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Glad to find this thread and apologies for being a bit long winded. After a spine injury 6 years ago that’s left my right lower leg and foot largely useless apart from the busted nerves giving me randomly varying levels of gyp from just plain hurting to puking I finally got approved for some bracing to help with mobility recently. All the time up to then being able to do less and less for my family and myself sent me to the darkest of places including a trip or two to the psych ward; walking and moving with difficulty, tripping up as the foot just flops about and I can’t feel it when it touches something. Been using a cane for the last three years, real dignity stripper that in your early forties and even worse when you faceplant in public. Going any sort of speed needed a weird gait to make up for what doesn’t work and was surprisingly knackering and harsh on the opposite hip & knee. Anyways, this brace is like night and day. Holds the leg and foot in the right position to be able to walk at least somewhat properly and stable enough to not need a cane. I didn’t care that it still hurt, I could walk and that first weekend having it I put 15kms on it walking the block and around the local mall. Such a simple thing but has opened up my life again. I can go further afield and without pavements; I can head out with the dog again. In time I may even be able to run on it if the spine can stand it, we’ll see. Social media was doing my head in so I deleted my accounts and I’m glad I did to be honest. For the first time in a long time there’s some optimism crept in, hope almost that I can claw my way back to somewhere I used to be without the constant comparisons, though it does feel good to share this modest bit of success of my own while reading others as well. I’ve been focused on losing weight since the start of the new year, using the WeightWatchers app of all things which has been really useful for tracking. Gone from 16st5 (229lbs) to 15st8 (218lbs) up to now with a goal of getting to 14st (196lbs). Being able to increase my activity without more difficulty, new problems or significantly worse pain is just ###### awesome.

Well done to Scott and the other valued members of the Derwent Park SC, Season 2019 is just around the corner, 20 numbers to go to hit 250 members and in the region of £5000 raised. Doesn't that have a nice ring to it! Well done all and thank you to those who have purchased and supported the club through this method ? Let's do this?? #ourtown

2 sheets too. I remember being at work and one of the guys printed off a notice saying "Due to NHS Cutbacks people using this toilet will be restricted to 5 sheets of two-ply per visit. Please remember you can use both sides." The managers blamed me, but the couldn't discipline me because they couldn't prove it. The notice was removed, then a week later, on my day off, it was replaced with the additional "This excludes managers, who are full of Sh**"

Yes, I've been following this online, and if they haven't yet been picked up in such a busy shipping channel, the chances of rescue have gone from slim to none.

I think by now a little hope may be an exaggeration. So sad for all the others involved also.

Welcome to the gym, mate!

Just done my weights again.

First French steps 1934 - Jean Galia & Jim Sullivan with Wigan Mayor.

Especially after midnight when no-one hears the screams, and the victim is asleep.

One place I worked at in the very late 90s had descended into people bringing their own bog roll to work so they could use it without rationing. The toilets had none in them and you had to ask security for access to a roll before you went in, you had to sign it out and back in. Apparently, the Board were concerned about how much people were using and "stealing". The company went bust two years later... no wonder if that's what the Board were concerning themselves about.

Goblet squats, lunges and burpees today. Struggled.

Well, if it gets real bad usually gunshots give you a clue.

Ahhh but then is it office John Wayne bog roll* or is it posh stuff that could double as a duvet? * if you don't get that then you're too young...

Woodburner? Nooooooooooooooooo! ??? https://www.thegreenage.co.uk/are-wood-burners-bad-for-the-environment/

Olstrum no issue just carrying a bit of a knock. Jp probably retired as he was only helping out late on last season and even offered to play in the last game bit needs an acl op. Maulding? No word

I agree Scott. He’s still only a young and relatively inexperienced player and was getting better all the time. He obviously had a love for the club as well when you read his tweets after the swinton game last season so hopefully something can be sorted out and we can see him in blue and white again.

Overall I reckon the positives outweighed the negatives and he did a good job on the wing I’d say . Big lad , took the ball , ran it back strongly out of our end and a good try scoring record .

Paah, you would still get lads in tee shirts and lasses in short skirts and bare legs trawling the pub's on a night out over here in those temps.

Yes the American school thing was a bit odd, along with having people living in a trailer park. I suspect they did that for international accessibility. It was quite a bit of fun and the characters were mostly lovable (especially Gillian Anderson and the plumber.... if ever there was a porn cliche)

I've seen this myself in Belfast and it really is quite amazing seeing thousands of Starlings act in unison. The video probably doesn't quite do it justice but its a joy to see: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-northern-ireland-46845811/starling-murmuration-swirls-over-belfast-s-albert-bridge

I'm a gardener. Own firm. If it makes him happy gets him away from tv and a light bit of titivation/ exercise go mad sir