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31 minutes ago, Digger said:
Thanks MP I really needed that~
Actually apart from a few minor things that may slow me down from time to time I’m still going pretty strong!
Besides, I’m too busy to die~
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4 hours ago, MissouriPicker said:
Damn, I feel like a bridesmaid, but never a bride (that’s only on days that I feel like being a woman)…..I wouldn’t be surprised if Digger saw Washington crossing the Delaware.
Thanks MP I really needed that~
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On 12/11/2023 at 5:35 AM, Mr. Gibson said:
I’ll be 62 years old. I thought I’d be dead by now, but the Lord is merciful.
Only the good die young Jim so you're going to be with us for quite some time~
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On 12/12/2023 at 12:24 PM, Mr. Gibson said:
Didn’t Digger throw in his age? Cmon now….
Shhhhhh!
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On 12/12/2023 at 11:55 AM, Retired said:
I think Rob might have you all beat? He should be 79 going on 80? I will be 71.
Thanks dobber! Actually it will be 78.
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3 minutes ago, Retired said:
I thought you already celebrated your Anniversary.
Not me, another Rob! Now I’m getting confused!
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Oh crikey! It’s neither my anniversary or my birthday fellas, but thanks for the thought. I put this up for my mate Butch because he has trouble posting pics.
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6 hours ago, Whitefang said:
And today is Butch's birthday too.(I'm typing and posting this on the morning of the 22nd)
So please pass on my happy birthday wishes to Butch, and a happy anniversary to you and Gael as well.
Whitefang
Certainly will thanks Ken.
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6 hours ago, DanvillRob said:
Happy Birthday, Digger!
Today is also my 45th Wedding Anniversary....having the kids and grandkids over.
Sorry, not my birthday, Butches. I'm 77.
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16 minutes ago, Twang Gang said:
Good to hear from ole Digger. Getting into that vehicle must have been hard, and not sure you could ever get out!!
Chuckle...old is an accurate description these days but I’m still here!
Butch says they just about had to lube him up to get him in there and he is a big bloke!
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Butch (Retired) has had a change of career! Grin~
On the way back from seeing the Ark replica they visited Indy and recognising talent when they see it they signed him up straight away! Of course Butch used to race his own drag cars earlier in his life.
Not bad transitioning to track racing considering his 70th birthday is tomorrow (22nd).
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4 hours ago, 10PoundLester said:
In my late 20s I developed herniated discs in my lumbar spine. Sciatica was so bad I was suicidal. I could not sit for any length of time because the intense pain almost blacked me out. I wasn't going to do the surgery because I had friends who did and it failed - made things much worse. As a last resort I went to a little old Korean doctor for acupuncture. His office smelled like a mixture of incense, fish and Ben-Gay. I went every day for two weeks. He cured me. No problems again for 30 years. Fast forward to now - I'm entering my late 60s and the sciatica is back albeit not as intense as it was back when it first hit me. I deal with it by stretching. That seems to take care of it, for now. I refuse to take NSAIDs. That crap gave my wife stomach cancer. Now I'm getting the pain down my arms into my hands so I guess I have some disc issues in my thoracic or cervical spine as well. Like Digger, I find that a CBD gummie will also help a bit.
Thank you for the suggestion. CBD is technically legal here but only from Australian suppliers as spec is slightly different. Of course there are no suppliers yet. It’s how you have legal CBD without actually having CBD. Our govt. is illogically unhappy about engaging with anything to do with hemp. So my supplies come from the US with some trepidation each order but I might add some gummies next time and give them a try on your recommendation. Thanks again.
I find the drops wonderfully beneficial in a number of ways.
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In my almost 77 years on the earth the last thing I expect from any legal system is justice!
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On 3/8/2023 at 3:16 AM, MissouriPicker said:
Yes, we’ve got to keep playing! Find the things that work for you. Personally, I don’t think that Tumeric helps much, but if I quit taking it, I might notice a difference. Maybe adding the Krill daily makes other supplements more effective. ……Still, the best therapy is music.
I've been taking turmeric powder for years and it helped me heaps, though I’m using the more convenient form in tablets these days. It has to be maintained in your system and stopping and staring won’t be effective. It took a month initially for it to do the job but it did it well. Pain still creeps up and discomfort comes back as time goes by so sometimes dosage needs to be increased. I’ve got screws in my left thumb to lock the top joint in place and that helped a lot but now there is quite noticeable pain occurring in first two fingers of my right hand. I live on a property and work hard with my hands most days so this is potentially a problem for the future. Voltarin cream makes no difference though a few drops of CBD does help a bit.
My back is terrible so I’m only able to work a couple of hours a day and then rest. I guess soldiering on is my only thing at this stage.
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I had AstraZenekca and it knocked me on my bum for the whole of the next day. My usual aches and pains intensified a lot that day but back to normal after that. A small price to pay!
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My good friend Butch has today clocked up another year.
I hope you have a lovely day mate and
get to enjoy many more.
Happy Birthday old mate!
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My retirement came suddenly and unexpectedly some 22 years ago. It was through health and I wish I’d known it was coming so I could prepare.
In retrospect I’d strongly encourage anyone who is considering retirement to ensure they have enough interests to keep them busy.
Boredom can be a killer!
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I’m glad to see you back my good friend!
Take it slow and only post when you feel OK to do so, don’t let it drive you.
Even though we talk every day it’s still good to see you join in here on these pages.
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Digging out Jasmine roots (in small frequent doses) using a mattock. I carted a heavy trailer load of Jasmine foliage and lifted it up onto a burn pile, then went back with a tractor bucket and pushed it into the centre. My intention is to fill the centre of a circle of tree stumps with burnable things and light ‘er up! I hope to gradually burn a pile of tree stumps some bigger than my tractor. I'ts going to take a few goes I think.
The I moved a heap of machinery out of the way and mowed in front of the house. I’m getting really toey to have my farm shed built. 2 weeks more weeks they are saying!
Did some more Jasmine root digging and now in for a cuppa!
I’ll do some more after lunch and a quick nap....Grin~
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I miss common sense!
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Crikey mate I’m so sorry to hear about your family troubles! I sincerely hope they all get over this thing soon.
Sorry also about your mom, that’s a hard loss, really tough for families now with the lockdown.
You won’t ever forget her of course and I hope you can concentrate on the good memories from her life.
My thoughts are with you and anyone else caught up in this tidal wave of misery.
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Not sure if we came from off-world stock or not but it’s a possibility.
I do know that we are a virus more damaging to our environment than most!
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We’ve had the “You don’t need a mask" story too but then there weren’t any to buy which might have slanted that advice somewhat? What was available was needed by health workers and quite right they got what was available first. There’s a lesson in what needs to be stockpiled for when things like this inevitably happen again.
OYOH being on an island and more easily being able to control movements seems to be showing results as Victoria only recored one new case of Coronavirus yesterday.
There were many complaints about going in too hard but it seems to be working and the greater good is the higher priority. Long way to go for all of us yet of course!
Just over 100 years ago the Spanish Flu took some 350 million people, possibly many more as reporting worldwide would have been very incomplete. Some suggest as much as 1/2 a billion souls were lost in that one. It’s suggested that it was 25% of the worlds population in 1918.
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You know you are getting old when........
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You know you’re getting old when one morning you wake up and you’re 78!