Reply to: Anyone a member of a David Lloyd gym?

[SueEllen]

Outdoor pool at Hampton? I must have missed it?! How odd I’ve been going 5 years as well!

It's not part of DL it's just one of the well known outdoor pools in London. And it's heated unlike Tooting Bec Lido.

They like showing Tooting Bec Lido on TV every Xmas when the old wrinkly ladies go swimming in water with ice in it.

BTW I refuse to try either of them. Outdoor pools in the UK are not fun as they are either too damn cold, or too crowded on the day it's hot enough to enjoy them in the year.

[DiscoStu]

FTFY

Australia has too many things that can kill you, and is too far away - the thought of having to tell my parents and in-laws that I'm taking their grandchildren half-way round the world is not something I would relish.

I guess I'm in a fairly fortunate position that, except for the parents, I have no real ties to the UK.

I'm planning on spending the next 2 1/2 to 3 years saving like my life depends on it so I can take a year off and do a bit of travelling before I go, then stick a decent deposit down on a nice house somewhere in Melbourne and become a discontented permie

[Mich the Tester]

FTFY

Australia has too many things that can kill you, and is too far away - the thought of having to tell my parents and in-laws that I'm taking their grandchildren half-way round the world is not something I would relish.

Easily solved. Tell them you’ll be going too.

[TheFaQQer]

Having used the Reading DL for a number of years, it's as good as any other. I've used all the facilities apart from classes.

They can be a bit anal about parking there though...

Just get yourself one of those Oracle parking passes Or IIRC they don't check at all in the Xansa car park - free Reading park and ride, anyone?

[TheFaQQer]

Great skiing in Canada!

FTFY

Australia has too many things that can kill you, and is too far away - the thought of having to tell my parents and in-laws that I'm taking their grandchildren half-way round the world is not something I would relish.

[Jog On]

Not at Amida, it's on the main road between the river & Hampton Hill.

Aah yes - the open air pool by Bushy park - still never been!

[Moscow Mule]

Outdoor pool at Hampton? I must have missed it?! How odd I’ve been going 5 years as well!

Not at Amida, it's on the main road between the river & Hampton Hill.

[ratewhore]

Having used the Reading DL for a number of years, it's as good as any other. I've used all the facilities apart from classes.

They can be a bit anal about parking there though...

[DiscoStu]

I looked at migrating to Canada a while back, and they have a 2 year waiting time for the visa. On the plus side, though - you don't need a job offer to get one, they are much more relaxed about letting you in, and it's a doddle to get citizenship if that's what you want longer term.

Bit cold in Canada!

Plus, my brother's in Australia and I'd like to be in the same country

[TheFaQQer]

You missed Australia introducing a 3 year waiting time for skilled migration visas

I looked at migrating to Canada a while back, and they have a 2 year waiting time for the visa. On the plus side, though - you don't need a job offer to get one, they are much more relaxed about letting you in, and it's a doddle to get citizenship if that's what you want longer term.

[Jog On]

So do lots of people but doesn't stop them running, cycling or swimming in outdoor pool (there is one in Hampton) regularly.

Plus if you join a club of like minded people you can exercise and get p!ssed afterwards. In fact the more sports clubs I join the more alcohol I drink so maybe going to a gym is cheaper, but it is much less fun.

I actually spend more time in the bar and spa than I do in the gym. I can’t exercise in the evenings but Mrs Jog does. I get my Saturday morning 10k run in every week and try and go in the mornings but that doesn’t really happen much when I’m in a gig. When benched I’m there 3-4-times a week.

Outdoor pool at Hampton? I must have missed it?! How odd I’ve been going 5 years as well!

[Churchill]

When I lost my free membership, they suggested that I buy a "social" membership so that I could keep going to the bar there. I told them exactly what they could do with their social membership.

Anyway - I thought you were leaving the country, or did I miss something?

That's rather unsociable, don't you think?

[Mich the Tester]

So do lots of people but doesn't stop them running, cycling or swimming in outdoor pool (there is one in Hampton) regularly.

Plus if you join a club of like minded people you can exercise and get p!ssed afterwards. In fact the more sports clubs I join the more alcohol I drink so maybe going to a gym is cheaper, but it is much less fun.

Hmm, there’s a general idea put about that serious sportspeople don’t drink very much. I can tell you from experience that at the highest levels of many sports including rugby but even athletics (well alright, shot-put) there are an awful lot of raging pissheads. Somehow the body just doesn't seem to care what you drink until you're about 30. Not entirely coincidental that most top sportspeople stop at about 30. It's not the physical decline; it's the inability to train with a hangover that stops you.

[SueEllen]

I possess about as much sporting ability as a dead person. I'd find it even more demotivating to be the continual 12th man!

So do lots of people but doesn't stop them running, cycling or swimming in outdoor pool (there is one in Hampton) regularly.

Plus if you join a club of like minded people you can exercise and get p!ssed afterwards. In fact the more sports clubs I join the more alcohol I drink so maybe going to a gym is cheaper, but it is much less fun.

[DiscoStu]

When I lost my free membership, they suggested that I buy a "social" membership so that I could keep going to the bar there. I told them exactly what they could do with their social membership.

Anyway - I thought you were leaving the country, or did I miss something?

You missed Australia introducing a 3 year waiting time for skilled migration visas