Punctuating, for clarity and fun:
I do not suggest shooting your drainpipes.
Guessing there are more issues with feet requiring specialized knowledge. How many people get fasciitis or bone spurs in their hands? Diabetics donāt lose their hands. And I donāt think thereās a hand equivalent to fallen arches. Although I suppose that carpel tunnel in feet is probably pretty rare tooā¦
Then thereās the more mundane stuff like bunions and corns that can still cause a lot of painā¦
I know thereās at least one hand doctor/surgeon where I live because I cracked a ābet they do a lot of hand jobs there!ā joke once. Didnāt have the same effect when I made the same joke about the eye doctor for some reason. But I bet they DO do a lot of eye jobs at the eye doctor.
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Whatever happened to those ugly rugs I remember from the 80ās and 90ās that were oval shaped and had rings of different colors? The one my parents had was very uncomfortable. They were in style for a long time and I just realized I havenāt seen one in a long time.
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Are you my sister?
p.s., they also extended back to the 70s. Like you said, āThey were in style for a long time.ā
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Obligatory Simpsons gif:
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Iād have to imagine having carpals in feet is quite rare.
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They are called rag rugs. My guess is that they were cheap to make and utilized fabric scrap. As manufacturing techniques have improved, there is less scrap and thus the cost of making rag rugs increased. With an increased cost came an increase in price that tipped the scales in favor of nicer looking rugs. I only recall rag rugs used in functional areas like high traffic hallways and kitchens. I always thought of them as more functional than decorative.
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I bought a stupidly expensive* largish rag rug for my kitchen circa 1999. I liked the colors and it went with the rest of the room. I got tons of compliments on it. Likeā¦ more than I thought it deserved. I just wanted something to protect the floor from scratches from the chairs.
*I think it was $150, which was a lot for me at the time.
I bet youāre a real hoot at parties when you meet the landscape contractors: āDo you guys do a lot of blow jobs?ā
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I have a small rag rug from Cuba, but itās rectangular and the fabric bits just run from side to side, itās not in a coiled pattern. Itās what I use in front of my bathroom vanity and I really like the colors. Being that we got it in Cuba, it was more like $10.
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If youāre looking for a good head job, try a mechanic, imo.
āReally tied the room together.ā - the Dude
Isnāt āwhatās my second choiceā a fair question at the supper table? Lol.
Sure. Itās basically saying āIck, I donāt like what you just put in front of meā¦ surely thereās something else better than this slop available.ā
So if thatās the message you want to send then by all means, say that.
Prolly makes more sense prefaced with the fact that my SO doesnāt put up with s***.
I donāt blame them. Iād definitely ask whatās my second choice if you put $#!+ in front of me.
You get two choices: take it or leave it.
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Do the various competitions at The Arnold have age classes? And assuming they doā¦ what are they?
My mother slightly shocked me tonight by saying that sheās going to The Arnold in Columbus tomorrow to watch her cousin compete in a power lifting competition.
This is shocking for several reasons.
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My mother is more into the Symphony and the Art Museum than anything sports related. When she won tickets to a Reds game her post-game report was that the stadium had a really lovely view of the river but she didnāt care for the lady who sang the national anthem.
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My mother is a septuagenarian. Her cousin is slightly younger, I believe. But he must be well into his 60s, if not 70s also. That just seems old to me to be in competitive power lifting.
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I had no idea that The Arnold even included power lifting. I thought it was a body building thing.
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I had no idea the cousin did power lifting. I can count on one hand the number of times Iāve met the guy though, so obviously thereās a lot I donāt know about him.
We just had a long conversation about the difference between power lifting and body building and my mother kept telling me that before he was in movies, Arnold Schwarzenegger was a weight lifter. (Ok mom, but he was a competitive body builder. Yes, being a body builder obviously means lifting weights, but he came into prominence through body building, not power lifting.) I donāt think she really believes me about this.
Anywayā¦ still puzzling through this geriatric power lifting bit. Donāt these guys have heart attacks?!?!
The Arnold even has a Foosball competition. Overall good for people watching, but there are some surprises. Not everyone looks bronze-dipped. I wouldnāt doubt if there were more strength and skill competitions than physique.
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