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recent thread about winning Lotto and Basses ... my experience ..!

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i've played piano since i was 6 ... now at 60 , i'm working on my technique a bit to conserve motion/twisting ...
new exercises , w/different fingers and smoother 'thumb under' movements ... and i'm more cautious about everything i do .. i've always been fairly ambidextrous .. ( as i type left handed at the moment ) ...

not 100% sure what to do to help prevent more aggravation in the wrist ... if i use it a lot , or practice a good bit ... i'll put a wrist brace on for a while afterwards ...

and doing the strange/boring exercises for the other arm - tennis elbow ... !? i haven't played tennis since the 70's ... !!?? what the heck .? aging gracefully is getting tougher ...
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DavC said:
i've played piano since i was 6 ... now at 60 , i'm working on my technique a bit to conserve motion/twisting ...
new exercises , w/different fingers and smoother 'thumb under' movements ... and i'm more cautious about everything i do .. i've always been fairly ambidextrous .. ( as i type left handed at the moment ) ...

not 100% sure what to do to help prevent more aggravation in the wrist ... if i use it a lot , or practice a good bit ... i'll put a wrist brace on for a while afterwards ...

and doing the strange/boring exercises for the other arm - tennis elbow ... !? i haven't played tennis since the 70's ... !!?? what the heck .? aging gracefully is getting tougher ...
!

thanks ...
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Well congrads on getting paid like few of us ever get to. Tennis, basketball are good for exercise. A mixture of treating the reoccurring injuries and good diet and discipline with your exercise, not overdoing it is key. But anyway, I'm just wondering what you would do if you could relive the jackpot winning again. And what would be different if say you won it now as opposed to back in the day. I know our world has gone through some changes since even back 20 years ago. Thanks
 
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you can always play ... ' what if ' ... but contemplating the ripple effects make my brain explode .. !

winning now at 60 ... hmm ..?? the vehicles would not be as close to the ground ... i'd keep all the music gear i'd buy , versus buying/selling as i have been . ! ( the buying/selling is addicting ) ... trips would need to include our dog .!
 
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DavC said:
and doing the strange/boring exercises for the other arm - tennis elbow ... !? i haven't played tennis since the 70's ... !!?? what the heck .?
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It's just a placeholder phrase regarding a specific type of injury :rolleyes:, but I'm sure you know that. :p:D

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Tennis, basketball are good for exercise.
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Tennis as good exercise? Sure. Good for dealing with "tennis elbow"? My work-experience says, "Hell no! :rollno:" Given the clients I've worked on, there are many reasons I refer to tennis, golf and a couple of other sports as "self-induced whiplash", as they relate to the upper extremities.

With tennis elbow, the muscles and connective tissues responsible for supplying grip-strength are already challenged, causing pain and reduced range of motion. They need to be calmed down and allowed to heal, not have yet more overstimulation dumped upon them.
 
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i think ' channel surfing ' is good wrist exercise .. !??!

or maybe a hot date with the left hand = some strange .. !

having arthritis in the knees also ... walking the dog works just fine .. !

not much to do for a Ruptured Tendon in between the Scaphoid and Lunate wrist bones ...?! so i figure i should strengthen everything around that to help support and keep stuff in place .. !?
 
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not much to do for a Ruptured Tendon in between the Scaphoid and Lunate wrist bones ...?! so i figure i should strengthen everything around that to help support and keep stuff in place .. !?
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Not a bad idea, as long as it doesn't compromise the tendon's healing process.

DavC said:
i think ' channel surfing ' is good wrist exercise .. !??!
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:facepalm: :rolleyes: o_O

:D
 
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DavC said:
i do try to wrap it up during heavy use ... and at night after lots of use ... to let it rest/heal if possible ..?!
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Unless your doctor says otherwise, some judicious use of moist heat might not be a bad idea. It will draw a bit of blood to the area and open up the circulation. Just don't keep it on for too long…five minutes at a time. Anything more and there's a slight risk of inflammation, so a "less is more" approach is king. Best of luck, Dave! :) :thumbsup:
 
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@DavC, though I'm closing in on 50 very soon & like to think that I wouldn't live extravagantly, buy many toys with it, or give most of it to charity... I'm sure i would likely act differently given the news of having never need to work again. :jawdrop::ninja::greedy:

And though i don't even gamble when i go to Vega$, & I've ever only played the lotto twice (both in a work pool) ... I'm now thinking that my only hope for retirement is to start playing the Pick6! :laugh:

Good for you, dude. I'm enjoying this thread by living vicariously large through you :D
 
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well , since my Dad got me my first gtr/bass ... here's him enjoying his little sporty car i bought after Winning ... !

good sense of humor for a cop ... !! ha ... but was also a part time photographer/teacher .... and yes , i have a rather understanding Mom .. !

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Funny seeing this thread... My hometown is the one that just had a $560m Powerball winner, who almost didn't get to collect because she wished to remain anonymous. As it happens, the court has ruled that she can collect without revealing her identity. Now everyone's buzzing wondering what sudden bequests are going to start materializing... if any...

New Hampshire judge rules $560M Powerball winner can remain anonymous
 
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hrodbert696 said:
Funny seeing this thread... My hometown is the one that just had a $560m Powerball winner, who almost didn't get to collect because she wished to remain anonymous. As it happens, the court has ruled that she can collect without revealing her identity. Now everyone's buzzing wondering what sudden bequests are going to start materializing... if any...

New Hampshire judge rules $560M Powerball winner can remain anonymous
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Good for her! It's nobody else's business. :thumbsup:

If nothing else, all it would take is an ambitious-but-bumbling kidnapper to create a sitch not unlike the movie "Fargo"…chipper-shredder and all. :dead:
 
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Yeah, I have mixed feelings about it. If they never showed the lottery winners, it doesn’t help their advertising, it makes it real and exciting to know someone like you won. And you’ve essentially entered into a contract that says if you win, you agree to be used in their advertising. So this is a strong precedent.

But I see the other side, everyone is now your friend, And charities and investors crawl out of the woodwork.
I’d take the money though, no matter the rules. It’d be hard to track me down on an unnamed island in the South Pacific anyway.
 
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My wife and I have had a plan in place for years, should such good fortunes ever come our way…
  1. Take the annuity payment, not the fast cash. (Too many people go into bankruptcy within a handful of years.)
  2. Create an L.L.C. to be the recipient of the payments, rather than disclose our identities. (Pretty easy and economical to do here in Delaware. Plus, there are no state income taxes on lottery winnings and very mild corporate taxes to boot.)
  3. First Year: Debt elimination, set up accounts to automatically pay for any month-to-month expenses (taxes, utilities, insurance, etc…) and then a long, much-needed vacation.
  4. Second Year: Real estate!
After that, it's time to get truly creative, as long as we can afford it and/or it won't kill us. :angel: :whistle:
 
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