What you doing to pass time while on lock down?

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  1. Redhelen

    Redhelen Well-Known Member

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    Lots singing in and around my garden and squirrels for my dog to chase.
     
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    Streamed a 75 minute film from BT Sports " I Believe in Miracles" which charts Brian
    Cloughs amazing success with Peter Taylor at Nottingham Forest. Well worth a watch.


    Incidentally watched the Ian Wrights documentary " Out of their skin" last
    night. Showed Viv Anderson on the pitch at Oakwell with a Barnsley scarf held aloft, when he was
    first appointed as Barnsley FC Player Manager.
     
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    At the risk of being super-pedantic, I don't think that's quite true. I've been up several times, and generally you're right, it's a walk or a train ride. But I've been up the Crib Goch route a couple of times, and that, in places, could be described as a climb, or a severe scramble. No doubt a true climber will correct me, but it sure felt like a climb to me when I was perched on it.

    And, for the avoidance of doubt, I was joking when I said I went up it during the current lockdown!!
     
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    I'm not good with heights and a friend of mine made us a group of us do Crib Goch once in the fog and wind - one of the worst days of my life. 'It's fine, it's got a really wide path at the top' he said - the lying *******.
     
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  5. Red

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    if it's feet only it's a hike - if hands involved it's a climb -
     
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    It's a climb then!!!
     
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    That's like saying "Just swim across this raging torrent of molten lava, it's fine, there's a really nice pub on the other side".
     
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    if hands involved it becomes a Climb, if no hands involved it's a Hike/walk - one man's Climb is another man's Hike!
     
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    there is a climb on Snowden
     
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    The pyg pass at 3am in a howling gale and sleet certainly required hands! the lads were holding on for dear life it seemed
     
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    yes, a bit breezy at times on Snowdon!
    The Pen-y Gwryd path (opposite the Hostel) splits into two routes - one goes up Crib Coch before joining the Railway Path.
    The other path runs alongside the lakes at the bottom of Crib Coch - leads to the Zigzags which in turn join the Railway path.

    Near the start of the PYG track is the Pen y Gwryd Hotel (not to be confused with the hostel.)
    The hotel has a load of memorabilia from past climbing expeditions which used the Hotel as abase for practising. I think the climbers who conquered Everest trained there.
    (they have a website)
     
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    Working for the NHS :)
     
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    Feel fortunate tbh. Got my eldest home from Uni, her exams and last term online. My youngest had her GCSEs cancelled, which was a shock initially, but we are a stress free house for the first time ever. I've been fulroughed, and my other half has had all his work cancelled. Money is going to be very tight, but there have been huge positives. Mealtimes together, appreciation, exercise available every day, watching tv together , BBQs, listening to music. Life has well and truly slowed down. It can't last forever, but for now as a family we've never been more united. Plus, we've bitten the bullet and ordered wine online. Enjoying another bottle at introduction prices. The killer will be buying the same wine at real prices!
     
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    Inside or out?
     
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    Rum, Sodomy and Pat Cash
     
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    Wake up 7am, take 45 mins to drag mysen outta bed, log on by 8am, cuppa and breakfast, start working, teams meeting at 12:15, eat dinner, some alcohol, log off 4pm, PS4, eat tea, PS4, watch TV, sleep, REPEAT.
     
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    I'm a Supply Teacher and currently "working from home" before my agency furlough me, due to my long term contract being cancelled this Friday coming.

    I'm the biggest 40 year old kid going, so spent most days playing on Minecraft and a load of old 8 bit and 16 bit games for a bit of nostalgia.

    Most surprising thing is I have toughed a drop of ale since the pubs closed and I usually nip out for a beer or 3 at least every other night.
     
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    I'm on season 15, episode 14 was last night so will be watching that today.
     
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    Is anyone else getting out of bed a little later every day? At this rate, I'll be having breakfast at supper time by the time the lockdown ends.
     
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    I'm going to watch the documentary on George Best on BBC Four tonight from 9pm.
    I believe that "George Best - By himself" was first shown back in 2017, but it's well worth
    watching again. A flawed genius, taken too early by a terrible addiction he couldn't control.
    Absolute tradegy.
     
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