Get it checked regularly, bro. That's an order sailor!
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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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Attention all GOF's. Thanks guys for keeping the spirit alive. We are a unique group of grumpies and I love ya all. Now I'm gonna puke. J/K. Report front and center, on current status RE: all fingers and toes and appendages accounted for. Carey and I are getting our ancient fake tree out to start decorating this weekend. On the tribal council we just bought a four story building for new tribal headquarters. It was the old US Forest Service building and it's built to almost withstand an atomic bomb attack LOL. We're very fortunate, it was a good deal and it will consolidate all of our office that are rented into one building we will own.
Weather's very windy but 47 degrees. Got some work to do around the house, don't know who might show up for Christmas! What say ye, GOF's? What are you up to this weekend?
Weather's very windy but 47 degrees. Got some work to do around the house, don't know who might show up for Christmas! What say ye, GOF's? What are you up to this weekend?
Excuse my ignorance on ancient Native Alaskan history, traditions and beliefs, but what did the ancient Alaskans make their fake Christmas trees out of?
We love you too Bro drool
Present and accounted for, but just got over being afraid, and I think I had better talk appendages after I reassemble my jeep.
I put the like new key gizmo back in and it started, ran a bit and died, lather rinse and repeat a few times, check engine codes and had an error. Grumpity grump grump. Came in and looked up the code and the key was not recognized by the Jeep security Police inside the computer. That was my fear, when I unplugged a box and removed it to try and get it unfrozen, but didn't see any other way. Actually, I was thinking I had to pull the electrical part the cylinder sits in... the actual switch. Read the Internet again and found out it might just need to reset the CPU. Ctrl+alt+del (pull a battery cable and step on the brakes for a couple minutes. Started and ran rough from not knowing the fuel/air adjustments and all. After it ran through limp home mode and ran fine, I restarted it a couple of times. I think it's fixed. Continue to pray and optionally stand at attention or parade rest. Nah sit around, it's Friday.
Back at it...
Back from the southern Caribbean. All is as well as can be expected.
Present! All appendages, limbs and faculties are nominal.
Missed the long awaited Christmas orchestral extravaganza conducted by my son last weekend after a solid week of various eye examinations for Mrs. Dog in preparation for cataract surgery. The show was Sunday night and 120 miles away from the next eye exam Monday morning. Sorry to miss, but, ... priorities! Surgery went very well and very quickly Tuesday morning. I'm honored to administer myriad and frequent eye drops ever since. Certainly the least I can do since her exceptional care of me during many months of pinched nerves. Our biggest surgical year ever!
Preparing now, in my spare time, for another Sunday go-to-meetin' gig this weekend with my still new-to-me ultralight Vox VX50BA amp. The bass in it's HSC is the heaviest part of my load in/out but, it balances well with my gig bag and amp in the other hand!
Planning a very low key Christmas at our house, since the second cataract surgery is the 18th. Dinner will be at our daughter's house, which is only fair since we hosted Thanksgiving for our biggest get together ever at the last minute!
Merry Christmas to all!
Missed the long awaited Christmas orchestral extravaganza conducted by my son last weekend after a solid week of various eye examinations for Mrs. Dog in preparation for cataract surgery. The show was Sunday night and 120 miles away from the next eye exam Monday morning. Sorry to miss, but, ... priorities! Surgery went very well and very quickly Tuesday morning. I'm honored to administer myriad and frequent eye drops ever since. Certainly the least I can do since her exceptional care of me during many months of pinched nerves. Our biggest surgical year ever!
Preparing now, in my spare time, for another Sunday go-to-meetin' gig this weekend with my still new-to-me ultralight Vox VX50BA amp. The bass in it's HSC is the heaviest part of my load in/out but, it balances well with my gig bag and amp in the other hand!
Planning a very low key Christmas at our house, since the second cataract surgery is the 18th. Dinner will be at our daughter's house, which is only fair since we hosted Thanksgiving for our biggest get together ever at the last minute!
Merry Christmas to all!
Excuse my ignorance on ancient Native Alaskan history, traditions and beliefs, but what did the ancient Alaskans make their fake Christmas trees out of?
We love you too Bro drool
Present and accounted for, but just got over being afraid, and I think I had better talk appendages after I reassemble my jeep.
I put the like new key gizmo back in and it started, ran a bit and died, lather rinse and repeat a few times, check engine codes and had an error. Grumpity grump grump. Came in and looked up the code and the key was not recognized by the Jeep security Police inside the computer. That was my fear, when I unplugged a box and removed it to try and get it unfrozen, but didn't see any other way. Actually, I was thinking I had to pull the electrical part the cylinder sits in... the actual switch. Read the Internet again and found out it might just need to reset the CPU. Ctrl+alt+del (pull a battery cable and step on the brakes for a couple minutes. Started and ran rough from not knowing the fuel/air adjustments and all. After it ran through limp home mode and ran fine, I restarted it a couple of times. I think it's fixed. Continue to pray and optionally stand at attention or parade rest. Nah sit around, it's Friday.
Back at it...
Those dang computers. Always good to outsmart them.
You've all done very well. Always good when one makes it though another week.
Bring on the photosynthesis! My indoor Christmas tree loves to finally feel some sun. It has some nice green sprouts on the tips.
We'll see what adventures tomorrow will bring. I'd like to find a fresh turkey at the butcher shop, might have to wait another week.
Bring on the photosynthesis! My indoor Christmas tree loves to finally feel some sun. It has some nice green sprouts on the tips.
We'll see what adventures tomorrow will bring. I'd like to find a fresh turkey at the butcher shop, might have to wait another week.
All present and accounted for, but not working optimally.
Couldn't play bass or do much other than lie on my face for the last 8 months, due to a vicious bout of sciatica. Sitting, standing and lying on my back or side for more than a few minutes were all out of the question. Weird reactions with a Tramadol-based pain killer didn't bring much fun to the party, either.
Nearly lost my mind, and probably would have lost the house, if I didn't work from home- I built a home-made replica of a physio bench with a keyboard tray, put a monitor on the floor in front of it, and that's how I've been answering service calls ever since.
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After physio, massage, exercise, etc., failed to help, I finally got hooked up with a chiropractor a couple of months ago, and he's been working miracles. Even my 7.5lb Dingwall was too big and heavy to play for long in my current condition, but I got a sweet deal on a little 25" Ibanez ABG to get me over the hump. Weighs 4 pounds, and sounds amazingly close to a regular electric bass.
Best of all, I finally got to attend band practices the last two weeks, and was able to play hour and a half sets without much discomfort.
Can't tell you how relieved I am. Until this latest episode, I had never been without a bass or guitar in my hand for more than a week since I first picked one up. That's 56 years ago...
Worship leader added me back on the roster today. I won't be gigging this weekend, but I'll be back in the saddle again next week!
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$@%&!! medical bills...
Even with Canadian healthcare, physio, massage, accupuncture, chiro and pain meds all cost an arm and a leg. Don't get me started on what I've spent on special cushions, etc., trying to get comfortable enough to work. Plus, I had to trade my well-loved, economical little hatchback and it's sunroof in for a dagblasted used Dodge Caravan, loaded with heated power seats, power doors, etc. It's got a gym mat stretched out in the back, so I can lie down and straighten out when my ass starts to hurt too much.
Did I mention that the van is in the perfect soccer mom colour? Metallic maroon. I must have done something wrong in a past life...
All of this while having to pass a lot of lucrative IT work off to an associate.
Christmas is going to be plainer than normal this year, and I'm selling off a bunch of gear in order to pay business taxes. My 5-string PJ is gone, along with a couple of guitar amps. A bunch of audio equipment, plus my Paul Reed Smith McCarty and NS Design electric upright are on the block as well.
Still, I can't complain. No-one would listen anyway. Get off my lawn!
On the other hand, my gear list still ain't shabby. I'm keeping the Dingwall, the Ibanez AVNB1E Parlor bass (who names their models, anyway?), my modded Rumble 100 for small gigs, and the G-K Fusion/AudioKinesis rig for big ones. I'll still be able to enjoy myself on guitar as well- I've got a nice thinline Tele with a wide/fat roasted maple neck and mahogany body, along with my Karol acoustic, the Tweed Deluxe, and a Boss Katana for Metal Mondays.
Not bad for an old guy who still has his second wife and a bunch of kids who've never seen the inside of a jail cell!
Couldn't play bass or do much other than lie on my face for the last 8 months, due to a vicious bout of sciatica. Sitting, standing and lying on my back or side for more than a few minutes were all out of the question. Weird reactions with a Tramadol-based pain killer didn't bring much fun to the party, either.
Nearly lost my mind, and probably would have lost the house, if I didn't work from home- I built a home-made replica of a physio bench with a keyboard tray, put a monitor on the floor in front of it, and that's how I've been answering service calls ever since.
Non-GOF content:
After physio, massage, exercise, etc., failed to help, I finally got hooked up with a chiropractor a couple of months ago, and he's been working miracles. Even my 7.5lb Dingwall was too big and heavy to play for long in my current condition, but I got a sweet deal on a little 25" Ibanez ABG to get me over the hump. Weighs 4 pounds, and sounds amazingly close to a regular electric bass.
Best of all, I finally got to attend band practices the last two weeks, and was able to play hour and a half sets without much discomfort.
Can't tell you how relieved I am. Until this latest episode, I had never been without a bass or guitar in my hand for more than a week since I first picked one up. That's 56 years ago...
Worship leader added me back on the roster today. I won't be gigging this weekend, but I'll be back in the saddle again next week!
GOF content:
$@%&!! medical bills...
Even with Canadian healthcare, physio, massage, accupuncture, chiro and pain meds all cost an arm and a leg. Don't get me started on what I've spent on special cushions, etc., trying to get comfortable enough to work. Plus, I had to trade my well-loved, economical little hatchback and it's sunroof in for a dagblasted used Dodge Caravan, loaded with heated power seats, power doors, etc. It's got a gym mat stretched out in the back, so I can lie down and straighten out when my ass starts to hurt too much.
Did I mention that the van is in the perfect soccer mom colour? Metallic maroon. I must have done something wrong in a past life...
All of this while having to pass a lot of lucrative IT work off to an associate.
Christmas is going to be plainer than normal this year, and I'm selling off a bunch of gear in order to pay business taxes. My 5-string PJ is gone, along with a couple of guitar amps. A bunch of audio equipment, plus my Paul Reed Smith McCarty and NS Design electric upright are on the block as well.
Still, I can't complain. No-one would listen anyway. Get off my lawn!
On the other hand, my gear list still ain't shabby. I'm keeping the Dingwall, the Ibanez AVNB1E Parlor bass (who names their models, anyway?), my modded Rumble 100 for small gigs, and the G-K Fusion/AudioKinesis rig for big ones. I'll still be able to enjoy myself on guitar as well- I've got a nice thinline Tele with a wide/fat roasted maple neck and mahogany body, along with my Karol acoustic, the Tweed Deluxe, and a Boss Katana for Metal Mondays.
Not bad for an old guy who still has his second wife and a bunch of kids who've never seen the inside of a jail cell!
Sciatica changes your life, that's for sure. That unrelenting pain is like nothing else.
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Last time I checked, everything was accounted for! After several trips to Canada this year, due to my mother's illness and passing, my wife and I are looking forward to a quiet Christmas at home.
For the past several decades, we have made the drive to Canada for Christmas. We only missed one because the I-5 was closed due to snow and ice. Now, that we are older (and wiser), we will use Skype or Facetime to keep in contact with the growing/extended family!
For the past several decades, we have made the drive to Canada for Christmas. We only missed one because the I-5 was closed due to snow and ice. Now, that we are older (and wiser), we will use Skype or Facetime to keep in contact with the growing/extended family!
Hopefully I’m qualified to join the GOF club.....I was mistaken for a senior on Tuesday at the pharmacy! Wut? I took the discount anyways...
The word sciatica caught my eye....in my younger years we used to say: “my sciatica is acting up” and laugh our asses off. Not any more, I tells yah.
About 10 years ago I got in a bike accident and compressed a few vertebrae. Had some weird sciatic symptoms including “sparking kneecaps” and “numb thighs”. Over the years, the symptoms subsided to barely noticeable.
Well, I just came back from an unusually long work trip...Singapore to be exact. After 14 hours squished into a scum class seat between Singapore and the UK, the sciatic symptoms are back full-time. Not as painful as @steve_rolfeca is going though but extremely uncomfortable. Hoping it goes away again.
The sad fact about this is that when I was explaining this to my boss, he says: why didn’t you fly business class? I said: was that an option?! D’oh!!!
Yikes, that’s a long flight!
Compression travel socks are very helpful on flights. I try to do leg exercises as well. Anything to tighten the muscles to put pressure on the veins. Getting exercise when on the road is also important. For sciatica, especially ones for your back and legs. Swimming is good.
No matter what precautions you take to mitigate problems, they still happen. All you can do is your best.
Silly @BadExample .... why the old ancestors used Amazon.com!Excuse my ignorance on ancient Native Alaskan history, traditions and beliefs, but what did the ancient Alaskans make their fake Christmas trees out of?
Welcome, if you're grumpy and throw kids of your lawn now and then... the last time I checked I believe @BadExample was volunteering to give out numbers, and a few grumps took their own picks and told everyone to get off their lawn! LOL.
Silly @BadExample .... why the old ancestors used Amazon.com!
Welcome, if you're grumpy and throw kids of your lawn now and then... the last time I checked I believe @BadExample was volunteering to give out numbers, and a few grumps took their own picks and told everyone to get off their lawn! LOL.
Check and check!
Silly @BadExample .... why the old ancestors used Amazon.com!
Welcome, if you're grumpy and throw kids of your lawn now and then... the last time I checked I believe @BadExample was volunteering to give out numbers, and a few grumps took their own picks and told everyone to get off their lawn! LOL.
I took a different approach to keeping those kids off my lawn. I turned the sprinklers off and grew a nice crop of burrs or whatever you call them. The "kids" don't like getting them between their toes and other places (?) so they stay off of what used to be my lawn
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I took a different approach to keeping those kids off my lawn. I turned the sprinklers off and grew a nice crop of burrs or whatever you call them. The "kids" don't like getting them between their toes and other places (?) so they stay off of what used to be my lawn
I took a different approach to keeping those kids off my lawn. I turned the sprinklers off and grew a nice crop of burrs or whatever you call them. The "kids" don't like getting them between their toes and other places (?) so they stay off of what used to be my lawn
Yep, getting those burrs off is one thing...explaining how they got there in the first place is something else again! Take it from one who knows.
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I heard they were very advanced for their time. Did they have Prime with 2 day free shipping?Silly @BadExample .... why the old ancestors used Amazon.com!
Very sorry (grumpy) to hear this, Steve, but great that you are getting better (negating some of the grumpy).
All appendages resent and discounted fore. Tho' some are working better than others. One of 'em don't work at all no more.
No big plans for the weekend. Might go to a bandsaw demo at the local Rockler store tomorrow, but only if this damn cough settles down.
No big plans for the weekend. Might go to a bandsaw demo at the local Rockler store tomorrow, but only if this damn cough settles down.
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