Going for a row?

[DuploTower]

Aibu to wonder if it's OK to go for a half hour row as part of daily exercise?

Do you mean rowing a boat or going to have a public barmy with your OH

Are you going to duel someone 😱 You have to stream that!

A row in a boat of course

Sounds fine to me. As long as you don't have an incident and require assistance.

I don’t think it’s on TBH. If you get into difficulty on the water, you are adding to the workload of the already overburdened emergency services.

Of course it's fine. But await the Stasi....

Is rowing a boat more dangerous than cycling?

I'm sure OP hasn't randomly decided to start doing this without proper equipment and experience.
I say its fine as long as you can keep your distance.

It’s fine

It's an exercise.
I am disappointed though. I looked forward to watch some row or quarrel or duel or whatever

I can't think what kind of incident could occur that would require emergency services. Nowhere near open sea, it's not a great distance. Surely there'd kayakers etcs still going out (I don't know) but see this as similar to cycling

And stop with the fucking Stasi comments. God.

Not really on, no. British Rowing have advised against all activity including solo rowing. Most of the waterways authority’s & the EA have asked people to avoid venturing on to lakes and rivers right now.

www.britishrowing.org/2020/02/british-rowing-update-on-coronavirus-covid-19/

You could slip in the shower and need emergency services, but I haven't yet seen anyone propose we ban showering.

"What about single-scullers in private boats?

Whilst we fully support the importance of maintaining physical and mental health during this difficult time, it is our advice that single sculling, whether through private land or club facilities ceases until further notice. We feel that there is no justification for the travel between a person’s home and their rowing club being classed as anything but ‘non-essential travel’. In addition, waterway authorities (such as the Environment Agency, Port of London Authority and Canal & River Trust) are asking waterway users to cease recreational usage."

From link posted above,

You could slip in the shower and need emergency services, but I haven't yet seen anyone propose we ban showering

Give mumsnet time, I’ve already seen on here that food isn’t really as a human could live for 3 weeks with no food. Toilet roll not essential as you could use a rag to wipe for arse and a child not needing shoes as they can go bare food. This place is batshit lately

OP go for your row, just don’t lick anyone while your out

Our local RNLI said to stay off the water

I live on a waterway - our neighbours have been taking kayaks out for exercise. This seems perfectly reasonable to me.

Haven't taken our day boat out though - it has an engine.

@Sparklesocks
I wondered the same!
Thought maybe in these desperate times it was the new national pastime 😂

Toilet roll not essential as you could use a rag

Butt shower! 😂

I’d have thought rowing significantly lower risk than cycling. My husband rowed for 15 years and to my knowledge never needed emergency attention doing so (couple of injuries requiring physio or whatever but that’s not the issue here). Cycling the last 10 or so and he has ended up in hospital once and a couple of near misses. Thinking about it most keen cyclists I know have done themselves serious damage at some point, most rowers I know havent.

That said, if BR are advising against if, will your/your club’s insurance cover your boat if it gets damaged while out?

Oooh a 30 minute daily row sounds like bliss becomes nostalgic re. married life

Don’t do it. A friend of dhs was fined for kayaking the police said it wasn’t an essential trip and he lives under 10mins from where he kayaks. He refused to get out of the water and so they doubled the fine.

My concept 2 is in fine form in the garden.

Crikey :/ how much was the fine?