Pretty sure the Atlantians won't have an issue with you being a Yankee long as you don't go burning shit down.

Hi all. Going to make a bit of first world whine. In fact worse than a first world whine cause I'm gonna complain about problems that people on this board have worse versions of. Just that it is irritating at times, and venting will help.

You know I had an RSI for a while was typing with one hand and eating standing up and stuff - and then I got better. Under control is probably a better description. Orginally the doctor was asking me if I could do something with my life that did not involve typing, and I got a different doctor who referred me to a physical therapist who was something of a jock. I had a cortizone injection to get temporary relief then used that period to start a really intesive program of PT and stretching excercises. And ultimately I was discharged from the PT, and am able to type as much as I want to as long as I do the stretching excercises every day. The only thing that is a trifle irritating is that I have to do a lot stretching - about two hours a day. Also to get as much stretching as I need I have to do an hour of cardio. An hour of stretching so I can do the cardio as hard as I need to warm up my muslce to do the second hour of stretching. And this also means I have have my shower in the morning too (can't put it off till evening for obvious reasons). And can't get through that routine without a fairly big breakfast. And frankly I can no longer get away with less than 8 hours sleep a night. So nearly five hours a day gone from my life on any day I type. (And it has to be done before typing. Doing it at night doesn't let me skip the next morning.)

The word I'm looking for of course is "lucky". I've got a minor inconvenience, but beyond that I can live a normal life. And I had health insurance that let me find the right doctor and phyisical therapist for me. But sometimes losing that five hours a day does irritate me a bit.

Now that its been successful for a while is there any chance a physical therapist could give you a less rigorous regime? That some sort of healing has happened?

As long as we're whining -- I went to slaughter the Lutherans in my kitchen and my hot water is out. Feh.

I have tried cutting it a few times. If it is a typing day, I end up in agony by the end of day.

On non-typing days (or days I type less than an hour and a half) I can get away with a much milder 45 minute routine.

Maybe the PT could design something shorter though?

Certainly worth asking.

I completely understand your need to vent, Typo Boy. That's a lot of serious effort to be able to do something you want to do, it deserves acknowldegement. And, sometimes it helps to just kick the universe for its nasty trick before going back to business as usual.

Daniel, does your Cuz A. know he is moving out, and B. have a definite place to go?

Yes, and sort-of.

Here's how it all lays out as of right now. He gets about $200 from the state to pay for his housing and utilities. He does not give this to me, and uses it for spending money.

The state has a plan called Section 8 (heh) housing, where you can stay in an apartment for 30% of your monthly income. So basically Steve would only have to pay $60/month for low income housing. But, he whines, he'd have to pay for things like the electricity and gas and a phone. He "Wouldn't have any gas money" for his truck, and he can't abide by that.

His solution comes in the form of a dirt-floor shed on the land of his friend Ed's farm. It has electricity and there's running water, and did I mention the dirt floor? Steve plans to live out of his truck there for a few months. He's leaving all of his stuff at my house, except for his clothes and toiletry for now.

God knows if it has a toilet, even.

So yes, Steve will be gone, his crap wont.

Basically he's three steps and an education from writing a manifesto.

Or maybe because it's Brian's world and we're all living in it.

So true, so true.

He thinks so. Yeah, DSJ, I've always gotten a private laugh out of the fact that Klinger's psych discharge and low-income housing are the same.