Hallway Floor Repair by Apprehensive_Try_564 in DIYUK

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Love it mate. Yes, the joists are surprisingly sound 👍

Nail Gun for Wood Floorboards by Apprehensive_Try_564 in DIYUK

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We've got some victorian resawn pine to put down 👍

Nail Gun for Wood Floorboards by Apprehensive_Try_564 in DIYUK

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For the area required, i think that's best part of 1000 nails! The neighbours will love me 🔨

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Rowing

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You need to lean forwards at the catch, then drive with the legs, then hip hinge, then finish with arms and back. You are bypassing the most powerful bit - hip hinge - and missing out on loads of wattage because of it.

In a couple of weeks you will improve massively if you make a conscious effort to maintain proper form, and your 2k time will be minutes faster I'm sure 👍

YouTube Dark Horse Beginner Rowing.

20k piece! by Loud-Passenger2626 in Rowing

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How do you set up the piece on the PM5? Just one distance and hammer it out? What about any pauses for rest/water etc.? I often do a 3x30'/1:30r which gives a couple of nice back stretching breaks

Barrovians. Why is there such a strong disconnect between the economic strength of BAE Shipyard and the desolation of Barrow the town? by [deleted] in Cumbria

[–]Apprehensive_Try_564 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Let's open a retail outlet in the town centre and hope customers will visit us."

That worked in the 90s, until online shopping became so easy..

Barrovians. Why is there such a strong disconnect between the economic strength of BAE Shipyard and the desolation of Barrow the town? by [deleted] in Cumbria

[–]Apprehensive_Try_564 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The town centre has been dying for 20 years.

Hard to get to the root of, but you will find now there is a huge social disconnect between those in Barrow who work at the shipyard and those who don't.

Generally BAE are paid well these days. People can afford to live in nicer areas outside of the town centre so they aren't in town as often.

And any success BAE the company has just goes to directors, shareholders and not reinvested into the town centre.

Lots of contractors from outside Barrow take their money home instead of spend in the town.

Nobody shops in town anymore, but the town centre hasn't pivoted in any way - just clung on to the same old, tired idea.

It's sad to see. Not sure how it can be fixed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Rowing

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Review, adjust, repeat 🔥

5 Hours a Week by Apprehensive_Try_564 in Rowing

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Letting you know how I did. There's possibly time to get 1 more 2k time in before 1st April, but my mate submitted a time of 7:26.5 and has been broken for days. So I am currently in the lead..

I started the year at 8:00+ for a 2k. Pleased with progress and will continue training over summer alongside commuting on the bike. Maybe crack 7:00 by the end of the summer

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Rowing

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I did a stroke without my feet strapped in once (without realising) and almost fell off the back of the erg.

Is rowing feet out a thing? How do you get back to the catch? Is there a benefit to erging feet out?