A thread specially for 'persons of leisure' and independent means, or those with aspirations.How do you while away those lazy days?How do you cope financially?When did you retire?Is retirement what you expected?How long did you take to adjust?Etc.Tell us what you are up to today or what plans you have.Or just have a bit of silliness to while away those lazy hours.I've been busy today. Hilly 15 mile ride in North Devon, took dog for a stroll along Saunton Sands, cut the front lawn...Read more

I’m sorry to see Endura struggling, and I hope the brand returns to profitability soon.https://road.cc/content/news/redundancies-endura-reports-brand-leaving-scotland-317551I’m less surprised (but I feel sorry for the staff) that Rapha is closing its Manchester club house.https://road.cc/content/news/rapha-shuts-manchester-clubhouse-and-four-us-branches-317587

Personally, Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go (Chems Remix) This is either going to fall completely flat or open up an eclectic world of tunage. So which tune are you bopping along to/chilling down on/rocking out with on your iPod, radio, hifi or generic MP3 player right now?

The film thread is getting all cluttered up with idiots like me rating serials, shows and documentaries.So, here is the all encompassing TV thread.Review and rate what you're watching or have recently watched, please hide spoilers behind tags!I'll kick off with:Making a Murderer - 6/10A solid but at times frustrating account of Steven Avery. It's a pretty damning critique of the American legal process, and the commitment of the filmmakers is impressive. But some parts are...Read more

I decided to get some new mud guards for my push bike,I've taken off my front wheel,Which is a quick release,I've put the front wheel back on,I've tried to adjust the wheel,It's in the right place,But,The quick release is only tightening up,And now I can't get the wheel off,Is there a way to unloosen the quick release?

I'm currently at some indeterminate point through an enormous mid-life crisis and as such have a new-found interest in dressing "well"; having been exclusively a "T-shirt and combats" kind of bloke for as long as I can remember.As such (and being one four-pack of Kronies deep currently) I'm intrigued to hear of what all you blokes like to wear - and of course what the ladies like to see us in I'm currently flying high having sourced a couple of pretty nice charity shop suits and...Read more

Is there any decent free anti virus software for a laptop. Or is this one of the things you should pay for?

The second one of the year!:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74w3qx4j5no

Apologies if mine is a somewhat high falutin example, but:Liv Ullmann isn't Swedish.She's Norwegian.

Remcos upcoming schedule....bit disappointed that there's no Strade, San Remo or Flanders ☹️

Rather than clog up Simon's telescope thread with my 1001 questions I thought I'd start off a general one here. Question number one - does anyone use the Clear Outside app, and if you do how accurate do you find it regarding cloud cover? So far it's been right for the last two nights of total murkiness here, but it's teasing me with a prediction of only 5% cloud tomorrow night.