The middle agers group. (Upper 30s,40s & 50ish folks)
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LunaTheFatCat wrote: »Helloooo middle agers! Hope you're Monday is not too awful.
Been lashing here all morning but sun's starting to creep out now. Very cold though. No show thankfully.
@mtaratoot I went kayaking a few months ago with husband and the girls, it was our wedding anniversary outing. We couldn't really do much else as restaurants/pubs have been mostly closed since March.
We had a great time though, did a guided tour on the Blessington lakes which is about 30 mins from our house. I absolutely love kayaking, it's just so peaceful, floating on the water. I do get blisters at my thumbs though, so not sure if the fast paddling would be suitable for me.
I'm just thinking, paddling, canoeing, kayaking, it's all the same/similar right?
Similar for sure. I do both, and I also row a raft. I paddle both sea kayaks and whitewater kayaks, and I paddle both flatwater and whitewater canoes. All the boats are different as are the experiences. I really enjoy the new fast ultralight canoe. It's so graceful. I'm working on getting my paddle length dialed in. The people I paddle with are really fast, almost to the point where it's no longer enjoyable, but it's a good workout. Maybe I'll get more efficient with my stroke over the next decade or two.
As you do more paddling, you'll get callouses on the wear areas. I started wearing rowing gloves for a while to help reduce the friction until I rebuilt mine for flatwater canoeing. It's a different animal for sure.
All else being equal, canoeing is probably more challenging, especially in whitewater. One primary reason is that in a kayak, you have a deck and spray skirt. In a canoe, even if you have splash covers, there's a hole in the top through which water may enter. I have never learned to successfully roll a canoe, so if I flip, I swim. In a kayak, I can roll up. In a canoe, you only have one blade on your paddle, so you take about half as many strokes. Then again, each stroke is about 30% more powerful, so it can even out. In whitewater canoeing, you only paddle on one side and use correction strokes. In flatwater sit-and-switch paddling, you alternate sides every two to six strokes so you don't lose momentum with correction strokes. Soon it will be raining, and the rivers will run again. I'm kind of looking forward to getting back in some whitewater. One of these days I'll row the raft again - that's a whole OTHER animal!1 -
Happy Monday everyone4
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It will be 15°F this week. It was already -20 °F one night. What happens in Canada doesn't stay in Canada. I went to the West Edmonton Mall around Thanksgiving one year. I was in a small plane and there was icing on the wings. It was so bad we left that plane there, rented a van and drove all of the way home. One of the longest rides of my lifetime. It was so brutally cold and I always wonder, why doesn't the weather channel talk about what's really going with the weather for all of the peoples across Canada. I think about your weather of the time.
Canadians have true grit. Why don't we hear about you on the weather channel.
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Diatonic12 wrote: »It will be 15°F this week. It was already -20 °F one night. What happens in Canada doesn't stay in Canada. I went to the West Edmonton Mall around Thanksgiving one year. I was in a small plane and there was icing on the wings. It was so bad we left that plane there, rented a van and drove all of the way home. One of the longest rides of my lifetime. It was so brutally cold and I always wonder, why doesn't the weather channel talk about what's really going with the weather for all of the peoples across Canada. I think about your weather of the time.
Canadians have true grit. Why don't we hear about you on the weather channel.
Canada is a very large country. The weather they get Northern and Westernly Canada isn’t the same as we get here in Ontario and Quebec. Our weather here is no worse than many of the northern states of the U.S.
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Hi, just started again. I'm using this website to track nutrients, weight and for inspiration and motivation. Also using NOOM to keep me motivated as well.0
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Anyone near South Dakota? I'm moving there next spring from Texas and want to know what I'm in store for. Looking forward to the cooler summers and will be nice to see snow for a change. Not sure about the thought of having snow from October to April though.1
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@forestfreek Thanks. I always think of Canada like Alaska or the North Pole.1
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@wojothiele84 I'm on the border of MN and ND, and about 45 minutes from the SD border. What part of South Dakota are you moving to?
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Diatonic12 wrote: »@forestfreek Thanks. I always think of Canada like Alaska or the North Pole.
The southern part of Ontario is on a par latitudinal with norther California. Ontario takes a weird dip South around the great lakes.
And you're safe to fly in snow. You're always delayed because they spray the plane with antifreeze. If you're travelling in winter you just accept there will be a delay. I've sat waiting for de-icing in a blizzard.0 -
So I’m gonna do the no alcohol thing for the month of November.
Well, starting after tonight because I’m drinking a glass of wine at the moment.....😬😂2 -
I don’t think I can do a totally dry November but I am planning on cutting way back.
We got our first little bit of flurries yesterday (SE Michigan) 😱 I’m not ready!!!!1 -
Dey months are hard. Good for you @forestfreek . I try to do dry Monday-friday, well Thursday haha. I found after alarm week I didn't really crave it much at all.
Hope the week has started off well for everyone2 -
Well, we're on the downhill run to Christmas 🎄🎅🎁 nows the time to be extra good, Santa's watching 👀😃4
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Good morning sexy middle agers! Just popping in to say hi.4
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forestfreek wrote: »So I’m gonna do the no alcohol thing for the month of November.
Well, starting after tonight because I’m drinking a glass of wine at the moment.....😬😂
i had to finish the open bottle I had...it was a 25 dollar bottle of wine, I wasn't wasting that!!!1 -
Good morning all! And happy election day to all my fellow US peeps
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AliNouveau wrote: »Dey months are hard. Good for you @forestfreek . I try to do dry Monday-friday, well Thursday haha. I found after alarm week I didn't really crave it much at all.
I try to do that too. I like the idea of trying a dry Nov other than Thanksgiving day (and packing away for now all those wine bottles we brought back from the NY wineries last weekend).1 -
coffee_n_weights wrote: »Good morning all! And happy election day to all my fellow US peeps
Happy election day to you as well. Coffee n Weights. Great username. What else is there in life?3 -
coffee_n_weights wrote: »Good morning all! And happy election day to all my fellow US peeps
Happy election day to you as well. Coffee n Weights. Great username. What else is there in life?
Welllll - my old user name was wine_n_weights, so there's that
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coffee_n_weights wrote: »coffee_n_weights wrote: »Good morning all! And happy election day to all my fellow US peeps
Happy election day to you as well. Coffee n Weights. Great username. What else is there in life?
Welllll - my old user name was wine_n_weights, so there's that
Coffee makes you focused more than Wine 😉1 -
coffee_n_weights wrote: »coffee_n_weights wrote: »Good morning all! And happy election day to all my fellow US peeps
Happy election day to you as well. Coffee n Weights. Great username. What else is there in life?
Welllll - my old user name was wine_n_weights, so there's that
I'll take coffee over wine. Better choice of username for sure.1 -
I need coffee AND wine...weights are good too
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Now thinking of changing my username to whiskey_n_weights 🤔😂
It’s all good!!
Happy Election Day, vote if you haven’t done so already ✅4 -
forestfreek wrote: »So I’m gonna do the no alcohol thing for the month of November.
Well, starting after tonight because I’m drinking a glass of wine at the moment.....😬😂
Greatforestfreek wrote: »So I’m gonna do the no alcohol thing for the month of November.
Well, starting after tonight because I’m drinking a glass of wine at the moment.....😬😂
Super go for it, so far I am doing ok it's hard as hubby sits next to me drinking but I am determined to stick to it.1 -
Come on America....do the right thing!5
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So I gave in and was tempted by a 25% off offer for Team Body Project. I got access to a week of a workout program and really liked it so why the heck not! I'm not paying to skate or curl this year so might as well spend something on myself. I've signed up for 3 months so we shall see. Already two workouts in for the day and I'm drenched in sweat.
Then again keeping workouts playing on the tv is better than the constant election coverage or news of the attack in Vienna last night.3 -
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