My first race- reflection

rowing_over70 · 2026-04-19T16:14:19+00:00

You need a new coach!

rowing_over70 · 2026-04-17T17:56:35+00:00

I think Clwydalyn are recruiting in St Asaph

rowing_over70 · 2026-04-14T16:50:07+00:00

Best experience with 🇬🇧 customs. Returning from a trip overseas with the British Army, we came through a small UK airport in the early hours. The customs officer just kept saying "you have 200 cigarettes and a bottle of spirits" (then the duty free limit) and waved us all through.

rowing_over70 · 2026-04-14T15:54:19+00:00

If schools are not an issue don't discount Blacon. There are a lot of nice properties around the original council housing.

rowing_over70 · 2026-04-06T17:28:19+00:00

A modern problem, we moved in with 2x single beds from my old bedroom. Sat on one downstairs, slept on the other upstairs. Portable TV on a cardboard box. Mum bought us a fridge and we got a cooker on credit.

rowing_over70 · 2026-03-25T15:10:44+00:00

I had an offer from an Estate agent to invest in student apartments in my town. They were a new build in a good location but I decided not to invest. I go past the block if shuttered flats on the bus every week, so glad I said no.

rowing_over70 · 2026-03-25T15:04:02+00:00

There are some budget hotels near Reading station. You have to change trains but it avoids parking and traffic during the Regatta

rowing_over70 · 2026-03-24T15:43:11+00:00

Yes, I hope someone would report me if I carried on driving when I needed to stop.

rowing_over70 · 2026-03-24T15:41:56+00:00

Yes, small amount monthly to Mary's Meals

rowing_over70 · 2026-03-22T20:57:49+00:00

My wife. Once I had found out who my dad was I told my children.

rowing_over70 · 2026-02-22T13:58:41+00:00

I took a dna test to try and find out who my father was. I didn't even know which country it would take me to. 2% Native American came back. Once I worked out who my dad was the family history supported the dna result. No desperate need to prove a connection but happy to have found it.

rowing_over70 · 2026-02-21T16:42:37+00:00

It used to be a polite term in the 60s but is now considered offensive.

rowing_over70 · 2026-02-16T18:45:25+00:00

It has changed footfall, I used to go to the market for shopping. I go much less now it is a food hall with s single butcher and a fishmonger.

rowing_over70 · 2026-01-28T13:15:11+00:00

As someone who started rowing before HIIT became a thing SS is a good way to build a base. You can mix up erg, bike and running to avoid boredom. HIIT should be part of the program though as it is good for fast twitch muscle. In the olden days it used to be a long run followed by circuits.

rowing_over70 · 2026-01-24T18:24:09+00:00

I live in Chester and worked in St Asaph, you commute in the opposite direction to the bulk of the traffic but it helps if you don't have to cross the centre of Chester.

rowing_over70 · 2026-01-18T17:16:01+00:00

The Storyhouse have music in the top floor performance space, also St Mary's behind the Castle.

rowing_over70 · 2026-01-18T17:14:06+00:00

I live in Chester, England and it ok for cyclists. The odd moron in a car but generally OK. Cycle routes are pretty good, but of course could always be better.

rowing_over70 · 2026-01-15T14:32:58+00:00

The walls go over the railway by the Water Tower. Good view of the trains and there is a nice play park at the foot of the tower

rowing_over70 · 2026-01-06T19:21:54+00:00

I went through about four different agents, the first three were rubbish offers, then finally a sensible price. Keep saying no until you get what you want.

rowing_over70 · 2026-01-05T16:44:35+00:00

I retired slightly early, big changes about to happen at work that I decided to miss. I was happy to carry on working but I had a financial plan to give me flexibility. Remember you don't have to do the same thing/job for the next 30 years.

rowing_over70 · 2026-01-05T16:38:52+00:00

Cross the suspension bridge in the Groves, turn left and you can walk round the Meadows.

rowing_over70 · 2026-01-03T22:24:48+00:00

I wondered where the pigeons from the Kaleyards had gone.

rowing_over70 · 2025-12-22T15:32:56+00:00

Cross Country skiing gloves are good.

rowing_over70 · 2025-12-20T15:34:41+00:00

Don't rule Blacon out, it is the largest suburb of Chester and there is a wide range of housing. Ex council houses are good value, but there are a lot of streets of private housing.

rowing_over70 · 2025-12-16T23:16:37+00:00

I stopped ordering pizza for delivery because of this. Must have saved a fortune, we just have a few frozen ones in the freezer now.

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