I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing. (Socrates)

[dozzer19]

(Tuesday) Yes, I was foolish enough to think I knew how to use an exercise bike, I went down to the local pool where there is a small gym (one bike). My plan was to bike then swim. Ah, scuppered. It seems I need to have a gym instructor show me how to use the equipment. I didn't think I was so thick as to need someone show me how to pedal a bike. Next available time for instructor - Wednesday! Have booked spinning class instead.

[AncientMum Graduate]

Ah but did you swim??

[dozzer19 Graduate in reply to AncientMum]

No, cause I phoned and asked in advance to check if pool times had changed due to school hols.

[I_will Graduate]

Unless you can spin copious amounts of gold in one night, and Rumplestiltskin grants you a wish of not having to be shown how to use the exercise bike, I don't see how going to a spinning class is going to help.

Excuse me sir! Hic

[dozzer19 Graduate in reply to I_will]

Second Lieutenant I_will (classics div) have you been drinking?

[lizziebeth57 Graduate]

Oh well Dozzer must be some fancy bike if you need instruction. Was it you that decided you needed instruction or someone at the 'gym'? Either way you will get there in the end.

I've done my run and cycle but swim is having to wait until Thursday as that's the soonest I can go when there are lanes and I can give the 30 minutes my best. Actually looking forward to it

[dozzer19 Graduate in reply to lizziebeth57]

Pool staff won't let me in gym. Poss it only applies to first timers so will go today and lie about having been before and having 'forgotten' card to get me in. Can always give it a try.

[dozzer19 Graduate]

Aye. Will try to sneak in today.

[dozzer19 Graduate]

Aye.

[Hidden]

Swimming! Madness! Was there an instructor available to show you what to do and how to do it? It seems to me that you have absolutly no regard for safety. Just because you know "how to" swim. What may have changed since the last time you went. Your stroke may not be safe, the water could be less wet or more wet depending upon the moisture in the air. Then spinning, all that turning around surely will make you dizzy! You do mean that type of spinning I hope and not the cycle based product. How we ever got past 2 years old I'm not sure.

[dozzer19 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

No, no, no. There's a little gym at the local pool - one exercise bike - that's what I need the instructor for. Likewise on the difficulty level though. Then again, swimming past the wash of the local ladies' aqua-fit lesson is dangerous.

[dozzer19 Graduate]

I'll stick to the original. Some things just don't go with chocolate.

[Hidden]

ho ho ho ho ho ho

[dozzer19 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

It's not too late to join us in The Dozz-ville Challenge Award For The Discombulated. It doesn't all have to be done at speed.

[Hidden in reply to dozzer19]

Dozz-Ville Challenge?

[dozzer19 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

You must have heard of us. It's a triathlon. For those of us not called Brownlee.

Here are the rules - we already have 40 takers!

You are the one for us!!!!! The The Dozz-ville Challenge Award For The Discombulated is the way forward for triathletes such as you! Last two weeks of July is participation fortnight. 30 mins running (with walks included if necessary), 30 swimming (full on serious swim not essential, wading in shallow end is fine) and 30 biking (excerise bike fine). Any order. Any number of days! £1 to charity entrance fee. No results to be posted. (So I don't get depressed about mine which will not be good.) Let me know. I need to keep track of numbers. Join us!!!

[Hidden in reply to dozzer19]

Ok count me in - swimming to-night as staying in Manchester (not sure that's relevant), cycling on Thursday, C25K wednesday and Friday.

[dozzer19 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Huzzah!

[dozzer19 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

You must have heard of us. It's a triathlon. For those of us not called Brownlee.

Here are the rules - we already have 40 takers!

You are the one for us!!!!! The The Dozz-ville Challenge Award For The Discombulated is the way forward for triathletes such as you! Last two weeks of July is participation fortnight. 30 mins running (with walks included if necessary), 30 swimming (full on serious swim not essential, wading in shallow end is fine) and 30 biking (excerise bike fine). Any order. Any number of days! £1 to charity entrance fee. No results to be posted. (So I don't get depressed about mine which will not be good.) Let me know. I need to keep track of numbers. Join us!!!

[AncientMum Graduate]

Yay Kat, you've done the swim! Did I miss a post where you detailed your triumph over your cold water, wet tummy nemesis? The one where you stopped being a water wimp and became the symbolic love child of Ester Williams and Duncan Goodhew! come on Kat, spill the beans!

[ginbin Graduate]

You're absolutely right, KittyKat...living near Hershey PA, I was brought up on chocolate...it was my first addiction

[dozzer19 Graduate in reply to ginbin]

We have a love of Reese's cups.

[ginbin Graduate in reply to dozzer19]

They are my favorite and I only allow myself to eat them when they put out their holiday versions. It might surprise you to know that Hershey's is NOT my favorite chocolate. We have another chocolate company in a nearby county, Wilbur Chocolate and it is far superior to Hershey, probably because it is a smaller company.I also like Cadbury.

[dozzer19 Graduate in reply to ginbin]

May have to try a Herschey bar.

[ginbin Graduate]

You'll get a good workout in a spinning class...I took a few at the gym and I had one tired bum. I quickly changed back to the regular upright bike and/or the recumbent bike.

[dozzer19 Graduate in reply to ginbin]

Ah, may have to rethink.

[dozzer19 Graduate]

Oh Captain poppypug (ents and haberdashery div, (triathlete) keep up with geography class.

[dozzer19 Graduate]

Good to hear you're training an elf for future fame (triathlete)

[dozzer19 Graduate]

Marmite does.

[dozzer19 Graduate]

Gold hot pants, they were only for best.

[dozzer19 Graduate]

No, I'm enrolling in final recruits. Next year, now thats another matter.

[dozzer19 Graduate]

New clothes? Did they not have hand-me-downs in your posh area?

[ginbin Graduate]

I only like Reese's peanut butter cups. If I want good chocolate, I favor Dove or Cadbury's and I like dark chocolate better than milk chocolate.

[dozzer19 Graduate in reply to ginbin]

Those peanut butter cups are worth putting your life down for.

[ginbin Graduate in reply to dozzer19]

You got that right...they are my downfall...once I start eating them, it's hard not to go through the whole bag...

[ginbin Graduate]

Yeah, we have Dove soap over here, too. Dove is one of the first premium chocolate covered ice cream bars over here and from there they extended their line to candies.

[ginbin Graduate]

We do have Mars and Twix. Check out the link below to see everything Hershey makes. It will amaze you, even Cadbury is on the list:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...

[dozzer19 Graduate]

Ah. I see.