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« Reply #8370 on: September 23, 2015, 06:12:24 PM » |
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Yeah, I found I lean forward around town, at junctions etc, then sit back on open roads. I did plenty of miles in these in the first year it was on the road & they were fine. Perfectly comfortable.
When you're driving you're too busy to think about them -no power steering, crossply tyres that like to follow every ripple in the road surface & a 60 year old steering box that's vague at best mean you're busy most of the time, but also make it fun. When you're the passenger though, after the first 100 miles all you can think about is how numb your bum is. When Loon & I got back from Holland we agreed they needed sorting out. Not sure if that means thicker, softer padding though or just firmer so it doesn't compress so much. Phil's been making seats for 40 years so I'll trust his judgement.
Felt my back start to twinge at work today. Not actually in pain but I recognise the warning signs, so I've taken a pre-emptive afternoon off from the workshop.
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« Reply #8371 on: September 23, 2015, 06:31:18 PM » |
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All that squashing yourself into the cab at odd angles can't be good for it.
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« Reply #8372 on: September 23, 2015, 06:47:25 PM » |
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Very true. Or lugging bags of Mail round the streets.
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« Reply #8373 on: September 23, 2015, 06:54:08 PM » |
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You have definitely got the wrong walk.
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« Reply #8374 on: September 23, 2015, 07:09:07 PM » |
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Perhaps you need a Mailster.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
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« Reply #8375 on: September 23, 2015, 07:19:43 PM » |
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« Reply #8376 on: September 23, 2015, 07:20:08 PM » |
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Why do every five minute job take all day, and
if it can go wrong it will go wrong
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« Reply #8377 on: September 23, 2015, 07:26:40 PM » |
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 For those not of the Postal persuasion, a "walk" is a delivery route. We use vans & trollies now, so we can carry more Mail, but lugging the trolley in & out of the vans probably does more harm! What I need is early retirement so I'd have more time to do stuff.
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« Reply #8378 on: September 23, 2015, 10:30:36 PM » |
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« Reply #8379 on: September 24, 2015, 02:51:12 PM » |
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Hoping to drop down to a 3 day week in a year or so, when I reach 55, by job sharing. If I cash in my Post Office pension I get a lump sum plus a weekly pension. With the drop in tax payments by working part time, I should take home roughly the same amount for 2 days less work.
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« Reply #8380 on: September 24, 2015, 04:48:35 PM » |
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Good idea! Wish I'd done it sooner!
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You don't stop havin fun because you get old - you get old if you stop havin fun!
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« Reply #8381 on: September 24, 2015, 07:40:32 PM » |
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Hoping to drop down to a 3 day week in a year or so, when I reach 55, by job sharing. If I cash in my Post Office pension I get a lump sum plus a weekly pension. With the drop in tax payments by working part time, I should take home roughly the same amount for 2 days less work.
Lucky bugger  Ive been self employed for the majority of my working life with next to no pension, so it seems im going to be using me tools to earn a crust right up to the day before they put me in the box |
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Precision Guesswork ......... What else do you need?
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« Reply #8382 on: September 24, 2015, 08:14:21 PM » |
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Yeah, but I've got nothing to show for my lifetime of work. A divorce & spending all my money on various girlfriends, means I don't own my own home or have any savings, so I've got no real security -but looking on the bright side, I could keel over tomorrow & it won't be a problem.  I've worked with several guys who've played it safe, saved for rainy days & planned long retirements -then been gone 6 months after they stop working. So I'll live life while I can & try not to worry about tomorrow. -this is all getting a bit morbid in't it. A late day at work today, so all I managed to do was re-fit a powder-coated steel water pipe on the engine ...& scratch it up in the process. Hopefully I can disguise the damage. |
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« Reply #8383 on: September 24, 2015, 10:25:54 PM » |
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There are pluses to not owning your home or having savings - if you don't own your home you don't have to spenmd ridiculous sums of money on fixing things and painting it etc - and if you find yourself out of work your rent will be paid! Just call me Pollyanna!  |
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You don't stop havin fun because you get old - you get old if you stop havin fun!
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« Reply #8384 on: September 25, 2015, 07:40:06 AM » |
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YOLO Andy!
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