The Retirement Thread

[Binky]

Impressive miles/climbing, Binky: well beyond my capabilities 🤣

Rain?
Masses of hail here on Sunday:


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Yesterday was “go look at a few cars” day….ended up agreeing a deal to replace my aging & (mostly) trusty XC60 with a Jag FPace. Must finally make me properly old: first Jag 🤣

Hopeful it will do us proud, although we were slightly sad giving up on our old one: bought from new almost 12 years ago 👀
As our daughter put it “aww, it had a good run” 🫣

Onwards & upwards…

Thanks. Rides of 70-80 miles aren't the norm for me. I'll do a few each year but most of my rides are sub 50 miles although they tend to be hilly.

 

[Dave7]

Very lucky here @Dave7 saw a Heron land a little earlier right across from the boat.

I used to do a lot of nature photography and got to know 3 spots were i was virtually guaranteed to see a Kingfisher IF I was patient.
Herons hmm.......a magnificent evil looking bird. Saw waaaay too many of them when I had a fish pond.

 

[Oldhippy]

The highlight here is seeing the beavers, not too often and also a seal once. I live on a tidal river so very occasionally they swim a long way up river.

 

[Paulus]

I used to do a lot of nature photography and got to know 3 spots were i was virtually guaranteed to see a Kingfisher IF I was patient.
Herons hmm.......a magnificent evil looking bird. Saw waaaay too many of them when I had a fish pond.

Herons are a magnificent bird, but look very prehistoric when flying, more like a pteradactyl, which was not a bird but a flying reptile, if you follow my drift. 🦖

 

[Mo1959]

I think that’s one of the most unpleasant walks I’ve had. At least I can console myself that I’ve at least done some exercise.

 

[BoldonLad]

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!

Ah, so THATS where I lost those two £20 notes 😂

 

[Dave7]

Ah, so THATS where I lost those two £20 notes 😂

I found a wallet once with maybe £1500 on it.
It had the guys details in so was easy to get it to him.
Turned out he was a boss and that was his guys cash wages for the week.
He didnt know he had lost it and was so shocked he didnt even say thank you.

 

[Oldhippy]

Hopefully the universe paid you back i kind @Dave7

 

[Dave7]

Hopefully the universe paid you back i kind @Dave7

Never thought of it that way but maybe it has in some way.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Hopefully the universe paid you back i kind @Dave7

I met a couple of blokes at the car park which starts the Pyg Track up Snowdon
They had got back late and missed the last bus so I gave them a lift back to their hotel

they offered me the bus fare/petrol but I refused as I was just out for a drive anyway

Their immediate reaction was that they would do something similar in the future and count it as on my behalf

Which is the sort of person who makes the World go round

I read someone saying that if every time someone did someone else a favour like that - they asked them to try to do a favour for 5 different people in the future
with the same "payment" of favours for others

then within a few decades everyone in the World would be trying to find someone to be nice to



it is a nice idea

 

[Oldhippy]

Think I might do some of NCN 2 this week and see what that is like.

 

[PeteXXX]

I found a wallet once with maybe £1500 on it.
It had the guys details in so was easy to get it to him.
Turned out he was a boss and that was his guys cash wages for the week.
He didnt know he had lost it and was so shocked he didnt even say thank you.

Hopefully the universe paid you back i kind @Dave7

Never thought of it that way but maybe it has in some way.

I met a couple of blokes at the car park which starts the Pyg Track up Snowdon
They had got back late and missed the last bus so I gave them a lift back to their hotel

they offered me the bus fare/petrol but I refused as I was just out for a drive anyway

Their immediate reaction was that they would do something similar in the future and count it as on my behalf

Which is the sort of person who makes the World go round

I read someone saying that if every time someone did someone else a favour like that - they asked them to try to do a favour for 5 different people in the future
with the same "payment" of favours for others

then within a few decades everyone in the World would be trying to find someone to be nice to



it is a nice idea

Karma 👌

 

[PeteXXX]

If I take the dog out for a walk right now we might not get wet....

There again 😂

 

[Mo1959]

If I take the dog out for a walk right now we might not get wet....

There again 😂

Supposed to be a short dry spell here before more heavy rain this afternoon. I might chance another short wander.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Karma 👌

yes
I try to think that the nasty people stand out

but the nice people tend to not stand out but are the vast majority

for example - driving up the M57 yesterday it did seem to be "nutters day out"
more cars doing 90 odd and more cars undertaking and switching lanes when they shouldn't have

but that was probably 1% or less of teh cars I saw

like I say - I try to think that way