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[Spivitz]

When are you leaving for Tn?

3am Thursday

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Spivitz So any going away party? or should we wait for the housewarming party in TN and accompanying road trip?

 

[Spivitz]

Spivitz So any going away party? or should we wait for the housewarming party in TN and accompanying road trip?

Party was last weekend, next party TBD in Jonesborough Tennessee

 

[DEEZUZ]

Oh. Fuck us right.

 

[Shawn1112]

Party was last weekend, next party TBD in Jonesborough Tennessee

Count me in, need a reason to cruise down there

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

The cruiser will fit nicely in the back of my truck. Can ride some of the scenic roads down there

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Other option for me is to load up and drive to my dad's in KY, then do the 3 1/2 hour ~160 mile ride south through the mountains to your new place.

Edit, that would be a fun ride:

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

Up to 78.2* in the office. Yesterday it hit 82

very discomfort

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Got numbers for my car from the insurance, trying to decide on what to do......

 

[ChrisRac]

Up to 78.2* in the office. Yesterday it hit 82

very discomfort

I'm also at about 90* with no ac for the past two weeks. Hopefully get it back up and running today.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

And here I am with a space heater on because the guards keep it at 65

 

[Kensington]

Sciatica is STILL bugging me bad, so decided to park the GTI and drive the Accord we have sitting around, thinking maybe driving stick is what keeps aggravating it. No AC, but it's nice outside so figured windows down....well the headliner picked this drive to almost completely disintegrate...foam shit flying everywhere, getting in my eyes. So windows closed no AC, FML. Need to get this sciatica bullshit over with. Don't know what I'm doing to keep it around, but I'm getting treatments, doing my exercises, stretching, icing and heating, advil regimen, and even resorting to those icy hot patches...can't get this thing to quiet down...I DO NOT want to get surgery and am a hard no on narcotics...I don't know if a cortisone shot would help, but I've heard that's a common treatment...

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Sciatica is STILL bugging me bad, so decided to park the GTI and drive the Accord we have sitting around, thinking maybe driving stick is what keeps aggravating it. No AC, but it's nice outside so figured windows down....well the headliner picked this drive to almost completely disintegrate...foam shit flying everywhere, getting in my eyes. So windows closed no AC, FML. Need to get this sciatica bullshit over with. Don't know what I'm doing to keep it around, but I'm getting treatments, doing my exercises, stretching, icing and heating, advil regimen, and even resorting to those icy hot patches...can't get this thing to quiet down...I DO NOT want to get surgery and am a hard no on narcotics...I don't know if a cortisone shot would help, but I've heard that's a common treatment...

When you say "treatments", what are you having done, any chiropractic?

 

[Kensington]

When you say "treatments", what are you having done, any chiropractic?

Yeah, chiropractor for now...might need to jump to actual physical therapy

 

[Kensington]

And when I say chiro, he does minimal "adjustment", I'm doing stim, ultrasound, stretching

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Yeah, chiropractor for now...might need to jump to actual physical therapy

I had sciatica really bad back in the mid 90's from my job (at the time). The only position/action that relieved the pain was leaning against a wall and pushing, like trying to push a car, but not that bent over. It was agonizing. Finally relented and went to a chiro, for my first time. He didn't do a whole lot, which reinforced my ideals at the time that they were worthless.

Then found a new chiro based off of recommendations and in six weeks the sciatica was gone, and has yet to return. And let me tell you, my spine is a hot mess. Was 3x a week for the first week, then 2x a week for a few weeks, then once a week.

Now I only go as needed, like when I sneeze while tucking in my shirt and blow out my back (did this last year), lol. Though I currently have a "stuck" left SI joint that is about 90% back to normal after three weeks and four visits. Finding a good chiro is key. Knowing how far to push it and how frequently is important. I'll go again at the end of this week to get it that last 10%, just glad I'm functional again.

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

Got numbers for my car from the insurance, trying to decide on what to do......

Step 1: counteroffer
Step 2: profit

Up to 78.2* in the office. Yesterday it hit 82

very discomfort

80.7* now only 90 mins later, warming up fast

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

Paperwork is done for the accord, truck is gone this week

Looking at the #'s I just can't say no to it. $700/mo in my pocket. Even if I get in to another truck in the spring I'm still way ahead on cash

Oooooor I could just keep the track stuff on the backburner for a while and pick up a zl1 next fall once we're moved in

 

[DEEZUZ]

Can I drive it for a few mins

 

[DEEZUZ]

That time on 65 when the ball joint almost came out doing 97 trying to catch up to you in benzo don't count.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

That time on 65 when the ball joint almost came out doing 97 trying to catch up to you in benzo don't count.

What, wut???? This has the makings of a good story.

 

[DEEZUZ]

It really doesn't.

 

[Kensington]

I had sciatica really bad back in the mid 90's from my job (at the time). The only position/action that relieved the pain was leaning against a wall and pushing, like trying to push a car, but not that bent over. It was agonizing. Finally relented and went to a chiro, for my first time. He didn't do a whole lot, which reinforced my ideals at the time that they were worthless.

Then found a new chiro based off of recommendations and in six weeks the sciatica was gone, and has yet to return. And let me tell you, my spine is a hot mess. Was 3x a week for the first week, then 2x a week for a few weeks, then once a week.

Now I only go as needed, like when I sneeze while tucking in my shirt and blow out my back (did this last year), lol. Though I currently have a "stuck" left SI joint that is about 90% back to normal after three weeks and four visits. Finding a good chiro is key. Knowing how far to push it and how frequently is important. I'll go again at the end of this week to get it that last 10%, just glad I'm functional again.

I had a BAD chiro experience in my 20's, and was extremely leery about getting back into one. I was right there with you, never wanted to step into one again...after about a month and a half of the sciatica not improving, I got a recommendation from a friend, about a chiro she'd been seeing for about 20 years off and on. She has a fairly messed up back, and he's been able to help her. He's a bit of a weird dude, but he plays old rock (Zepplin, Metallica, Deep Purple, etc) on the speakers in the office, so it's not your typical "doctor" type of thing. I like that he's not trying to just do an hour long adjustment, just a quick adjustment on either side once a visit, but 95% of the time, is on therapy items like stim, ultrasound, stretching, type of stuff. Far less chiro, IMO, and more sports medicine-esque.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Step 1: counteroffer
Step 2: profit

80.7* now only 90 mins later, warming up fast

Their offer isn’t bad at all and not sure I could come up with proof to more value. Their buy back was more than I expected though.

 

[Shawn1112]

Sciatica is STILL bugging me bad, so decided to park the GTI and drive the Accord we have sitting around, thinking maybe driving stick is what keeps aggravating it. No AC, but it's nice outside so figured windows down....well the headliner picked this drive to almost completely disintegrate...foam shit flying everywhere, getting in my eyes. So windows closed no AC, FML. Need to get this sciatica bullshit over with. Don't know what I'm doing to keep it around, but I'm getting treatments, doing my exercises, stretching, icing and heating, advil regimen, and even resorting to those icy hot patches...can't get this thing to quiet down...I DO NOT want to get surgery and am a hard no on narcotics...I don't know if a cortisone shot would help, but I've heard that's a common treatment...

Took 2 cortisone shots for my buddy, has been pain free going on 2yrs now.