Bender Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Well it's just around the corner, hope you all make the best you can of the new-year. fingers crossed 2021 is better for everyone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Bender said: Well it's just around the corner, hope you all make the best you can of the new-year. fingers crossed 2021 is better for everyone. i think it will start the same way this one finishes, pretty dodgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 Just now, skyrider said: i think it will start the same way this one finishes, pretty dodgy If it picks up by Easter I can go with that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 8 minutes ago, Bender said: If it picks up by Easter I can go with that. just at the moment i cant see any end to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 What a year! Along came Covid........and turned our world upside down! And to finish off the year on a high, tomorrow is our last day as European Citizens. What's next? Alien Invasion? The return of The Antichrist? Nuclear War? The Royal Family exposing themselves as shape shifting reptiles? The possibilities are endless really! It's an exciting time to be alive! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, XTreme said: What a year! Along came Covid........and turned our world upside down! And to finish off the year on a high, tomorrow is our last day as European Citizens. What's next? Alien Invasion? The return of The Antichrist? Nuclear War? The Royal Family exposing themselves as shape shifting reptiles? The possibilities are endless really! It's an exciting time to be alive! yes aint it just 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, skyrider said: yes aint it just Get that Beemer before the balloon goes up skyrider! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, XTreme said: Get that Beemer before the balloon goes up skyrider! why do you reckon the prices will escalate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 19 minutes ago, skyrider said: why do you reckon the prices will escalate Not necessarily.......but given how 2020 went, anything could happen. Not just in Britain......anywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, XTreme said: Not necessarily.......but given how 2020 went, anything could happen. Not just in Britain......anywhere! i think you might be right there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 minute ago, skyrider said: i think you might be right there Other thing is......how much time we got? If we want to do something.......we have to do it now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, XTreme said: Other thing is......how much time we got? If we want to do something.......we have to do it now! you mean if we get housebound for months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiBob Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, XTreme said: Other thing is......how much time we got? If we want to do something.......we have to do it now! Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero,! pluck the day, trusting as little as possible in the next one Edited December 30, 2020 by KiwiBob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 minute ago, KiwiBob said: Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero,! maintain le droit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 minute ago, skyrider said: you mean if we get housebound for months No......I mean how much longer are we going to be here. Sometimes I look on FB for old friends from school etc.......and very often I find they're no longer with us. Sort of like if you look for old friends when you're 50, you think what are they doing now? When you're in your 60's, you think are they still alive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiBob Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 minute ago, XTreme said: No......I mean how much longer are we going to be here. Sometimes I look on FB for old friends from school etc.......and very often I find they're no longer with us. Sort of like if you look for old friends when you're 50, you think what are they doing now? When you're in your 60's, you think are they still alive? Spot on! One of my friends died 6 weeks ago and another is expected to go early in the new year! ... Both of them younger than me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Just now, XTreme said: No......I mean how much longer are we going to be here. Sometimes I look on FB for old friends from school etc.......and very often I find they're no longer with us. Sort of like if you look for old friends when you're 50, you think what are they doing now? When you're in your 60's, you think are they still alive? yeah sometimes when i read the local rag i go to the despatched column first, perhaps it's just me being a miserable oik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Just now, KiwiBob said: Spot on! One of my friends died 6 weeks ago and another is expected to go early in the new year! ... Both of them younger than me! gets a bit worrying doesn't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_M Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 No bike touring plans for 2021. 2020 proved that a plan is a waste of time (though planning is essential, to misquote some military leader or other). Having moved to Cumbria from Norfolk, I’m keen to continue my familiarity with the roads, lockdowns etc. permitting, a few days in Scotland - as a couple of the kids live around Glasgow we could couch surf at their place. Away from the bike we’ll try to get a bit of time walking the Lakeland fells, and continue renovating the house. If it goes really well then Switzerland on the bike, though I’m not holding my breathe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_M Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, skyrider said: gets a bit worrying doesn't it A mate of mine retired at 50 having watched so many people finish work, plan for retirement and then pop their clogs. He did occasional work as a motorcycle instructor, helped me out with my gardening when I had a two man job on but, otherwise, has lived a life unencumbered by work. I get a previous employer’s magazine for retired staff and I see former colleague’s names pop up in memoriam. My aim is to outlive the lot of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, KiwiBob said: Spot on! One of my friends died 6 weeks ago and another is expected to go early in the new year! ... Both of them younger than me! Exactly.......I see so many people that I knew from my past have died. It's a real eye opener! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Steve_M said: A mate of mine retired at 50 having watched so many people finish work, plan for retirement and then pop their clogs. He did occasional work as a motorcycle instructor, helped me out with my gardening when I had a two man job on but, otherwise, has lived a life unencumbered by work. I get a previous employer’s magazine for retired staff and I see former colleague’s names pop up in memoriam. My aim is to outlive the lot of them. How old are you Steve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, Steve_M said: A mate of mine retired at 50 having watched so many people finish work, plan for retirement and then pop their clogs. He did occasional work as a motorcycle instructor, helped me out with my gardening when I had a two man job on but, otherwise, has lived a life unencumbered by work. I get a previous employer’s magazine for retired staff and I see former colleague’s names pop up in memoriam. My aim is to outlive the lot of them. smart positive thinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_M Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, XTreme said: How old are you Steve? 43 (in Hexadecimal). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Steve_M said: 43 (in Hexadecimal). not imperial then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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