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A mini vacation... Almost...
« on: Aug 16th, 2006, 4:20pm » |
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Looks like I'm gonna be off werk for the next four nights... Doctor's orders... And no... It's not related to clusters... Here's the story:
On Monday, I ran my wife around so she could complete some errands (she doesn't drive). After runnin' around, we all went back to her place and made up some wings on the grill (If you haven't had hot wings on the grill, ya don't know what you're missin'. Almost worth all the trouble flippin' all those little pieces of arse burnin' goodness). My littlest one wouldn't stop runnin' out the door every time we'd open it for any reason, and the last time, I decided to run after him (his favorite game is chase. He's a cute little fella)... Just barely got started after him, when I feel a pop in my calf muscle, and a burning, cramping pain. I had absolutely no idea what happened... I mean, I've always been a little too good hurtin' myself from falling wrong, or getting hit bad in football, or even twisting my ankle, but all I was doin' this time was running (Damned old age). After that, any time I'd take a step, my calf would cramp up, and my whole leg felt weak, and after a bit, it swelled up, so I spent the next ~30 hours stayin' off it as much as possible, elevating it, icin' it... The whole bit ya know...
Get up to get ready for werk Tuesday night... No swelling, no noticeable pain unless I put too much weight on the toes of of my right foot, but I could walk well enough to get around, so I go to werk. It didn't take too long at werk before I realized I'd made a mistake... The longer the night went, the more pain, weakness, and swelling I got from it, and after lunch, I noticed that my whole leg had started to stiffen up (prolly the excessive limping I'd been dealin' with for hours before lunch was stressing the joints in my leg too much). Ended up goin' home after lunch, babied my leg for the rest of the night, got the swelling back down and the pain down to a constant throb, and saw my GP first thing in the morning (After diggin' up enough change to pay for the co-pay on the visit).
The doc checked out my leg, took my story, sent me to the Radiology lab of the hospital to have a venous doppler done (No clots thank the gods), and diagnosed it as a ruptured muscle. I've been ordered to stay off my leg as much as possible for the next four days (Yeah right... The beer ain't gonna drink itself, and I can't move my bed to the kitchen 'til my leg heals).
Ya know... I could understand gettin' an injury like this if I was out of shape, but I'm on my feet at least 8 hours a night, 5 nights a week, sometimes runnin' around like a bloody loon. Maybe it's about time for this old man to start ridin' around in one of them little motorized scooters they advertise for the mobility impaired. What'd ya think... Maybe some flames on the sides... A set of longhorns on the front... Some chrome pipes in the back... And don't forget the mind rattling soundsystem... Where'd ya put the fuzzy dice on something like that though... 
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Re: A mini vacation... Almost...
« Reply #1 on: Aug 16th, 2006, 4:26pm » |
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on Aug 16th, 2006, 4:20pm, ShadowLord wrote:Where'd ya put the fuzzy dice on something like that though...
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Why right from the horns of course! 
Sorry bout yer being laid up Drk, want me ta shoot ya like they do to lame horses?? 
(now you know i'd never do that! )
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Re: A mini vacation... Almost...
« Reply #2 on: Aug 16th, 2006, 4:27pm » |
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on Aug 16th, 2006, 4:20pm, ShadowLord wrote:| (Yeah right... The beer ain't gonna drink itself, and I can't move my bed to the kitchen 'til my leg heals). |
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I love this guy.....LOL
Hey, do they really call it "Lunch" if its at night?....Hmmmmm...LOL
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Re: A mini vacation... Almost...
« Reply #3 on: Aug 16th, 2006, 4:41pm » |
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on Aug 16th, 2006, 4:26pm, Melissa wrote:Sorry bout yer being laid up Drk, want me ta shoot ya like they do to lame horses??
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Yeah... Sure... You're prolly busy gettin' your gun sighted in right now, ain't ya?
on Aug 16th, 2006, 4:27pm, Jonny wrote:| Hey, do they really call it "Lunch" if its at night?....Hmmmmm...LOL |
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Yeah they do... Go figure 'eh? I prefer to call it "That half an hour I don't get paid for, but have nothing better to do than sit around and smoke in the break room"... Lunch tends to be easier to say though. LOL
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Re: A mini vacation... Almost...
« Reply #4 on: Aug 16th, 2006, 9:08pm » |
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Okay... I do believe that I werk for morons... Now get this... If I'm sick, and miss 4 or more days of werk, all I need is a doctor's excuse prior to returning to werk, but... Because I have an injury, and have been ordered off werk for the next four days, I have to have my doc fill out a leave of absence form, even though I have a doc excuse already filled out by my doc. The funny thing about it all... I have to drive to werk, get the form, drive back to the town I live in (I live ~12 miles from werk), have the doc fill out the form, drive back to my werk to drop off the form, then drive home... Oh yeah... Did I mention that my injury is on my right leg, and the cruise control is busted in my van? LOL
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« Reply #5 on: Aug 16th, 2006, 9:15pm » |
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this might be a stupidly obvious question (or obviously stupid - take your pick) but...um... can't your work peeps fax the form to your doctor peeps, get it filled out and faxed back? Considering the circumstances (and for the safety of the other drivers), wouldn't they accept a faxed signature instead of an original just this one time?
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Re: A mini vacation... Almost...
« Reply #6 on: Aug 16th, 2006, 9:18pm » |
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Prolly Margi... But then again... They're morons, so they prolly don't know how to fax...
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« Reply #7 on: Aug 16th, 2006, 9:29pm » |
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well, maybe call your doc in the morning and get them to initiate it?
although....if you DO drive, you could make the injury worse and end up getting your doc to prescribe MORE time off for you. While you're out then, get some wheels for your beer fridge.
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Re: A mini vacation... Almost...
« Reply #8 on: Aug 16th, 2006, 10:04pm » |
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I've been thinkin' that I need one of those dorm fridges sittin' right between my bed and my 'puter desk... They fit a case of beer very nicely... Not that I would know or anything...
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« Reply #9 on: Aug 16th, 2006, 11:35pm » |
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Maybe you could get a little vacuum robot and customize it to a refrigerator robot for beer delivery.
Sorry about the calf. That sucks.
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« Reply #10 on: Aug 16th, 2006, 11:48pm » |
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My Roomba won't talk to me since I tried to make it vacuum the sidewalk... How was I supposed to know that it isn't supposed to be used to vacuum up snow?
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Re: A mini vacation... Almost...
« Reply #11 on: Aug 17th, 2006, 12:07am » |
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Years ago my doc told me that when the muscles get overworked stressed or tired the tendons have to take up the stress of the motion and that can cause problems if ya overdo it and they tighen or swell or tear.....but for a muscle to burst.......cripes !!!! Did ya jump up too quick or move to quick in a BLURR to cause that......do you know Superman or Spiderman Pam
Seems once ya stop movein it all swells up and goes to hell.......enjoy the down time !
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Re: A mini vacation... Almost...
« Reply #12 on: Aug 17th, 2006, 12:20am » |
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awwww its a night of accidents and ailments.... barb now you too...well take advantage of the time on the ole couch and watch some Lifetime movies..... it'll keep ya up to date on wives killin their spouses and takin over the planet..... yahhhhhhh I love Lifetime..... get better soon ree
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« Reply #13 on: Aug 17th, 2006, 1:22am » |
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If you act really pathetic, maybe someone'll get the beer for you--and don't forget the peanuts, eh? Then you won't even have to walk away from the teevee to go to the kitchen.
You can get some mileage out of this.
I mean, how often do you really rack yourself up? No sense in wasting it. You could live like a pasha for the next four days if you play your cards right.
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That'd be a good idea George... Except I'm the only in this rat trap, and I'm gettin' tired of tellin' myself to get me a beer... Because then I start complaining about not appreciating myself, and not being a maid. Then I end up having to remind myself that I pay the bills, so I deserve a little me time... Finally, I find myself sleepin' on the couch with too much me time and gettin' my own beer... And don't even get me started on how much I end up having to spend on flowers for myself to dig myself out of that hole. It just ain't worth it...
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« Reply #15 on: Aug 17th, 2006, 5:30am » |
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That'd be a good idea George... Except I'm the only in this rat trap, and I'm gettin' tired of tellin' myself to get me a beer... Because then I start complaining about not appreciating myself, and not being a maid. Then I end up having to remind myself that I pay the bills, so I deserve a little me time... Finally, I find myself sleepin' on the couch with too much me time and gettin' my own beer... And don't even get me started on how much I end up having to spend on flowers for myself to dig myself out of that hole. It just ain't worth it...
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Sorry you are hurting Kenn. Get well soon.
PS: I think it would be in order if you spoil yourself with a bunch of flowers, you may then be able to get the beers from the fridge without so much complaining. Nothing like being appreciated.
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I've decided my employer can go to hell... At least for today... Don't feel like drivin' all that much today... Later I may call personnel and verify the their policy on the LOA requirement. I remembered another reason why the whole LOA thing is such bullshit... My doc charges $15 to have LOA forms filled out. I had to dig up extra change just to afford to pay the co-pay on the office visit... I have no clue how I'll be able to pay for the LOA. Oh well... I'll worry more about that after I talk to my employer and find out more info.
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on Aug 17th, 2006, 2:10am, ShadowLord wrote:That'd be a good idea George... Except I'm the only in this rat trap, and I'm gettin' tired of tellin' myself to get me a beer... Because then I start complaining about not appreciating myself, and not being a maid. Then I end up having to remind myself that I pay the bills, so I deserve a little me time... Finally, I find myself sleepin' on the couch with too much me time and gettin' my own beer... And don't even get me started on how much I end up having to spend on flowers for myself to dig myself out of that hole. It just ain't worth it...
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when your arguing with yourself like this do you have to take yourself out to dinner so you can get laid?
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He's even got a built-in excuse if things go sour--he can tell himself not tonight, because he has a headache.
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on Aug 17th, 2006, 10:22am, alchemy wrote:| when your arguing with yourself like this do you have to take yourself out to dinner so you can get laid? |
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Been there... Done that... Doesn't work... I'm startin' to think I'm just a tease...
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« Reply #20 on: Aug 17th, 2006, 9:16pm » |
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Sounds un-fun
Now is your chance to get one of those electric wheelchairs. You'll need it for all the midnight lunch trips for beer anyway 
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I've been practicing my telekinesis... Not workin' too well though... Gettin' the beer is fine, but excretin' it is makin' a mess all over the place...
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Sorry your laid up. Must say though, this has to be one of the funniest threads I have read in a long time. Glad you can keep a sense of humor.
Wishing you a fast recovery.
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What funny? I'm bein' serious... Oops... Gotta go... I'm complainin' about bein' neglected again... Damn... I'm just too needy at times... After I go to sleep, I'll try to sneak back online...
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on Aug 17th, 2006, 9:31pm, ShadowLord wrote:| Gettin' the beer is fine, but excretin' it is makin' a mess all over the place... |
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While you're laid up, save yourself a trip. Get the beer, pour it in the toilet .. It gets rid of the middle man .. It also might be neater ..
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