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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We had a VERY expensive cycle path built out of town last year (or the year before, time flies) but sadly it doesn't go very far. Basically they turned a narrow footpath into a multiuser path which no one in town thought anyone would use. Well, I have twice now, both times to cycle to the beach further up the coastline from ours. In fact, this morning I cycled up there to have my first morning cuppa to watch the sunrise. It was lovely. But this cycle path, whilst protecting cyclists from an..

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Hill Wimp said:

Seasonal depression has hit.

Click to expand..

Sending you and

I feel sorry for this guy. A Scottish GP who puts out sensible videos with common sense health advice and tips. He has so few subscribers compared to some of the influencers on there with their wacky advice so if anyone feels like giving his videos a like and subscribe please do so.

I am not on commission.

https://www.youtube.com/@DrZainExplains

Feel free to contribute your own.

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?

A thread for posting your bike with a ruin - a ruined building rather than a self portrait
Here is my first to crack off with - Lower Clough Bank by the L&L (& the M65)

Show us your bike and a building with a thatched roof, there must be some great thatched buildings around the country.

Two in the village.

There doesn't seem to be a lot of input from recumbent riders about their rides. I've been sticking mine on "Your ride today" but I wonder if a dedicated recumbent thread for that might encourage recumbentists to post. I could start it off with some of my recent rides duplicated from "your ride today" if the mods would permit it. Apart from that, what do CCers think? I don't do twitbook or any other social media so I just post things on CC.

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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Beer for them as wants it. Who wants what?

Going up & up at the moment!
Local (Northampton) is about £133.9 pl
Tesco is the same price as the BP a few miles away.
Wellingborough and Kettering are a couple of pence cheaper.

I've seen it @ £139.9 on the Trunk Road services.

Profiteering? Shortages? Did I read, somewhere, that the Arab States are slowing production?
I'm glad I don't use too much, but it's certainly outstripping inflation..
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Vauxhall Viva Convertible 'G' registration (1968) - according to Wikipedia "very rare"

Meet Beans. He's a tw@t.

I have studiously avoided a subscription to AP for years but am contemplating it. Is it worth it? I shop on Amazon a fair amount but it isn't always my go to. I was wondering whether to just pay for Prime TV?? Can you still separate them, only paying for one service and not the whole shebang?

Thoughts everyone.

Ta DA!!:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyd7xjw2r3o

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In memory of Chuck Norris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris

Carl Douglas - Kung fu fighting


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Electric sunroof, leather seats, heated front seats, 4x4 drive...top of the range the seller told me.





















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Hello. One thing I have found useful during lockdown is building Lego.
I found myself suffering from anxiety and this helps! I got myself a Classic Lego set and I am now building lots of different models.
Does anyone else on here use Lego? I always loved it as a child. There's loads of ideas online.
Please post some pics fellow Lego modellers!

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I earnt my 15 stars for today

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From the London School of Economics:

"Passenger transport has significant externalities, including carbon emissions and air pollution. Public health research has identified additional social gains from active travel, due to the health benefits of physical exercise. Per mile, these benefits greatly exceed the external costs from car use. We introduce active travel into an optimal fuel taxation model and characterize analytically the second-best optimal fuel tax. We find that..

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