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Attention Signs you're getting old.

me203 said:
You remember a time when a STD was only an inconvenience.

On the other hand, you are really old if you remember a time when today's inconvenient STDs were a lot more serious thing.
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I don't remember any STD being only an inconvenience. So AIDS ain't much of a thing anymore? If not, that's good. I lost a lot of friends back then .
 
fredroy said:
I don't remember any STD being only an inconvenience. So AIDS ain't much of a thing anymore? If not, that's good. I lost a lot of friends back then .
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I probably phrased my comment badly. Sorry about that!

Inconvenience is a bad word choice. I was thinking, though, of diseases like syphilis. Potentially serious--but treatable with antibiotics in the days before the AIDS crisis. But that same disease was a lot more serious from what I know decades before, before antibiotics.

As for AIDS, well, frankly AIDS scared the crap out of me when I was a teenager. It still does.
 
rareboy said:
Sciatica is no longer just something your parents had.
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I experienced that for the first time this year. I had to stop working out for over a month because of it. It finally resided, but then it would come back a little. I noticed it more just after a workout. I hate taking medications, but ibuprofen does help it go down. It has been a few months since I had it. Hopefully I'm done with that.
 
metta said:
Same! And seeing the photos of STD's in health class as well.
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We had a STD unit in 8th grade. It kicked my hypochondria into overdrive! I recall worrying I might have syphilis, even though I'd had zero sexual contact with anyone else.

But AIDS was a lot scarier... I remember when (as an adult) I heard that boys will sometimes jerk off together. I realized that part of me would have enjoyed a circle jerk as a teenager--but I'd probably have been too scared of AIDS to go along with the idea.
 
For me, it took me a long time to even realize that I was gay and accepting it. I was dealing with my dad dying in high school to the first year of college. And being shy, I have never approached anyone. I have always been afraid of getting something. So many people were dying of AIDS. I felt like it was too big of a risk. And with my father gone, I felt like I couldn't afford to take the risks most other people take. All those photos from health class were so gross. I have spent most of my life being celibate. There were times things happened. And they were fun. I have never told anyone before the stuff I have done.
 
me203 said:
I probably phrased my comment badly. Sorry about that!

Inconvenience is a bad word choice. I was thinking, though, of diseases like syphilis. Potentially serious--but treatable with antibiotics in the days before the AIDS crisis. But that same disease was a lot more serious from what I know decades before, before antibiotics.

As for AIDS, well, frankly AIDS scared the crap out of me when I was a teenager. It still does.
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AIDS ruined my sex life. Because if you stick your dick anywhere, your are going to die a horrible death.

I missed out on a lot of fun but I'm still here. Sure do miss a lot of folks though. And they were good friends, no sex at all.
 
metta said:
For me, it took me a long time to even realize that I was gay and accepting it. I was dealing with my dad dying in high school to the first year of college. And being shy, I have never approached anyone. I have always been afraid of getting something. So many people were dying of AIDS. I felt like it was too big of a risk. And with my father gone, I felt like I couldn't afford to take the risks most other people take. All those photos from health class were so gross. I have spent most of my life being celibate. There were times things happened. And they were fun. I have never told anyone before the stuff I have done.
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Totally grok you.
 
metta said:
I experienced that for the first time this year. I had to stop working out for over a month because of it. It finally resided, but then it would come back a little. I noticed it more just after a workout. I hate taking medications, but ibuprofen does help it go down. It has been a few months since I had it. Hopefully I'm done with that.
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My only bout with it was caused by my brief time owning and driving a Miata. I'm pretty certain using the clutch was more of a factor than the low angle of the seat, but I'm merely guessing.

If you're doing leg lifts on a machine, or anything similar, that may be putting pressure on the lower back just right to trigger the sciatica. Might watch which routines you do to isolate which one did it.
 
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Yes, I know which 2 machines were doing brining back the pain. It wasn't the leg press, but it is another leg machine and one for my back, strangely. Now that I have not had any pain for a few months and I have been using them again without a problem. It actually started from pushing myself too hard to get the decomposed granite into the backyard and spread out properly. Huge job and I could feel the pain and just pushed through it which made it worse. But I wanted to get it done.
 
metta said:
I experienced that for the first time this year. I had to stop working out for over a month because of it. It finally resided, but then it would come back a little. I noticed it more just after a workout. I hate taking medications, but ibuprofen does help it go down. It has been a few months since I had it. Hopefully I'm done with that.
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I now have to take pregabelin (Lyrica) at night because of this.

Which makes me feel stupid.
 
metta said:
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I'm no fan of Wal-Mart, but that allegation would need strong proof of sequence. When did Wal-Mart begin insuring its elderly, did they do so exclusively and not insure younger employees? That they planned to exploit insurance is likely unquestionable. That it was their motive for hiring elderly greeters is not only unlikely, it goes against reason.

It's also relevant to note that Wal-Mart asserted that the policies were a strategy to offset the rising cost of employee health insurance, which failed, and the program actually lost money. They discontinued the practice in 2000, so that is a pretty old problem to be presenting as a current one.

This Wall Street Journal article from 2002 explained the practice: http://www.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/april_19.htm
This one from Florida explained the allegations a bit more: https://news.wfsu.org/wfsu-local-ne...ed-for-collecting-life-insurance-on-employees

The elderly were hired as greeters by Wal-Mart from the beginning because they were non-threatening, didn't appear to be security, and because the jobs were not as physical as cashiering, stocking, cleaning, or unloading trucks. They were also part-time, so provided a little extra income for retirees, while not demanding 8 hour shifts or more.
 
As I was doing a post on the what you are doing thread, this thought hit me. Remembering when certain brands of laundry detergent (such as Bold and Fresh Start) were common might be a sign of getting old.
 
me203 said:
As I was doing a post on the what you are doing thread, this thought hit me. Remembering when certain brands of laundry detergent (such as Bold and Fresh Start) were common might be a sign of getting old.
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Anyone remember Solo laundry detergent? My Mom would talk about the wonderful scent forever :)
 
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