The Retirement Thread

[Drago]

Yeah, closed about 20+ years back not long after I transferred to NorPlod.

Houses now.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Is there a 'cheapest' place to get a reliable battery ie one that's not going to set fire to the house ?
Mind you, i dont have a clue how to replace it.

I just look on the WWW
but then have to check it is a decent - proper source

but after that it is a few screws - which are often hidden - and a few more screws inside
which are slightly less likely to be hidden
then a tiny cable that need unplugging
then reverse it all and all is done

probably

I would do it for my wife - or maybe the grandkids if they didn;t use iPads (only the Gods know how they work inside)

but beyond that I would need to make sure the person understood it was up to them and I can probably do it Ok but there is a chance of it not working and all that
I have done that for a neighbour a couple of times

AgeUK would go crazy if one of us tried that under their umbrella!!!

 

[Dave7]

@Dirk I was just reading about the international sand bike racing a Weston Super Mare. It says there were over 1,000 bikes competing.
Does that sport interest you ?
As a lad I remember watching it at New Brighton......that must have been late 50s/early 60s.
Edit
Just read that at NB it went into the 70s.

 

[Gunk]

I was thinking earlier ( a rarity, I know) that of all the different cars I've owned only 5 had a boot. The rest have been hatchbacks..
Austin 1100
Austin A40 Devon 1952
Toyota Crown V1 2.8 straight 6
BMW 2002
Rover P6 ex-plod car

And 1 estate car, a Datsun Cherry(?) bought from the dodgy garage on Newport Pagnell road for £100

I’ve only ever had two cars with a boot, both short term company cars, a Cavalier LX back in 1988 and a Passat CC back 2009, mainly had estates and hatchbacks, Ì just prefer them.

 

[Oldhippy]

How very strange, I suddenly stopped getting notifications of anything then the site logged me out and I needed to put in password I couldn't remember so had to change.

 

[Drago]

Night Johnboy.