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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 13:44:41 GMT
My older brother gave me some wise words when we were chatting about my retirement on a pension at a very young age (50 years). Don't think about how much you want a month (you can never have too much cash) think about what you need. State pension kicks in for me at the end of next year ( later than Telemachus as I'm much younger) but I think we may carry on Christmas temp working as we enjoy it ... and the 12 weeks of work each winter reminds us how great it is to go boating the rest of the year Rog
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Post by ianali on Aug 6, 2021 14:15:37 GMT
I have no interest in working again, ever. Tried it from 16 to 52 and wasn’t impressed. So much other stuff I want to do, work would just get in the way. The only thing I miss from my working days is operating various machine tools. I have thoughts of equipping my garage with such stuff, should I ever feel boating becomes to taxing.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 14:59:11 GMT
I've never done a day's work in my life. And I'm not a night Watchman.
I have done a tiny amount of work for a friend just a few hours doing boat things but his feedback that I had a very impressive "get the job done" attitude and efficient work rate put me off slightly.
I know if I did get involved in work it would get serious and could have negative outcomes for others. So while I have "enough money" I will avoid this route.
How long I get away with it I don't know yet.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 16:11:12 GMT
...feedback that I had a very impressive "get the job done" attitude and efficient work rate... Fake reviews really are rife these days.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 16:12:52 GMT
And assumption is the mother of all fuckups
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Post by patty on Aug 6, 2021 17:29:09 GMT
If you receive more pension, you’ll only add to your carbon footprint by buying yet another vehicle. Forget the work, you have no need for it, there are better ways to spend your time. I think it makes for an interesting conversation. I've not done any work for 4 years. I have enough to enjoy my simple lifestyle until pensions kick in. And yet, I've started doing a few jobs locally. A morning here a morning there, tidying gardens, painting, simple carpentry jobs etc. etc. It's nice to have a little more money, you never know what's round the corner. It's not really money that makes me do it though. I think work, as long as you control it, rather than it controlling you can add another dimension to an almost totally free life. The control, in my case, is not doing more than 3 mornings a week, and turning down anything I just don't fancy. u sound as if u have found your niche...enjoy
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Post by patty on Aug 6, 2021 17:36:33 GMT
I loved my job..sadly it was ripped away from me far to soon I'm ok. Have enough to live on. could go away if I chose However diagnosis of Cancer is a great leveller in life and u work out what is important. I want to be able to wander on the wild side...see and experience what Ma Nature throws at us I would like to experience the Antarctic and some other areas of the World I don't need false friends....
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Post by Clinton Cool on Aug 6, 2021 17:38:52 GMT
Is age not a 'protected characteristic', making this upper age limit illegal? No. The age limits are enshrined in aviation law. The equalities act can’t just be used on its own. For example a pilot who had become a blind paraplegic couldn’t demand to continue flying because to ground him would be discriminating on a protected characteristic (disability). Years ago my company made everyone retire at 58 which was the pensionable age. That stopped perhaps 20 years or so ago because it was just company policy and fell foul of age discrimination. But the maximum age for a pilot engaged in public transport operations is set in law and overrides any equalities lark. Of course there is no upper age limit for leisure flying. Cheers, that all sounds pretty reasonable.
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Post by Andyberg on Aug 7, 2021 22:35:34 GMT
Quality retro modern Honda bike appeared here on a facebook bike moving advert that would suit Mrs Tabby’s needs to the ground👍
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Post by kris on Sept 7, 2021 6:42:15 GMT
Quality retro modern Honda bike appeared here on a facebook bike moving advert that would suit Mrs Tabby’s needs to the ground👍 Those are really nice bikes, bloody exspensive though, I think mr stabbys to tight to buy one of those.
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Post by kris on Sept 7, 2021 6:47:28 GMT
So I’ve bought the Honda cg125, it needs a few things doing to get an mot but not much. I’ve got to do my cbt before I can ride it on the road anyway. What I’m wondering is what’s the best way to lift it with a crane? I got it onto the back deck using a ramp, but that’s not always possible. I was thinking of some kind of frame that the wheels fit in and then lifting the frame maybe using a spreader bar and chains.
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Post by JohnV on Sept 7, 2021 6:57:33 GMT
I would be more inclined to look for lifting points higher up on the bike (better stability)
I am not that familliar with the details of the CG125 but generically a pair of soft strops with a spreader under the steering head just in front of the tank and the second under the rear frame somewhere near the top rear shock mountings was the way I have lifted bikes (long time ago though and designs change)
This keeps the CG well below the lifting points so it hangs vertically
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Post by kris on Sept 7, 2021 7:03:17 GMT
I would be more inclined to look for lifting points higher up on the bike (better stability) I am not that familliar with the details of the CG125 but generically a pair of soft strops with a spreader under the steering head just in front of the tank and the second under the rear frame somewhere near the top rear shock mountings was the way I have lifted bikes (long time ago though and designs change) This keeps the CG well below the lifting points so it hangs vertically yes I thought about something similar yesterday. There’s quite a lot of plastic that I think would break. I’ll have to have a think about spreader bars to keep the strops away from the plastic panels.
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Post by JohnV on Sept 7, 2021 7:09:30 GMT
That's why I said I wasn't familliar with the details ...... lot less plastic and a lot more steel in the 60's, 70's and 80's during my biking days
but you want to stay away from lifting from the bottom of the wheels if you can, that really would be a recipe for instability
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Post by kris on Sept 7, 2021 7:14:14 GMT
That's why I said I wasn't familliar with the details ...... lot less plastic and a lot more steel in the 60's, 70's and 80's during my biking days but you want to stay away from lifting from the bottom of the wheels if you can, that really would be a recipe for instability I was thinking of about half way up the wheels, but yes I get what your saying. It looks like small spreader bars to keep the strops off the panels is the answer, but I’ll keep having a think. Thanks for the input.
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