Celebrating Positives (offset of the Gripes Thread)

[nomadpete]

8 hours ago, facthunter said:

0's are NOT nothing. Good thing you checked. Nev

Unless they are leading zeros

[spacesailor]

OH Dear .

what will I DO .

spacesailor

 

[facthunter]

Panic like most do. Nev

[red750]

Refund is back in the account.

[old man emu]

Lend us a quid?

[nomadpete]

3 hours ago, old man emu said:

Lend us a quid?

And all you get is a quid pro quo

[pmccarthy]

A man was banging on the door of a cheap brothel. The door was opened by a chinaman who said “quid pro quo”.

[old man emu]

A bloke wants something more for his quid than some old crow.

[facthunter]

They ALL  say that. I've been reliably informed they ALL look good through the bottom of a beer glass. Champagne (Giggle Juice) is made so UGLY blokes can get Laid.   THIS is supposed to be a Positive thread. Nev

[old man emu]

For the past six weeks NSW tax dollars have been at work remaking 2 kms of the highway beside my place. Amazingly, they said that they would be doing the work from 16 Sept to 31 October. Today the traffic control people pulled down the multitude of warning signs, packed them up and disappeared into the desert sands. Job finished on schedule. While I'm happy for their success, I'm also happy that I'll no longer be woken at 7:00 am by the beeping of their machinery. Also I'll no longer be held up a hundred metres from my gate by traffic controllers. 

[facthunter]

Peace be with you, Brother. Nev

[facthunter]

Another bit of good news My NEW KNEE  is now capable of a single leg stand up. I haven't been able to do that since I was about 30..Nev

[facthunter]

Thanks red. I think it's pretty amazing. I'm going to do a bit more for the rest of me, now.   Nev

[nomadpete]

1 hour ago, facthunter said:

Thanks red. I think it's pretty amazing. I'm going to do a bit more for the rest of me, now.   Nev

Don't get your hopes up, Nev. Just because they can did that the for a knee, doesn't mean they'll do it for a hundred other failing joints

[facthunter]

I'm the one who built up the strength. It won't happen if you don't put the work in and it also has to heal. Not all oldies heal  well.  Nev

[spacesailor]

When I met my wife , my bragging, 

was 15 ' knee- bends ' doesn't sound much untill you do each leg , making 30 total .

Leg strength from wishing to walk .

spacesailor

 

[rgmwa]

I can do the bend no problem. It's getting up again that I struggle with.

[spacesailor]

Not to worry . I can't do them either .

Even my ' pushups ' are getting hard to do lately .

The stretch in the mornings is good , then I get out of bed . LoL

spacesailor

[facthunter]

It's a balance between maintaining strength and not straining or injuring yourself in the Process. Unused muscles atrophy fast. If you lose weight too fast you can lose muscle mass.. If you are weakened enough you are prone to injury. OLD age is not a promotion I didn't bid for it and I wasn't trained  for it. Your Health is more important than almost anything else. Nev

[spacesailor]

I , on the other-hand , couldn't wait for that ' magical '

65th retirement birthday .

With that  presentation clock .

spacesailor

 

 

[old man emu]

25 minutes ago, spacesailor said:

With that  presentation clock .

That's irony.

 

All your working life you are being controlled by the hands of the clock. Wake-up time; sign-on time; smoko time; lunch time; knock-off time; dinner time; bed time. Then you reach retirement age when those things don't matter any more, but they give you a bloody timepiece so you can still know what time it is.

[red750]

1 hour ago, old man emu said:

That's irony.

Usually it's a watch, because you'll have time on your hands.