Random Rants

[Matt]

Feeling better this morning. @EdH i wasn’t really thinking about it after it happened so I have no documentation whatsoever. Thems the brakes.

@goosehd 66 is just spooning. That’s about all the old man can handle these days probably.

[goosehd]

@Matt I just about spit my coffee out...

[prpx]

@Matt - i have the arthritis in my right foot, but became aware of it when i took the x-ray after breaking a bone in it. it's manageable once you stop thinking about it. walking on tips of my toes helps, not only for the sake of sneaking on someone. fell from bike, broke a hip 7 years ago and of course x-ray shown that there's arthritis in the hip as well. last week i broke a finger on my right hand, slamming it with car door. no arthritis this time! there's always hope for good news

[Giles]

@Matt said in Random Rants:

That’s about all the old man can handle these days probably.

I wish you had said "possibly", then at last I could have countered with a self-deprecating "probably". Given the old fucker some dignity......

[Jett129]

@Giles said in Random Rants:

Try being 66 you wimps......:-)

I got 5 years on you,and socks that are older than some of these other whippersnappers.

[goosehd]

...this forum brings me so much joy

[SKT]

@Matt I feel your pain. I broke a toe back in the 90’s and it’s started giving me hell the past few years. Toes are pretty important…not for 66 or 69 but in general…they sure help getting around.

[Matt]

@Giles said in Random Rants:

@Matt said in Random Rants:

That’s about all the old man can handle these days probably.

I wish you had said "possibly", then at last I could have countered with a self-deprecating "probably". Given the old fucker some dignity......

Dignity is the first thing to go.

[Matt]

Just bought a pair of Hokas. The preferred running shoe of old men.

[Giles]

And in my case - preferred walking boots....

[Tago Mago]

@Matt if it’s any consolation, I think you are young at heart

[Nik]

So not gout then?

[Brian]

I can pick my 7 year old up wrestle with him
Carry heavy boxes furniture etc and everything’s fine
Go to pick a pen up off the floor and do my back in in seconds go figure

[T4920]

@Brian this is so relatable...

In relatively good shape at 33, but my lower back has geriatric levels of dexterity...

[Brian]

@T4920 I’m 43 and never had an issue untill a couple of years ago
I put it down to getting older but it still makes no sense that moving a sofa or concrete dining table as I did on the weekend but picked a pen up off the floor today at work and almost couldn’t stand afterwards

[T4920]

@Brian it's getting there that my problem, then I'll concede, and bend my knees to almighty cracks

Same though, I do rock climbing at a decent level, can run a half marathon at a moments notice, but that damn pen on the floor...

I should really take up yoga

[Matt]

I feel all this pain with you guys.

@Nik no not gout. The cortisone seems to be settling in nicely. I found a great deal on a pair of Hoka Gaviota 4 on eBay which provide the forefoot rocker I’ll need for my toe and also the stability I’ll need for my over pronation.

@Tago-Mago thank you. I assume this youthful persona is mostly a byproduct of high levels of immaturity and petulance. Which I’m ok with

I’ve found momentum is key. I can run all day long, the stopping is when it gets ugly.

[flannel slut]

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[Jett129]

@Matt said in Random Rants:

I feel all this pain with you guys.

I can run all day long, the stopping is when it gets ugly.

Best quote ever. Definitely Tombstone worthy.

[Matt]

@flannel-slut thanks for the tip! I have some recovery slides from Crocs that do pretty well.