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One assumes said pool is heated.

I recall being sat in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland with my face freezing but the rest of me lovely and warm in the geothermal spring water. Move too far one way though and it starts to cool a little, but move the other way and it get uncomfortably, frighteningly hot very rapidly. Glad they rope off the really hot parts.

Noggin wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 2:50 pm Today made Thursday's swim feel positively tropical!!! I do so hope that it's worth it!!

A very well used part of my anatomy suddenly retreated inside while looking at that pic.

gremlin wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 4:55 pm One assumes said pool is heated.

I recall being sat in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland with my face freezing but the rest of me lovely and warm in the geothermal spring water. Move too far one way though and it starts to cool a little, but move the other way and it get uncomfortably, frighteningly hot very rapidly. Glad they rope off the really hot parts.

LOL It is heated. They said it was 30 degrees C - didn't bloody feel like it! The first time I went it was mostly sunny and I stayed about an hour - when not doing exercises or swimming I just relaxed (still wasn't what I'd call warm, but at least I wasn't cold). Yesterday I did two sets of exercises, couple of lengths of swimming and got out sharpish!! Not impressed!! LOL Got to go back tomorrow

Skub wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 4:58 pm A very well used part of my anatomy suddenly retreated inside while looking at that pic.

That proper made me laugh!! I think the picture looks colder than it actually was, but it wasn't warm to me. But then I prefer baths or showers to be hotter than most people I think!!

I was finally a good smix today. I've had a letter telling me to see my doctor about a test for bowel cancer for almost a year, thought it was the camera one but even if not I am just very good (bad?) at putting off that sort of test (a small part of me thinks I'd rather not know - having watched what it did to a handful of close family and friends).

Anyway. Finally got the home test from the doctor last week and did it and posted it today!!


Also sorted a load of clothes I've been keeping for 'one day' or 'when they fit' into two categories - warm stuff and ski gear to the refugee pile and other stuff to the pile for friends to go through and decide if they want any before we find a charity shop for them.

I've kept so much stuff 'just in case' I can use it one day and TBH, most of it I wouldn't wear anyway now!! (Being 10 years older than when most of it fitted and also living in a ski resort not a UK city!!)

Kinda cool - making space in my apartment so I can reshuffle some more stuff in a few weeks. A friend has offered to help me do some dismantling of something that I think will make the place look quite a bit bigger (look bigger - it can't get any more space or bigger!!). So quite excited about that

Next stop - make some more crumpets and maybe have a go at Viennese Whirls!! Going to a French course tomorrow so might take some of those with me to share at coffee break (if we are allowed to share stuff like that!!)

gremlin wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 4:55 pm One assumes said pool is heated.

I recall being sat in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland with my face freezing but the rest of me lovely and warm in the geothermal spring water. Move too far one way though and it starts to cool a little, but move the other way and it get uncomfortably, frighteningly hot very rapidly. Glad they rope off the really hot parts.

Noggin wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 2:50 pm Today made Thursday's swim feel positively tropical!!! I do so hope that it's worth it!!

Use Yoricks pool.....much warmer and the beer is chea.

David wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 6:36 pm

Noggin wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 2:50 pm Today made Thursday's swim feel positively tropical!!! I do so hope that it's worth it!!

Use Yoricks pool.....much warmer and the beer is chea.

But, there's a free bus to the cool one. Bloody expensive to get to Yorick's place three times a week!!

Discovered £85 in my Quidco account, the drugs and hookers are on me!

Finally managed to get my van stereo to play music from a USB stick. It's a 2017 Peugeot Partner if that's of any interest.

First it can only play mp3 formatted files.

Second, no folders, each track has to on it's own.

Third, the second includes hidden folders too.

It's only taken me about a week to work through this.

More reorganising my garage, got the box trailer in the right position separating tool store from office space. Got the workbench in a place I can use it and loads more stuff on shelves instead of a heap on the floor.
Put up the new lights and cabling, tomorrow I have no excuse to avoid wiring up the 4 way junction box so all the lights work. I hate wiring fiddly little junction boxes.
Now I just need to work out how to fix the tyre on the Erde trailer so I can sell it and free up some more space, I'm resisting spending £50 on new wheels for a £100 trailer that I don't want. If I buy a compressor it will probably be a quick job but I have no other justification for buying one, if the compressor is big enough to power a pneumatic rock breaker I may be onto something as I can get plenty of use out of that.

What's wrong with the wheels on the trailer?

cheb wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 9:30 pm What's wrong with the wheels on the trailer?

Nothing, one of the tyres won't hold pressure. I think it's just not seating on the rim properly but I can't get it to seal with a track pump.
I looked for new tyres but they seem the same price whether they are on their own or already fitted to new wheels.

Worth trying gloop tyre sealer?

I've got a tin of rim sealer and did manage to use it successfully before but then it went flat and popped off its rim again.
If I can get it to stay on the rim I can stick it in a bucket of water and see where air is escaping, then slime may be the answer or could be a new valve.
I quick check in Toolstation shows I can get a compressor and air hammer for £150, I can justify the spend as I'll get a fair bit of use from the hammer.

I've got 2 wheels off an Erde pm 310 if that'd help

weeksy wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 9:52 pm I've got 2 wheels off an Erde pm 310 if that'd help

Thanks but when I looked for alternatives it looks like all the other Erde trailers have bigger wheels. The size I need seems to be most common on wheelbarrows.

I got my wiring done and the lights worked first time.
Then I pottered round the garage shifting stuff round and discovered the pointless soakaway at the back was full up so my next job is to fill it in so I don't have a stagnant puddle in the garage. Coincidentally I have a few tons of clay bagged up in the back garden so that's simple, next I'll find out which way the water flows to get out. I knew I needed to repair the tanking but annoyingly that needs warmer temperatures to cure so I'll be pulling everything out in the summer to do it.
Still in good spirits as I can justify the purchase of a compressor now and various toys to go with it, does anyone know if oil free compressors are significantly louder than oil lubricated ones? Considering how loud compressors are it's annoying shops don't list the dB.

The cheap direct drive oilless ones are very noisy IME. Noisy enough not to want to it be running in the shed when you're in it.

Went to the valley early to get to my first French lesson of the course Awesome. The tutor was impressed with the confidence I have to speak, so that's good (same tutor that I had two courses with two years ago)

Back to resort to go to the pool again. Damn it's still cold!! LOL I know it's so worth going because of the good to my arm and shoulder. But I can't say I actually enjoy it!!! I will when the sun comes out again!! LOL