Nice People 13: Nice Save

lostinrates

Tonight dog dog said she didn't fancy going out for a late widdly wee wee with fir. But when I asked her to take fir and kiwi out for the same for me she agreed to make sure they went. Such a helpful girl.

Did I mention kiwi wants a name change? He likes the term 'beast from the east ' he heard on the news and sometimes only responds to that. I suggested to him pest in the west might be more appropriate, or on barky days, mouth in the south, but its beast from the east he likes and comes trit trotting back to.

Generali

Nice one Doozissima!

zagubov wrote: »

Used to live very near the main actor in that series; he was a regular in my local Indian restaurant, where with hindsight I spent too much time and money.

I have a theory that all actors like Indian food, but it's not a universally accepted scientific theory just being based on living in two areas of London containing actors I recognise.

I reckon we've a wasps nest in the attic. Finding and destroying it's on my to-do list

Perhaps turmeric, ghee or chilli activate the parts of your brain that deal with facial recognition.

I hate wasps. I didn't mind having a funnel web nest in the back yard but would absolutely draw the line at wasps.

SingleSue

Been a catalogue of errors today...still on way home and I think there may be some complaint letters written.

Generali

lostinrates wrote: »

Youchy. Poor you. One of my occasional ' blind spots' is in equivalent area, offering me considerable frustration at times, but no ouch! I get occasional different nerve pains ( I call them the needles, or the darning needles) there like everywhere else but not so much there really.

Haven't been able to nap this afternoon so getting quite exhausted now.

Yeah, it felt like I'd been kicked in the nuts 10 minutes ago all day yesterday. I even had the stomach ache. It's settled down now thankfully.

Oh well, I've got my referral now so I'll get in to see the rheumatologist as soon as I can. It's my first phone call on Monday.

LydiaJ

SingleSue wrote: »

Been a catalogue of errors today...still on way home and I think there may be some complaint letters written.

:mad:

lostinrates wrote: »

Tonight dog dog said she didn't fancy going out for a late widdly wee wee with fir. But when I asked her to take fir and kiwi out for the same for me she agreed to make sure they went. Such a helpful girl.

I that by the time she got out there she'd forgotten that she was only out there to make sure that kiwi and fir made use of the garden, and did in fact take the opportunity herself, or you'll have been getting up in the night to let her out.

Generali wrote: »

Yeah, it felt like I'd been kicked in the nuts 10 minutes ago all day yesterday. I even had the stomach ache. It's settled down now thankfully.

Oh well, I've got my referral now so I'll get in to see the rheumatologist as soon as I can. It's my first phone call on Monday.

:(
Hope the rheumatologist is able to help.

Generali

I continue down the road to recovery. I got a locker at the station I can store my bike in and did my first test ride today. 13km in total which took me 40mins. I now know I can get to the station in 20 minutes so that's 40km a week I'll be cycling. It's begguer all but it is a start.

On top of that I'm taking the Generalissimos swimming every Wednesday which is 600m of swimming.

Ideally I'll get the cycling up to a least 200km a week (125 miles) and be swimming a mile a time at least twice a week. I should be able to get there by the end of the winter pretty easily. As we get cool, dry winters in Sydney they're pretty good for cycling. There's also a really good heated 50m outdoor pool at the local Uni which is pretty much empty in the winter which I can use for free as the Generalissimos do their swimming lessons there. Unfortunately swimming lessons are very far from free!

Doozergirl

silvercar wrote: »

Do BP badges still give you discounts at major attractions?

Yes. Very MSE. She'll get a card in the post at some point with more details. One uses the card for discounts, rather than the badge.

lostinrates

Generali wrote: »

I continue down the road to recovery. I got a locker at the station I can store my bike in and did my first test ride today. 13km in total which took me 40mins. I now know I can get to the station in 20 minutes so that's 40km a week I'll be cycling. It's begguer all but it is a start.

On top of that I'm taking the Generalissimos swimming every Wednesday which is 600m of swimming.

Ideally I'll get the cycling up to a least 200km a week (125 miles) and be swimming a mile a time at least twice a week. I should be able to get there by the end of the winter pretty easily. As we get cool, dry winters in Sydney they're pretty good for cycling. There's also a really good heated 50m outdoor pool at the local Uni which is pretty much empty in the winter which I can use for free as the Generalissimos do their swimming lessons there. Unfortunately swimming lessons are very far from free!

Swimming with poor form can pinch sciatic nerve, ( eg, if you swim head raised).

A lesson on form wouldn't be worst investment....like Alexander yech niche for water.....unless you are very confident you have great form.

I am a very strong swimmer, but I have terrible form!


Anything that supports the core will eventually help support the back. So things like lifting properly, sitting properly as well as exercise. E.g. When driving I use ever red light and still junction as a posture and core engagement check ( and kegals, but you know, probably less relevant). Result, ...might it might have been worse, I'm a very odd shape, but I still have some core engagement, . My posture makes me cross, it used to be so good, and now I shuffle around like a bag of potatoes reminding myself at red lights :rotfl:

Generali

lostinrates wrote: »

Swimming with poor form can pinch sciatic nerve, ( eg, if you swim head raised).

A lesson on form wouldn't be worst investment....like Alexander yech niche for water.....unless you are very confident you have great form.

I am a very strong swimmer, but I have terrible form!


Anything that supports the core will eventually help support the back. So things like lifting properly, sitting properly as well as exercise. E.g. When driving I use ever red light and still junction as a posture and core engagement check ( and kegals, but you know, probably less relevant). Result, ...might it might have been worse, I'm a very odd shape, but I still have some core engagement, . My posture makes me cross, it used to be so good, and now I shuffle around like a bag of potatoes reminding myself at red lights :rotfl:

I am not a great swimmer although as I do front crawl my thought is that it is unlikely to stress my back much. I do plan to invest in a few adult improver lessons: they are pretty cheap and very widely available. I was thinking about starting with You Tube and perhaps getting Mrs Generali to video me swimming to see if I can get about there myself and then have a proper instructor get me over the line.

hjd

Generali wrote: »

I am not a great swimmer although as I do front crawl my thought is that it is unlikely to stress my back much. I do plan to invest in a few adult improver lessons: they are pretty cheap and very widely available. I was thinking about starting with You Tube and perhaps getting Mrs Generali to video me swimming to see if I can get about there myself and then have a proper instructor get me over the line.

Backstroke is great for stretching you out. Unfortunately not always possible in a crowded pool!
However I have never tried to do backstroke in an outdoor pool - might be hard to keep in a straight line with no lines on the ceiling to follow.
Personally, I would recommend getting an instructor first; they should be able to sort out your technique first and get rid of any bad habits. You'll probably only need a few sessions and then you can practise what you've been taught.