The General Life Chat Thread

[G2M]

Hello Chaps!

I think I'm going to start posting in this thread every Tuesday. Bit like a check-in Tuesday!

I know there's a lot of patients who deal with a lot on a daily basis and sometimes its makes things to share the load a little bit.

So whether you just want to tell us about your new microwave or maybe you want to talk a little about how you're feeling and what's going on. Maybe you want to rave about your in laws or the weather. It really doesn't matter.

So this is me checking in, on a Tuesday to see how you're all doing.

I'll go first! I'm having a right shit week!

Spoiler: Details!

First my therapist told me she's retiring, then it was my dad's birthday yesterday (he died in 2002 when I was a kiddo, this year stuck with me more for some reason though) and work is being a right pain in the ass today. - On the upside I'm allowed to start training a little bit from today, so I'll be an excited school child come 530PM!

But more importantly, How are you?

Check in Tuesday has got a bit of a ring to it... Been busy doing woodwork today at a community centre I volunteer at, good wee day hope your all having a good one

 

[G2M]

Out of all times to wake up it had to be 4.20am, big shout out to all the ez sleepers!

 

[joint_account]

Check in Tuesday has got a bit of a ring to it... Been busy doing woodwork today at a community centre I volunteer at, good wee day hope your all having a good one

That's awesome! What sort of woodwork do you do?

Out of all times to wake up it had to be 4.20am, big shout out to all the ez sleepers!

Hopefully you managed to get back off to sleep mate!

 

[GrownHealth]

I've got to take my son for his toenail removing today so that should be fun then hopefully he can start walking the dogs again

The joys of being a parent

 

[joint_account]

I've got to take my son for his toenail removing today so that should be fun then hopefully he can start walking the dogs again

The joys of being a parent

That sounds painful! I hope he's not in to much discomfort from it.

I love how you're already scheduling the dog walking in . Bet he loves that!

 

[GrownHealth]

That sounds painful! I hope he's not in to much discomfort from it.

I love how you're already scheduling the dog walking in . Bet he loves that!

With the dog walking it's a case of one of us has to do it and it's usually a shared task .

Now with the toenail he's being brave but we'll see in a bit after the event and it'll be Daaad can you get me this and Daaad I need this
He also used had a habit of standing on my ingrowing toenail when he was a kid ,on purpose !!!

 

[Bryan]

With the dog walking it's a case of one of us has to do it and it's usually a shared task .

Now with the toenail he's being brave but we'll see in a bit after the event and it'll be Daaad can you get me this and Daaad I need this
He also used had a habit of standing on my ingrowing toenail when he was a kid ,on purpose !!!

 

[Moon]

With the dog walking it's a case of one of us has to do it and it's usually a shared task .

Now with the toenail he's being brave but we'll see in a bit after the event and it'll be Daaad can you get me this and Daaad I need this
He also used had a habit of standing on my ingrowing toenail when he was a kid ,on purpose !!!

When i had mine off a couple of years ago i had to lye around for a week with my foot up, then look after it for a few weeks, enjoy the dog walking

 

[Bryan]

Good morning everyone.
Well I kinda have a day off by saying that I'm not on the tools today ! My body is certainly wearing out more notably as of late, always had a bad back but there's a list of new ailments now that I'm approaching half a century this year !
Bumping into an old friend earlier and find yourself in conversation about where is sorest the most today ! In a realisation yer getting auld bro haha.
Aye just plodding on indoors being very aware about how you need to watch how you even sit down !
We also have a dog as you will see in my profile pic Her name is Faye and she is an 11 month old Sprocker Spaniel who has brought much love and joy to all the Family especially my youngest son Royce who was born with a condition known as HIE which is mild brain damage.
Royce is 8 and is a wonderful kid who has his challenges due to this condition and my wife and myself are his full time carers having been forced to go against the system with regards to schooling.
Life is hard but we make the best with the situation we find ourselves in being limited to what we can do together as a family and try not to moan as the good will allways out weigh the bad regardless
!
Hope you're all having a good day sun's out here

 

[G2M]

That's awesome! What sort of woodwork do you do?


Hopefully you managed to get back off to sleep mate!

Morning my peoples! I did indeed cheers mate, just making little different style boxes - ie dovetails joints, half laps, t bridles etc for the charity they give them to vulnerable kids from struggling backgrounds which is a big blessing and part of the reason I take part, we do a lot of different training courses and furniture repairs there too. Doing a carving course next week I'll get a chance to show anyone new how to get into carving

 

[G2M]

I kind of enjoyed that, feels like some kind of release when you write what you've been doing, I'm checking in more often

 

[Bryan]

Morning my peoples! I did indeed cheers mate, just making little different style boxes - ie dovetails joints, half laps, t bridles etc for the charity they give them to vulnerable kids from struggling backgrounds which is a big blessing and part of the reason I take part, we do a lot of different training courses and furniture repairs there too. Doing a carving course next week I'll get a chance to show anyone new how to get into carving

A man after my own heart well done mate so creative I'm a Roof and wall Coatings specialist but you will rarely see me up on the roof nowadays lol

 

[joint_account]

With the dog walking it's a case of one of us has to do it and it's usually a shared task .

Now with the toenail he's being brave but we'll see in a bit after the event and it'll be Daaad can you get me this and Daaad I need this
He also used had a habit of standing on my ingrowing toenail when he was a kid ,on purpose !!!

When i had mine off a couple of years ago i had to lye around for a week with my foot up, then look after it for a few weeks, enjoy the dog walking

You two are really making my skin crawl with the thought of loads of painful, ingrown toes /removed nails. sounds absolutely horrible!

 

[GrownHealth]

You two are really making my skin crawl with the thought of loads of painful, ingrown toes /removed nails. sounds absolutely horrible!

Mate he took it like a trooper and hasn't complained at all but the anaesthetic hasn't wore off yet
Also he is 6 foot 3 with a big beard an that so not a kid or owt so I just wish him the most speediest of recoveries

 

[joint_account]

Good morning everyone.
Well I kinda have a day off by saying that I'm not on the tools today ! My body is certainly wearing out more notably as of late, always had a bad back but there's a list of new ailments now that I'm approaching half a century this year !
Bumping into an old friend earlier and find yourself in conversation about where is sorest the most today ! In a realisation yer getting auld bro haha.
Aye just plodding on indoors being very aware about how you need to watch how you even sit down !
We also have a dog as you will see in my profile pic Her name is Faye and she is an 11 month old Sprocker Spaniel who has brought much love and joy to all the Family especially my youngest son Royce who was born with a condition known as HIE which is mild brain damage.
Royce is 8 and is a wonderful kid who has his challenges due to this condition and my wife and myself are his full time carers having been forced to go against the system with regards to schooling.
Life is hard but we make the best with the situation we find ourselves in being limited to what we can do together as a family and try not to moan as the good will allways out weigh the bad regardless
!
Hope you're all having a good day sun's out here

Thanks for sharing this Bryan! - I hope today helps with your aches and pains. I have started making topical ointments from my AVB with Coconut butter to help some sports injuries. It might be worth seeing if anything like that would help your back out a little. Congrats on the big 50 as well! when is your birthday?

I'm only in my 30s but spent my younger years competing in American Football, Boxing, MMA and a little bit of Football, my body absolutely hates me now! Maybe not quite as much as yours though!

Faye is absolutely beautiful! She looks like the kindest soul and I bet Royce really appreciates the difference she's made having her around.

Thank you for sharing a little about Royce's condition and how that effects the day to day life. I can't imagine how difficult that is for all of you. I'm not the most clued up on these sorts of things but Google has at the minimum shown me that things don't seem easy to say the least.

Your outlook on life and still focusing on the good is truly wonderful, as the grumpiest of pricks - I could really learn a lot from people like you and I'm really glad you're a part of this community.

Take it easy with that back of yours fella and have a wonderful afternoon!

 

[joint_account]

Morning my peoples! I did indeed cheers mate, just making little different style boxes - ie dovetails joints, half laps, t bridles etc for the charity they give them to vulnerable kids from struggling backgrounds which is a big blessing and part of the reason I take part, we do a lot of different training courses and furniture repairs there too. Doing a carving course next week I'll get a chance to show anyone new how to get into carving

I kind of enjoyed that, feels like some kind of release when you write what you've been doing, I'm checking in more often

Wow! That's amazing! - All of you here are so selfless!

There aren't many people around who selflessly help their communities these days and as someone who's been an amateur aspiring hobbyist carpenter I appreciate it even more so. Fantastic stuff!

Please do keep checking in mate! I really enjoy learning about everyone, sharing the good, bad and otherwise!

 

[joint_account]

Mate he took it like a trooper and hasn't complained at all but the anaesthetic hasn't wore off yet
Also he is 6 foot 3 with a big beard an that so not a kid or owt so I just wish him the most speediest of recoveries

I'm imagining you walking around with a big fella, hold his hand whilst he gets his ear pierced type scenario!

I'm sure the complaints will come out in good time, don't you worry about that lol.

 

[Bryan]

Thanks for sharing this Bryan! - I hope today helps with your aches and pains. I have started making topical ointments from my AVB with Coconut butter to help some sports injuries. It might be worth seeing if anything like that would help your back out a little. Congrats on the big 50 as well! when is your birthday?

I'm only in my 30s but spent my younger years competing in American Football, Boxing, MMA and a little bit of Football, my body absolutely hates me now! Maybe not quite as much as yours though!

Faye is absolutely beautiful! She looks like the kindest soul and I bet Royce really appreciates the difference she's made having her around.

Thank you for sharing a little about Royce's condition and how that effects the day to day life. I can't imagine how difficult that is for all of you. I'm not the most clued up on these sorts of things but Google has at the minimum shown me that things don't seem easy to say the least.

Your outlook on life and still focusing on the good is truly wonderful, as the grumpiest of pricks - I could really learn a lot from people like you and I'm really glad you're a part of this community.

Take it easy with that back of yours fella and have

Thanks for sharing this Bryan! - I hope today helps with your aches and pains. I have started making topical ointments from my AVB with Coconut butter to help some sports injuries. It might be worth seeing if anything like that would help your back out a little. Congrats on the big 50 as well! when is your birthday?

I'm only in my 30s but spent my younger years competing in American Football, Boxing, MMA and a little bit of Football, my body absolutely hates me now! Maybe not quite as much as yours though!

Faye is absolutely beautiful! She looks like the kindest soul and I bet Royce really appreciates the difference she's made having her around.

Thank you for sharing a little about Royce's condition and how that effects the day to day life. I can't imagine how difficult that is for all of you. I'm not the most clued up on these sorts of things but Google has at the minimum shown me that things don't seem easy to say the least.

Your outlook on life and still focusing on the good is truly wonderful, as the grumpiest of pricks - I could really learn a lot from people like you and I'm really glad you're a part of this community.

Take it easy with that back of yours fella and have a wonderful afternoon!

Thanks for sharing this Bryan! - I hope today helps with your aches and pains. I have started making topical ointments from my AVB with Coconut butter to help some sports injuries. It might be worth seeing if anything like that would help your back out a little. Congrats on the big 50 as well! when is your birthday?

I'm only in my 30s but spent my younger years competing in American Football, Boxing, MMA and a little bit of Football, my body absolutely hates me now! Maybe not quite as much as yours though!

Faye is absolutely beautiful! She looks like the kindest soul and I bet Royce really appreciates the difference she's made having her around.

Thank you for sharing a little about Royce's condition and how that effects the day to day life. I can't imagine how difficult that is for all of you. I'm not the most clued up on these sorts of things but Google has at the minimum shown me that things don't seem easy to say the least.

Your outlook on life and still focusing on the good is truly wonderful, as the grumpiest of pricks - I could really learn a lot from people like you and I'm really glad you're a part of this community.

Take it easy with that back of yours fella and have a wonderful afternoon!

Thank you for your kind words bro My birthday is March 9th and I was a keen skateboarder in my teens Tony Hawk and All big respekt still smashing it haha unreal

 

[joint_account]

Thank you for your kind words bro My birthday is March 9th and I was a keen skateboarder in my teens Tony Hawk and All big respekt still smashing it haha unreal

My Pleasure mate, How are you feeling about turning the big 50?

I used to Skate a little as well! Couldn't imagine my body holding up to that well now though haha.

I had no idea Tony was still boarding! He's got to be pushing 60 now! that's amazing!

 

[Bryan]

to be honest bro am feeling good cause the way a see it I'm here and still breathing do I'm here for a reason however fkd up it might feel at time I know I have a purpose so aye send it haha just a pity I have the body of an 89 year old