Topic: Retirement (Read 185043 times)

ChrisF · « **Reply #275 on:** April 09, 2019, 03:53:52 pm »

Thanks Harry, yes finally done it. Don't know about the three but certainly going to try and get the Huntsman and the River Cruiser finished or at least on the water.

Chris

Taranis · « **Reply #276 on:** April 16, 2019, 08:47:56 pm »

Last year when my wife took early retirement through redundancy one of her leaving presents was an indoor climbing experience for two.
Tomorrow we are booked in at the Harrogate climbing centre

before it and or we expire

Taranis · « **Reply #277 on:** April 17, 2019, 10:06:59 pm »

The climbing was very good today and my wife did quite well.
Aching already but thoroughly enjoyed it and I'm going to pursue this as a fitness hobby.
Signed up with the Depot in Leeds, Gelderd road is the only one that has top & lead rope climbing as well as bouldering.
I need three £30 courses to qualify for unsupervised rope climbing after which I can go for as little as £6 per visit or less with membership plans and as over 60 concession

Taranis · « **Reply #278 on:** April 18, 2019, 08:59:52 am »

I feel like a car crash this morning

A friend on a social group replied
“We have an indoor climbing facility in our house that enables us to reach our bedroom on the first floor. We had it installed when the house was first built and it’s certainly provided us with excellent exercise over the years. I think the manufacturers name was "Stairs".”

coch y bonddu · « **Reply #279 on:** April 18, 2019, 10:16:05 am »

I love that one Andy a cracker.

Dave

DaveM · « **Reply #280 on:** April 18, 2019, 11:05:16 am »

Working on the basis that when you get to 65, stairs is best for down while lifts and escalators is for up, we bought a bungalow. No brainer (which is probably as well....).
DM

Taranis · « **Reply #281 on:** April 25, 2019, 06:12:28 pm »

Shortly going to my first climbing lesson. They say generally it takes 3 but possible in two. I’ve been watching you tube for a week so I’ll probably be teachers pet

derekwarner · « **Reply #282 on:** April 25, 2019, 10:26:37 pm »

teachers pet!.......goodness, feed the little doggie a bone

................. Derek

PS....

i'll stick to ground zero thanks [making sawdust with my new Proxxon sander

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Taranis · « **Reply #283 on:** April 25, 2019, 10:48:39 pm »

It was a good laugh tonight and me and wifey both got signed off enough to get a pass on one more lesson.
This is so funny https://youtu.be/V9hsWjA3SmU

P.S. I guess the Proxxon is a winner then

derekwarner · « **Reply #284 on:** April 25, 2019, 11:28:12 pm »

Just watching the video made me dizzy

How many times can that poor girl in the video....fall

& get back up again?
Yes the Proxxon is great thanks

Derek

PS....the only climbing for me today will be onto a lounge bed @ the Red + ......my 81st

Taranis · « **Reply #285 on:** April 25, 2019, 11:34:13 pm »

Amazing contribution

Taranis · « **Reply #286 on:** April 27, 2019, 08:00:14 pm »

Feels a bit cheeky to say really being retired but I'm on holiday

as if every day isn't

London for a good while. Hopefully come back full of modelling withdrawal symptoms.
Hopefully on Monday I'll be getting this but no point blogging it as this is one of a couple of superb existing ones

http://wolfdenpress.net/lobster.html

Taranis · « **Reply #287 on:** April 27, 2019, 08:20:27 pm »

The other http://rktman.com/rlh/boothbay/steps/steps.html

Taranis · « **Reply #288 on:** April 29, 2019, 11:39:00 am »

Back of the net

C-3PO · « **Reply #289 on:** April 29, 2019, 12:07:39 pm »

Nice one Andy,

This will be an interesting build having seen the quality of your Shannon adventure...

Are you going to build as a pristine showroom example or an old worn workhorse?

And a build blog... - I speak for myself (and I guess many others) yes please to a full build blog

PS - give the wheelie bin lid a clean :)

C-3PO

Taranis · « **Reply #290 on:** April 29, 2019, 12:20:11 pm »

It’s a pavement salt bin

The two blogs I posted links to cannot really be improved on but I always post pictures

It really is a lovely traditional kit

C-3PO · « **Reply #291 on:** April 29, 2019, 12:23:51 pm »

Are you going to build as a pristine showroom example or an old worn workhorse?

Taranis · « **Reply #292 on:** April 29, 2019, 12:27:09 pm »

Quote from: C-3PO on April 29, 2019, 12:23:51 pm

Are you going to build as a pristine showroom example or an old worn workhorse?

I'm the crisp and colourful type

The blogs are great as they stray well away from the box lid and the benefit opens up so many more options

Taranis · « **Reply #293 on:** April 29, 2019, 01:15:14 pm »

substitute benefit with internet

Taranis · « **Reply #294 on:** May 02, 2019, 09:18:28 am »

A view from Crystal Palace shopping area
Centre stage is the Telephone.
I believe this has a viewing platform and where we are headed today

EDIT. Walkie talkie not telephone

derekwarner · « **Reply #295 on:** May 02, 2019, 09:30:10 am »

Sorry Andy I am lost....is this the City of London in the far distant foreground?........ I do not recognize any new building landmarks like the Wheel

Crystal Palace was I thought a pre WW1 cast iron framed glass paneled arena complex? ................... Derek

C-3PO · « **Reply #296 on:** May 02, 2019, 09:33:21 am »

Andy,

Great shot - looks more like the streets of San Francisco

Enjoy the big smoke

C-3PO

Taranis · « **Reply #297 on:** May 02, 2019, 09:34:46 am »

London is much bigger than this view allows
The wheel is out of shot
The tall pointed building is the shard
Crystal Palace is the site of a park and the grounds of where the exhibition centre was before its destruction
Today it’s the site of the BBC transmitter tower and equally famous for the mast

Taranis · « **Reply #298 on:** May 02, 2019, 09:43:21 am »

Mark T · « **Reply #299 on:** May 02, 2019, 05:58:58 pm »

This is where I grew up. There’s an old Victorian station underground there and occasionally they open it up to the public to view

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