The Retirement Thread

[ebikeerwidnes]

WHen I got down this morning the temperature in the lounge was 16 degrees

which is about the normal for the dead of winter!

The lounge does see to be pretty good at holding heat in - but it is supped to me nearly summer!!!

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Yes I was up early as usual. Nothing exciting to say though. My existence is very much like Groundhog Day, but thankfully I'm quite content living like that.

A frosty start here but we are in for a few dry days at last. 5 mile walk/jog done and just finished beans on toast for breakfast.

Our life is like that, too. We love it, nice, secure & comfy in each other's company and our home. We neither need nor want to be dashing around doing "stuff".

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Chilly & grey today. No big plans.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

WHen I got down this morning the temperature in the lounge was 16 degrees

which is about the normal for the dead of winter!

The lounge does see to be pretty good at holding heat in - but it is supped to me nearly summer!!!

Ours is 18.5C - the CH will soon bring it up to a more habitable 21C.

 

[Paulus]

Ours is 18.5C - the CH will soon bring it up to a more habitable 21C.

21C is way too warm for me indoors. 18.5C would just about be ok but possibly still a little too warm.
I would have the CH off now but MrsP won't let me.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

21C is way too warm for me indoors. 18.5C would just about be ok but possibly still a little too warm.
I would have the CH off now but MrsP won't let me.

21C varies a lot in terms of feel here. On a dry (increasingly rare) day with low humidity 18C is fine but on a grey, damp day like today, 21C feels nice and comfy.

 

[PeteXXX]

Ni chance of a rest so far this morning.
Dog's been walked 🐶

Cheese has been grated (yes, the Cheese Tax was paid 🐶)

Pancake mix has been prepared 🥚

Easter Egg Hunt has been laid out 🐥

Grandson's new BMX has had a final check over before I surprise him with it later today.. 👍

 

[esoxlucius]

The internal temps in our house rarely go below 20°C. I can cope with 16-17°C quite easily....the missus wouldn't tolerate that, so the thermostat is set at 20°C.

We also have a wood burner and when she ramps that bad boy up we can hit 26°C in the living room and the rest of the house will be 22-24°C.

I usually leave the missus to cook on the sofa at that point and I'll go in my cave where it's considerably cooler.

 

[Tenkaykev]

The internal temps in our house rarely go below 20°C. I can cope with 16-17°C quite easily....the missus wouldn't tolerate that, so the thermostat is set at 20°C.

We also have a wood burner and when she ramps that bad boy up we can hit 26°C in the living room and the rest of the house will be 22-24°C.

I usually leave the missus to cook on the sofa at that point and I'll go in my cave where it's considerably cooler.

Just checked our lounge radiator and it feels slightly warm to the touch. Checked with a thermostat and it's 29 degrees so checked the energy consumption which is 390 watts. The previous comment about grey and damp outside feels colder than bright and less humid certainly rings true.

 

[Dave7]

I got another walk in. Only managed 1 mile the last 4 days were catching up on me.
I had a good breckie and am on chicken curry later so will have pita bread and hummus to put me on.

 

[esoxlucius]

What a glorious day it's turning out to be. Bike ride earlier, just done a load of tinkering in the garden too, and now I'm sitting out the back in my shorts and t-shirt with a well earned brew. And I can actually feel my legs burning from that yellow thing in the sky, I forget what it's called now, lol.

 

[Chief Broom]

Saw an osprey today

 

[Tenkaykev]

Saw an osprey today

We're spoiled down here, have a really active local group on Bluesky " Birds of Poole Harbour ", they run regular boat trips too.

 

[Binky]

Busyish day, washing done, nice little v hilly ride, grass strimmed and mowed and taken to tip.
All in lovely albeit very blustery sunshine

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

21C is way too warm for me indoors. 18.5C would just about be ok but possibly still a little too warm.
I would have the CH off now but MrsP won't let me.

Snap


no idea why I listen to your wife though!!!

(sorry - someone would have said it!)

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I'm sort of feeling better

2 days of feeling rubbish
but better today - but still not breathing all that well

mowed the lawn on the basis that I could do the small one at the back and see how it went

but managed all of it

so decided to go for a ride

not being too brave and decided on a flat (mostly) ride
this is the advantage of an ebike
you can always up the Motor Assist level and the thing will get you home without too much effort


anyway - managed 12 miles and was OK but did ride in "Tour" mode mostly rather than my normal Eco


does show how I have improved over the years
first few years I was normally in Tour on every ride - now Tour feel like a massive push most of the time and I hardly ever use it

In summers when I ride more and there are more people on shared paths
then I have been known to drop to "Off" mode and forget to switch it back and not noticed until I got home
only on still days though!!