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just back from playing badminton with my grandson.

Posted by JERRY on February 19, 2025, 3:12 pm

The oldest rocker in town!

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Posted by laverdabru on February 19, 2025, 3:38 pm, in reply to "just back from playing badminton with my grandson."

I know what you mean. I used to have a half decent ATB, & at weekends would go out with my grandson. We would usually end up doing a few laps of the local BMX track on the way home.
Then one day I took a jump I'd already done half a dozen times...woke up with the bike on top of me & a very concerned Ben looking down on me.

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Posted by Andy C on February 19, 2025, 6:04 pm, in reply to "just back from playing badminton with my grandson."

I know the feeling, been really starting to feel my age this past year, a lot more aches than I used to have.

Funny how going out on a bike makes them all go away

Who needs a signature anyway......

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Posted by Will on February 19, 2025, 6:39 pm, in reply to "Re: just back from playing badminton with my grandson."

Couldn't agree more, excellent psychotherapy and physiotherapy rolled into one!

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Posted by geoff the bonnie on February 19, 2025, 9:09 pm, in reply to "Re: just back from playing badminton with my grandson."

One of my boys went riding in a quarry with his twins. I got a call to come and get the 2 boys as my boy had broken a femur in the quarry. Full scale rescue team and the fire brigade got him out.
When sitting with the twins, one asked the fireman if he was going to chop his leg off.
A good suggestion for an 8 years old.

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Posted by Stuart on February 21, 2025, 8:41 am, in reply to "Re: just back from playing badminton with my grandson."

Hi Geoff,

>When sitting with the twins, one asked the fireman if he was going to chop his leg off.
>A good suggestion for an 8 years old.

One hopes he doesn't decide to become a surgeon?

Best,

Re: just back from playing badminton with my grandson.

Posted by A65Bill on February 20, 2025, 10:34 am, in reply to "just back from playing badminton with my grandson."

I remember when it was called shuttlecock. I couldn't get to grips with it then either.

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Posted by JERRY on February 20, 2025, 12:00 pm, in reply to "Re: just back from playing badminton with my grandson."

Bill I have been playing since 20 year old and played in big matches. We won the London Camberwell championship two years running. Still play every week and even after two hours with my Grandson I had to go back in the evening for another two hours against some very good players. Guess I'm lucky to still be fit enough to do it. Keeps me fit for the race tracks.

The oldest rocker in town!

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Posted by A65Bill on February 20, 2025, 1:09 pm, in reply to "Re: just back from playing badminton with my grandson."

I'd never played tennis until playing with the kids on holiday one year & found I could serve and return holding the racket in either hand, which somewhat compensated for not being able to dance like the coach.
In truth, I always preferred swimming, especially in the sea, with walking/hiking as a choice.
It all went tits up with an allergic reaction causing a stroke and then double pneumonia nearly seeing me off and leaving reduced lung function.
NHS recognises (it's in my medical notes) that the best exercise for me is low impact and riding the bike is the best of the best.
They have tested me a couple of times to find that I do not pump adrenalin even after a brisk cross-country ride, probably because I never get on the limit?
The Sprint will go eventually, as I can't maintain muscle strength and lung capacity to cope with pushing it around or picking it up if I were to drop it.
I'll always admire your exploits on the track and how you cope with the odd over-enthusiastic rider - we see so much more as a spectator. Hope to catch up at more tracks this year.

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Posted by geoff the bonnie on February 20, 2025, 10:54 pm, in reply to "Re: just back from playing badminton with my grandson."

Thats nothing Bill and Jerry, i was very good at Tiddly winks but eventually got finger fatigue. Ruined my games.