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by henrik
Wed Jul 12, 2023 1:57 pm
Forum: Inspiration
Topic: Life is a Daring Adventure | The Inspiration Thread
Replies: 334
Views: 199818

Re: Life is a Daring Adventure | The Inspiration Thread

Western Red Cedar wrote:
Tue Jul 11, 2023 11:29 am
Piet Hein, I have read:
The road to wisdom?—Well, it’s
plain and simple to express:
Err
and err
and err again,
but less
and less
and less.
by henrik
Fri Jun 09, 2023 4:01 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: ffj's Early Retirement (round 2)
Replies: 227
Views: 59923

Re: ffj's Early Retirement (round 2)

You must get along with your wife really well to charge your MiL market prices!
Thanks for all the photo updates (other than the mushrooms). I enjoy your updates and still follow, but haven't had something to say often enough to remember the forum password:)
Great job on the youtube channel!
by henrik
Fri Jun 09, 2023 3:44 pm
Forum: Health and Food Questions
Topic: V02 Max Challenge
Replies: 396
Views: 125150

Re: V02 Max Challenge

VO2max (estimate) = 15*(maxHR/restHR), where maxHR ~ 220-age (unless you know it from a tracker), and resting HR can be counted out during rest. It doesn't seem right. I get an estimate of 19 from the formula, while my recent lab measured number is 51 and current Garmin estimate is 53. Edit: never ...
by henrik
Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:59 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: ffj's Early Retirement (round 2)
Replies: 227
Views: 59923

Re: ffj's Early Retirement (round 2)

Hey, glad to see you back! Only just discovered it and had to go and reset my password just like someone else upthread. If you want to learn this discipline then just move from one residence to another! We have a saying around here (or maybe just in my family) that is easiest to summarise as "2...
by henrik
Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:25 pm
Forum: Housing and Transportation Questions
Topic: Natural Gas Cost Comparison
Replies: 5
Views: 1064

Re: Natural Gas Cost Comparison

I am interested in what others are paying for natural gas, especially those in Europe. In Estonia -- 0.44€/m3 in June 2021 1.63€/m3 in June 2022 2.65€/m3 in Sep 2022 4.10€/m3 in Oct 2022 ...before network charges and VAT. 1€=$1. Some government subsidies promised for home heating starting October (...
by henrik
Mon Nov 01, 2021 12:15 pm
Forum: Health and Food Questions
Topic: V02 Max Challenge
Replies: 396
Views: 125150

Re: V02 Max Challenge

In March 2020 I was measured at 51.2 (a treadmill endurance test at a sports medicine lab). Since then, after about a year of more-regular-than-earlier training, mostly running, I've been at 53-54 (Garmin's estimate based on training data). I think the estimate is good, because I actually can run no...
by henrik
Thu Oct 21, 2021 2:00 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Replies: 1345
Views: 291455

Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.

Your journal is one of the few reasons I keep coming back here. The way you convey your transition experience is enjoyable and thought-provoking. Thanks for taking the time to do this. I'm wondering.. have you considered writing as something to pursue? I get a unique vibe, a combination of technical...
by henrik
Fri Jul 09, 2021 3:19 pm
Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
Topic: Remote Work - life implications
Replies: 20
Views: 2644

Re: Remote Work - life implications

There are products out there Very clever. I guess both the sellers and users of these things can feel proud of keeping the economy going. I just hope at last some of those who come to realise they need something like that are also smart enough to figure out it's time to go out and do something else...
by henrik
Fri Jul 09, 2021 1:35 pm
Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
Topic: Remote Work - life implications
Replies: 20
Views: 2644

Re: Remote Work - life implications

My experience is that I've seen a noticeable increase in the number of meetings. I think it's because the barrier to having one is much lower - just blast out a Skype/Teams/Zoom link, no need to consider where anyone is or whether it's possible for them to relocate to talk to you. That's the only do...
by henrik
Thu Jul 01, 2021 3:03 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: DutchGirl's journal
Replies: 788
Views: 227072

Re: DutchGirl's journal

For someone who speaks English and German, Dutch is pretty understandable as long as it stays in written form:)
DutchGirl wrote:
Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:27 pm
I think it's a worthwhile endeavour.
In the scheme of things, it definitely is. Thanks for your effort!
by henrik
Tue May 04, 2021 11:38 am
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: Which covid vaccine would you pick?
Replies: 30
Views: 10233

Re: Which covid vaccine would you pick?

Three weeks after the second shot of AZ, going strong:) The first one gave me very high fever (40C/104F) for a few hours, some weakness the day after. All this is full of anecdotes and emotions. I've seen a close family member go through weeks of induced coma and machine breathing because of COVID a...
by henrik
Mon Mar 01, 2021 9:43 am
Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
Topic: Obtaining a Second Passport
Replies: 218
Views: 60646

Re: Obtaining a Second Passport

Speaking of passports, someone pointed out to me that British passports have a picture of a unicorn on the front. I had to check and yes, they do, a roaring unicorn with a rather phallic looking horn. If anyone knows a more ridiculous national symbol do share. That's the Scots, it's their national ...
by henrik
Fri Nov 06, 2020 12:44 pm
Forum: Health and Food Questions
Topic: Exercise/Fitness Log
Replies: 554
Views: 229321

Re: Exercise/Fitness Log

I like running. I know that now because I've been doing it more or less consistently for a little over 10 years. Distances 5-42 km. I know realistically that even a plateau of results after the initial getting in shape phase is sort of an achievement (because ageing), but I still feel like some more...
by henrik
Sat Jun 27, 2020 1:41 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Uhm, Hi?
Replies: 11
Views: 2259

Re: Uhm, Hi?

long-distance multi-day hiking Hi, welcome. Any good regions/trails you can suggest for long-distance hiking in Germany? With the possible exception of Schwarzwald in BW, it seems there are not too many "wild" areas left in Germany.. or elsewhere in central Europe for that matter. Of cour...
by henrik
Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:47 am
Forum: Money and Investment Questions
Topic: International Money transfers
Replies: 9
Views: 1517

Re: International Money transfers

With sums this large it's important to look at the exhange rate, not just the transfer fee. TW's selling point has been that they use a mid-market rate and not charge extra by way of converting between currencies. I haven't used TW for a while (so make sure you check), but the the last time I did, a...
by henrik
Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:00 pm
Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
Topic: Is this a turning point in your life?
Replies: 37
Views: 4266

Re: Is this a turning point in your life?

My father (a cohabiting widower, 3 children, 3 grandchildren, barely in the "risk group" by age) has spent a little over a week in intensive care / critical condition due to C19. At the end of the week we finally saw positive signs that he's likely to pull through - certain relevant indica...
by henrik
Sun Mar 29, 2020 2:47 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Rube's journal
Replies: 475
Views: 162472

Re: Rube's journal

@rube, RE: lowering rent temporarily. I don't know about the tenant rights laws in NL but here in California we have a law that says we cannot raise rent by more than a particular % per year. If we were to lower it temporarily we'd be unable to legally return to the original rent if the tenant were...
by henrik
Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:29 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Let's talk about the Fire Service
Replies: 29
Views: 13238

Re: Let's talk about the Fire Service

A young youtuber goes through aspects of fire and rescue training with the South Metro fire dept (I'm assuming it's the one in Colorado) in a 35-minute video. It's a well produced and somewhat dramatic piece. I hope @ffj has the time to take a look and comment. I wonder if the target group here is m...
by henrik
Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:17 pm
Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
Topic: Anyone prepping for corona?
Replies: 366
Views: 61102

Re: Anyone prepping for corona?

Our equivalent of the the US BLM had to issue a warning today that hiking trails are getting overcrowded, advising people to keep their distance from fellow hikers and choosing less visited sites whenever possible. Apparently it's now harder to find a parking spot at a beginning of a trail than at m...
by henrik
Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:12 pm
Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
Topic: Anyone prepping for corona?
Replies: 366
Views: 61102

Re: Anyone prepping for corona?

AnalyticalEngine wrote:
Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:01 pm
stir-crazy syndrome that comes with being locked inside /.../ lack of stimulation
Books, pushups and situps, and if all else fails, beer.
Is this finally the time when I-types rule the world?