Property

johnglynn · Post by **johnglynn** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:07 pm

I've finally got my keys for my first property - 2 bed appartment

Going to order my own model D - tomorrow

Happy days

jainser · Post by **jainser** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:17 pm

Congraulations!

When is the moving in party?

Post by **Thomas W-P** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:37 pm

Congratulations. Nice feeling.

I am starting to covet a model D

Mike Channin · Post by **Mike Channin** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:39 pm

Well, it is probably safer than coveting Kate Beckinsale, and probably cheaper too...

webberg · Post by **webberg** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:37 am

So John, that's 200 FS's arriving for the house warming and a celebratory 5k each on your new erg.

Well done, it's always a great moment.

My first house cost me £20,500 for a two bed end terrace in the wilds of Dorset. I suspect yours was a tad more?

johnglynn · Post by **johnglynn** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:59 am

Thanks guys

The moving in party is on Sunday 11th November 2007

It has cost the bank and me 182,500 euro, ~123K GBP . Very expensive and the Irish property market is close to its peak . But this isn't an investment property for me it's somewhere to live, so it's not a disaster if it losses value .
Its quite big for an appartment ~88 sq m ~880 sq ft (one of those should be 80(0)), and in a nice complex very close to the town center .

There was an offer that if you buy 3 appartments you get a Kate Beckinsale free . Unfortunatly the bank didn't think that was a good idea and my local cocaine dealer would not give me a part time job

Post by **Bangers** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:43 pm

johnglynn wrote:

and my local cocaine dealer would not give me a part time job

John, I think you meant 'and THE local cocaine dealer...etc. etc'. You don't want that nice new front door being broken down by the drug squad

Congrats on your membership of the nearly ( 25 years time?) owning real estate fraternity

johnglynn · Post by **johnglynn** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:52 pm

Bangers wrote:Congrats on your membership of the nearly ( 25 years time?) owning real estate fraternity

Thanks Bangers, actually a 35 yr mortgage

, but I hope to overpay it (in a few years) so hopefully 25 yrs

webberg · Post by **webberg** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:16 am

John, be careful on phrasing of the drug issue. I'm sure Mr Gooner Neil would be happy to advise you on how to deal with the malicious parasites who peddle cr4p to the vulnerable, helpless and hapless of society.

I'm also with him in that such people deserve justice and not the law.

Sorry to darken the thread. Enjoy your new flat and the mod D. Are you getting one with the PM4?

johnglynn · Post by **johnglynn** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:16 am

webberg wrote:I'm also with him in that such people deserve justice and not the law.

I'd be with ye on that also, 99% of the time . But then what happens when an innocent person gets set up .
I've been watching the "Prision break" show recently . About a guy that gets set up for murdering the vice presidents relation (brother I think), and is now on death row.

Ya getting a D with a PM4, ordered it yesterday . I've already got a suunto watch so it should work well with that (fingers crossed), hopefully it will arrive soon, so I get some practice on it before the IIRC

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Neil

T'weren't me guv, I must've been Trojaned

I've always wanted to use that line

, from the http://uk.theinquirer.net/

johnglynn · Post by **johnglynn** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:33 am

My Model D got delivered on last Tuesday

Nice machine, it's max drag out of the box was ~210 (206-214), it's now 195

after only ~50K on it mainly at ~150drag(~7) . I have it closeish to the corner of the room so maybe the fluid dynamics are a bit strange as a result (lowering the drag) .

I'm mainly working on a new technique at the moment, pulling into my chest rather then stomach at the finish . It's killing my upper arms though (must be working then

)

Having the HR on the screen is great, but it has meant I've forgot to start my watch several times (and the C2 HR recording is not even close to as good as the watches) .

I now see how a lot of you meter monsters do it . I'm hoping to be up to about 100K per week average by Jan 07 (from about 40K-50K at the moment) .

I do find it harder on the shorter distances though, I think this could be due to 2 things
1 - I'm very tired overall, from all the moving etc, and also specifically my upper arms are very tired due to technique change .
2 - If in the gym, at lunch, with only the office to go back to, maybe I push harder and accept more pain then at home with my comfortable couch and everything else beside me
I really really hope it's the 1st one, but I'll find out in a few weeks / months

There is almost no difference between the PM3 and PM4 for me at the moment apart from Suunto HR support .

I have the machine beside my patio (my apartment came fitted with a balcony), which is good for it's cooling effect when open, and also because it acts like a mirror when dark (for technique) .

I like the handle (I was using the straight Model C handle before), but I think I might end up with slightly different clauses on my hand .

I tried some shoeless rowing, which was great until the left strap cut thru the skin , so back to using runners again . NOTE Big 6'8" Dave, you should give this a try as it will give you an extra bit of rail (but then your catch will be closer to, so .........) . If you find it beneficial, build your feet up slowly to it .

On the IIRC, which is less then 2 weeks away, things don't look good (failed 2K test yesterday) . Hopefully I'm just very tired and will recover by the IIRC, or my upper arms will strengthen by then, but if not, such is life . There's always next year