USMB Coffee Shop IV

[mdk]

Evening folks. I hope everyone had a wonderful day. I have a sneaking suspicion I'll be in bed early tonight. I tweaked my back and I slept awfully last night. Ugh, when did I get old? lol.

 

[Foxfyre]

Just made me a dozen jumbo shrimp and ATE THEM ALL. Used a recipe from online for the batter, and used my little Fry Daddy deep fryer. When I see the 16 to 20 bags of jumbo shrimp in the store, I buy a couple. Holy cow are they good... and am I ever FULL...

I LOVE shrimp, especially well seasoned battered and fried jumbo shrimp. Why do you find bags of shrimp there? We can hardly find it at all here and when we can get them, they want an arm and a leg.

Weird...I just saw this commercial and started craving shrimp cocktail, then I saw this post.

Well the ad it played for me was a GoDaddy website commercial but I assume the ad it played for you involved shrimp?

Have you ever had those unexplainable moments that you KNEW who was calling or thought of the person before you picked up the phone? Somebody you had not thought of in ages and certainly didn't expect to call? It is those kinds of things that makes me believe in some kind of spiritual or telepathic energy that we sometimes have available to us.

And every now and then I see one of those posts that is such an eerie coincidence to something I was thinking or getting ready to post or whatever that it makes me wonder if we don't connect in some kind of telepathic ways just every once in awhile.

 

[Foxfyre]

I figure with all the "walking" I've been doing (antique and junk store shopping) plus working out on the elliptical threw the back out again, low and mid back. Have a Chiro appointment tomorrow morning. Like you I've been dealing with this for over 40 years but it's gotten worse over the last 10 years but mine hurts all the time to some degree or another.
It's been quite warm here the last few days, almost all the snow is gone and things are starting to bloom, been using the sinus rinse and nasal spray quite frequently.

Must have been the weekend for the return of back problems. Although, these days I'm never sure if it is my back or my leg. A few months ago, I thought it was my hip bothering me but the MRI showed a herniated disc pushing on the spinal chord manifesting the pain in my hip. This weekend my lower leg wasn't exactly in pain, just uncomfortable. Was it the herniated disc/spinal chord, or my actual leg causing the issue? I don't know.

I'm also getting annoyed with the numbness that runs from about mid-thigh all the way down into my toes, it doesn't seem to be getting better. That is caused by the herniated disc and the doctor said it would take a while to improve. I suppose numbness is probably better than pain. My leg and foot just don't seem to act right sometimes when I am walking. I'm not sure how to properly describe it, but my foot feels "floppy", like it doesn't quite land right while walking, like I have a loss of motor control. It's very aggravating.

Unlike you, Ringal, walking seems to improve my overall situation, but I sit at a desk for most of my working hours. I have to keep reminding myself to get up and walk for a few minutes.
I won't go to a chiro, I see them as little more than witch-doctors and so does the AMA (but with softer language than mine).

I think there are chiropractors and then there are chiropractors. And I agree there are some real quacks out there. But our HMO doctors have some chiropractic specialists that they have referred people to when symptoms suggested it could help. When Hombre's back goes out he is usually pretty handicapped for two or three or more days. But one morning he did something to his back just as we were getting ready to leave on a critical working road trip. He was in incapacitating pain and it would have cost us a small fortune if he couldn't make the trip. So he swallowed hard and called a chiropractor that had been recommended to us. One treatment and he was still a little sore, but he was good to go. So sometimes it does help.

 

[Sherry]

I figure with all the "walking" I've been doing (antique and junk store shopping) plus working out on the elliptical threw the back out again, low and mid back. Have a Chiro appointment tomorrow morning. Like you I've been dealing with this for over 40 years but it's gotten worse over the last 10 years but mine hurts all the time to some degree or another.
It's been quite warm here the last few days, almost all the snow is gone and things are starting to bloom, been using the sinus rinse and nasal spray quite frequently.

Must have been the weekend for the return of back problems. Although, these days I'm never sure if it is my back or my leg. A few months ago, I thought it was my hip bothering me but the MRI showed a herniated disc pushing on the spinal chord manifesting the pain in my hip. This weekend my lower leg wasn't exactly in pain, just uncomfortable. Was it the herniated disc/spinal chord, or my actual leg causing the issue? I don't know.

I'm also getting annoyed with the numbness that runs from about mid-thigh all the way down into my toes, it doesn't seem to be getting better. That is caused by the herniated disc and the doctor said it would take a while to improve. I suppose numbness is probably better than pain. My leg and foot just don't seem to act right sometimes when I am walking. I'm not sure how to properly describe it, but my foot feels "floppy", like it doesn't quite land right while walking, like I have a loss of motor control. It's very aggravating.

Unlike you, Ringal, walking seems to improve my overall situation, but I sit at a desk for most of my working hours. I have to keep reminding myself to get up and walk for a few minutes.
I won't go to a chiro, I see them as little more than witch-doctors and so does the AMA (but with softer language than mine).

I never had a positive opinion of chiropractors. Then the summer before my son's freshman year, he had to get a physical to participate in the marching band. He was diagnosed with scoliosis. I felt so bad because I thought he was just slouching due a big growth spurt and being so tall, and I would scold him to stand up straight. After 6 months of regular visits to a chiropractor, it was significantly improved. Now he only needs to continue his back exercises, and go for the occasional adjustment to keep it in line. I appreciate that man so much for fixing what could have turned into a serious health issue for my son.

 

[Sherry]

Just made me a dozen jumbo shrimp and ATE THEM ALL. Used a recipe from online for the batter, and used my little Fry Daddy deep fryer. When I see the 16 to 20 bags of jumbo shrimp in the store, I buy a couple. Holy cow are they good... and am I ever FULL...

I LOVE shrimp, especially well seasoned battered and fried jumbo shrimp. Why do you find bags of shrimp there? We can hardly find it at all here and when we can get them, they want an arm and a leg.

Weird...I just saw this commercial and started craving shrimp cocktail, then I saw this post.

Well the ad it played for me was a GoDaddy website commercial but I assume the ad it played for you involved shrimp?

Have you ever had those unexplainable moments that you KNEW who was calling or thought of the person before you picked up the phone? Somebody you had not thought of in ages and certainly didn't expect to call? It is those kinds of things that makes me believe in some kind of spiritual or telepathic energy that we sometimes have available to us.

And every now and then I see one of those posts that is such an eerie coincidence to something I was thinking or getting ready to post or whatever that it makes me wonder if we don't connect in some kind of telepathic ways just every once in awhile.

Was it the ad with Jon Lovitz poolside holding a tray of monster shrimp cocktail??

 

[Foxfyre]

Just made me a dozen jumbo shrimp and ATE THEM ALL. Used a recipe from online for the batter, and used my little Fry Daddy deep fryer. When I see the 16 to 20 bags of jumbo shrimp in the store, I buy a couple. Holy cow are they good... and am I ever FULL...

I LOVE shrimp, especially well seasoned battered and fried jumbo shrimp. Why do you find bags of shrimp there? We can hardly find it at all here and when we can get them, they want an arm and a leg.

Weird...I just saw this commercial and started craving shrimp cocktail, then I saw this post.

Well the ad it played for me was a GoDaddy website commercial but I assume the ad it played for you involved shrimp?

Have you ever had those unexplainable moments that you KNEW who was calling or thought of the person before you picked up the phone? Somebody you had not thought of in ages and certainly didn't expect to call? It is those kinds of things that makes me believe in some kind of spiritual or telepathic energy that we sometimes have available to us.

And every now and then I see one of those posts that is such an eerie coincidence to something I was thinking or getting ready to post or whatever that it makes me wonder if we don't connect in some kind of telepathic ways just every once in awhile.

Was it the ad with Jon Lovitz poolside holding a tray of monster shrimp cocktail??

No. Just an actor--I can't remember his name--holding a drink. There was a pool in the background though.

Edit: Okay I just looked up Jon Lovitz and he was the guy with the drink.

 

[alan1]

Just made me a dozen jumbo shrimp and ATE THEM ALL. Used a recipe from online for the batter, and used my little Fry Daddy deep fryer. When I see the 16 to 20 bags of jumbo shrimp in the store, I buy a couple. Holy cow are they good... and am I ever FULL...

For people that don't know, the number they use for shrimp (16 to 20 in this case) is the approximate number of shrimp in a pound. 16 to 20 are large, if you ate a dozen, that is over half a pound. There is a grocery store around my neck of the woods that (very) occasionally has 4 to 6 count shrimp. In other words, one shrimp is a quarter pound or slightly less. When I see those, I'll buy them and invite my kids over for dinner and cook them on the grill.

 

[Sherry]

Just made me a dozen jumbo shrimp and ATE THEM ALL. Used a recipe from online for the batter, and used my little Fry Daddy deep fryer. When I see the 16 to 20 bags of jumbo shrimp in the store, I buy a couple. Holy cow are they good... and am I ever FULL...

I LOVE shrimp, especially well seasoned battered and fried jumbo shrimp. Why do you find bags of shrimp there? We can hardly find it at all here and when we can get them, they want an arm and a leg.

Weird...I just saw this commercial and started craving shrimp cocktail, then I saw this post.

Well the ad it played for me was a GoDaddy website commercial but I assume the ad it played for you involved shrimp?

Have you ever had those unexplainable moments that you KNEW who was calling or thought of the person before you picked up the phone? Somebody you had not thought of in ages and certainly didn't expect to call? It is those kinds of things that makes me believe in some kind of spiritual or telepathic energy that we sometimes have available to us.

And every now and then I see one of those posts that is such an eerie coincidence to something I was thinking or getting ready to post or whatever that it makes me wonder if we don't connect in some kind of telepathic ways just every once in awhile.

Was it the ad with Jon Lovitz poolside holding a tray of monster shrimp cocktail??

No. Just an actor--I can't remember his name--holding a drink. There was a pool in the background though.

Edit: Okay I just looked up Jon Lovitz and he was the guy with the drink.

Look again at what he's holding when they zoom in.

 

[alan1]

Weird...I just saw this commercial and started craving shrimp cocktail, then I saw this post.

There is a Mexican restaurant down the street from my house that serves a similar looking shrimp cocktail, but about 3 times that size. It's listed as an appetizer, but it's a meal.

 

[Foxfyre]

Evening folks. I hope everyone had a wonderful day. I have a sneaking suspicion I'll be in bed early tonight. I tweaked my back and I slept awfully last night. Ugh, when did I get old? lol.

So sorry for your pain mdk but you are in very good company in the Coffee Shop. At times because so many of us seem to have back issues, I thought if we renamed this place it would be Bad Back Bungalow.

 

[mdk]

Evening folks. I hope everyone had a wonderful day. I have a sneaking suspicion I'll be in bed early tonight. I tweaked my back and I slept awfully last night. Ugh, when did I get old? lol.

So sorry for your pain mdk but you are in very good company in the Coffee Shop. At times because so many of us seem to have back issues, I thought if we renamed this place it would be Bad Back Bungalow.

Catchy name, I like it. This happened a couple years ago and subsided after a couple days. I've been hitting the gym pretty hard lately so that may be a factor as well. Thanks for the well wishes btw. Cheers!

 

[Foxfyre]

I LOVE shrimp, especially well seasoned battered and fried jumbo shrimp. Why do you find bags of shrimp there? We can hardly find it at all here and when we can get them, they want an arm and a leg.

Weird...I just saw this commercial and started craving shrimp cocktail, then I saw this post.

Well the ad it played for me was a GoDaddy website commercial but I assume the ad it played for you involved shrimp?

Have you ever had those unexplainable moments that you KNEW who was calling or thought of the person before you picked up the phone? Somebody you had not thought of in ages and certainly didn't expect to call? It is those kinds of things that makes me believe in some kind of spiritual or telepathic energy that we sometimes have available to us.

And every now and then I see one of those posts that is such an eerie coincidence to something I was thinking or getting ready to post or whatever that it makes me wonder if we don't connect in some kind of telepathic ways just every once in awhile.

Was it the ad with Jon Lovitz poolside holding a tray of monster shrimp cocktail??

No. Just an actor--I can't remember his name--holding a drink. There was a pool in the background though.

Edit: Okay I just looked up Jon Lovitz and he was the guy with the drink.

Look again at what he's holding when they zoom in.

Okay. My computer and USMB don't always get along well for whatever reason. So I went to Youtube and typed in Jon Lovitz Godaddy commercial and saw the video and this time it did zoom in on the shrimp cocktail.

 

[alan1]

I figure with all the "walking" I've been doing (antique and junk store shopping) plus working out on the elliptical threw the back out again, low and mid back. Have a Chiro appointment tomorrow morning. Like you I've been dealing with this for over 40 years but it's gotten worse over the last 10 years but mine hurts all the time to some degree or another.
It's been quite warm here the last few days, almost all the snow is gone and things are starting to bloom, been using the sinus rinse and nasal spray quite frequently.

Must have been the weekend for the return of back problems. Although, these days I'm never sure if it is my back or my leg. A few months ago, I thought it was my hip bothering me but the MRI showed a herniated disc pushing on the spinal chord manifesting the pain in my hip. This weekend my lower leg wasn't exactly in pain, just uncomfortable. Was it the herniated disc/spinal chord, or my actual leg causing the issue? I don't know.

I'm also getting annoyed with the numbness that runs from about mid-thigh all the way down into my toes, it doesn't seem to be getting better. That is caused by the herniated disc and the doctor said it would take a while to improve. I suppose numbness is probably better than pain. My leg and foot just don't seem to act right sometimes when I am walking. I'm not sure how to properly describe it, but my foot feels "floppy", like it doesn't quite land right while walking, like I have a loss of motor control. It's very aggravating.

Unlike you, Ringal, walking seems to improve my overall situation, but I sit at a desk for most of my working hours. I have to keep reminding myself to get up and walk for a few minutes.
I won't go to a chiro, I see them as little more than witch-doctors and so does the AMA (but with softer language than mine).

I never had a positive opinion of chiropractors. Then the summer before my son's freshman year, he had to get a physical to participate in the marching band. He was diagnosed with scoliosis. I felt so bad because I thought he was just slouching due a big growth spurt and being so tall, and I would scold him to stand up straight. After 6 months of regular visits to a chiropractor, it was significantly improved. Now he only needs to continue his back exercises, and go for the occasional adjustment to keep it in line. I appreciate that man so much for fixing what could have turned into a serious health issue for my son.

Did you ever consider a physical therapist?

The reason I ask that question is because I know lots of people that go to a chiro over and over for years on end. Some years less often than other years, but they never stop going. I know just as many people that have gone to a physical therapist (AMA accepted) and they were cured enough to stop going after a period of time.

 

[Sherry]

I figure with all the "walking" I've been doing (antique and junk store shopping) plus working out on the elliptical threw the back out again, low and mid back. Have a Chiro appointment tomorrow morning. Like you I've been dealing with this for over 40 years but it's gotten worse over the last 10 years but mine hurts all the time to some degree or another.
It's been quite warm here the last few days, almost all the snow is gone and things are starting to bloom, been using the sinus rinse and nasal spray quite frequently.

Must have been the weekend for the return of back problems. Although, these days I'm never sure if it is my back or my leg. A few months ago, I thought it was my hip bothering me but the MRI showed a herniated disc pushing on the spinal chord manifesting the pain in my hip. This weekend my lower leg wasn't exactly in pain, just uncomfortable. Was it the herniated disc/spinal chord, or my actual leg causing the issue? I don't know.

I'm also getting annoyed with the numbness that runs from about mid-thigh all the way down into my toes, it doesn't seem to be getting better. That is caused by the herniated disc and the doctor said it would take a while to improve. I suppose numbness is probably better than pain. My leg and foot just don't seem to act right sometimes when I am walking. I'm not sure how to properly describe it, but my foot feels "floppy", like it doesn't quite land right while walking, like I have a loss of motor control. It's very aggravating.

Unlike you, Ringal, walking seems to improve my overall situation, but I sit at a desk for most of my working hours. I have to keep reminding myself to get up and walk for a few minutes.
I won't go to a chiro, I see them as little more than witch-doctors and so does the AMA (but with softer language than mine).

I never had a positive opinion of chiropractors. Then the summer before my son's freshman year, he had to get a physical to participate in the marching band. He was diagnosed with scoliosis. I felt so bad because I thought he was just slouching due a big growth spurt and being so tall, and I would scold him to stand up straight. After 6 months of regular visits to a chiropractor, it was significantly improved. Now he only needs to continue his back exercises, and go for the occasional adjustment to keep it in line. I appreciate that man so much for fixing what could have turned into a serious health issue for my son.

Did you ever consider a physical therapist?

The reason I ask that question is because I know lots of people that go to a chiro over and over for years on end. Some years less often than other years, but they never stop going. I know just as many people that have gone to a physical therapist (AMA accepted) and they were cured enough to stop going after a period of time.

His spine needs to stay aligned through adjustments, and that requires a chiropractor.

 

[alan1]

His spine needs to stay aligned through adjustments, and that requires a chiropractor.

Has a medically educated physical therapist/doctor told you that?
Or did a chiropractor without a medical degree tell you that?

 

[Sherry]

His spine needs to stay aligned through adjustments, and that requires a chiropractor.

Has a medically educated physical therapist/doctor told you that?
Or did a chiropractor without a medical degree tell you that?

I'm a responsible mom...thanks for your concern.

 

[Ringel05]

I figure with all the "walking" I've been doing (antique and junk store shopping) plus working out on the elliptical threw the back out again, low and mid back. Have a Chiro appointment tomorrow morning. Like you I've been dealing with this for over 40 years but it's gotten worse over the last 10 years but mine hurts all the time to some degree or another.
It's been quite warm here the last few days, almost all the snow is gone and things are starting to bloom, been using the sinus rinse and nasal spray quite frequently.

Must have been the weekend for the return of back problems. Although, these days I'm never sure if it is my back or my leg. A few months ago, I thought it was my hip bothering me but the MRI showed a herniated disc pushing on the spinal chord manifesting the pain in my hip. This weekend my lower leg wasn't exactly in pain, just uncomfortable. Was it the herniated disc/spinal chord, or my actual leg causing the issue? I don't know.

I'm also getting annoyed with the numbness that runs from about mid-thigh all the way down into my toes, it doesn't seem to be getting better. That is caused by the herniated disc and the doctor said it would take a while to improve. I suppose numbness is probably better than pain. My leg and foot just don't seem to act right sometimes when I am walking. I'm not sure how to properly describe it, but my foot feels "floppy", like it doesn't quite land right while walking, like I have a loss of motor control. It's very aggravating.

Unlike you, Ringal, walking seems to improve my overall situation, but I sit at a desk for most of my working hours. I have to keep reminding myself to get up and walk for a few minutes.
I won't go to a chiro, I see them as little more than witch-doctors and so does the AMA (but with softer language than mine).

There are "holistic" Chiros who claim they can cure the common cold then there are Medical Chiropractors (went to medical school) and the ones in between, kinda like a Nurse Practitioner. The AMA no longer looks at Chiropractic medicine the same way it used to when it was in it's infancy besides I generally take what the AMA says with a block of salt as they're more interested in maintaining their "status" and medical supremacy then actually serving the public.

 

[007]

Just made me a dozen jumbo shrimp and ATE THEM ALL. Used a recipe from online for the batter, and used my little Fry Daddy deep fryer. When I see the 16 to 20 bags of jumbo shrimp in the store, I buy a couple. Holy cow are they good... and am I ever FULL...

I LOVE shrimp, especially well seasoned battered and fried jumbo shrimp. Why do you find bags of shrimp there? We can hardly find it at all here and when we can get them, they want an arm and a leg.

I get these bags of shrimp at walmart. You have to check the freezer each time to see if they have the 16-20 count bags though. Half the time they don't, and I suppose they are a little pricey, but when you think about it, it's still cheaper than had you gone out to eat and had them, and then gotten only half as many. I don't eat out much. When I get a hankerin' for something, I usually just buy it and cook it at home. I mixed up a batter for them from an online recipe, had onion powder, garlic powder, sugar, salt and pepper in it for seasoning. It was really good I thought.

 

[gallantwarrior]

Greetings, All!
Been busy. Glad to see everyone and everything is normal in the CS! My buddy and I had a quiet celebration of my BD. I was surprised he remembered, my partner certainly did not. We had clams marinara for dinner and some astoundingly artistic cupcakes for dessert.
I managed to rack up my back pretty badly Friday. It was rainy and the wind was pretty hefty. I had to go up an 8' ladder and slipped on the bottom step coming back down. Fell on my back but didn't think much about it. By morning, I was getting some pretty sharp "twinges". By the time I got ready to go back to work the next day, my back kept seizing up. I've been using alternating heat and cold treatments, but if I bend just the right way, I seize up again. If this pain doesn't start to abate soon, I will be visiting my chiropractor.
Still no additional new babies, although some of my "ladies" are ginormous. Here are a couple of pictures of last Monday's arrivals.

 

[Foxfyre]

Greetings, All!
Been busy. Glad to see everyone and everything is normal in the CS! My buddy and I had a quiet celebration of my BD. I was surprised he remembered, my partner certainly did not. We had clams marinara for dinner and some astoundingly artistic cupcakes for dessert.
I managed to rack up my back pretty badly Friday. It was rainy and the wind was pretty hefty. I had to go up an 8' ladder and slipped on the bottom step coming back down. Fell on my back but didn't think much about it. By morning, I was getting some pretty sharp "twinges". By the time I got ready to go back to work the next day, my back kept seizing up. I've been using alternating heat and cold treatments, but if I bend just the right way, I seize up again. If this pain doesn't start to abate soon, I will be visiting my chiropractor.
Still no additional new babies, although some of my "ladies" are ginormous. Here are a couple of pictures of last Monday's arrivals.

Oh shoot. One thing I really REALLY hate about this new USMB software is we can't get birthday notices for everybody like we used to. So sorry you're in the bad back club today GW, but we definitely do need to acknowledge your birthday: At least its still Monday in Alaska.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
GALLANT WARRIOR!!!

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