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hollydolly said:
Well I will never learn.. I batch cooked a weeks' meals for the freezer this morning, and let them chill this afternoon, and while they were chilling ready for the freezer and shortly after the Boiler service guy had been , I went out and mowed the front lawn and trimmed the hedge, then got up on the ladders and trimmed the IVY on the shed in the back .....

They could easily have been left for another week.. but I like to keep things neat enough so it's not even harder work when I get around to it again, and given that I just mowed the lawns about 10 days ago.. I could have left it.. but no, not me...🤦‍♀️... so now I'm suffering. My back is so painful, I can barely stand....so here I am again, sitting with a very hot heat pad.. and having taken a 600mg Ibuprofen , waiting for pain relief.. *sigh*
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I am so sorry.
 

Today I went to the nursery w/a lady friend of mine. She rec'vd a couple of gift cards for her retirement to use there.
There was so much to see, you really need to have a plan...so you don't go overboard on your spending.

I was able to find a Daphne plant and a Snowflake Oakleaf Hydrangea I wanted for my front yard. Also, picked up a red verbena to place in my backyard. So I'm happy. My gardener is coming tmrw so he can plant them for me.
 
hollydolly said:
Well I will never learn.. I batch cooked a weeks' meals for the freezer this morning, and let them chill this afternoon, and while they were chilling ready for the freezer and shortly after the Boiler service guy had been , I went out and mowed the front lawn and trimmed the hedge, then got up on the ladders and trimmed the IVY on the shed in the back .....

They could easily have been left for another week.. but I like to keep things neat enough so it's not even harder work when I get around to it again, and given that I just mowed the lawns about 10 days ago.. I could have left it.. but no, not me...🤦‍♀️... so now I'm suffering. My back is so painful, I can barely stand....so here I am again, sitting with a very hot heat pad.. and having taken a 600mg Ibuprofen , waiting for pain relief.. *sigh*
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So sorry Holly. Please tell me....why do you keep doing this to yourself?

Please stop. :confused:🌹
 

hollydolly said:
Well I will never learn.. I batch cooked a weeks' meals for the freezer this morning, and let them chill this afternoon, and while they were chilling ready for the freezer and shortly after the Boiler service guy had been , I went out and mowed the front lawn and trimmed the hedge, then got up on the ladders and trimmed the IVY on the shed in the back .....

They could easily have been left for another week.. but I like to keep things neat enough so it's not even harder work when I get around to it again, and given that I just mowed the lawns about 10 days ago.. I could have left it.. but no, not me...🤦‍♀️... so now I'm suffering. My back is so painful, I can barely stand....so here I am again, sitting with a very hot heat pad.. and having taken a 600mg Ibuprofen , waiting for pain relief.. *sigh*
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I'm so sorry. I hope it's better tomorrow. Your time.
 
Pappy said:
Oh Holly. I didn’t realize you suffer from back problems. I know exactly how you feel. Arthritis in my lower back and hips prevent me from simple jobs around the house too.

How do you get relief, if you do. I use the Tens unit daily, patches, ointments and Tylenol. Sleeping is the worst. Hard to find a position that doesn’t hurt.
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Yas unfortunately Pappy, I do have lower lumbar problems... I have several herniated discs and Osteoarthritis in several vertebrae.. with a tear in the lower disc which is pressing on the sciatic nerve.. . I find it difficult to get pain relief. I do get around easily and I'm still a speedy upright walker, but I find it harder and harder to do anything which doesn't cause me Pain. Vaccing, gardening, driving for long periods, even standing in one position for a while sets it all off.

Tens machines have never brought any relief from the pain for me, so I rely on heat pads only and Iburprofen occasionally .. . I've had several cortisone injections over the years , now the doc says there's nothing more will relieve the pain, so I can't have any more.
Mornings always seemed to be the worst where my back will sometimes go into agonising spasms, and I can't stand up... so the GP prescribed just 5mg of Diazepam and altho' small was just enough to act as a muscle relaxant overnight ..and prevent the spasms.

However since the pandemic we've lost our regular doctors and now only have Locums, and last month this really uppity young locum doctor told me I can't have any more...''because they're addictive''.. No amount of explaining that they're just 5 mg , and they stop the spasms would make her change her mind..she'd been given some power at the Doctors practice and she was going to use it, and she took them away,,,.. so ever since then.. my back is just not holding up...

Trouble is.. these jobs have to be done.. since o/h left there's no-one else to do them... :(
 
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I've been waiting for 8 days for my stupid car to be fixed. It's been at the shop. It was giving off a plastic burning smell. They did several things to it so far that it definitely needed. I may just end up bringing it home without the problem solved. Then I'll just park it till I can get another car. Cars are PITAs!! This has gotten on my nerves bad.

I need to get food delivery because I'm out of everything.
 
Ruthanne said:
I've been waiting for 8 days for my stupid car to be fixed. It's been at the shop. It was giving off a plastic burning smell. They did several things to it so far that it definitely needed. I may just end up bringing it home without the problem solved. Then I'll just park it till I can get another car. Cars are PITAs!! This has gotten on my nerves bad.

I need to get food delivery because I'm out of everything.
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don't take it home until it's fixed if you can help it Ruthanne otherwise you'll just have wasted the money you;ve already spent on it thus far... . Do you live near the stores, can you take public transport for now..or even a cab ?
 
hollydolly said:
don't take it home until it's fixed if you can help it Ruthanne otherwise you'll just have wasted the money you;ve already spent on it thus far... . Do you live near the stores, can you take public transport for now..or even a cab ?
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That's what I thought too at first to wait until they find the problem but they are going to add more cost to it and I may not be able to afford it. I'm saving for another car and don't want to deplete my money too bad. Yes, I can take a cab and I do live near a few stores. It's going to be so cold this weekend and raining and I don't want to walk in that. I could take a cab to the grocery tho.
 
Jules said:
@Trila, hope you feel better soon.

@Ruthanne, do you feel the repairmen are being honest? My DIL and I feel vulnerable when dealing with them. She had a spreadsheet of repairs and when they tried to tell her something had be be done, she disputed it and right away they backed down.
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I'm not sure if he's being honest or not. I do know he is aggravated with my car. This morning he called and said "I hate your car!" It is very old and in bad shape and I need another one. Just trying to get it drivable again. What a pain this is....
 
Ruthanne said:
I'm not sure if he's being honest or not. I do know he is aggravated with my car. This morning he called and said "I hate your car!" It is very old and in bad shape and I need another one. Just trying to get it drivable again. What a pain this is....
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trouble is you;re caught between a rock and a hard place currently . Prices of used cars are at an all time high worldwide.. and parts for car repairs are like hens' teeth and difficult to source...and of course prices have risen sharply
 
hollydolly said:
trouble is you;re caught between a rock and a hard place currently . Prices of used cars are at an all time high worldwide.. and parts for car repairs are like hens' teeth and difficult to source...and of course prices have risen sharply
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I bought mine used going on 2 years ago and I regret buying it and paying as much as I paid for a crap car. All or most of the used ones at the price I paid are crap and I may as just forget about a car and take cabs again. Some of the cabs and drivers are nasty.
 
Big cup semi-final for my team today...but we are ravaged by injuries.
Fingers crossed...only £5 to get in.
 

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