Done & dusted!
Saturday, April 3, 2010 @ 2:14 AM
I've retired! A splendid lunch with colleagues, a bouquet of beautiful lilies and roses, a purple glass lamp for the casa...and that's my working life done with. And it feels great! A sense of freedom and release that I haven't experienced since about 1975.
We celebrated with a trip on the VFR this morning and another one on the Guzzi this evening. And I've had the c90 out too, all togged up in my cherry-red leather jacket, retro Diesel helmet, Halvarrson kevlar jeans and Harley boots. All essential wear to do 45 mph on country roads in Suffolk! Even better when it's a Spanish hill road and 20C!
Steve has sorted out the trailer - all lights working - but got a shock when he found a Stanley razorblade wedged into his new rear VFR tyre. Emphasis on new! We won't manage a 3000 mile road trip with that damage, so another set of treads coming up. Not good for poor old pensioners!
As today was a typical bank holiday Friday (dull, cool, showers) I made a Streusal cake- delicious- recipe to follow next time. Bye for now...