As we're only allowed to do one form of exercise a day, walking, running or cycling, is this is official government confirmation that triathlons are not proper exercise

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 9:08 am

I'm currently stuck at my parents house (long story, involves rather rapid terminal cancer) and it's non essential that I go back home....

Sorry to hear that Zip. Sounds proper sh1t.

Likewise.

Hold her hand. Wish I'd done it more when my Dad was ill (when he was poorly, not necessarily all the time).

Cheeky Monkey wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:30 am

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 9:08 am

I'm currently stuck at my parents house (long story, involves rather rapid terminal cancer) and it's non essential that I go back home....

Sorry to hear that Zip. Sounds proper sh1t.

Likewise.

Hold her hand. Wish I'd done it more when my Dad was ill (when he was poorly, not necessarily all the time).

This^^^

My son has being doing his DoE, helping with litter picking and general village maintenance (cutting hedges, scrubbing signs etc). He's under the wing of one of the villages elder statesmen, who should be at home isolating for the next 12 weeks in case he and his wife pop their clogs.

He's not the actual DofE, is he?

belugabob wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 4:43 pm

My son has being doing his DoE, helping with litter picking and general village maintenance (cutting hedges, scrubbing signs etc). He's under the wing of one of the villages elder statesmen, who should be at home isolating for the next 12 weeks in case he and his wife pop their clogs.

He's not the actual DofE, is he?

Nope, just acts like it sometimes...

sean_iow wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:27 am As we're only allowed to do one form of exercise a day, walking, running or cycling, is this is official government confirmation that triathlons are not proper exercise

Most sensible thing ever said on this forum

We do have a very low bar though remember

(presumably a 3-day triathlon would count...) ((although the lack of 2 nights sleep might rule that out for all but super-insomniacs))

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north- ... s-17973151

There goes plans for camping...

jameso wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 9:22 am

PaulB2 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 10:48 pm Bugger, I'd ordered some tools so that I could try some basic bike mechanic stuff while I couldn't ride them anyway and it looks like they won't be arriving until after lockdown is over now.

Bike shops can stay open and mail order is all clear.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... s-to-close

Zippy, really sorry to hear that.

Sorry Zippy :(

FLV wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 11:50 pm https://thepooptool.com/

This amused me briefly

Great I've enough to last me til 2022!

BigdummySteve wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 12:48 am

pistonbroke wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 11:34 pm

Is it too late to buy shares in internet, TV and phone providers?

Seems some are thinking a bit bigger than that
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany ... s-vaccine/
Nice to profit from the suffering of others.

It just seems unjust that someone shot president Reagan, utter Clint.

There has been all sorts of nonsense between China and the states seemingly. Trump keeps referring to it as the Chinese virus etc etc.
I'm not often given to vindictiveness but it would be good if Trump got Cov19, suffered with it really badly and only just recovered; and then got hammered at the next election.

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north- ... s-17973151

There goes plans for camping...

I'm a little surprised that it took that many coppers. Just seemed to be lacking an armed response team.

htrider wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 8:11 pm

FLV wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 11:50 pm https://thepooptool.com/

This amused me briefly

Great I've enough to last me til 2022!

Is that it?! I’ve got enough to pass onto my grand children, and my daughter is only 5...!

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 8:12 pm

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north- ... s-17973151

There goes plans for camping...

I'm a little surprised that it took that many coppers. Just seemed to be lacking an armed response team.

And a chopper

Still judging by the opprobrium and outrage reported in the article (you know journalism's gone to sub standard when it's quoting comments from social media) they probably should have been lined up and shot.

I get that we're on lock-down but some of the foaming-mouth reactions to stuff is just tedious. Hey ho

I wonder if these drones work in infra red...

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... 0982222999

Very sad to hear is that...

http://meagaidhblog.sais.gov.uk/2020/03 ... -surfaces/
Nice snowy hill pics at the top of the blog but check out the bottom bit.....

Why is it that things like this bring out the worst of some folk and the best of others?

htrider wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:06 pm http://meagaidhblog.sais.gov.uk/2020/03 ... -surfaces/
Nice snowy hill pics at the top of the blog but check out the bottom bit.....

Why is it that things like this bring out the worst of some folk and the best of others?

Cos some people are just khunts?

Ok! Positive vibes, just did the 8 o’clock clap for the NHS in our road from our doorstep. Emotional to hear

Here’s to everyone on here who’s in the NHS providing care

voodoo_simon wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:14 pm Ok! Positive vibes, just did the 8 o’clock clap for the NHS in our road from our doorstep. Emotional to hear

Here’s to everyone on here who’s in the NHS providing care

8 o clock clap. That sounds cool

Yup, we were in on it. My emergency whistle came in useful for upping the noise level. :D

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:24 pm

voodoo_simon wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:14 pm Ok! Positive vibes, just did the 8 o’clock clap for the NHS in our road from our doorstep. Emotional to hear

Here’s to everyone on here who’s in the NHS providing care

8 o clock clap. That sounds cool

I’m sure there’s a cream for that

Coronavirus Regs came into effect yesterday - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020 ... 350_en.pdf

Reg 6(2)(b) - to take exercise either alone or with other members of the household. As posted on social media - "Contrary to some advice on social media, there is NO restriction on distance and there is NO restriction on the number of times you do this per day."

Yet the govt advice was once a day for reasonable periods. This is where it gets difficult, some will use the regs to justify their actions, some will understand the intent of 'once a day'. I expect you can't go into detail legislating for forms of exercise, interpretations will vary and that's why other govts took an either-or approach.

Those are Regs just for me presumably so you're OK .

So where was the 'no restrictions' bit posted James? As you say, seems to leave it as open season for "let's see how I can bend the rules" interpretation rather than "I'd better play nicely without taking the piss"?

For April, I'd be interested in riding to a nearby spot as 'Day 1 exercise', kip, then home early AM as 'Day 2 exercise'. Obviously I'd be steering clear of people and not touching anything. The riding parts seem pretty watertight but the kipping sounds a bit iffy - it's hardly 'staying at home unless absolutely necessary' is it? Even if I was hidden away it's not in the spirit, despite being zero risk to anyone else. Really don't want to break Rule#1 but....

All the above does seem to pale into insignificance compared to the breeding grounds called supermarkets though...

Hmm.

James missed a new line from his post which looks confusing. The regs state

6.—(1) During the emergency period, no person may leave the place where they are living
without reasonable excuse.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a reasonable excuse includes the need—
(a) to obtain basic necessities, including food and medical supplies for those in the same
household (including any pets or animals in the household) or for vulnerable persons and
supplies for the essential upkeep, maintenance and functioning of the household, or the
household of a vulnerable person, or to obtain money, including from any business listed
in Part 3 of Schedule 2;
(b) to take exercise either alone or with other members of their household;

So while nothing is stated in terms of distance or frequency there's obviously a difference between a short loop close to home that takes an hour or so and an all day ride that covers large areas of the country.