The Retirement Thread

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Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
Do you like the Proclaimers music? If so see if you can get the film Sunshine on Leith. Imo a great film.

We were up in Edinburgh a few years ago and watched the stage play / musical. A great evening, the whole audience joined in when they sang " Sunshine on Leith " 😎
 

Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
Good morning from a sunny but chilly Dorset. Granddaughter sleepover last night and the book of choice was Roald Dahl " The Witches ". She liked when Bournemouth was mentioned in the book and we got into a discussion about Robert Louis Stevenson who lived in the next road to her. ( I'm a bit thick, it taking an age before the penny dropped that " Robert Louis Stevenson Avenue " might be related to the author having lived there 🤔)
Not a lot planned, just prepare breakfast ( hash browns veggie sausages, beans etc ) for granddaughter then probably head to the playground/ park.
 
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Dirk

Dirk

If 6 Was 9
Location
Watchet
Morning all :hello:

Made progress on the Wisp yesterday.
I got a spark and set the timing.
Good compression.
Carb was gummed up, but soon sorted with an hour in my ultrasonic cleaner.
I reckon it should run with some fresh fuel in it.
Just waiting on some new fuel pipe.
I hadn't realised that the Wisp was built using the Raleigh RSW16 frame; so, it's almost a bicycle.:smile:
 

PaulSB

Squire
Sun's streaming through the windows... ... Blimey, they really need a clean 😂

Ah, yes, don't you just hate Spring!! :laugh: We've cleaned all ours over the last couple of weeks. I finished the last one, a Velux in the kitchen above the cooker, yesterday. The problem with this one is the frame and handle are sticky from oily residue that collects over the year. I'm tackling this with sugar soap this morning, it takes ages as I try to avoid dropping sugar soap solution all over the cooker.
 

Mo1959

Legendary Member
A pleasant but heavy legged 8 mile wander done.

Rather a profitable walk. I nearly just did an out and back but changed my mind and carried on to do a loop that involves a short section of pavement beside the A85. In the usual grass and weeds growing at the side of the road I saw what I thought was just litter then realised it was a £20 note. Picked it up and walked a few more steps and there was another one. Not bad going a walk and coming back £40 richer! :smile:
 

PaulSB

Squire
Good morning all.......................the sun is streaming through our very clean windows!!! ^_^ I don't think the sun will last long and I have outside jobs to do................my bike needs cleaning and this apparently is an outside chore, in poor weather the bath seems reasonable to me but then I'm a male cyclist. What else? Allotment work I hope but that really does have to be done outside. I'll pop to the gym for a couple of hours and in to town to pick up vitamin supplements and drain cleaner..............I'm not sure if there's a connection there???? There is a major decision to be made. I've decided I need a small cannister bag to fit the bars of my new Cervelo. To my dismay, Lead Out, an excellent Los Angeles company, has closed. They had the perfect item. I ordered two different ones online which arrived yesterday, I'll see how they look but have my doubts. Some style is necessary, the one from Merlin is particularly nasty.

Next is breakfast..................
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
A pleasant but heavy legged 8 mile wander done.

Rather a profitable walk. I nearly just did an out and back but changed my mind and carried on to do a loop that involves a short section of pavement beside the A85. In the usual grass and weeds growing at the side of the road I saw what I thought was just litter then realised it was a £20 note. Picked it up and walked a few more steps and there was another one. Not bad going a walk and coming back £40 richer! :smile:

Mo, any chance you could come down here and go for a walk with me, a few quid would come in handy. :smile:
 
Location
Widnes
This is the TV presenter that was in my house yesterday......she is quite attractive.

Stacey Dooley https://share.google/rIeVnYbZJKFIGLwxc

For some reason she didnt ask for my autograph :wacko:

WOW

I actually recognise her

so she must be famous!!!
 
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