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No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

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    #2822
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,486 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Eldest has no zoom classes today from school so I brought them off with their kayaks for a bit of fun round the lake. Beautiful morning for it.

    https://ibb.co/x3sMN6T

    Santa was thinking ahead to lockdown.


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    #2823
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,143 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    _Brian wrote: »
    Eldest has no zoom classes today from school so I brought them off with their kayaks for a bit of fun round the lake. Beautiful morning for it.

    https://ibb.co/x3sMN6T

    Santa was thinking ahead to lockdown.

    Is the water cold?


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    #2824
    _Brian
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Is the water cold?

    Yes. Very


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    #2825
    forgottenhills
    Registered Users Posts: 441 ✭✭forgottenhills


    _Brian wrote: »
    Eldest has no zoom classes today from school so I brought them off with their kayaks for a bit of fun round the lake. Beautiful morning for it.

    https://ibb.co/x3sMN6T

    Santa was thinking ahead to lockdown.

    That lake looks pretty high when you see the fishing stand under water like that and there could be other stands hidden under that flood. Were you in a kayak as well to keep an eye on them?


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    #2826
    _Brian
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    forgottenhills wrote: »
    That lake looks pretty high when you see the fishing stand under water like that and there could be other stands hidden under that flood. Were you in a kayak as well to keep an eye on them?

    It’s really high after last weeks rain.
    No they went off on their own for an hour and we went off for a walk.
    Both really strong swimmers including experienced in the lake. Eldest is a qualified lifeguard and they of course had life jackets.


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    #2827
    farawaygrass
    Registered Users Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭farawaygrass


    _Brian wrote: »
    It’s really high after last weeks rain.
    No they went off on their own for an hour and we went off for a walk.
    Both really strong swimmers including experienced in the lake. Eldest is a qualified lifeguard and they of course had life jackets.

    How old are your kids or what age did they start kayaking? Something I wouldn’t mind getting my own kids into


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    #2828
    _Brian
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    farawaygrass wrote: »
    How old are your kids or what age did they start kayaking? Something I wouldn’t mind getting my own kids into

    12 & 18
    We only just got the kayaks at Christmas but they would have done kayaking with adventure schools and on holidays.

    Could see at Christmas that lockdown was going to cover the spring and with two nice lakes nearby Santa had a brainwave. Just wanted to have more options to keep some activity and variety for them, eldest is doing LC at moment amd while school are doing classes it’s hard going. She’s finding it particularly tough to be away from all her friends all the time, it’s not normal for an 18yo.


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    #2829
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,369 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    _Brian wrote: »
    It’s really high after last weeks rain.
    No they went off on their own for an hour and we went off for a walk.
    Both really strong swimmers including experienced in the lake. Eldest is a qualified lifeguard and they of course had life jackets.

    In fairness everywhere here is the same. Lots of water


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    #2830
    forgottenhills
    Registered Users Posts: 441 ✭✭forgottenhills


    farawaygrass wrote: »
    How old are your kids or what age did they start kayaking? Something I wouldn’t mind getting my own kids into

    Some scout organisations can offer opportunities to teenagers to try kayaking, as do some schools if they offer a range of activities during transition year. There is an Irish summer Gaeltacht school for teenagers down in Mayo called Colaiste Uisce, which combines Irish with water sports including sea kayaking. My own kids got some exposure to kayaking in these ways and its important that they are decent swimmers for a start.


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    #2831
    _Brian
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    forgottenhills wrote: »
    Some scout organisations can offer opportunities to teenagers to try kayaking, as do some schools if they offer a range of activities during transition year. There is an Irish summer Gaeltacht school for teenagers down in Mayo called Colaiste Uisce, which combines Irish with water sports including sea kayaking. My own kids got some exposure to kayaking in these ways and its important that they are decent swimmers for a start.

    My daughter was all set for that Irish college last year but with covid couldn’t go, it seems amazing.


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    #2832
    Kevhog1988
    Registered Users Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭Kevhog1988


    _Brian wrote: »
    My daughter was all set for that Irish college last year but with covid couldn’t go, it seems amazing.

    Outside belmullet. You can go down and do the adventure parts still. Will get you the details of the fella who does it


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    #2833
    _Brian
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    Kevhog1988 wrote: »
    Outside belmullet. You can go down and do the adventure parts still. Will get you the details of the fella who does it

    Ahh
    Was fit the Irish for school she was going, and the crack, and the lads I’m sure.


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    #2834
    Water John
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    Brian is standing at the front gate with a shotgun.


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    #2835
    whelan2
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    Think of all they are missing out on with no discos etc. I wonder are there affairs still going on with covid?


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    #2836
    orm0nd
    Registered Users Posts: 4,177 ✭✭✭orm0nd


    Done a whelan2 on my phone earlier. A realme 6 now has 3 vertical cracks full length of screen. Really liked that phone. Must check you tube to see can it be replaced. Still working 100%.


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    #2837
    Genghis Cant
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    _Brian wrote: »
    Eldest has no zoom classes today from school so I brought them off with their kayaks for a bit of fun round the lake. Beautiful morning for it.

    https://ibb.co/x3sMN6T

    Santa was thinking ahead to lockdown.

    I know that lake well. I often launched right there too beside the disabled fishing stand! It's a good paddle down to the bottom of the lake and back!


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    #2838
    naughto
    Registered Users Posts: 7,325 ✭✭✭naughto


    Kevhog1988 wrote: »
    Outside belmullet. You can go down and do the adventure parts still. Will get you the details of the fella who does it

    A hot bed for covid thanks to the hotel taking the piss over the Christmas


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    #2839
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,143 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    naughto wrote: »
    A hot bed for covid thanks to the hotel taking the piss over the Christmas

    Something like 1 in 18 people in belmullet have tested positive


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    #2840
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,143 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    orm0nd wrote: »
    Done a whelan2 on my phone earlier. A realme 6 now has 3 vertical cracks full length of screen. Really liked that phone. Must check you tube to see can it be replaced. Still working 100%.

    Have this current phone just over a year now. A record for me


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    #2841
    Kevhog1988
    Registered Users Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭Kevhog1988


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Something like 1 in 18 people in belmullet have tested positive

    Very bad alright. Herselfs parents would be fairly worried now.


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    #2842
    Kevhog1988
    Registered Users Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭Kevhog1988


    naughto wrote: »
    A hot bed for covid thanks to the hotel taking the piss over the Christmas

    Heard that alright. More to do with the hundreds who came home from the UK. Any case I know of down there can be traced to returning emigrants.


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    #2843
    trixi2011
    Registered Users Posts: 1,535 ✭✭✭trixi2011


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Have this current phone just over a year now. A record for me
    I'd say you have just jinxed it


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    #2844
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,369 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Have this current phone just over a year now. A record for me

    That's it the phones screwed now


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    #2845
    Castlekeeper
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Think of all they are missing out on with no discos etc. I wonder are there affairs still going on with covid?

    PM sent.

    :D


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    #2846
    _Brian
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Think of all they are missing out on with no discos etc. I wonder are there affairs still going on with covid?

    It’s not normal for 17/18yo not to be out mixing and meeting. I feel awful sorry for them into their second year of no social life exactly at the time when a social life is so important


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    #2847
    wrangler
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Think of all they are missing out on with no discos etc. I wonder are there affairs still going on with covid?

    On my walk I pass what's obviously a mating ground, so they're all not missing it. If they want to enjoy the fruits of love they shouldn't be throwing the skins around........ along with bottles, tins, Mc donalds boxes and of course masks


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    #2848
    _Brian
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    Genghis Cant wrote: »
    I know that lake well. I often launched right there too beside the disabled fishing stand! It's a good paddle down to the bottom of the lake and back!

    It’s a really nice forest in fairness and extra paths have been opened up in recent times to give alternative walks. I see an increasing number of mountain bikers using trails which is great.


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    #2849
    Avns1s
    Registered Users Posts: 3,422 ✭✭✭Avns1s


    wrangler wrote: »
    On my walk I pass what's obviously a mating ground, so they're all not missing it. If they want to enjoy the fruits of love they shouldn't be throwing the skins around........ along with bottles, tins, Mc donalds boxes and of course masks

    In my day, "protection" meant something different! :D:D


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    #2850
    _Brian
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    Less than three hours sleep last night again. Not able to fart today have so little energy. Been pretty bad sleeping since Christmas, insomnia is a sort cumulative tiredness that just grinds you down.


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    #2851
    [Deleted User]
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    _Brian wrote: »
    Less than three hours sleep last night again. Not able to fart today have so little energy. Been pretty bad sleeping since Christmas, insomnia is a sort cumulative tiredness that just grinds you down.

    The young lad went through a six week spell of waking up multiple times every single night last year. Sleep deprivation ain't no fun. Found myself doing daft things like I'd boil the kettle, and when it was ready I'd go to put it into the fridge. But it'd take a few seconds to twig as to why exactly that wasn't going to work!


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