Bragging about something nobody else will care about

[Gavrushka]

Well ... I've managed to stay out of a nursing home (that was last year's New Years resolution, and coincidently, this year's as well).

.... and managed to put on 25 much needed pounds.

That's great going, congrats!

Coincidentally, I need to lose 25 pounds, so I'll send a few of mine if you need more!

[Usenko]

Well ... I've managed to stay out of a nursing home (that was last year's New Years resolution, and coincidently, this year's as well).

.... and managed to put on 25 much needed pounds.

That's great going, congrats!

Coincidentally, I need to lose 25 pounds, so I'll send a few of mine if you need more!

Similar thoughts here!

[decifer]

I have no account on any big social media except bluesky. No X, no facebook, no tiktok. It's awesome.

[Alan Phipps]

@ decifer: Sorry, what are those?

[Chips]

Well ... I've managed to stay out of a nursing home (that was last year's New Years resolution, and coincidently, this year's as well).

.... and managed to put on 25 much needed pounds.

So on the way to full recovery (if I remember from pjknibbs thread?) - glad to hear it

[decifer]

@ decifer: Sorry, what are those?

Exactly!

[Scarecrow]

Thanks Chips ... yeah, the cancer seems to be gone. About 2 months ago I had a series of minor strokes (Google TIA). Having a procedure on my heart in 2 weeks to mitigate the chances of a major catastrophic one.

Getting old is tough, but it sure beats the alternative

[Winter Dragon]

I painted some mdf shelves for my corner garage shelving unit, which I'm using in my hobby room to display miniatures and collectibles. The steel frame is black so I painted the shelves black to match. The result turned out superb and I learned way more than I wanted to about paint rollers in the process, but it was worth 6 days of my life to do it.

[euclid]

Recently I've solved a "mystery" that haunted me for many years: After not using my car for like 4 weeks it won't start; the battery was dead. The only way was to replace the battery, a quite costly method.

It struck me one day that there are many small electric devices still active even if the car is parked, like the remote control to open the door and the boot, the burglar alarm, the radio/CD player theft prevention etc.. So I dug into the details, made a list of all the small gadgets and their power consumption, which were all very low amps/h. Then I've divided the total amps/h by the amps of my car battery and result was surprising: After 4 to 6 weeks the battery of my car was drained!

I've installed a kill switch (not a remorte one!) at the negative terminal of the battery, easy accessible via the engine cover. Problem solved!

Cheers Euclid

[Alan Phipps]

Well done, but I'd be a bit worried with a modern tech gadget car after a lengthy unpowered state that in-car media devices and immobilisers/alarms reset to security code and lost all presets, the clock stopped, any navigation device lost locations, and on reconnecting there was a lengthy reboot. I'm tempted to say that you needed a bigger capacity car battery.

(What would be a double-whammy would be if you found that you had mislaid any input codes needed to restart devices.)

[Chips]

Recently I've solved a "mystery" that haunted me for many years: After not using my car for like 4 weeks it won't start; the battery was dead. The only way was to replace the battery, a quite costly method.

It struck me one day that there are many small electric devices still active even if the car is parked, like the remote control to open the door and the boot, the burglar alarm, the radio/CD player theft prevention etc.. So I dug into the details, made a list of all the small gadgets and their power consumption, which were all very low amps/h. Then I've divided the total amps/h by the amps of my car battery and result was surprising: After 4 to 6 weeks the battery of my car was drained!

I've installed a kill switch (not a remorte one!) at the negative terminal of the battery, easy accessible via the engine cover. Problem solved!

Cheers Euclid

Nice, however, if your alarm is disabled by the kill switch, instead of just fuse removal/switch off when voltage is low for draining systems only, it may invalidate your insurance.

How they'd steal it if they didn't know about your kill switch is a different matter entirely Guessing it's not possible to give it a booster charge every 3-4 weeks, or a 20 min drive during daytime, so it's definitely a solution

[Gavrushka]

Yeah, just to add what's already been said, I always make a point of starting my car weekly, even if I have no intention of using it. It's not just for the battery, but to make sure nothing internal corrodes/degrades any quicker than necessary from inactivity. - As my car is diesel, I also take it for a longer drive at least once every fortnight to make sure the DPF doesn't get clogged up.

Oh, and my brag: as an 18 year old, I could do 100 press ups in a minute.

I can't anymore...

[decifer]

Oh, and my brag: as an 18 year old, I could do 100 press ups in a minute.

I can't anymore...

Oh I have something quite similar:
When I was around 20 I could drink a whole crate of beer (24 x 0,33l) on one evening - not saying I felt well the next day, but I could do it.
Now I get tired and want to go home after 2 or 3 0,5l beer.

[Usenko]

Remember when we couldn't injure ourselves by sleeping the wrong way?

I mean, I didn't even know there WAS a wrong way to sleep!

[Gavrushka]

Remember when we couldn't injure ourselves by sleeping the wrong way?

I mean, I didn't even know there WAS a wrong way to sleep!

Ahaha, I suffer from cluster headaches, almost always at night, and so sleeping position is a compromise between an attack, a bad back and, don't ask me to explain, toothache!!!

[Alan Phipps]

I can perhaps explain toothache coming from sleeping position in any combination of two ways:

1. You may sleep pressing on a muscle or nerve in the face/jaw and that responds with a spasm or apparent pain site near a tooth.
2. You may unconsciously grind your teeth/jaw when drowsing or asleep in a position and that can aggravate any weak tooth site.

[Gavrushka]

I can perhaps explain toothache coming from sleeping position in any combination of two ways:

1. You may sleep pressing on a muscle or nerve in the face/jaw and that responds with a spasm or apparent pain site near a tooth.
2. You may unconsciously grind your teeth/jaw when drowsing or asleep in a position and that can aggravate any weak tooth site.

Thankfully, I'm not a grinder, but was in my youth. Lord, I'd wake up with a jaw that felt it had gone a couple of rounds with Tyson!

I elevate my bed on occasion and sometimes, even though it's at too sharp an angle, end up on my side which amplifies pressure on the side of my head and does indeed impact nerves.

Today's brag; I don't look my age...

I look much, much older.

[decifer]

Today's brag; I don't look my age...

I look much, much older.

There are studies suggesting, that old (looking) people make the people around them appear younger to observers (and vice versa).
How nice of you!

[Gavrushka]

Today's brag; I don't look my age...

I look much, much older.

There are studies suggesting, that old (looking) people make the people around them appear younger to observers (and vice versa).
How nice of you!

To paraphrase, I make venerable extras in the Walking Dead look youthful!

[decifer]

To paraphrase, I make venerable extras in the Walking Dead look youthful!

That's the spirit!