What to do with all your time?

bjorn_toby_wilde

Nebulous2 said:

Sarahspangles said:

michaels said:

Just like to say, I am retiring in a month - I have no intention of ever picking up a golf club nor getting on a bicycle....

I’m guessing you don’t share my plans for sewing and knitting either? Can I interest you in day drinking? I’m currently dabbling.

We have a relatively long bus ride to the nearest big town. With free bus passes an occasional outing is a trip to town, a mid-afternoon meal, some craft beer, and a bus home again. 

There is no obligation to eat at the same time every day, nor to have 3 meals a day. After a lifetime of routine however, it feels slightly daring. The nearest comparator is when I was a student nurse, spending days off in the pub! 

We do the same with the senior railcard 😁

ussdave

bjorn_toby_wilde said:

pterri said:

QrizB said:

pterri said:

Today I cycled from SE London to whistable

Impressive!

It was a shameless brag, sorry about that.  It’s actually quiet a flat route so if your not in a rush it’s very doable if your reasonably fit and bring many snacks. 

My wife says cycling is just an excuse to eat cake. In the days when I was a member of a club she said pictures of Victoria Sponge and Lemon Drizzle outnumbered cycling pics 3:1 on their Facebook page.

It’s quite true I’m afraid. I know every cafe and coffee shop for 50 miles!

As a keen cyclist, I concur with this statement.  Quite a while to go until retirement for me but cycling, seeing the sights, and eating cake will be a large part of it.

Ibrahim5

In our company there were two of us famous for cycling. I commuted to work, did my shopping etc all on a bike hardly ever using my car. He went out in lycra on a Sunday and went round in circles. We had nothing in common. I do so much cycling anyway that I am not attracted to cycling just for fun.

LHW99

Ibrahim5 said:

In our company there were two of us famous for cycling. I commuted to work, did my shopping etc all on a bike hardly ever using my car. He went out in lycra on a Sunday and went round in circles. We had nothing in common. I do so much cycling anyway that I am not attracted to cycling just for fun.

Bikes always did use to be a means of transport - I used one exclusively for my first real job. Now it seems bikes are "just for fun". Personally I prefer a good walk, or swimming if I'm in the mood.

pterri

Ibrahim5 said:

In our company there were two of us famous for cycling. I commuted to work, did my shopping etc all on a bike hardly ever using my car. He went out in lycra on a Sunday and went round in circles. We had nothing in common. I do so much cycling anyway that I am not attracted to cycling just for fun.

If you want to get back home then that generally means you go in a circle

pterri

LHW99 said:

Ibrahim5 said:

In our company there were two of us famous for cycling. I commuted to work, did my shopping etc all on a bike hardly ever using my car. He went out in lycra on a Sunday and went round in circles. We had nothing in common. I do so much cycling anyway that I am not attracted to cycling just for fun.

Bikes always did use to be a means of transport - I used one exclusively for my first real job. Now it seems bikes are "just for fun". Personally I prefer a good walk, or swimming if I'm in the mood.

Erm….,what? Cycling as recreation is as old as the bike. Cycle racing, group rides, cycle clubs, cycle touring, bike backing. At some point an idiot will decide to organise a cycle race around France, stupid idea. Who would be interested in that 

bjorn_toby_wilde

pterri said:

LHW99 said:

Ibrahim5 said:

In our company there were two of us famous for cycling. I commuted to work, did my shopping etc all on a bike hardly ever using my car. He went out in lycra on a Sunday and went round in circles. We had nothing in common. I do so much cycling anyway that I am not attracted to cycling just for fun.

Bikes always did use to be a means of transport - I used one exclusively for my first real job. Now it seems bikes are "just for fun". Personally I prefer a good walk, or swimming if I'm in the mood.

Erm….,what? Cycling as recreation is as old as the bike. Cycle racing, group rides, cycle clubs, cycle touring, bike backing. At some point an idiot will decide to organise a cycle race around France, stupid idea. Who would be interested in that 

Definitely. My dad was a club cyclist and racer from about 1950 and it was also his only means of transport. They used to ride 50 or 60 miles to a meeting, get out the spanners and strip off the mudguards, saddlebag rack etc, then race, put it all back on and ride home 😂

jennystarpepper

Something simple for me, as not a cyclist.  Being able to go to the beach for a walk more, weather and daylight permitting, tide times will be more accessible, not being stuck mostly to the weekends, and it's free!  

pterri

jennystarpepper said:

Something simple for me, as not a cyclist.  Being able to go to the beach for a walk more, weather and daylight permitting, tide times will be more accessible, not being stuck mostly to the weekends, and it's free!  

Being able to just take a trip, mid week if the weather is nice. That alone is worth retiring early if you can afford it. If you’re in the South East then the Network Rail card will pay for itself very quickly, 1/3 off rail tickets for £35 a year. 

cfw1994

pterri said:

LHW99 said:

Ibrahim5 said:

In our company there were two of us famous for cycling. I commuted to work, did my shopping etc all on a bike hardly ever using my car. He went out in lycra on a Sunday and went round in circles. We had nothing in common. I do so much cycling anyway that I am not attracted to cycling just for fun.

Bikes always did use to be a means of transport - I used one exclusively for my first real job. Now it seems bikes are "just for fun". Personally I prefer a good walk, or swimming if I'm in the mood.

Erm….,what? Cycling as recreation is as old as the bike. Cycle racing, group rides, cycle clubs, cycle touring, bike backing. At some point an idiot will decide to organise a cycle race around France, stupid idea. Who would be interested in that 

🤣
I got given a Ned Boulting book last year “ 1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession”.  Very good, & spins a lot of European history into the story.  
Then got tickets for his one man show about the book - absolutely brilliant evening!