I'm Back!

[Gordon H]

Suddenly an avalanche of posts, will take time to catch up owing to a
busy life. :-)

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[Jean B.]

Gordon H wrote:
> Suddenly an avalanche of posts, will take time to catch up owing to a
> busy life. :-)
>

Oh pshew! And I hope that busyness was good.

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[Gordon H]

In message <aemi12...@mid.individual.net>, Jean B. <jb...@rcn.com>
writes

Not all of it. I spent too long playing Scrabble with Val and one of
my daughters last night and they both destroyed me. ;-)

I haven't played for many many years, and I don't have the patience to
look for the highest scoring words. When I finally moved the
laptop off my knee and stood up I was aching, and I thought: this isn't
doing me any good physically, even if it's stimulating my mind!
Still walking, and dancing twice a week, or more when there's a weekend
dance.

[Stephen Wolstenholme]

On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:28:56 +0100, Gordon H
<Gordo...@g3snx.demon.co.uk.invalid> wrote:

>In message <aemi12...@mid.individual.net>, Jean B. <jb...@rcn.com>
>writes
>>Gordon H wrote:
>>> Suddenly an avalanche of posts, will take time to catch up owing to a
>>>busy life. :-)
>>>
>>Oh pshew! And I hope that busyness was good.
>>
>Not all of it. I spent too long playing Scrabble with Val and one of
>my daughters last night and they both destroyed me. ;-)
>

I play Scrabble with a computer and I always win because I cheat )

Steve

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[Farm1]

"Gordon H" <Gordo...@g3snx.demon.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
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> Suddenly an avalanche of posts, will take time to catch up owing to a busy
> life. :-)

I'm back too! We've finished faffing round driving all over the place in
old cars for a while. Himself had a lovely time.

[toci]

Is he the only one who had a lovely time? Toci

[toci]

But, Gordon, what is there to write about when you're not here? Toci

[toci]

I play backgammon with a computer and usually win because the computer is set on stupid. Toci

[Gordon H]

In message <k67j5n$sc5$2...@dont-email.me>, Farm1 <He...@there.sometimes>
writes

Welcome back to us both. ;-)

Has he got the engine oil off his fingers yet?

[Bobbie]

LOL I'm back three.

Bobbie

[Gordon H]

In message <aeq1nu...@mid.individual.net>, Bobbie
<onesta...@troo.com> writes

We need one more to create a really potent spell....
Wherrrrre's Janet?

[Farm1]

"Gordon H" <Gordo...@g3snx.demon.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message

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Not a snowball's chance in hell. His fingers are like that permanently.

I did see him under the car checking it for drips and leaks in a brand new T
shirt and gave him a minor serve for that. All the other old farts standing
around gawping at the time looked at me in a perplexed manner.

I was neither impressed nor surprised when I saw him do that because he's
very like that little character in Peanuts who went around in his own cloud
of dust. Himself travels with his own oil pool

[Farm1]

"toci" <gin...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I enjoyed seeing lovely Spring countryside. I still haven't made up my mind
about about the rest of it since I'd rather have been out in my garden.

[Gordon H]

In message <k69r9d$kg5$2...@dont-email.me>, Farm1 <He...@there.sometimes>

writes
>"Gordon H" <Gordo...@g3snx.demon.co.uk.invalid> wrote
>>

>> Has he got the engine oil off his fingers yet?
>
>Not a snowball's chance in hell. His fingers are like that permanently.
>
>I did see him under the car checking it for drips and leaks in a brand new T
>shirt and gave him a minor serve for that. All the other old farts standing
>around gawping at the time looked at me in a perplexed manner.
>
>I was neither impressed nor surprised when I saw him do that because he's
>very like that little character in Peanuts who went around in his own cloud
>of dust. Himself travels with his own oil pool
>

LOL!

[Gordon H]

In message <MPG.2af2469ba...@news.eternal-september.org>,
Janet <H...@invalid.net> writes
>In article <Xu+st5E3...@g3snx.demon.co.uk>,
>Gordo...@g3snx.demon.co.uk.invalid says...

>>
>> In message <aeq1nu...@mid.individual.net>, Bobbie
>> <onesta...@troo.com> writes
>> >On 24/10/2012 03:18, Farm1 wrote:
>> >> "Gordon H" <Gordo...@g3snx.demon.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
>> >> news:GWdJvbBV...@g3snx.demon.co.uk...
>> >>> Suddenly an avalanche of posts, will take time to catch up owing

>> >>>busy
>> >>> life. :-)
>> >>
>> >> I'm back too! We've finished faffing round driving all over the place in
>> >> old cars for a while. Himself had a lovely time.
>> >>
>> >LOL I'm back three.
>> >Bobbie
>>
>> We need one more to create a really potent spell....
>> Wherrrrre's Janet?
>

> You called?
> Janet

Looks like we are quorate.

Would you believe my spillchucker doesn't know "quorate"?

[Jean B.]

Good that you are being active, Gordon. That's the best thing
you can do toward staying that way.

Scrabble... I wonder how I'd do against my daughter now? Do I
really want to know?

[Jean B.]

Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
> I play Scrabble with a computer and I always win because I cheat )
>
> Steve
>

Is that gratifying?

[Jean B.]

Farm1 wrote:
> I'm back too! We've finished faffing round driving all over the place in
> old cars for a while. Himself had a lovely time.
>
>

And you didn't? I used your word "faffing" at someone today. It
seemed like the most appropriate word at the time.

[Jean B.]

toci wrote:
> I play backgammon with a computer and usually win because the computer is set on stupid. Toci

I do easy sudoku.... But that's a matter of time taken to
complete as vs. winning.

[Jean B.]

Oh yay!

[Jean B.]

Janet wrote:
> In article<Xu+st5E3...@g3snx.demon.co.uk>,
> Gordo...@g3snx.demon.co.uk.invalid says...
>>

> You called?
>
> Janet

Cool!

[Stephen Wolstenholme]

It's nothing to with gratification. The result of playing Scrabble
against the computer is I now have a much greater vocabulary. The way
I cheat is by using the "Best Plays" facility the same way as the
computer.

[Joy]

"Gordon H" <Gordo...@g3snx.demon.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
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> Suddenly an avalanche of posts, will take time to catch up owing to a busy
> life. :-)
>
> --
> Gordon H

You took the words right out of my fingers.

Joy

[Farm1]

"Joy" <toa...@real-me.net> wrote in message

> You took the words right out of my fingers.

How long were you away for Joy? It seems like such a short tiem ago that
you were heading off? Was the trip a winner for you?

[Joy]

"Farm1" <He...@there.sometimes> wrote in message
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I was gone for two weeks. I think all my other trips to Oz have been three
weeks. Yes, it was definitely a winner. I enjoyed everything about it
except the seating in transportation. For some reason, it didn't matter
whether it was a plane, a bus/coach or a boat, most of the seating seemed to
hurt my back. However, it was definitely worth it. I got to show my kids
some of the things I love about your beautiful country, and even saw a few
new things and had some new experiences myself. I'll go into more detail
later.

Joy

[Farm1]

"Joy" <toa...@real-me.net> wrote in message

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Not so good to have had a had to put up with a sore back throughout. But
glad you had a good time.

[Joy]

"Farm1" <He...@there.sometimes> wrote in message

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The back pain varied. Sometimes it was a dull ache, sometimes there was a
stabbing pain with every step, and sometimes it didn't hurt at all, or only
hurt when I bent over or while sitting down or getting up. Most of the time
it wasn't enough to keep me from enjoying myself.

Joy

[Joy]

"Judith in France" <judith...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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On 8 Nov, 07:06, "Joy" <toas...@real-me.net> wrote:
> "Farm1" <H...@there.sometimes> wrote in message
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> > "Joy" <toas...@real-me.net> wrote in message
> >news:5099bcd9$0$15671$bd46...@news.dslextreme.com...
> >> "Farm1" <H...@there.sometimes> wrote in message
> >>news:k7cam6$g4p$2...@dont-email.me...
> >>> "Joy" <toas...@real-me.net> wrote in message

>
> >>>> You took the words right out of my fingers.
>
> >>> How long were you away for Joy? It seems like such a short tiem ago
> >>> that you were heading off? Was the trip a winner for you?
>
> >> I was gone for two weeks. I think all my other trips to Oz have been
> >> three weeks. Yes, it was definitely a winner. I enjoyed everything
> >> about it except the seating in transportation. For some reason, it
> >> didn't matter whether it was a plane, a bus/coach or a boat, most of
> >> the
> >> seating seemed to hurt my back. However, it was definitely worth it. I
> >> got to show my kids some of the things I love about your beautiful
> >> country, and even saw a few new things and had some new experiences
> >> myself. I'll go into more detail > later.
>
> > Not so good to have had a had to put up with a sore back throughout. But
> > glad you had a good time.
>
> The back pain varied. Sometimes it was a dull ache, sometimes there was a
> stabbing pain with every step, and sometimes it didn't hurt at all, or
> only
> hurt when I bent over or while sitting down or getting up. Most of the
> time
> it wasn't enough to keep me from enjoying myself.
>

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Good to see you back safe and sound Joy. Did you see Di?

**

Thank you, Judith. No, I wasn't able to see Di. I did spend some time with
Barry, though.

Joy

[Farm1]

"Joy" <toa...@real-me.net> wrote in message

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> "Farm1" <He...@there.sometimes> wrote in message

>> Not so good to have had a had to put up with a sore back throughout. But
>> glad you had a good time.
>
> The back pain varied. Sometimes it was a dull ache, sometimes there was a
> stabbing pain with every step, and sometimes it didn't hurt at all, or
> only hurt when I bent over or while sitting down or getting up. Most of
> the time it wasn't enough to keep me from enjoying myself.

I had appalling back problems and chest pains after that bout of
fillycoldy/fluey thing that I had a month or two ago. In the end I decided
that given my very nasty cancer history I had to have it checked by the
quack. The response was that I needed to do back strengthening excercises
but if it wasn't gone in 12 days, go back. The excercises worked wonders so
I've been paying attention to my back strength since then. It might be
worth a try as the excercises aren't all that strenuous. If you're
interested some are here but there are a range of others done by the same
Professor:
http://nevdgp.org.au/info/murtagh/Musculoskeletal/Ethoracicspine.htm
http://nevdgp.org.au/info/murtagh/Musculoskeletal/Elowerback.htm

[Joy]

"Farm1" <He...@there.sometimes> wrote in message

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Thank you. I'll check those sites out tomorrow. My back is still hurting a
lot, and I was thinking about making an appointment with my doctor. Since
tomorrow is Friday here, and I wouldn't be able to see him for a few days,
I'll try the exercises first.

Joy

[Jean B.]

I am glad the exercises were what was needed. That illness sure
did a number on you, Fran.