time

I did have 2 dodgy moments - had a constant side wind from the right as I went under the bridge leading to the Mersey Gateway bridge

as I went under the bridge the wind suddenly came from the left - and much stronger and I nearly came off!

then I wound along unfamiliar paths up through Warrington and some would suddenly become muddy rather than tarmacked

at one point the rear wheel decided that it would show it independent character and go a different way to the front wheel
managed to stay on - never even put a foot down!!

eventually decided I had gone far enough and tried to head sort of West and South as that is roughly where home is

which took a bit more wandering around
which was fortunate for someone living at number 68 of some road on a newish estate as I found their parcel in the middle of teh road - outside a house about 3 doors down
I stuck it behind their milk caddy thing - As I picked it up and rode my bike round in a circle to turn round, I was sort of expecting a local to start shouting that I was stealing it
not sure if I was dreading it or hoping for it!!

 

[Dave7]

Just back from a ride

went a different way - up towards the theme park in Warrington - always forget the name of the place !


anyway - turned out it was a good choice wind wish - my normal route might have been a tad difficult at time

I did have 2 dodgy moments - had a constant side wind from the right as I went under the bridge leading to the Mersey Gateway bridge

as I went under the bridge the wind suddenly came from the left - and much stronger and I nearly came off!

then I wound along unfamiliar paths up through Warrington and some would suddenly become muddy rather than tarmacked

at one point the rear wheel decided that it would show it independent character and go a different way to the front wheel
managed to stay on - never even put a foot down!!

eventually decided I had gone far enough and tried to head sort of West and South as that is roughly where home is

which took a bit more wandering around
which was fortunate for someone living at number 68 of some road on a newish estate as I found their parcel in the middle of teh road - outside a house about 3 doors down
I stuck it behind their milk caddy thing - As I picked it up and rode my bike round in a circle to turn round, I was sort of expecting a local to start shouting that I was stealing it
not sure if I was dreading it or hoping for it!!

Gulliivers World ??

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Gulliivers World ??

That's the one

The youger grand kids call it Alton Towers
they can;t read yet and are happy if their parents say they are going to Alton Towers
We had then over night a while ago and they were excited abotu going to Alton Towers the next weekend
The oldest muttered to me "It's not really - just Gulliver's World - Mum and Dad will be in trouble once the boys can read better!!!)