Rant; Winter 2013/14

[tlombard]

Yeah, I am never sure about chiropractors to be honest. I'm just going to give it a couple of days, take it easy and see where I'm at.

When I was younger someone rear ended us and I ended up seeing a chiropractor who actually did help. On the other hand my grandmother was seeing one for pain in her lower back and I think his treatment did more harm than good... because the cause of pain was her kidneys failing and not her back but he swore what he was doing would make the pain go away. Maybe there was something out of whack with her back but he still probably should have suggested her getting some other tests done after a few visits and her having the same pain.

I do have to include the disclaimer that I only know parts of the true story because she never told us what was going on until we got the call New Year's Eve that she was in the hospital so we all made the drive down on New Year's Day to find out that they were going to send her home and give her a hospice nurse because she only had a couple of days, maybe two weeks to live. I could be way off base but my grandfather always thought the chiropractor made things worse and told her everything was in her spine and not internal organs.

[Freed Roger]

There are some definite horror stories out there on chiropractors. Just heard a tale about a friend of a friend recently.
Still, chiropractors may get a bad rap overall, i.e I used to have the image of old-style south city ones that work out their basement cracking bones around on a weekly basement for old people.

I know a chiropractor thru all the running stuff I do, she seems very smart and helpful - and not always into magical bone manipulations and cranking your bones into place - but more into re-hab exercises and then preventive. My bro in-law is ortho phys therapist - and ironically now they do "adjustments" too, just like chiropractors, as well as the exercise stuff.

Seems like there's a lot cross-over between the two in their current form (doctor-phys therapy/chiro) . But I'd still put more stock in the doctor-phys therapy route, especially if the insurance is more likely to honor it.

/please refrain from middle school humor assaults on all the magical bone and manipulations.

[StL Dan]

FB - I'm just talking trash about the people I work with because no matter how bad I wanted to call in this morning, I just don't have the balls to do it. I know that if I try and say that I'll work from home, it is complete BS. I would be playing Xbox, watching movies, etc. I would be doing anything but actual work. Of course I would leave the laptop signed in so that I was visible on IM as if I was working though.

Always how I've been. If I can get here then I'm going to get here and do my job. One time I when I was living downtown I actually walked to work through the snow (a little over a mile) to get to work because nobody else could. I do draw the line there now, I'm not walking any farther than the 75 yards it takes me to get to the bus.

We are very similar in this regard. I will not call in "sick" if I'm not sick. I will make every effort to be at work in even the worst of weather or social conditions simply because I know most everyone else will use bad circumstances as their excuse for a play date.

Plus, I hate using up vacation time for time just spent at home watching movies and being unproductive or without family.

[StL Dan]

Hey everyone just to remind you:

http://gatewayredbirds.com/forum/viewto ... =9&t=53887

And for dan - red cross will be there soon with supplies. Hang in there.

I'm good, brother. Snow and weather doesn't bother me in the least. I enjoy it.

[Fat_Bulldog]

FB - I'm just talking trash about the people I work with because no matter how bad I wanted to call in this morning, I just don't have the balls to do it. I know that if I try and say that I'll work from home, it is complete BS. I would be playing Xbox, watching movies, etc. I would be doing anything but actual work. Of course I would leave the laptop signed in so that I was visible on IM as if I was working though.

Always how I've been. If I can get here then I'm going to get here and do my job. One time I when I was living downtown I actually walked to work through the snow (a little over a mile) to get to work because nobody else could. I do draw the line there now, I'm not walking any farther than the 75 yards it takes me to get to the bus.

We are very similar in this regard. I will not call in "sick" if I'm not sick. I will make every effort to be at work in even the worst of weather or social conditions simply because I know most everyone else will use bad circumstances as their excuse for a play date.

Plus, I hate using up vacation time for time just spent at home watching movies and being unproductive or without family.

I have been WORKING since 7:30 AM this morning and from home. But I have been working 90% of the time. Probably more than if I was at the office. Albeit, more difficult from home.

[jim]

I have been "working" from home today as well wink wink wink. Yeah more productive than if I were at the office, yeah that's the ticket. 3:30? Hmmm, day got away from me. Better go to the gym.

[StL Dan]

FB - I'm just talking trash about the people I work with because no matter how bad I wanted to call in this morning, I just don't have the balls to do it. I know that if I try and say that I'll work from home, it is complete BS. I would be playing Xbox, watching movies, etc. I would be doing anything but actual work. Of course I would leave the laptop signed in so that I was visible on IM as if I was working though.

Always how I've been. If I can get here then I'm going to get here and do my job. One time I when I was living downtown I actually walked to work through the snow (a little over a mile) to get to work because nobody else could. I do draw the line there now, I'm not walking any farther than the 75 yards it takes me to get to the bus.

We are very similar in this regard. I will not call in "sick" if I'm not sick. I will make every effort to be at work in even the worst of weather or social conditions simply because I know most everyone else will use bad circumstances as their excuse for a play date.

Plus, I hate using up vacation time for time just spent at home watching movies and being unproductive or without family.

I have been WORKING since 7:30 AM this morning and from home. But I have been working 90% of the time. Probably more than if I was at the office. Albeit, more difficult from home.

I envy you. If I had an office at home and my employer could set me up with what I need to work form home, I'd do it in a heart beat.

[thrill]

Ate lunch in a park today.

[wart57]

FB - I'm just talking trash about the people I work with because no matter how bad I wanted to call in this morning, I just don't have the balls to do it. I know that if I try and say that I'll work from home, it is complete BS. I would be playing Xbox, watching movies, etc. I would be doing anything but actual work. Of course I would leave the laptop signed in so that I was visible on IM as if I was working though.

Always how I've been. If I can get here then I'm going to get here and do my job. One time I when I was living downtown I actually walked to work through the snow (a little over a mile) to get to work because nobody else could. I do draw the line there now, I'm not walking any farther than the 75 yards it takes me to get to the bus.

We are very similar in this regard. I will not call in "sick" if I'm not sick. I will make every effort to be at work in even the worst of weather or social conditions simply because I know most everyone else will use bad circumstances as their excuse for a play date.

Plus, I hate using up vacation time for time just spent at home watching movies and being unproductive or without family.

I have been WORKING since 7:30 AM this morning and from home. But I have been working 90% of the time. Probably more than if I was at the office. Albeit, more difficult from home.

I envy you. If I had an office at home and my employer could set me up with what I need to work form home, I'd do it in a heart beat.

Same here, I can get my work load done in about half the time I actually spend doing it, but gotta keep up appearances. But, on the other hand, if I was working from home, I would have to deal with Mrs. Wart all day....

[tlombard]

Vacation time is for the home opener, a couple of float trips and day drinking for whatever reason (Home Opener being the most important of all holidays, tell me I can't take that off and I'll quit). I don't let mine go for anything less unless I absolutely have to.