OT: General OT Thread [NO POLITICS OR RELIGION]

HaroldinGMinor · Post #361 » by **HaroldinGMinor** » Thu Jul 18, 2019 1:31 pm

AussieBuck wrote:Fractured my ankle playing basketball, wife wants me to retire. Got to say injuries certainly don't heal the same when you're 38 as they do when your 18 or 28.

Does "retire" mean "leave the house forever" in Australia?

dbrodz7 · Post #362 » by **dbrodz7** » Thu Jul 18, 2019 1:45 pm

AussieBuck wrote:Fractured my ankle playing basketball, wife wants me to retire. Got to say injuries certainly don't heal the same when you're 38 as they do when your 18 or 28.

I'm only 30 and I've had plantar fasciitis for four years. Sprained my patella tendon in my knee falling on a hill on a fishing trip in Canada a few years ago and it still bothers me. Can't throw a football anymore because something is wrong with my shoulder that flares up when doing chest lifts at the gym. Also have issues with the piriformis muscles in both hips. I'm already retired from full court basketball, but I hope to be able to play again at some point in the future.

Kerb Hohl · Post #363 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Thu Jul 18, 2019 2:18 pm

MikeIsGood wrote:
buckboy wrote:Why do you advise against melatonin? Just curious.

Sleep dependence, sleep cycle disturbance, and in some people it can also have the opposite of the intended effect (similar to some peoples' experience with NyQuil).

Totally fine short-term. It should not be a long-term solution to sleep issues IMO.

I'm with you here, though it is my current solution.

It generally has the right effect on me so that is a positive.

I never want to become dependent on anything, really. I think it's a little bit better than some of the other short-term OTC suggestions (benadryl, etc). It was always my once/month thing if I couldn't sleep. Between not knowing what the hell was going on for a month + the initial onset I was overusing (again, this is generally not helpful past 3-5 mg) melatonin and a cocktail of other things. I'm down to just 3 mg melatonin and I'm trying to only use it if I've tried to sleep for an hour and can't (still most nights).

I'm shooting for getting over this on my own first. The actual anxiety that I feel is pretty much gone. I just sit there, feeling totally relaxed, unable to tip over the edge to sleep now. I focused a bit more on meditating last night and that helped. I've conquered stuff like this before.

If not, I know that there are any of the prescribed drugs that would be useful for me down the line. I think I should avoid going that route with a newborn in less than 2 months. I don't want to take something that conks me out for the entire night then, anyways.

Bucksfan28 · Post #364 » by **Bucksfan28** » Thu Jul 18, 2019 2:27 pm

Also Kerb, something else I've used very effectively is a magnesium supplement. And when I thought it might just be a placebo effect I upped the dose and it knocked me the hell out. Could be a good non-rx alternative to melatonin.

JimmyTheKid · Post #365 » by **JimmyTheKid** » Thu Jul 18, 2019 2:33 pm

Kerb, you gotta give CBD a shot. I've never been a "night owl," and generally sleep like a rock when one of my kids or pets isn't waking me up, so I can't relate. But CBD immediately helped my wife with her sleeping and anxiety issues. After she started working out every day about 6 months back, she gave up the the CBD, as she felt she didn't need it anymore. But she said that initial trial of CBD was life changing. Zero side effects. At least for her.

Kerb Hohl · Post #366 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Thu Jul 18, 2019 2:55 pm

JimmyTheKid wrote:Kerb, you gotta give CBD a shot. I've never been a "night owl," and generally sleep like a rock when one of my kids or pets isn't waking me up, so I can't relate. But CBD immediately helped my wife with her sleeping and anxiety issues. After she started working out every day about 6 months back, she gave up the the CBD, as she felt she didn't need it anymore. But she said that initial trial of CBD was life changing. Zero side effects. At least for her.

That's definitely on my list. I think someone many pages back claimed there were issues for some, but if I don't knock this thing out myself soon, I will be going with something like CBD and try to work myself off of it.

I'm on a weird timeline here where even if I fix it I'll have a **** for 3 months of a newborn up all night. So if I haven't figured something out then, I will be trying a lot of this stuff after that kid starts sleeping through the night.

Kerb Hohl · Post #367 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Thu Jul 18, 2019 3:10 pm

AussieBuck wrote:Fractured my ankle playing basketball, wife wants me to retire. Got to say injuries certainly don't heal the same when you're 38 as they do when your 18 or 28.

For fun/comparison, what's the recovery time slated at? I broke mine at I think 13 or 14 and I was in a walking shoe/boot for 3 weeks and took a week or 2 of therapy just to get used to walking on it again. I think it was hairline and they were being overly cautious with it.

Post #368 » by **humanrefutation** » Thu Jul 18, 2019 4:50 pm

Damn, it's too bad I didn't catch this glitch when it was live.

https://gizmodo.com/amazon-prime-day-glitch-let-people-buy-13-000-camera-g-1836487919?

stellation · Post #369 » by **stellation** » Thu Jul 18, 2019 9:42 pm

AussieBuck wrote:Fractured my ankle playing basketball, wife wants me to retire. Got to say injuries certainly don't heal the same when you're 38 as they do when your 18 or 28.

I'm sorry to hear that, dude. You'll miss her.

trwi7 · Post #370 » by **trwi7** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 2:37 am

MickeyDavis wrote:Hey Twirl, what's the big Admirals announcement on 7/18?

Update: Landmark Credit Union is a new sponsor and I couldn’t be loling any harder. That is where I keep all my cashiola though.

MikeIsGood · Post #371 » by **MikeIsGood** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:34 pm

So downtown Madison is basically on fire. Anyone able to gather anything? I'm trying to follow on Twitter but the reports are either off, or there are a dozen fires.

Post #372 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:39 pm

MikeIsGood wrote:So downtown Madison is basically on fire. Anyone able to gather anything? I'm trying to follow on Twitter but the reports are either off, or there are a dozen fires.

Read on Twitter

MikeIsGood · Post #373 » by **MikeIsGood** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:59 pm

From what I can gather, the station off East Wash had a huge explosion and started on fire. Power started going down, and it overloaded the substations. I've seen confirmation (and pictures) that the substation near Ogg Hall/Kohl Center is on fire, then separate tweets/speculation that the substation on Charter, one in Maple Bluff, and possibly one on the west side also are on fire. Not sure what to believe.

MikeIsGood · Post #374 » by **MikeIsGood** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 2:03 pm

A transformer at the airport is also on fire. Ffs.

Post #375 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 2:18 pm

So it sure seems like Le Batard was suspended. ESPN brass is so **** cowardly.

ETA: So it seems like he got a hour suspension.

HaroldinGMinor · Post #376 » by **HaroldinGMinor** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 2:29 pm

MikeIsGood wrote:From what I can gather, the station off East Wash had a huge explosion and started on fire. Power started going down, and it overloaded the substations. I've seen confirmation (and pictures) that the substation near Ogg Hall/Kohl Center is on fire, then separate tweets/speculation that the substation on Charter, one in Maple Bluff, and possibly one on the west side also are on fire. Not sure what to believe.

Man, crappy day to be without power. Hope everyone is ok. Our electrical grid is poopy.

Post #377 » by **MickeyDavis** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 2:41 pm

No power today would be brutal.

JimmyTheKid · Post #378 » by **JimmyTheKid** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 2:43 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:So it sure seems like Le Batard was suspended. ESPN brass is so **** cowardly.

Careful...

[NO POLITICS OR RELIGIONor race]

Post #379 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 3:01 pm

Read on Twitter

Mags FTW · Post #380 » by **Mags FTW** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 3:45 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:

Read on Twitter

Good thing there's nobody on the team that could come in and warm the place up with some hot shooting...

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