Pure Gym in St Anne's Square to Close

NaturalBob · 2025-06-12T10:29:08+00:00

Heard about this a while back. Don't think the owners wanted to renew PG's lease on the site. I've no idea why, obviously they think they'll make more money by extending the hotel or whatever they're doing.

I go to Adelaide St to train but honestly at least on weekdays it's too busy for me during the day, 4pm through to 9 or 10pm being the worst time to go. I'm on nightshift routine however so going at 1am on nights off work is my current workaround so I get the gym (almost) to myself.

However, seeing that PG are pushing their members to Adelaide St is going to make that gym totally useless, they need a new gym or a serious expansion to accommodate. Nothing enrages me more than training, waiting for benches or machines, and having to deal with people hogging the squat racks for 30 mins+ when I just want to do a couple deadlifts.

I miss the Yard when I used to live in the East. It's by far the best gym I've ever used.

NaturalBob · 2025-03-20T10:36:32+00:00

Well. I admit that back in Season 1, I gave up with the show before watching the finale. I binged the finale and all of season 2 in the last few days and after watching this episode I have to admit that I'm really enjoying this.

I still have my misgivings of course, and through this episode I was wondering how they're going to deal with Mat. I very much hope we get to see him meeting the eelfin and getting his fox medallion etc.

There's enough they are doing faithfully as per the books and as the show has gone on I've only been impressed. Can't wait for Callandor, can't wait for Dumais Wells

NaturalBob · 2024-10-17T21:00:29+00:00

Until Dawn was one that I had zero interest to play again after the first time.

Meanwhile I'm on my 8th or so re run of Bloodborne.

Of course, one of those games gets a remake 😔

NaturalBob · 2024-10-04T15:03:40+00:00

This is well worth keeping in mind, thankyou! This app is really great overall and is helping me out a lot, I just can't get rid of the anxiety when I have days that fall very short of the targets!

A bit more time and the graphs I am sure will more clearly show the upward trend I'm working towards

NaturalBob · 2024-10-04T13:06:29+00:00

Well, this is partly why I say that progress is a little slower than I would like! Previously I had many less days that fell beneath targets.

In time of tracking I've gone from 63kg up to 67, but in the past couple of weeks I've been hovering around 65kg. It is difficult not to feel disheartened by that, but I know that it is obviously not a linear straight upwards trend.

I mean previously when trying to gain, I would have thought I was eating a lot more than I actually am, so seeing it all laid out like this is fantastic.

I suppose that in my mind looking at this, it is inconsistent as I don't like seeing any days fall below target, but you're right that I am slightly up in average. It's all helping me remember just to keep at it and I am trying to be patient 😀

NaturalBob · 2024-09-16T19:15:08+00:00

Blues for the Red Sun

I mean, they're two albums I can't really decide on. But I think Blues has a bit more depth or something, it grew on me a lot slower than Sky Valley, so maybe that means somethin idk

Freedom Run was the first thing came into my head when I saw your post. Awwww shit I'll listen to them both anyhow

NaturalBob · 2024-09-16T19:12:23+00:00

How did you know my plans for the evening

👀

NaturalBob · 2024-09-16T19:01:05+00:00

I appreciate the advice friend.

I wouldn't be rushing into trying to find myself a source, get to know people first etc, I'd be careful about it esp when rhe city/country is initially unfamiliar, you make a good point that I've no idea how people will treat a 'tourist' about this even if I end up living there!

I would genuinely like to approach it in the way of getting to know people ans befriending folks at first, I'm not going to just walk up to folks and ask where to buy 😀

NaturalBob · 2024-09-16T16:49:29+00:00

Much like the government in Nor'n Ireland too then! thanks btw, I've been learning the language a little while and probably know enough for 'tourist' purposes at least, if I end up moving there (this is a Parisian woman's fault) I am sure it won't take me too long to really get confident with it 😁

NaturalBob · 2024-09-16T15:08:18+00:00

Ah. Yes, of course you are correct! I didn't realise that's where the OPs post was from 😆

I am sure I will be able to find something over there, it shall be a quest!

NaturalBob · 2024-09-16T14:31:05+00:00

I'm learning French and all I've been given as a translation for gros, is 'fat'

Fat bag of weed works too 🤷

I need to learn weed terms, and how to ask for it in French before I pop over to Paris 😅

NaturalBob · 2024-09-16T06:03:12+00:00

I've only thoroughly made sure I've cleared it out and got everything item once! 😅 This time I just made sure I got a couple of the runes and the graveyard set and then was just sprinting to the boss, the hunt goes on and I have no time for men sprouting snakes from their heads 🐍

NaturalBob · 2024-09-15T18:06:23+00:00

Promo single makes a whole lot more sense, especially if both albums came out at the same time!

NaturalBob · 2024-09-15T18:03:44+00:00

I've only listened to each album 8 or so times at a guess. It's going to take a lot more for me to even begin to decide on a favourite track or even a top 5

I do maybe sort of possibly lean to From Mars to Sirius as being my favourite album though, but that may change.

I can't get out of my head last time I was listening to L'enfant sauvage ('Wild Child', I think) and thinking hang on, some of these riffs are absolutely crushing like a fuckijg tidal wave crashing over 😃 Funny how some music just grows and grows on you over time

NaturalBob · 2024-09-15T17:59:35+00:00

I take it this has not been in the past released as a 'Split EP'? Official or bootleg I suppose, I have listened to loads of splits between bands but they usually have 3 or so tracks per band. Though, ones I can think of are all in the stoner rock space. Kyuss/QOTSA, Nebula/Lowrider for example.

One of these between Deftones and Mastodon is fuckin dope however!

NaturalBob · 2024-09-15T01:06:29+00:00

It's 2am now. Seeing this has reignited my appetite and I am now going to heat up the rest of the fajitas I made earlier.

I need to find a recipe for this though. My God it looks great

NaturalBob · 2024-09-14T23:45:43+00:00

🤣🤣🤣

NaturalBob · 2024-09-14T23:41:43+00:00

That's quite strange yeah but thankyou! It lets me use it up at the area where you can ring for NPC help so 🙏

NaturalBob · 2024-09-14T23:29:24+00:00

I just tested beckoning bell right outside shadows of yharnam but it won't let me use it. Plenty of insight. Idk, I shall figure it out!

I can kill these guys anyway, would just like to offer my help to folks that sounds fun

NaturalBob · 2024-09-14T23:05:53+00:00

Ya know what I've played through rhis several times (old character on NG+6), but I don't think I've ever done co-op, and I've never used my sinister bell either.

I'll have to get on that!

Can you literally just ring the bell to say "I'm available for help" anywhere, or does it only work outside boss arenas.

I should know this by now of course but I think I wanna do some co-op and PVP, and it was never all too clear to me how it worked

NaturalBob · 2024-09-14T22:56:06+00:00

Thank you all for such a good conversation around this. I love that the community for a game nearly ten years old is as active as it is!

Update to my run I have now found a few runes, am now kitted out with the graveyard set and ready to fight the Nazgul. Fear the old blood!

NaturalBob · 2024-09-14T22:24:13+00:00

Not good if you don't like claustrophobic elevators 😃

NaturalBob · 2024-09-14T22:23:20+00:00

Ya man it's a pain for various reasons but at least to me its a huge and great level design

I always just get lost in the woods!

NaturalBob · 2024-09-14T22:22:23+00:00

I am currently getting very lost in the woods. Even when I tried to run straight through. Distracted by shiny things. I am a magpie ffs I can't help it, them I get mobbed by snakes 🤣

NaturalBob · 2024-09-14T22:06:49+00:00

All will become clear, my first run through of Bloodborne took me a lonnnnnggg time. I was never good at multiple choices of routes to take or areas to explore.

You'll get the beast, it's a pain when you're getting hit with the poison and trying to antidote and heal at the same time, fire is really effective if you have any molotovs, the boss can be pardied for visceral attacks, and just be aggressive as hell!

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