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Post by Graham on Sept 3, 2023 9:48:32 GMT
Some fitness activity this week.
First week back at diving club for a while on Thursday but poor communication meant there weren't any instructors kitted up. Shame because I'd headed out before work to fill my tank.
Instead of diving I got in the pool and did some swimming and snorkelling.
Worked a lot of overtime this week so did little else.
Today we are at the Essex Coast. We are visiting my partner's cousin. There are four seaside resorts along the coast here and we have friends and family in each. I expect we will do a lot of walking up and down the coast today.
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Post by seltzer on Sept 3, 2023 12:26:59 GMT
Enjoy your time with family and friends.
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Post by macdiver on Sept 3, 2023 14:42:12 GMT
Yes, enjoy your time away. Is Monday a bank holiday in the UK too? It is Labor Day for the U.S.
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Post by Graham on Sept 3, 2023 16:11:19 GMT
No bank holiday on Monday. We had our last Bank Holiday before Christmas last Monday. That's just called 'The late Summer Bank Holiday'
We are not working tomorrow though because we worked on Saturday.
Our friends own a beach hut so we've been in the hut/on the beach for most of the day.
We're just at the start of a week of very good late summer weather.
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Post by Graham on Sept 6, 2023 17:24:11 GMT
The weather has been a bit too good. Got rather sun-burned on Sunday which means I've mostly stayed indoors and not enjoyed the outdoor weather.
Should be diving at the pool tomorrow night.
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Post by phillydude on Sept 8, 2023 0:39:23 GMT
How much of the NFL is available on television over there?
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Post by Graham on Sept 8, 2023 8:53:12 GMT
How much of the NFL is available on television over there? Not much. The main/free channels tends to have a 1 hour highlights/magazine show once a week. The main satellite/cable channel shows 2 games on a Sunday evening plus Sunday and Monday night Football. You need a subscription for that. I subscribe to NFL Gamepass so that I can watch any game live or on demand.
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Post by Graham on Sept 11, 2023 14:52:29 GMT
It's been hot and humid for the last week in the South of the UK.
Was nice to get in the pool for a bit of diving practice on Thursday evening. We practiced a lot of rescue skills, in fact I've got a good few bruises around the shoulders from all the grabbing, lifting and towing we did. I was partnered with a new diver who is almost as wide as he is tall and as strong as he looks.
Got a good bit of gardening done yesterday but it was really hot. I was exhausted by the time I finished and just flopped on the sofa/couch to watch NFL Redzone in the evening. Slept for 10 hours last night.
It's due to cool off a bit tomorrow. We'll be heading to Heathrow tomorrow evening, staying in a hotel near the airport, and flying to Stockholm at 7am. We fly back just before 8pm on Saturday so get maximum time there for a three night trip.
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Post by macdiver on Sept 11, 2023 22:25:26 GMT
Have a good trip.
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Post by Graham on Sept 20, 2023 19:53:12 GMT
The Stockholm trip was really good.
Trip to the airport. The stay overnight before our flight and the flight itself were all good.
Had a really good 3 nights/4 days. Did a couple of walking tours, visited some sites, some restaurants and some bars and got out for a boat trip.
Stockholm was really nice, I thought. Very clean, welcoming. Great public transport including ferries around the many islands. Loads of restaurants, bars, and cafes and I thought quite reasonably priced, and certainly far cheaper than Norway or Iceland.
We didn't try to visit everything but got a good amount done/seen in our time there.
There was a small issue of a naughty cat back home that refused to come in to the house on Thursday evening. I spent some time standing on a street corner in down-town Stockholm calling my cat through the phone whilst my partner's mother held her phone (on speaker phone) out the back door back home. Was no good and eventually we told her to head home and my cat spent the night out which she very, very rarely (no more than once or twice ever) does.
When my mother visited to feed the cats the next day, she came in almost immediately and settled straight down to sleep.
Not done a great deal this week other than read, relax, work and watch NFL.
Will be diving in the pool tomorrow night though.
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Post by phillydude on Sept 20, 2023 22:50:56 GMT
Sounds like a good trip. Welcome back. There is a NFL game in London this weekend, correct?
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Post by Graham on Sept 21, 2023 9:42:02 GMT
Sounds like a good trip. Welcome back. There is a NFL game in London this weekend, correct? NFL is in London next weekend 1st October and the following 2 Sundays. Will be the first time that the NFL has had games in London on three consecutive weekends. Jaguars are playing a 'home' game on 2nd October and then staying in London to play an away game in 9th Oct. First time a team has stayed for two games.
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Post by macdiver on Sept 21, 2023 16:49:26 GMT
Glad your cat returned home.
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Post by phillydude on Nov 2, 2023 0:02:55 GMT
Just realized we haven't heard from you in a bit... is everything ok?
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Post by Graham on Nov 2, 2023 12:00:31 GMT
Just realized we haven't heard from you in a bit... is everything ok? Thanks for the message. All is well just very little to speak of on the fitness front. Not only have I worked quite a bit of overtime but my partner's brother has been visiting from Australia for the last three weeks. He's flown home today. The last three weeks have mostly spent on visiting with him, or going out with him and my partners mother and father. They had their 60th wedding anniversary a couple of weeks ago. Partner's brother is also an electrician so he and I did some electrical work in the house while he was here. Nothing major but getting some outside lights working, testing some circuits and replacing some switches. Having a skip/dumpster delivered tomorrow to dispose of the fence panels I replaced earlier in the year and will be clearing out garages and lofts/attics. As I rarely get parking at work on a Thurs, I'm considering going to work earlier in the week and restarting my gym subscription and going twice a week going forward. should also be able to lift in the garage here when cleared a bit.
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