I went into Pavers Shoes in my local garden centre on Saturday (2 age related ticks there straight away) and saw some sandals I liked the look of.
Tried them on and my first thought was
"These are really comfy with socks on....."
I went into Pavers Shoes in my local garden centre on Saturday (2 age related ticks there straight away) and saw some sandals I liked the look of.
Tried them on and my first thought was
“These are really comfy with socks on…..”
Time you got a Power of Attorney in place.....!
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“These are really comfy with socks on…..”
I've been wearing socks with sandals for decades - brilliant combination...
having to visit several places to buy ibuprofen as you’re usually limited to one pack per shop, well, when buying paracetamol as well, and one pack is just never enough
Are you sure?
if I get through a CX race without at least one remount ending up with me sitting on one of my knackers I consider it a good day
That's one of the first things you learn when fitting a rock-climbing harness: testicles are not load-bearing.
I’ve been wearing socks with sandals for decades – brilliant combination…
I just bought some Berkies for holiday. On being informed this by her mother, my partner's daughter replied "they're really nice... he's not wearing them with socks is he?" My reaction was, well I am now! I'm going to see if I can find some 1980s neon towelling ones from somewhere just to prank her.
I find I'm always losing the thread of conversations and then just repeating things.
Didn't you just say that?
I’ve been wearing socks with sandals for decades – brilliant combination…
Name checks out
Anyone else get a random hair growing from the middle of their forehead?
Yes,found out when my sister thought it would be funny to yank it out! It's a strange hair as it starts thin but then gets thicker so when she pulled it a chunk of my forehead came with it. As in it left a 4mm crater that bled for a solid hour. I now shave it every week to keep the bugger under control.
Going out for a short evening ride with a mate, on an empty stomach, having a couple of pints of 5% ale and waking up the next morning with a splitting headache......😬
Walking up the stairs at home - wondering what that noise is - oh its my ankles......
Anybody noticed there summer legs yet,Sadly I have.
Twice now I've been offered the OAP rate at the barber 🙄
Going out for a short evening ride with a mate, on an empty stomach, having a couple of pints of 5% ale and waking up the next morning with a splitting headache……😬
I've pretty much stopped drinking (alcohol), even just half a pint and I notice I don't sleep properly and I prize a good night's sleep above all else now!
when my sister thought it would be funny to yank it out!
He comes from a close family.
Varifocals - glasses will never cost less than £200
On the other hand I’m probably in the best shape of my life, and would kick the 21 YO version of myself in to a cocked hat, and showing people half my age a thing or two about how to run up and down hills
We've had a delightful student at work over the past few days.
Mature, intelligent, lots of life experience.
She's 17 years younger than my eldest. 😶
Just been to the supermarket.
A pair of pretty young women walked in, one of them flashed me a smile. For a moment there the instinctive Neanderthal male hindbrain which controls the Four Fs went "ooh, still got it, I might be in here!" before reality bit and reminded me that I was leaving Tesco carrying a catering pack of Tena Lady and a Bloo toilet block.
Seeing this thread, trying to find the varifocals (on my head) …. Staring at the screen through the haze then wandering off to find earl grey and paisley slippers
Just got up to have a peer, came back from the kitchen with a beer, still need that pee.
We’ve had a delightful student at work over the past few days.
Mature, intelligent, lots of life experience.She’s 17 years younger than my eldest
Colleague at work was worrying about turning 27. I had to point out that she is exactly half my age......
My hearing's been going down for a while and i was losing the pleasure of the hifi. So, sod it, I researched and ordered a nice pair of Danish floorstanders to hopefully get back the toppy notes for a while. Mrs says, 'when we stayed at Alton station the speakers sounded great in the stone ticket office on the stone floor, why not stick them on the hearth.' My word, transformation, music sounded as good as ever. Quick panic, cancel the order. All done. So, not as mutton jeff and doddery as I thought. Result!
Just got up to have a beer, came back from the toilet after having a pee, still need that pee. And that beer.
Overall I’m not finding my 50s too bad. Partly because my 30s were a bit rubbish injury wise. So I’m fitter now that I was then. I’m just more appreciative of any getting out for a ride and walk. Yesterdays non technical ride from home was just so glorious. I enjoyed parenting the kids but I’m glad the financial and day to day responsibilities are less. Daughter and wife’s health are both better too
My moans are
Knackered cartridge in knee. No running and a range limit walking of about 16km and 500m descent. But it’s fine on a bike
Hearing loss, particularly in a class room at work
A my back is fine day to day but I don’t think I could camp without a chair
The gaining and losing hair isn’t great but once you’ve contemplated something like “will I ever get back on the bike again” it’s pretty inconsequential
If you want to scare yourself hearing wise listen to this and find out how much high pitch hearing you’ve lost
I seem to be heading towards owning the entire LP support brace catalogue.
I'm finding I'm prone to cold. I was wearing gloves on the hill yesterday - and no-one else was.
I’m prone to cold.
Finally, something on this thread I can identify with.
I’m finding I’m prone to cold.
my feet are. Right one gets cold first.
Surfing in warmest boots on the market and just about managable for now through winter.
Considering some of those heated ski socks for riding in winter.
I find that I'm getting forgetful and repeat myself without realizing it.
Oh, well played.
Twice now I’ve been offered the OAP rate at the barber 🙄
I don't get offered it, they just give me it. I probably qualify at 64 unless they are real meanies, but it would be nice to be asked.
My consultant telling me that the deterioration of my eyesight has no viable procedure.
Oh, and making a noise sitting down and standing up.
So within 45 minutes of my last post I lost my glasses
I never loose my glasses. I get up put them on go to bed and take them off.
I spent that time striming and mowing. No idea if I started with glasses on
Now in an old pair held together With tape in 2 places
I do have a habit of just absentmindedly putting things down, and then not being able to find it/them. I used to do it with my car keys, but since I put an AirTag on them I’ve not mislaid them, oddly enough…
I’ve got a whole collection of cheap reading glasses, most are in front of me on my coffee table, so they’re easy to find, but now I don’t need prescription glasses, I’m taking advantage of having built up a large collection of sunglasses; trouble there is finding various favourite ones, and especially not putting them in a jacket or a bag and forgetting which. I did aquire a bunch of Tile trackers with replaceable batteries, so I’ve put those inside various cases, so I can make them bleep loudly now.
Have you looked on top of your head?
Classic, that, I’ve done it, and knocked a pair of fairly new ones off on a tree branch and damaged the lenses… 😖
Singletrack, a website about biking, publishing a cross word at the start of the week instead of a biking story. FFS
I’m prone to cold.
My mum's currently in hospital, I took the opportunity to launder all her bedding in her absence.
It took me three loads to get through everything that was on her bed, and that's not including two duvets.
Have you looked on top of your head?
Two "late for work because..." moments:
1) I couldn't find my work phone, "what are you talking to me on right now?" Ah, shite.
2) I couldn't find my car keys, because as it turned out after a fairly extensive they were in my other hand.
Buying Creed fragrances. In fact buying any fragrances “to match the season”
God I’m old!!!
Happily singing along to a track on the radio and being impressed that I'm still word perfect, only to realise that it's Steal My Girl by One Direction, which was drummed into my brain when they were big and my daughter was too young to know better.
The other guys in the gym were suitably impressed.
I couldn’t find my car keys, because as it turned out after a fairly extensive they were in my other hand.
I lost my phone this weekend. For 10 minutes. Then I found it in my left jeans pocket... And I'd only looked in my right. I always put it in my right pocket, andy wallet in my left. What possessed me to deviate from this is a mystery.
A day out at BPW today. Felt off-the-boil. Kept clipping my handlebars / pedal strikes / generally being a bit untidy.
At lunch, my son suggested I ride in my recently acquired glasses. Why? I thought, I only really need those to read road signs at distance. / watch TV across the room etc.
Rode like a boss this afternoon. Bugger.
AARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!! I can't find my glasses!
And they're not on my head either; that's where I've just found my reading glasses.....