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A few days ago, I was working on my deck and we had a 8' x 8' section braced up so we could dig the footer holes for the posts. Well it came down on me and pretty hard. I got a bruised brain, sore neck, and a back ache.
So I am sitting around watching movies and spending a little time on my computer. Except this morning my desktop system died and now I am using Katie's laptop.
She uses Ubuntu and I haven't used Unix is a few years, it is much better than MS Windows and most software is free. So Monday or Tuesday I will go and buy a new computer.
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| Posted: Fri May 29th, 2009 12:24 AM |
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Dang Jerry, be careful out there!
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| Posted: Fri May 29th, 2009 01:43 AM |
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I have always worked hard, in high school, I worked my grand fathers farm, then the army, after the army, I dug ditches and climbed telephone poles for extra money while I was in going to college in Maryland. When I was a field engineer, I would do or try everything my people where doing.
At university my students saw me doing a lot of things that they never expected faculty to do, like BASE Jumping or HALO jumping.
Now out here in BFE, I work my farm with a minimum of modern farm machines, I have put up three building with some help. Sometime this fall, I will remodel the main bathroom with marble and a claw foot tub. I taught myself how to TIG weld. I have redone all of the mechanical stuff in the house, to point of being Energy Star rated or better. But time seems to be catching up with me. But during my adult life, I have always followed a simple rule, don't ask some one to do something you wouldn't do or at least try yourself. It may be the time to be the helper instead of the main guy.
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| Posted: Fri May 29th, 2009 02:11 AM |
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Jerry, I hear you loud and clear. I farmed for the first 32 years of my life. Then, as now, I not only did my daily work but I poured concrete, shingled my own roofs, remodeled houses, landscaped, fixed my cars etc. I'm only 55 but I've got severe arthitis in my spinal column and joints. I'm stubborn and sometimes stupid but I've come to the realization that I just can't do the bull work any more. Perhaps because I did it my whole life. I'm 6'4" and weighed about 260 in my prime without an ounce of fat. I never carried two pails of shelled corn when I could carry four. Never unloaded 1 50 lb bag of fertilizer off the truck when I could unload 3 at a time etc. Because of fusion of my cervical vertibrate I have virtually no balance, can't throw my upper body to catch myself. Ladders are becoming a no no. Grip in my hands is non existent etc. I'm not an invalid by any means but I'm embarrassed to ask for help dragging out my deer, hanging a new door etc. even though I know I shouldn't attempt it alone. I see guys 20 years older than me in much better shape. I guess the only thing we can count on in life is change. Just have to figure out our limitations and act appropriately. RD
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| Posted: Fri May 29th, 2009 02:14 AM |
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RD,
Some of that stuff from the back woods, tastes like fire, but helps the pain. 
Jerry
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I quit trying to be superman when I had my first back problems almost 30 years ago. Took several months to get straightened out with physical therapy and chiropractic care, but it taught me NOT to carry too much, put too much strain on me, etc. I'm 54, and can still do pretty much everything I want to, as long as I do it right.
I'm also fortunate that I don't ride a desk all the time in my career, and spend a lot of time in the field bending, climbing, crawling, etc. It does help me stay limber, flexible, and in decent shape for my age.
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Charley,
I am a little older than you, but I normally wear a back brace when working in the shop or the fields, this has helped my back immensely. Never had back problems, don't plan on starting now. I have arthritis in both my feet from those days when we had to run PT in combat boots, now I can tell you when it's going to rain.
I have tried to take good care of myself, but I have told people work smarter, not harder, so I am redoubling my own advice. I now know how to get that section of the deck up, pulleys, rope and my tractor. But I will wait until the doctor says that I can do these things again.
Jerry
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| Posted: Fri May 29th, 2009 12:57 PM |
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I lived a hard life and now I'm paying the price. I quite hunting because I'm not able to handle the physical part of it anymore, except prairie dog hunting. Getting old ain't for sissies, but we'll plug along as long as we can.
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I saw the neurosurgeon and he said to do simple things around the house and the farm for another 5 to 7 days, so we went over to Cabela.
Jerry
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Cabela's is not around the house.
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But I wish it was.
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| Posted: Sat May 30th, 2009 02:19 AM |
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Oh I see, you don't take your doctors advice literally.
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Today I was on the couch, watched a couple of movies. A couple of the signs concerning problems during the aftermath of a head injury did pop up yesterday, so I was off to see my family doctor who is a Reserve Doctor with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as Fort McCoy. He is a good guy.
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I tried to do a couple of things this afternoon, nothing serious, but have mild dizziness and the screaming noise is still in my left ear. My doctor said to return to the couch and stay there, so that is what I am doing.
Something that I should be doing are on hold at the minute and those who I owe a few things to, please be patient they will get shipped with some extra stuff thrown in for the delay.
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glad ur basically ok amigo ! ( at least in the land of the semi mobile )i always wanted to have a boy so i could tell him my daddy's words( had 3 gurls instead lolz ) "son hard work wont kill ya " to which i wanted to add " nope it wont kill ya but it can sure wear ya down " bein a country boy was perhaps one of my biggest blessings ,while i dont mind hard work if there's a easier way to do it i'm game and tho i doubt if i'll have the funds to make it ur umm bbq / get together could be like a barn raisin (sorta especially if u had a few things that ya needed help with prepped and ready to go )
now the rest of u boys ( lolz ) go ahead n blame me if it turns out that way ( besides i dont think i could make it so i can at least take the blame :P)
take it easy amigo and yes sometimes the dr. knows best
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The doctor said I had a bruised brain and to take it easy for another week. So I have been out in my garden with my hoe, weeding the rows. Plus I have watched a couple of movies on DVD.
Most of the symptoms are gone, but the doctors don't want to take any chances with me. So I am home doing little.
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Jerry
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Today, my doctor said that I have a cracked Mastoid Sinus and it appears to be infected. So I got a script for antibiotics and trying to make an appointment with an ENT doctor.
That explains which I have been feeling like crap, but it's the other ear that has the loud ringing noise.
The next deck will be hired out.
Jerry
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Ouch, hope you make a full recovery.
Linux ROCKS !!!! It is MUCH easier to use than windows long term. No virus scans, malware to worry about. No defragging, you can leave it running for months at a time without rebooting. Leave applications open for months at a time. No more running out of memory, having to reboot in the middle of something. If you just want to use your computer no easier way than Linux. Been using Linux for over 10 yrs now started in the bad old days when you actually had to know something about computers to install it. I'm posting this from a laptop running Ubuntu that couldn't even have Vista installed on it (not that I'd ever want to take a perfectly good computer and put Vista on it LOL) Ubuntu on it runs great, faster than Vista would on a brand new mega machine. This ancient laptop is plenty or Linux. I usually see hardware failure after 5 to 7 years before a machine gets too slow for modern Linux distros. Beats having to replace your machine every few years just to run the latest and not so great version of windows.
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Our lap top runs Ubuntu, it is used for basic communications and for specialty software that we use in the shop for some of the machinery.
Most the business side of the farm, metals business and other things I am into is gheared to MS Windows or MS Office. I like Open Office 3.1, but some things that were done in MS Office don't run in Open Office like some macros.
I am still not up working my 10 to 12 hours days here on the farm, so I take naps and watch movies.
Thank you and everybody for your concerns.
Jerry
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