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A thread specially for 'persons of leisure' and independent means, or those with aspirations.
How do you while away those lazy days?
How do you cope financially?
When did you retire?
Is retirement what you expected?
How long did you take to adjust?
Etc.

Tell us what you are up to today or what plans you have.
Or just have a bit of silliness to while away those lazy hours.

I've been busy today. Hilly 15 mile ride in North Devon, took dog for a stroll along Saunton Sands, cut the front lawn..

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A little game that was recommended to me over the festive break: https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/
I’m quite enjoying the daily word puzzle.

A place to moan and whinge about the Wordle solution each day.

Homer? WTF??

[Admin edit: Part 2 of this thread can be found here - https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/mundane-news.173256/}

Hill Wimp said:

Seasonal depression has hit.

Click to expand..

Sending you and

With subscriptions in the news recently e.g. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly5x9qlnvjo what is your cycling related subscription portfolio like these days?

I have

TrainerRoad, because it is worth my money at the price I signed up for in 2018. Personally, I wouldn't pay today's price for it. But I can see why plenty do.

TrainerDay, because it is worth my money for the HR+ function.

Intervals.icu, even though the free version would cover all my requirements, David and his..

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Spotted that Raleighs Dutch owners are putting UK arm into administration.
See nottinghampost,s feature.
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/business/historic-nottinghamshire-firm-raleigh-set-11094990

It appears that motorists don't appreciate my Road Tax jersey or at least I had far more close passes today then any other day for a few months.

I saw my first 'bent out in the wild. Obviously I've seen them before but this was the first time it belonged to someone I didn't know. Strange design too, very long wheelbase with what looked like a normal headtube over the front wheel, steered from underseat but the front wheel was a long way from the rider.

More and more helmet wearers that..

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I have been looking for a disc road bike to do club rides on for a long time but i cant afford a new one so its been a long search on ebay and facefluff market place and as im a shorty its like looking for the proverbial needle in haystack.
After a number of near misses ranging from time wasters and bad descriptions i saw a bike that looked promising for sale at the LBS . i messaged the owner as i know him from cub rides and taking my bikes in but he didnt respond so i got back from a..

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Salmon steaks with new potatoes, broccoli, peas and asparagus, a sprig of parsley and a squeeze of lemon.

What did you get up to in the kitchen?

I remember these things from my cycling days. On hearing them approaching from behind I gave a silent prayer to the cycling gods to look over me!🙄 I live a few yards from a main road and hear them before I see the things. The other day as I was attempting to cross on the zebra crossing outside where I live, one such object approached at speed like no way was it going to stop for me. I decided it best to not step onto those black and white markings in case I got mowed down. Please discuss!🧐

Ok, here's this weeks quiz!:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2lq28xvw8po

Hello all,
In the past the few new Mountain bikes I have had I have always sized in the same way as a road bike with the starting point being a 21 inch frame then adjust to suit and maybe change a few components, With mountain bike frames being somewhat different now days with a low cross bar/top tube I am a bit confused as to what I should be going for. At present I'm using my lads bike for rougher of road excursions but intend to buy a second hand full suspension bike so cannot be too..

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As the end of my lease nears, I have been thinking about what to go for next. I'm not that keen on the ID4 again as the tech is pretty crap as are the facilities compared to rivals.
Up until recently I've always coveted a Tesla Y (can't afford an X).

So - which is the best EV in terms of tech and equipment now that Tesla are about to fall off a cliff?
What would you go for (bearing in mind I'm looking at a medium range family car, not a runaround)?

I quite like the look of the Ioniq 5 but..

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Meet Beans. He's a tw@t.

Feel like I'm 16 stone at the mo. Would like to get to 13-14'ish for the CycleChat meet. Let's see how we go ..

Height - 5ft 11in / 181cm:

2008-01-08 21:54 - 15st 6.9lb / 98.4 kg - BMI 30.4
2008-01-25 21:13 - 15st 4.5lb / 97.3 kg - BMI 29.7
2008-02-12 22:17 - 15st 7.6lb / 98.7 kg - BMI 30.4
2008-03-01 18:30 - 15st 7.3lb / 98.6 kg - BMI 30.1
2008-03-07 20:05 - 15st 6.0lb / 98.0 kg - BMI 29.9
2008-03-31 20:43 - 15st 6.9lb / 98.4 kg - BMI 30.4..

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If the rail enthusiasts have a thread, I thought the plane enthusiasts should too..

Here's a woman who has just completed Amy Johnson's flight to Australia in a biplane, although with a bit more support than Amy had!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35271182

Ingerbrigtsen looks a little pissed off.

Hello, I saw a few weeks ago people saying that the old Guardian thread was getting difficult to find as it was more than 2 years old or similar. I suggested starting a new one.

So.. Here is a new thread for this year (and maybe even 2027 too). 'Hope nobody minds too much.

Anyway, without further delay, here is the quiz. Enjoy!:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand..uiz-general-knowledge-topical-news-trivia-229

A very modest 9/15 for me..

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https://www.nytimes.com/games/digits

I earnt my 15 stars for today

Digits #86 (15/15⭐)
78 (78)   ✖➕✖➖
125 (125) ➕✖✖➖
271 (271) ✖➕➖
349 (349) ➖✖➖
421 (421) ✖➖➖➖➖

Two Glaswegians, Archie and Jimmy, are sitting in the pub discussing Jimmy's forthcoming wedding.

"Och, it's all goin' pure dead brilliant," says Jimmy.

"Av goat everythin organised awready, the fluers, the church, the caurs, the reception, the rings, the minister, even ma stag night".
Archie nods approvingly.
I've even bought a kilt to be married in!" continues Jimmy.

"A kilt?" exclaims Archie, "That's magic, you'll look pure smart in that. Whit's the tartan?"

"Och," says Jimmy..

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I like the Cicerone books and have several.

im thinking that 2027 might include a section of Eurovelo 4 probably Brittany & Normandy, please recommend soft back books/maps.

thanks

Cliff had his first number 1 hitting 1938, when the self-penned, "Peace in Our Time" shot to the top of the charts.

Cliff keeps his young looks by at night applying a poultice made from lithium grease, hundreds and thousands, and toilet paper.

Cliff used to buy his wigs off-the-shelf from the George Clooney range at Woolworths, but now has them made from hairs harvested from the bum cracks of kidnapped hobos.

Who else checks there's'

Finally, I’ve found a way for cycling to build my back and chest muscles..