Andy Rodker

Andy Rodker deceased

Posted: 25 Jun 2023


Taken: 25 Jun 2023

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I currently live here. A view of Valderrey. Algete street scene No. 21.

I currently live here. A view of Valderrey. Algete street scene No. 21.
The house is indicated here (top right). It sits on the top of a ridge and commands extensive views over the countryside of the Jarama Valley and the distant Sierra de Guadarrama. It also affords views of some spectacular weather!

Nouchetdu38, Schussentäler, Eunice Perkins, Jenny McIntyre and 24 other people have particularly liked this photo


30 comments - The latest ones
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Superb shot!

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10 months ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
Thank you, William!
10 months ago.
 Sarah O'
Sarah O' club
Andy, yep! sounds like a great way to gain strength and mobility.... a really nice shot Andy! be careful as you go up and down! :)) best wishes, Sarah
10 months ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Sarah O' club
I confess to not doing it every day but I make up for it by adding other flights of steps to this one on the odd day, turning 98 steps into over 300, separated by walks on the flat in between so I do get a chance to get my breath back! It seems to be doing the trick for my legs; please see my reply to Gabi below!
Many thanks, Sarah!
10 months ago. Edited 10 months ago.
 Marije Aguillo
Marije Aguillo club
Agradable lugar para vivir.
10 months ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Marije Aguillo club
Thanks to my sister!
10 months ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
A house with a view! Congrats for doing the steps twice;-) I'd manage going up but down is hard on the knees...
10 months ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Gudrun club
They always used to tell me that in mountain walking groups - and I still don't see that walking downhill is harder than walking up! Not in my book, anyway!! :o)
10 months ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Nice streetscape Andy.
10 months ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
You are a sucker for punishment by the sound of it! I feel exhausted just thinking about those steps!! Still, the view from your house would be a compensation.
10 months ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Eunice Perkins club
Thank you Eunice. I can't say it's my house. My sister bought it from her hard earned and deserved retirement moneys. She was the office manager at a well known pharma company and was the longest serving member of staff and basically ran the day to day operations of it single-handedly. (She's been asked to return countless times!)
Her retirement package was deservedly handsome, enabling her to put down a goodly deposit!
10 months ago. Edited 10 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
The view is the prize for the exercise, LOL!
10 months ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Xata club
I enjoy my daily exercises, Isabel (and this is but one of many!)
10 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
a beautiful place to live, it seems
10 months ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
This road and style of houses could also be here in Britain as you know Andy. As Eunice above says, steep roads and even steeper flight of steps for you. Is that good? Perfect exercise or exhaustion? Anyway, as you say, great views from up there and as far as I can tell, it is only doing you good.

Keep cool, from a hot England.. Herb
10 months ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Herb Riddle club
I doubt your temps are hitting 40 just yet, Herb! My exercises take on a whole different hue in this heat (red, mainly as in red of face and sunburn - but I do take precautions of course!)
10 months ago.
 Roséha D.
Roséha D. club
Beautiful and interesting place******************
10 months ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
Great exercise Andy, and we can see why you get such good views from your sister's house!
Have a good new week.
10 months ago.
 Gabi Lombardo
Gabi Lombardo club
the daily exercise you do is shurely the best medicine for your legs!!
10 months ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Gabi Lombardo club
Absolutely spot on, Gabi!
My girlfriend has always liked my legs (I'm pleased to say!) and puts it down to my years of rock climbing and mountain walking and I think she could be right.
But when I suffered from a bad case of Covid 2 years ago, I woke up after a 2 month long induced coma in intensive care to find that my legs had become like two sticks of month old celery and it's taken me 18 months to get the strength back in them. A lot of hard work and it has to continue!
At least my girlfriend likes them again! :o)
10 months ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Andy
A wonderful and interesting picture, which I like very much!
Very nice composition
Great colours too
A nice hill to walk up, and nice views. I'm sure you are happy!!
Best Wishes, a nice week ahead, and stay safe!!
Peter
10 months ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Peter_Private_Box club
Thank you, Peter!
Happy of course!
Best wishes,
Andy
10 months ago. Edited 10 months ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
The houses look really lovely, Andy. I must admit I do love the views from your sister's house - stunning sights, especially when there is a storm on its way. I must say that to go up 98 steps AND back again twice sounds horrendous to me. I can't manage my 22 stairs in my home, I have to crawl up them instead. After what you've been through though - I admire it so much.
10 months ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Jenny McIntyre club
Jenny, believe me it's the memory of me doing 10 steps with a frame and having to rest for two whole days afterwards that stays firmly in my mind. I appreciate just how very lucky I am that I am able to regain strength in my legs as I never, at one time, thought I would. I read the posts from the likes of you and, of course Fred, and I realise how very very lucky I have been in being allowed the possibility of a recovery of sorts. Believe me, I'm ever so grateful. and I feel ever so humble.
10 months ago. Edited 10 months ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
~~~Pleased you all like it. Great comments! Thank you everybody!~~~
10 months ago.
 * ઇઉ *
* ઇઉ * club
Stairs like that are great fitness equipment, Andy. :)
I wish you a good time there and nothing but the best!
10 months ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to * ઇઉ * club
Well, it's 'phew!'' all the timeand a quick retreat into a cold shower!
10 months ago. Edited 10 months ago.
* ઇઉ * club has replied to Andy Rodker club
:))
9 months ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
Happy to know places that are familiar to you!!!
9 months ago.
 Team
Team club
Andy Rodker passed away in 2023. For lasting comments, thoughts and memories please post in ipernity's In memoria group: www.ipernity.com/group/2728312
8 months ago.

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