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#3055095 27-Mar-2023 08:23

MadEngineer: Anyone else find that the chores you had as a kid are almost enjoyable when it’s for your own place? Chopping up some wood to make kindling was one such hate. When it’s your own fireplace to warm your own family? Different story. Mowing the lawns becomes “exercise”. At least in my head 🤣

Yup. At least to a point.

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#3055096 27-Mar-2023 08:26

MadEngineer: Anyone else find that the chores you had as a kid are almost enjoyable when it’s for your own place? Chopping up some wood to make kindling was one such hate. When it’s your own fireplace to warm your own family? Different story. Mowing the lawns becomes “exercise”. At least in my head 🤣

Some chores, yes. Always enjoyed mowing the lawns, even as a kid. Still don't enjoy doing the dishes or cleaning the bathroom but I do them because I is a adult and I has to.

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#3055097 27-Mar-2023 08:27

MadEngineer: Anyone else find that the chores you had as a kid are almost enjoyable when it’s for your own place?

No. I still hate mowing lawns.

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#3055151 27-Mar-2023 09:06

I enjoy mowing lawns and cleaning cars. I hate all other chores but do them as they need to be done.

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#3055154 27-Mar-2023 09:14

Shooting an even par 72 and in doing so dropping to my lowest ever handicap (3.6). At the age of 48 and 35yrs after I first picked up a golf club I'm still improving!

I then met Steve Williams who was playing pennants at my home club. I've heard he can be a bit prickly at times but he was very sociable on Sunday.

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#3055157 27-Mar-2023 09:20

I would love to be able to do the lawns again I enjoyed it, At least I can do stuff inside like the washing and drying(purpose set up laundry for disability), loading and unloading dishwasher,

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#3055165 27-Mar-2023 09:36

Senecio:
I enjoy mowing lawns and cleaning cars. I hate all other chores but do them as they need to be done.

I'm so glad to hear that. My car would love a visit 🤣

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#3055168 27-Mar-2023 09:53

Got out and raced my first Mountain Bike Race yesterday. Missed a sign and got lost for about an hour and still came in on the podium. 3rd place in the "legends" category. Pretty sure there were only 3 of us in the category, so it was a guaranteed podium. I'll take it.

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#3055170 27-Mar-2023 09:59

Handsomedan:

Got out and raced my first Mountain Bike Race yesterday. Missed a sign and got lost for about an hour and still came in on the podium. 3rd place in the "legends" category. Pretty sure there were only 3 of us in the category, so it was a guaranteed podium. I'll take it.

Congrats. :-)

Doesn't matter if only 3 turned up, you are still ahead of everyone who didn't even bother. :-)

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#3055191 27-Mar-2023 10:44

Handsomedan:

Got out and raced my first Mountain Bike Race yesterday. Missed a sign and got lost for about an hour and still came in on the podium. 3rd place in the "legends" category. Pretty sure there were only 3 of us in the category, so it was a guaranteed podium. I'll take it.

I participate in long distance trail running events. Its something that I only got into late in life. I've found my age group (over 45) is one of the most competitive age groups at any race that I take part in. I'm quite fit for my age and can still run a road half marathon in ~1:50hr but I often place in the bottom 25-30% of my age group at these races. The last race I participated in I finished in the top 50% of the age group below mine (35-45) but the bottom 30% of my own age group. It seems some old blokes just keep getting faster on the trails.

I did have 1 top 10 finish in my age group at one race. There were 13 of us that started and only 12 that finished. We all got the same medal at the end of the race just for getting out there and getting it done.

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#3055224 27-Mar-2023 11:55

MikeB4: I would love to be able to do the lawns again I enjoyed it, At least I can do stuff inside like the washing and drying(purpose set up laundry for disability), loading and unloading dishwasher,

I feel as if there is an opportunity going begging - combining your new set of wheels and the lawn mower...

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#3057369 1-Apr-2023 08:42

Proud Dad moment! 7/7 Exams my son sat in his first year of high school, resulted in excellence with 5 coming in at 100%

Lucky he gets his brains, looks, intelligence, and personality from his mother I say! :)

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#3057953 2-Apr-2023 23:46

Letting my daughter borrow my phone to watch YouTube and randomly pausing it using my Apple Watch.

It’s the little things…

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#3057954 2-Apr-2023 23:46

networkn:
Proud Dad moment! 7/7 Exams my son sat in his first year of high school, resulted in excellence with 5 coming in at 100%

Lucky he gets his brains, looks, intelligence, and personality from his mother I say! :)

That’s really cool.

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#3057956 3-Apr-2023 00:28

Handle9: Letting my daughter borrow my phone to watch YouTube and randomly pausing it using my Apple Watch.

It's the 2020s version of the TV-B-Gone.

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