The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 517

lilac_jive · 02-05-2010, 07:47 PM

My back hurts.

desertgrandma · 02-05-2010, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

My back hurts.

Owie. Why?

lilac_jive · 02-05-2010, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Owie. Why?

I pulled a neck muscle on Monday, and by the end of the day I was walking crooked (among other things) because of it, so I think everything's out of whack. Or the weather...

kennyc · 02-05-2010, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

I pulled a neck muscle on Monday, and by the end of the day I was walking crooked (among other things) because of it, so I think everything's out of whack. Or the weather...

ow! Better Soon!

kazbates · 02-05-2010, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by devilsadvocate

My uncle, who has lived in Miami for as long as I've been around, says the same thing.

So here's my question: If so many people dislike it, why isn't anyone leaving? I'm not being a smarta$$, I ask the same thing of fellow Illinoisans who also aren't leaving despite the fact that, with no jobs, there's really nothing keeping them here.

I LOVED living in the Fort Lauderdale area. Of course, we were closer to the Everglades and not in the real touristy areas so that might have a bit of an impact. The weather was wonderful - I never even owned a coat. The kids wore t-shirts, shorts, and tennies (school uniforms) to school every day, so my clothing budget was nearly non-existant.

I do need to state that I am currently dealing with my second 20+ inches of snow storm since late December and Ryleigh hasn't had school for several days and will probably be out of school much of next week. All of which could be drastically glorifying my memories of living in South Florida.

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

I pulled a neck muscle on Monday, and by the end of the day I was walking crooked (among other things) because of it, so I think everything's out of whack. Or the weather...

I had a stiff neck a couple of weeks ago that still gives me twinges every now and then. I hope you feel better soon! Hugs!

GeoffC · 02-06-2010, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

My back hurts.

that's not allowed !

you take it easy over the weekend and come into the new week fighting fit ......

yvanleterrible · 02-09-2010, 09:05 AM

I think I just broke a bone in my right hand.@#$%%??$#@$%

I was moving a machine and my hand was banged between the machine and the carryall. I was starting on a new contract promised to a friend to be delivered in two weeks and.... Aaaaaaargh!

It's blue, twice as thick as normal and I have difficulty moving the middle finger.

Going to the clinic now, that means about twelve hours of wait at the least.

@#$%?&*(?RE@#$%?&*(&?%$#@%?&.

Javed · 02-09-2010, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

I think I just broke a bone in my right hand.@#$%%??$#@$%

I was moving a machine and my hand was banged between the machine and the carryall. I was starting on a new contract promised to a friend to be delivered in two weeks and.... Aaaaaaargh!

It's blue, twice as thick as normal and I have difficulty moving the middle finger.

Going to the clinic now, that means about twelve hours of wait at the least.

@#$%?&*(?RE@#$%?&*(&?%$#@%?&.

Hope your hand will not be broken. I accidentally banged my hand recently against some metal but it only caused bruising on one of my fingers. Your hand sounds much worse. Good luck at the clinic and hopefully your hand will heal well.

kennyc · 02-09-2010, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

I think I just broke a bone in my right hand.@#$%%??$#@$%

I was moving a machine and my hand was banged between the machine and the carryall. I was starting on a new contract promised to a friend to be delivered in two weeks and.... Aaaaaaargh!

It's blue, twice as thick as normal and I have difficulty moving the middle finger.

Going to the clinic now, that means about twelve hours of wait at the least.

@#$%?&*(?RE@#$%?&*(&?%$#@%?&.

Oh Man! Sorry! Hope it's better soon.

I jammed my rh little finger changing a tire a few months back and it is only now getting back to normal.

Wishing you the best.

desertgrandma · 02-09-2010, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

I think I just broke a bone in my right hand.@#$%%??$#@$%

I was moving a machine and my hand was banged between the machine and the carryall. I was starting on a new contract promised to a friend to be delivered in two weeks and.... Aaaaaaargh!

It's blue, twice as thick as normal and I have difficulty moving the middle finger.

Going to the clinic now, that means about twelve hours of wait at the least.

@#$%?&*(?RE@#$%?&*(&?%$#@%?&.

OH! Yvan, I"m so sorry to hear that. Your hands are valuable instruments.........

pshrynk · 02-09-2010, 10:12 AM

That sucks, dude! Although, I might say that, having met you personally, you do have more digits than is routine for a man in your profession...

Middle digit fractures are more annoying than debilitating. Fine motor movements are easily compensated using the index finger. It's the power moves that are compromised. Just make Cat come over and do the heavy lifting...

Lady Blue · 02-09-2010, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

I think I just broke a bone in my right hand.@#$%%??$#@$%

I was moving a machine and my hand was banged between the machine and the carryall. I was starting on a new contract promised to a friend to be delivered in two weeks and.... Aaaaaaargh!

It's blue, twice as thick as normal and I have difficulty moving the middle finger.

Going to the clinic now, that means about twelve hours of wait at the least.

@#$%?&*(?RE@#$%?&*(&?%$#@%?&.

Oh Yvan, I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe it's only soft tissue damage, which would be quite bad enough.

Being the gentleman that you are, I'm sure you'll still be able to express yourself without the use of that middle finger, but I hope it will be full of painless motion again soon anyway.

And my goodness, don't forget to take plenty of reading material with you to the clinic. A 12 hour wait should afford you time enough to finish a novel or two.

Who knows, in 12 hours maybe your hand may even be healed before anyone gets to take a look at it.

DixieGal · 02-09-2010, 10:34 AM

Oh Yvanlesweet, That is just awful! Made me cringe all over! Get better quickly!

TGS · 02-09-2010, 10:55 AM

I would like to be mad because my ebook reader was playing up or something, but I'm not in that privileged position. Here's what happened: after spending a few days lurking on here I made the decision to jump in and get my first ebook reader. Not one to do things by half, and rather than get something relatively inexpensive just in case I turn out to be some closet Luddite when it comes to reading, I went for the new IREX 800. So, I placed my order on Friday 5th Feb. Of course, nothing happened over the weekend, but on Monday 8th Feb I expected to see some action. However, on checking my order on the SHOP section of the IREX site it was still showing "Pending Credit Card Authorization". Curious I thought, so I rang them and initiated a support ticket. Unfortunately though nothing could be resolved because the "shop" manager wasn't in that day. OK, be patient I thought, you've lived this long without an ebook reader, another day isn't going to hurt, (even though I have this conversation with myself, and even though it's true that I've lived this long without an ebook reader, we all know that when we've decided we want it NOW).
So, Tuesday Feb 9th comes. I log onto my account at IREX and, lo and behold, my payment has been approved!! My heart quickens, the world looks brighter - soon I will have an ebook reader and my life will be complete. But then...ten minutes after the message that brought me such joy, another update to my order status...CANCELED.
So, I get on the phone to IREX and ask why. "I had just put your order through when my colleague who spoke to you yesterday said you wanted to cancel it", came the reply. "But that's not true", I protest. Alas, to no avail - after trying to retrieve the order and finding that he can't the chap at IREX tells me to re-order. But after trying to order three times, using three different payment methods, and three times having my payment rejected, I ring back to plead for some mercy. "OK, I'll send you an invoice", says the chap. Invoice duly arrives, I make a payment through my bank - which will take somewhere between 24 and 48 hours in IREX's account. So next week I hope to have an IREX 800 - I'll let you know!

Now, I want to make it clear that I'm not ranting at anyone - the people at IREX have been as helpful as they can (apart from some snotty cow who answered the phone this morning and initially refused to put me through to the shop manager). Their credit card collection service is very tight because they have apparently had trouble with credit card fraud - so that's understandable enough. But these companies rely on the infantile pleasure we all get from having a new gadget and they need to make it as easy as possible for us to get them when we want them. Otherwise we will throw our doll out of the pram, skulk about on the darknet and make do with reading dodgy PDFs on our netbooks

DixieGal · 02-09-2010, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by TGS

[...] understandable enough. But these companies rely on the infantile pleasure we all get from having a new gadget and they need to make it as easy as possible for us to get them when we want them. Otherwise we will throw our doll out of the pram, skulk about on the darknet and make do with reading dodgy PDFs on our netbooks

You need a ZCD. Just go right through that door over there marked "Llounge," and be sure to pay the laddie $300.

02-09-2010, 10:55 AM	#7754
TGS Country Member Posts: 9,058 Karma: 7676767 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.	I would like to be mad because my ebook reader was playing up or something, but I'm not in that privileged position. Here's what happened: after spending a few days lurking on here I made the decision to jump in and get my first ebook reader. Not one to do things by half, and rather than get something relatively inexpensive just in case I turn out to be some closet Luddite when it comes to reading, I went for the new IREX 800. So, I placed my order on Friday 5th Feb. Of course, nothing happened over the weekend, but on Monday 8th Feb I expected to see some action. However, on checking my order on the SHOP section of the IREX site it was still showing "Pending Credit Card Authorization". Curious I thought, so I rang them and initiated a support ticket. Unfortunately though nothing could be resolved because the "shop" manager wasn't in that day. OK, be patient I thought, you've lived this long without an ebook reader, another day isn't going to hurt, (even though I have this conversation with myself, and even though it's true that I've lived this long without an ebook reader, we all know that when we've decided we want it NOW). So, Tuesday Feb 9th comes. I log onto my account at IREX and, lo and behold, my payment has been approved!! My heart quickens, the world looks brighter - soon I will have an ebook reader and my life will be complete. But then...ten minutes after the message that brought me such joy, another update to my order status...CANCELED. So, I get on the phone to IREX and ask why. "I had just put your order through when my colleague who spoke to you yesterday said you wanted to cancel it", came the reply. "But that's not true", I protest. Alas, to no avail - after trying to retrieve the order and finding that he can't the chap at IREX tells me to re-order. But after trying to order three times, using three different payment methods, and three times having my payment rejected, I ring back to plead for some mercy. "OK, I'll send you an invoice", says the chap. Invoice duly arrives, I make a payment through my bank - which will take somewhere between 24 and 48 hours in IREX's account. So next week I hope to have an IREX 800 - I'll let you know! Now, I want to make it clear that I'm not ranting at anyone - the people at IREX have been as helpful as they can (apart from some snotty cow who answered the phone this morning and initially refused to put me through to the shop manager). Their credit card collection service is very tight because they have apparently had trouble with credit card fraud - so that's understandable enough. But these companies rely on the infantile pleasure we all get from having a new gadget and they need to make it as easy as possible for us to get them when we want them. Otherwise we will throw our doll out of the pram, skulk about on the darknet and make do with reading dodgy PDFs on our netbooks Last edited by TGS; 02-09-2010 at 10:58 AM. Reason: Sorry if this is a bit long, but this is the place for ranting, and ranting is one of the few things that I excel at!

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02-05-2010, 07:47 PM	#7741
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	My back hurts.

02-09-2010, 09:05 AM	#7747
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	I think I just broke a bone in my right hand.@#$%%??$#@$% I was moving a machine and my hand was banged between the machine and the carryall. I was starting on a new contract promised to a friend to be delivered in two weeks and.... Aaaaaaargh! It's blue, twice as thick as normal and I have difficulty moving the middle finger. Going to the clinic now, that means about twelve hours of wait at the least. @#$%?&(?RE@#$%?&(&?%$#@%?&.

02-09-2010, 10:12 AM	#7751
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	That sucks, dude! Although, I might say that, having met you personally, you do have more digits than is routine for a man in your profession... Middle digit fractures are more annoying than debilitating. Fine motor movements are easily compensated using the index finger. It's the power moves that are compromised. Just make Cat come over and do the heavy lifting...

02-09-2010, 10:34 AM	#7753
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Oh Yvanlesweet, That is just awful! Made me cringe all over! Get better quickly!