Post what you are thinking at this very moment

[KevinD]

I'm f-ing outta shape. Really didn't do much today, but my shoulders are aching, and for some reason, my right heel feels like its been cut.

[Godfather]

Dunno about weights or not at this point, but I definitely understand about overuse aches and pains. Starting to really feel it in my knees since I'm on the treadmill for at least 30 minutes a day (at least 60 minutes on weekends). And this is week 4 now of doing it every day. I did drag out the rowing machine this weekend and split up the time between the treadmill and now the rowing machine. Now all I need is a stationary bike and I'll have mt own gym lol.

I was thinking about getting one of these:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/NK-SUPPOR...cles/526149415

Not sure if you can incorporate weights into something like that or not.

Just my personal opinion on that thing: If you dont have a ton of space/equipment already, I'd avoid this sort of ab equipment if it doesn't have a ton of other uses. Ab equipment is a dime a dozen, and from what I've read, studies tend to show using your own body weight (crunches, leg raises, bicycles, etc), or maybe a cheap ab-roller is most effective. Targeting an area of your body for weight loss is an outright myth, so if you're going for trimming down your stomach, it's more just about diet, cardio, and building muscle. Focusing on your core is still super important for avoiding injury and getting fit, but I don't personally think you need this contraption. Never seen one at a gym which tells me something. You'd be better off buying a regular adjustable (reclining and inclining) bench I think - you'll find a hundred uses for one.


One thing I really recommend if you're not sure about weights yet is a set of exercise bands. Get a few different lengths/tensions if you can, they're usually pretty cheap. They're great for avoiding injury and you can fold/step on them to make them as 'heavy'/tight or loose as you want. You can use them for shoulders, back, arms, chest, core and legs so they're super versatile.

A set like this is great: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B077HV3RW5/...d_i=2438963011


Fair warning though: Watch for them wearing out. When they look like they're fraying at all, toss them. Gnarly injury potential if they snap on you

[Godfather]

Had a chat with a realtor today about a lot for sale about 3 hours outside the city, up the sunshine coast (30 minute ferry). It's 1.5 acres and one of the last available lots there right on the ocean. Absolutely stunning place to be, just outside a really cute little town. It's on septic but has city water/power/cable so it wouldn't have to be completely rustic which the wife likes.

Currently there's a mobile home on the property which is rented by a retired couple so it generates enough to pay the property taxes. There's also a nicely kept wooden path down to the beach with a little deck built near the water.

The problem is that the lot has a rider from the municipality saying you need a geotechnical report to build anything due to some landslide concerns in the area. It's on a gentle slope and covered in mature trees so I kind of think it's fine (tons of houses/cabins on either side already), but the current owner refuses to get one. Maybe they already know something I don't, or maybe they're just cheap. The area is mostly on clay per the realtor so that's concerning.

The realtor said I could pay an engineer to walk the property and give an opinion for a few hundred bucks, but the full report with soil samples is $10k.

My wife says forget it, but this lot is exceedingly rare, and the price is a fraction of developed properties in the area. It's also less than half of what the average house costs in Vancouver (we've been looking at homes but everything is stupid expensive). We could build a little cabin to enjoy for years with family/friends. I could work remotely there part-time and maybe my wife could even work in a clinic there occasionally. One day maybe we could build our dream house, or sell the lot again as the market up there is absolutely booming with the baby boomers retiring and remote work becoming so normalized.

I dono what to do. Maybe I should pay an engineer to give their opinion and at least get it off my mind if it sound potentially sketchy at all.

[lost in melb.]

Had a chat with a realtor today about a lot for sale about 3 hours outside the city, up the sunshine coast (30 minute ferry). It's 1.5 acres and one of the last available lots there right on the ocean. Absolutely stunning place to be, just outside a really cute little town up there.

Currently there's a mobile home on the property which is rented by a retired couple so it generates enough to pay the property taxes. There's also a nicely kept wooden path down to the beach with a little deck built near the water.

The problem with it is that that lot has a rider from the municipality saying you need a geotechnical report to build anything on it due to some landslide concerns in the area. It's a gentle slope and covered in mature trees so I kind of think it's fine (tons of houses/cabins on either side already), but the current owner refuses to get one. Maybe they already know something I don't, or maybe they're just cheap.

The realtor said I could pay an engineer to walk the property and give an opinion, but a full report is $10k.

My wife says forget it, but this lot is exceedingly rare, and the price is a fraction of developed properties in the area. It's also less than half of what the average house costs in Vancouver (we've been looking at homes but everything is stupid expensive). We could build a little cabin to enjoy for years with family/friends. I could work remotely there part-time and maybe my wife could even work in a clinic there occasionally. One day maybe we could build our dream house, or sell the lot again as the market up there is absolutely booming given how insane real estate is in Vancouver and all the retiring baby boomers wanting to cash in and live a few hours outside the city in a spot like this.

I dono what to do. Maybe I should pay an engineer to give their opinion and at least get it off my mind if it sound potentially sketchy at all.

10k is a lot of money just to check out if something is suitable. Can you get a quote just for a verbal?!

Sounds like a special place!

[Godfather]

10k is a lot of money just to check out if something is suitable. Can you get a quote just for a verbal?!

Sounds like a special place!

Ya absolutely. The realtor said we could pay an engineer a few hundred dollars to walk the property and give their opinion. But it would still just be an opinion. In order to build you'd need the full $10,000 geotechnical report with soil samples and all that.

I suppose you'd offer under-asking price to offset the report cost, and then make the results of the full report a condition of your offer so you could walk away if it came back saying the property was fubar, but then you're out $10k.

The realtor goes "I know some good contractors if you have to build retaining walls." Ya I bet you do

[lost in melb.]

Ya absolutely. The realtor said we could pay an engineer a few hundred dollars to walk the property and give their opinion. But it would still just be an opinion. In order to build you'd need the full $10,000 geotechnical report with soil samples and all that.

I suppose you'd offer under-asking price to offset the report cost, and then make the results of the full report a condition of your offer so you could walk away if it came back saying the property was fubar, but then you're out $10k.

It sounds like the walking report is an educated guess and a more thorough investigation could turn up something else?. It's a hard one.... I suspect that someone skilled in the gift of risk amelioration would incorporate worst case scenarios into the offer

The realtor goes "I know some good contractors if you have to build retaining walls." Ya I bet you do

Ha. Of course!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Had a chat with a realtor today about a lot for sale about 3 hours outside the city, up the sunshine coast (30 minute ferry). It's 1.5 acres and one of the last available lots there right on the ocean. Absolutely stunning place to be, just outside a really cute little town. It's on septic but has city water/power/cable so it wouldn't have to be completely rustic which the wife likes.

Currently there's a mobile home on the property which is rented by a retired couple so it generates enough to pay the property taxes. There's also a nicely kept wooden path down to the beach with a little deck built near the water.

The problem is that the lot has a rider from the municipality saying you need a geotechnical report to build anything due to some landslide concerns in the area. It's on a gentle slope and covered in mature trees so I kind of think it's fine (tons of houses/cabins on either side already), but the current owner refuses to get one. Maybe they already know something I don't, or maybe they're just cheap. The area is mostly on clay per the realtor so that's concerning.

The realtor said I could pay an engineer to walk the property and give an opinion for a few hundred bucks, but the full report with soil samples is $10k.

My wife says forget it, but this lot is exceedingly rare, and the price is a fraction of developed properties in the area. It's also less than half of what the average house costs in Vancouver (we've been looking at homes but everything is stupid expensive). We could build a little cabin to enjoy for years with family/friends. I could work remotely there part-time and maybe my wife could even work in a clinic there occasionally. One day maybe we could build our dream house, or sell the lot again as the market up there is absolutely booming with the baby boomers retiring and remote work becoming so normalized.

I dono what to do. Maybe I should pay an engineer to give their opinion and at least get it off my mind if it sound potentially sketchy at all.

If it's that great a place and you are truly interested, what's the harm in getting the engineer to do a walk around? For a few hundred bucks, I'm sure that his opinion could set your mind at ease. If he thinks there's something wrong, at least then you know. But if he thinks that it's worth it, then think about moving forward. "What if" is a horrible phrase to live with.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I just sent this message to the TNT network about watching shows on their app on my Roku:



Be interesting to see if they answer, and if they do, how they answer.

Annnnnnnd the answer:



Thank you for that well thought out response to my inquiry.

[FBD]

Dunno about weights or not at this point, but I definitely understand about overuse aches and pains. Starting to really feel it in my knees since I'm on the treadmill for at least 30 minutes a day (at least 60 minutes on weekends). And this is week 4 now of doing it every day. I did drag out the rowing machine this weekend and split up the time between the treadmill and now the rowing machine. Now all I need is a stationary bike and I'll have mt own gym lol.

I was thinking about getting one of these:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/NK-SUPPOR...cles/526149415

Not sure if you can incorporate weights into something like that or not.

was gonna recommend one of these I got

https://www.bowflex.com/home-gyms/bo...er/100243.html

msrp 399, what in the fk? I paid like 179 for mine when I bought it like 6 years ago.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Annnnnnnd the answer:



Thank you for that well thought out response to my inquiry.

Doesnt sound canned at all

[DemonGeminiX]

Hahaha!!!! Specialist doctor's appointment switched to a phone consultation during the Covid lockdown. I spent less than 10 minutes on the phone with him. I just got the bill today. $200. I'm so gonna kick his ass, and I left a message for him telling him so. He's fucking dogmeat.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

WOW

[FBD]

this is #1 bullshit

[lost in melb.]

Hahaha!!!! Specialist doctor's appointment switched to a phone consultation during the Covid lockdown. I spent less than 10 minutes on the phone with him. I just got the bill today. $200. I'm so gonna kick his ass, and I left a message for him telling him so. He's fucking dogmeat.

Honestly, isn't this part for the norm?

[DemonGeminiX]

Honestly, isn't this part for the norm?

$200 for a 10-minute phone call? No way. It's usually only slightly more for a face-to-face appointment.