classic33
Leg End Member
That all downhill?Another stint on the turbo and what you'll get
another day older and stinking of sweat........10 miles in 00:33:11
The Retirement Thread
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My idea of torture! I admire anyone that can exercise without going anywhere!
Just had a couple of fried eggs on a sandwich for lunch. Maybe get a walk soon.
I've come across people who spend hours on them and I don't understand how they can do that, when I was training an hour on the turbo was enough.
12boy
Guru
- Location
- Casper WY USA
When I was a lad, I was morbidly obese. Then it became apparent that Girls were not attracted to fat, soft little boys, so in the 9th grade (14) yrs?) I played handball for a c ouple of hours every day and drastically reduced my caloric intake, i.e. no more butter and sugar sandwiches after school with an ice cream chaser. Went from maybe 180 pounds to 120 that year. Of course, Girls still did not like me. Went out for wrestling the next year, just to see if I could, and in the struggle to maintain weight while exercising 3 hours a night, found I no longer dreamed of Girls. Instead, I dreamt of food. I have always had a prejudice against fat people which I know is wrong. Who am I to judge others? I would like to consider people in terms of their character, values and actions instead of their appearance but I do find it difficult. I do believe fat folks are a group widely discriminated against, at least here in the US.
I agree, but surely letting yourself go and getting morbidly obese says a lot about someone's character, values and actions.
Flick of the Elbow
less than
- Location
- SW Edinburgh
Stayed legal today, went for a 45 mile ride from the house with Mrs F. Sunshine most of the way, got up to 20 degrees on way home. Dozens of other cyclists about, never seen so many outside of an actual event before. Stopped off at Gladhouse Resr for lunch, verges very congested with parked cars, with all East Lothian beaches still closed there’s so few places for families to go on a nice day.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Yesterday's forecast rain and thunderstorms never arrived. This morning bright and sunny with light wind so went out early for a spin. By 10 o'clock traffic was beginning to appear so back home for garden tidying. it never seems to stop growing weeds. Once Calmac stop giving prospective travellers a hard time I will have to start earlier before the holiday house ones get up and start infesting the roads as they generally have no shame and will take the first opportunity to come and probably infect us.
I admit to not having any admiration for holiday homes as prospective workers with job offers cannot get houses. The holiday rents are generally used to pay the mortgage and they are agitating to open up the floodgates for tourists so they can start making money with no regard for anyone else.
At one time a local entrepreneur built a colony of genuinely affordable homes but did not foresee that some with money would come in and in one case buy 4 of them for holiday letting. They were later sold for a handsome profit.
I seem to be in a particularly sour mood today.
I admit to not having any admiration for holiday homes as prospective workers with job offers cannot get houses. The holiday rents are generally used to pay the mortgage and they are agitating to open up the floodgates for tourists so they can start making money with no regard for anyone else.
At one time a local entrepreneur built a colony of genuinely affordable homes but did not foresee that some with money would come in and in one case buy 4 of them for holiday letting. They were later sold for a handsome profit.
I seem to be in a particularly sour mood today.
classic33
Leg End Member
Drago
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- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Night Johnboy.
classic33
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Night GranMa
FrankCrank
Old layabout
Yesterday we had a day out visiting the wife's brother and family. They live about a 2.5 hour drive up country - very nice mountainous scenery. We also visited an old friend who lives nearby, always enjoy a beer or three with him putting the world to rights. During our discussions he disappeared for a minute and came back with a bag of cicada insects, which he though would make a nice addition to the crisps we were munching
He even chopped up some of his over sized homegrown lemons to go with them
He tried very hard to get me to partake, but I was not tempted in the least. Of course, he said, you don't know till you try some, and I of course said that I'd never eaten dog s**t, but I knew I wouldn't like it. Anyways, a great day out, and Mrs Crank chauffeured me safely home, with a belly full of crisps and beer, and no cicadas
He even chopped up some of his over sized homegrown lemons to go with them
He tried very hard to get me to partake, but I was not tempted in the least. Of course, he said, you don't know till you try some, and I of course said that I'd never eaten dog s**t, but I knew I wouldn't like it. Anyways, a great day out, and Mrs Crank chauffeured me safely home, with a belly full of crisps and beer, and no cicadas
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Good morning folks seems to be sunny here but on the cool side.
Stay safe folks.
Stay safe folks.
