BigMoaner
What A Load of Old Bollocks
yes do 15 mins in the morn, which i love.
instantly thought a cock and balls.
Anyone absolutely sick of "going for a walk?"
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BigMoaner
What A Load of Old Bollocks
joggers.
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Mation
real life adventure worth more than pieces of gold
For most of last year, I travelled no further than 0.7 miles from home, in any direction. But I made damn sure that I visited different supermarkets, oh yes (given that I was able to). It was what passed for entertainment and variety.
Whoop.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I've avoided the Forest since a no space in the car parks incident.
BigMoaner
What A Load of Old Bollocks
out of ten, how pleasurable was the walk? seriously. i'm running at 3/4 for each walk.
walking
Agree with other posters, had it with walking! Used to love walking! Now it’s ffs
BigMoaner
What A Load of Old Bollocks
i remember the day when i could legit sit on a bench and drink a coffee and read a book. it was wild.
I went there yesterday
. First time on a train in a year. Was pretty quiet actually -- walked for quite a long time without seeing anyone else.
FridgeMagnet
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5BX in the mornings gets rid of that "restless legs" feeling for the rest of the day and keeps me fit. It was designed for people shut up in small spaces without gyms or anywhere to walk around. I don't feel that it's something that I should have to keep doing indefinitely though.
T & P
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It’s a very hard time for everyone here and the rest of the world, but FWIW in most of Continental Europe lockdowns at their highest restrictive level were far more strict than here, as were the policing of it and the penalties for infractors.
From my relatives’ accounts and news reports from Spain, for a six-week stretch last year (and in most regions, a few more shorter instances in the months following) there were no children allowed to go out at all, and no exercise time for any adults either. You could go out locally for essential shopping or to walk the dog, and that was it. Most people in cars would be stopped by the rozzers and fined unless they had a very good excuse for being even a few miles away from their home. For what I’ve heard it’s been a similar story in Italy and elsewhere.
Please note that this is not a criticism of people’s perfectly justified frustrations in this country, but rather an attempt to raise spirits, a la ‘yes it’s shit here, but thank fuck that at least we weren’t subject to so-and-so country’s restrictions.
From my relatives’ accounts and news reports from Spain, for a six-week stretch last year (and in most regions, a few more shorter instances in the months following) there were no children allowed to go out at all, and no exercise time for any adults either. You could go out locally for essential shopping or to walk the dog, and that was it. Most people in cars would be stopped by the rozzers and fined unless they had a very good excuse for being even a few miles away from their home. For what I’ve heard it’s been a similar story in Italy and elsewhere.
Please note that this is not a criticism of people’s perfectly justified frustrations in this country, but rather an attempt to raise spirits, a la ‘yes it’s shit here, but thank fuck that at least we weren’t subject to so-and-so country’s restrictions.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
#badtimes (June last year) although I always managed to find a bench to sit on.
Ax^
Silly Rabbit
ireland had a 5km restriction around your house as well
England's had it quite easy compared to the rest of the world as whilst i'm classified as an essential worker and have carried the proof around with me
for all of the lockdowns, even when i had my old car, modified mini that sounded like a v8. and was driving to and from work and helping out with a few
people who could not get out
I was only ever tugged once during the whole thing and that was for a warning about speed
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I enjoyed it , it was cold though , but I haven't seen the Thames since about Feb last year .out of ten, how pleasurable was the walk? seriously. i'm running at 3/4 for each walk.
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
I have to say that, personally, it wouldn't have made a difference either way. I maybe leave the house for 30 minutes a day, even now. I work from home, I don't go out in the mornings or evenings, there's just a brief lunch hour to walk to the bloody park and back - often I don't bother going to the park, I just go to the supermarket, because what's the point? The unjustified interference would have made me more cross but that would be it.
BigMoaner
What A Load of Old Bollocks
yes well aware of the wider landscape, and the ulmighty struggle out there.
but it's aa bit like saying if you have a tooth ache "well at least you don't have cancer!".
i'm half joking anyway, i just have spent an hour in cognitive dissonance tonight with one half of my brain saying "you should go for a walk" and the other "no, just post on urban". the get up and go has been drained these past few months.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I get you , get up and go has got difficult. But , pubs are open next week!
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Yeah, deliberately avoided the weekend. It was really nice though (and not very cold!)Mid week in the cold probably. Weekends always heaving. Used to be my alone space
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
T & P
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The frustrating thing for those of us following the rules here is that there have been countless people breaking the rules to various degrees with zero consequences, or any chance of consequences for that matter.
Anyone in London and I’m sure plenty other areas will have seen traffic levels during this latest lockdown nearly as busy as before the pandemic. At such times as a Sunday early evening, when there are very few trade vehicles on business and all the big supermarkets have closed, I’d bet all my possessions that up to 80% or more of all fucking vehicles on the streets were breaking the law.
I have a bike and could have used it to go for a relaxing drive, visit friends and relatives when not allowed to do so, etc. But I didn’t. Because it wasn’t right. Seeing so many people blatantly ignore the restrictions makes me mad tbh.
I like walking -- in the before times, I'd walk to and from work (about 45mins each way) every day and would always walk rather than wait for a bus. I'm just a bit bored now as rather than walking just being part of my normal routine and a way of getting to where I needed to be, it's a thing. And sure, I used to go out for walks sometime at weekends with friends. I'm just a bit bored that now it's the only thing. (And I'm lucky -- I live next to a park and there are loads of other green spaces I can walk to very easily. I've just done them all to death over the last year.)
Absolutely. Work keeps getting in the way.
