The Martin WooHoodStock Thread

[Jumble]

was the shoulder getting better *before* you got crushed hugged?

It's been gradually getting less painful over the last two weeks - scale of 1-10, it had gone down from 12 (before the steroid jab) to around 7. Since the crushing hug, it's back up to 9 And it's constant instead of ebbing and flowing with the meds.

I've had some painful things in my life - breaks, black eyes, dislocations, kids etc - and I've always coped pretty well, but this has just about got me beat

[llp]

It's been gradually getting less painful over the last two weeks - scale of 1-10, it had gone down from 12 (before the steroid jab) to around 7. Since the crushing hug, it's back up to 9 And it's constant instead of ebbing and flowing with the meds.

I've had some painful things in my life - breaks, black eyes, dislocations, kids etc - and I've always coped pretty well, but this has just about got me beat

Hang in there Jumble - it will get better. You just have to have patience lots of it!

As for my knee it's doing a lot better today since I stayed home and slept most of the day...I guess I really needed it. Also found another 7 or 8 places to tell my agent about. Going out again on Monday or Tuesday. So I'll keep on looking until something is found. One place is just south of Seattle in Kent and a few of the places are in Bellingham (about 25 miles or so from the Canadian border and about 45 miles from Vancouver). Don't really care which city it is in as long as I like the place and I am happy. Going to be living there a very long time.

Well time for some popcorn.....and a good movie before bed!

[Jumble]

Darn! I've been quoted - I was going to delete that whingey post

Patience is wearing rather thin

Glad to hear your knee is better, and that you've found some more possibles to look at

[DutchIndeed]

*hugs WooHoos*

*hugs Jumble* (At least virtual ones don't hurt )

*sends good home hunting vibes to Laurie*

[llp]

Darn! I've been quoted - I was going to delete that whingey post

Patience is wearing rather thin

Glad to hear your knee is better, and that you've found some more possibles to look at

Sorry - too slow on the draw - already quoted!

Knee in just a nuisance so I ignore it..... if it leaves me alone - I'll leave it alone!

And thanks Nad - I'll take all the good vibes offered for house hunting. Not fun. So many places sound great until you see them. OY! One place was so full of the smell of smoke we both reeked of it for hours. YUK! Another place was foreclosed on and the owner was so mad he destroyed it - too bad it looked like it would have been a lovely house. Not looking at anymore foreclosed houses - way to sad. And I just can't gain off of someones really bad fortune.

[Nolamom]

My brother bought a foreclosure that made me very happy. Okay, call me a tad vindictive, but the woman who lost the house was a former boss of mine at a law firm. We'd had a party at our house, she got rip-roaring drunk, and thereafter proceeded to make my life a living hell at work. I guess she was imbarrassed about her behavior. When my brother got the house she lost, it just felt like a little pay-back for the way she'd treated me (so badly that I finally quit).

[Sarai]

My brother bought a foreclosure that made me very happy. Okay, call me a tad vindictive, but the woman who lost the house was a former boss of mine at a law firm. We'd had a party at our house, she got rip-roaring drunk, and thereafter proceeded to make my life a living hell at work. I guess she was imbarrassed about her behavior. When my brother got the house she lost, it just felt like a little pay-back for the way she'd treated me (so badly that I finally quit).

I know what you mean Nola, it's doesn't feel right to feel pleased about something like that - but you do get a sense that karma is doing it's job. A similar thing happened to us a couple of years ago. We rented a small coach house (kind of like a garage) from a woman who lived in the big house next door. She owned a gym and lived very lavishly - she drove a Hummer and was always throwing parties. One day she turned up on our doorstep in tears saying the bailiffs were coming in two days and we had to move all of our stuff out too as they would take anything in the two houses not nailed down. Obviously this was very distressing for us as we had to find a new rental in a couple of days (luckily we struck gold on that score). The funniest thing now I look back is that she expected us to move all of our stuff back in once everything had blown over. She lost the house and the business and even went so far as to blame us, saying if she'd had our rental income to count on she could have survived. Last year I saw an article about her in a national newspaper "former millionairess loses everything in recession: now living in sisters garden shed". I did feel a bit bad for her, but really couldn't help punching the air a little bit

[josiane]

Darn! I've been quoted - I was going to delete that whingey post

Patience is wearing rather thin

Glad to hear your knee is better, and that you've found some more possibles to look at

I think you're perfectly entitled to whinge about your shoulder, it really sounds awful. And if we can't whinge at our friends when we're feeling sorry for ourselves then who can we whinge at?

*hugs gently again*

[Nolamom]

Actually Jumble, you've done a marvelous job of NOT whinging considering the source. I admire you and Laurie both for your fortitude. I'm a total wimp when it comes to pain. And yes, I complain incessantly.

[Madness reigns]

*Offers painkillers to Laurie and Jumble* Pain sucks

*Huggles for everyone else*

I sympathise with you Laurie, Looking for a new place is hard work, especially when you know just what you want. I hate house hunting. Due to several reasons we always moved a lot when I was younger, the house I'm in now is the longest I have ever stayed anywhere. 5.5 years and counting

[Jumble]

I think you're perfectly entitled to whinge about your shoulder, it really sounds awful. And if we can't whinge at our friends when we're feeling sorry for ourselves then who can we whinge at?

*hugs gently again*

Thanks. I guess I'm just feeling a little weak and vulnerable, and that's just not me. I've never had anything that I couldn't deal with before, it feels weird

Actually Jumble, you've done a marvelous job of NOT whinging considering the source. I admire you and Laurie both for your fortitude. I'm a total wimp when it comes to pain. And yes, I complain incessantly.

Thanks. I've tried not to moan, but my 'brave face' is definitely slipping.

*Offers painkillers to Laurie and Jumble* Pain sucks

I think I've tried just about everything, but I'm open to offers

*Huggles for everyone else*

I sympathise with you Laurie, Looking for a new place is hard work, especially when you know just what you want. I hate house hunting. Due to several reasons we always moved a lot when I was younger, the house I'm in now is the longest I have ever stayed anywhere. 5.5 years and counting

Before I moved to this house, I'd never stayed anywhere for more than a couple of years. Been here almost 23 years now and I don't ever plan to move again

[llp]

Actually Jumble, you've done a marvelous job of NOT whinging considering the source. I admire you and Laurie both for your fortitude. I'm a total wimp when it comes to pain. And yes, I complain incessantly.

Thanks. I've tried not to moan, but my 'brave face' is definitely slipping.

Thanks - I have sadly lived with varying pain for about 30 years now - so I'm kind of "use" to it!

*Offers painkillers to Laurie and Jumble* Pain sucks

I think I've tried just about everything, but I'm open to offers

Hmmm! Thanks but I think I'll stick with broccoli cupcakes! Not into taking much in the way of meds!

Before I moved to this house, I'd never stayed anywhere for more than a couple of years. Been here almost 23 years now and I don't ever plan to move again

That is why I am being very careful - I will never move again except when they scatter me to the 4 winds! I have moved enough in the last 5 years to not want to do it again. And all those times I've had to do it all myself! Not a lot of fun! No, I'm settling down roots and only leaving to visit friends and AT cons!

[llp]

My brother bought a foreclosure that made me very happy. Okay, call me a tad vindictive, but the woman who lost the house was a former boss of mine at a law firm. We'd had a party at our house, she got rip-roaring drunk, and thereafter proceeded to make my life a living hell at work. I guess she was imbarrassed about her behavior. When my brother got the house she lost, it just felt like a little pay-back for the way she'd treated me (so badly that I finally quit).

Nola - I can understand how you felt.....same for Sara! Sometimes payback is a real b....!

So far I have looked at 2 foreclosers and both of them were a mess. The "former" owners took everything that wasn't nailed down (and a few things that were!) and destroyed what they couldn't take. No matter how "cheap" these places are, I just don't want to have to deal with it! (Nor with the emotions of anger and hatred they left behind!)

[Jumble]

Thanks - I have sadly lived with varying pain for about 30 years now - so I'm kind of "use" to it!

I thought I was used to it too, but this is a whole new ballgame

Hmmm! Thanks but I think I'll stick with broccoli cupcakes! Not into taking much in the way of meds!

I'm sure a batch of your cupcakes wood cheer me up I'll just nibble round the edges every hour or so

That is why I am being very careful - I will never move again except when they scatter me to the 4 winds! I have moved enough in the last 5 years to not want to do it again. And all those times I've had to do it all myself! Not a lot of fun! No, I'm settling down roots and only leaving to visit friends and AT cons!

I feel like that too - far too many packing boxes in my past!

I've just checked my diary and apparently after Wednesday I have 11 days off!! So if I disappear, you'll know I've retired to my room with my hot water bottle and my kindle

[Luvnjoe]

*runz through...nekkid*