The Chat Thread #3

[tribe125]

They came from a tree thqt was at one of the hotels new Manwell Antonio in Cost Rico while on our honeymoon.

Hey, that’s nice…

[Spooky]

We like both and have them growing. In things what need a little extra kick my wife has hand growing the little round (about marble size). red and sometimes green peppers. They came from a tree thqt was at one of the hotels new Manwell Antonio in Cost Rico while on our honeymoon.

Biquinho peppers?



Or possibly Aji Cochabamba...

[Mediocre]

I have not sat in a sauna in years.

My gym has a dry sauna, decided to try it today.

How have I not been doing this regularly?!?!?!

[Spooky]

I have not sat in a sauna in years.

My gym has a dry sauna, decided to try it today.

How have I not been doing this regularly?!?!?!

The YMCA where Freyja does her swim lessons has one. It is quite nice. I'm fond of using it while swimming. 15 minutes in the sauna, a quick rinse in the showers under hot water, and then a shocking jump into the deep end. It's fantastic. Another location has a large hot tub, and I do the same. 15 minutes in the hot tub, and then go down the water slide.

[Samanator]

Biquinho peppers?


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Or possibly Aji Cochabamba...

The second looks correct if they are about 10mm round.

[Fantasio]

My gym has a dry sauna, decided to try it today.

A proper sauna is not dry. Just sayin'.

[Samanator]

The YMCA where Freyja does her swim lessons has one. It is quite nice. I'm fond of using it while swimming. 15 minutes in the sauna, a quick rinse in the showers under hot water, and then a shocking jump into the deep end. It's fantastic. Another location has a large hot tub, and I do the same. 15 minutes in the hot tub, and then go down the water slide.

. We had a really nice hot tube that came with the house, But you have to drain it, an refill, then retreate and test the water ( multilple times) every three months. You need to turn it on for an hour to get everything right before using it. It's also a power hog since everything runs on two 30 amp 220 circuits. if you refill it it takes 6-8 hours to come up to temperature for several hundred gallons of water. We would up giving it to a family with a special needs child, The only stipulation was they had to load and move it. We don't miss it now that it is gone.Now there is a greenhouse in its place.

[Mediocre]

A proper sauna is not dry. Just sayin'.

I ama pleb, so a closet with a space heater would suffice

[Fantasio]

I ama pleb, so a closet with a space heater would suffice

I was not trying to be snobbish about it, it is just the lack of humidity that usually bothers me when going to different saunas abroad. So a closet would do, but a space heater unfortunately not.

I once visited a very nice onsen in Japan, and it had also a supposedly Finnish sauna. It was spacious and nice otherwise, but totally dry with infra-red heaters and a television on the wall showing news. And local gentlemen sat there and some were reading newspaper. Both total no-gos in saunas here which are for sweating, relaxing, and enjoying either total silence or relaxed easy conversation.

In Sweden I've seen otherwise nice saunas, but there throwing water on stove is usually forbidden. So the result is very dry and usually too cold sauna, which is good for nothing. We have quite small sauna in our flat, as I've seen larger closets. But the stove has about 80 kg of stones, so it keeps the heat stable and lasts quite a long time. I've adjusted the temperature relatively low to 75 Celsius, because then you can throw water more often without getting uncomfortable. I prefer this mellow approach, which allows for longer and more relaxing sessions. It's the combination of warmth and humidity that matters, not the just high heat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_sauna

[hayday]

The YMCA where Freyja does her swim lessons has one. It is quite nice. I'm fond of using it while swimming. 15 minutes in the sauna, a quick rinse in the showers under hot water, and then a shocking jump into the deep end. It's fantastic. Another location has a large hot tub, and I do the same. 15 minutes in the hot tub, and then go down the water slide.

We hit the spa one day while in the Dominican Republic. They had a "relaxation" package that consisted of alternating dips into cold and hot water. While the cold water dips were invigorating, we were quite relaxed when it was over.