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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: jacqui.c Date: 21 Apr 04 - 04:58 AM Hi freda - Kendall says that loco weed is something that grows in the South Western part of the USA - cows eat it and 'go nuts'. I'll leave you to make what you will of that! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: John MacKenzie Date: 21 Apr 04 - 04:39 AM The sheep, the weed, or the Toohey's ?? John |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: Liz the Squeak Date: 21 Apr 04 - 01:06 AM Ah, I think we've found Gioks' soul mate!! LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: John MacKenzie Date: 20 Apr 04 - 03:56 AM They've got Toohey's, it's the next best thing. John |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: freda underhill Date: 20 Apr 04 - 03:50 AM what's loco weed? don't think so! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: jacqui.c Date: 20 Apr 04 - 03:33 AM Freda, do you have "Loco weed" in Oz? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: freda underhill Date: 20 Apr 04 - 03:28 AM alanabit - what a dill I am, should have read the thread properly. feeling sheepish? if it was an Indonesian martial art you were practising, you could be feeling like an Indonesian sheep - thats not so bad - and they get into martial arts too! There are three native sheep breeds in Java: the local Javanese thin-tailed; the Priangan of West Java; the fat-tailed sheep of East Java. The Priangan sheep are bred primarily for ram fighting (Ketangkasan Seni Domba). The competitions are held regularly in Bandung and at smaller local centres. Competing rams are given intensive training which includes exercise, practice fighting, swimming and massage. The fight takes place on a grass surface within a circle of spectators. A band plays and the rams are encouraged by the dancing and singing of their attendants. The competitors are placed facing each other and a few metres apart in the centre of the ring. They back away from each other up to a distance of 5–10 metres and then charge each other with their heads down to collide head on. The base of the horn takes the major impact. They then back away and charge again. This may be repeated up to 50 times in the case of the largest class but up to only 25 times for the smallest class. After 10–12 encounters there is a pause during which the animals are petted and groomed. If one ram is a clear winner by knocking the other down or forcing him backwards or if one is a clear loser by walking away or losing interest, the fight is stopped. Usually the two adversaries are very closely matched and the winner is decided by a group of six judges who award points on the basis of agressiveness, style, dexterity, alertness and stamina. If there is any gambling on the result, it is not conducted openly. Animals are rarely hurt and blood is rarely drawn. The sheep of Java form an invaluable genetic resource, they have a reputation for high fertility, an average annual lamb production of 200–220 lambs per 100. best wishes freda |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: freda underhill Date: 20 Apr 04 - 02:41 AM The Easter Bunny can wield some wonderful healing magic - get well soon, all of you - (even those needing/craving bed baths..)! whhhoooooshhh! (easter bunny waves magic wand.....) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: Liz the Squeak Date: 19 Apr 04 - 11:39 PM Why not? Some of those sponges are positively rough and there is nothing worse than cold water on the parts (except possibly embrocation, but I can't comment on that). The warm oils keep the skin in perfect condition and prevent infestation by termites. I'm back in again, but don't bother with a bed... insomnia is a bitch but at least it means I'll be early for work! LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: GUEST,MMario Date: 19 Apr 04 - 04:15 PM but why does he insist on the warmed, scented oils? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: jacqui.c Date: 19 Apr 04 - 04:13 PM But Dave - Kendall says that because of the arthritis he MUST have bed-baths 'cause there are certain parts he can't reach - anything to oblige! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: alanabit Date: 19 Apr 04 - 03:50 PM I mentioned it earlier Freda. I muffed a kick at Pentjak Silat training. (It's an Indonesian fighting sport). I fell badly on a hand and dislocated a finger. I put it straight back in but it turned out that the ligament had been well pranged. It's now in a cast and it will be some time before I either hold a guitar or whack a punchbag again. I'm feeling a bit sheepish! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: Dave Bryant Date: 19 Apr 04 - 09:20 AM "Kendall hasn't complained - so far!" - I bet he hasn't ! You both seemed to have big grins on your faces last night. Now that he's left the recovery ward, he doesn't need bed-baths all the time. ;-)) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: freda underhill Date: 19 Apr 04 - 08:09 AM alanabit - how did you do your arm in? nosily, freda |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: John MacKenzie Date: 19 Apr 04 - 04:32 AM A cheeky little Beaujolais, with gravity, and a hint of verucca, doesn't travel very well. John |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: jacqui.c Date: 19 Apr 04 - 04:29 AM Liz - whatever can you mean? All I've been doing is making sure that Kendall gets back to the States in about the same condition, or better, than he arrived - otherwise, as Sinsull says, we won't get our deposit back! Anyway - Kendall hasn't complained - so far! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: alanabit Date: 19 Apr 04 - 02:04 AM That sounds like a beauty Liz - Buggering your foot and a potential painkiller in one hit. I'm feeling better already. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: Liz the Squeak Date: 18 Apr 04 - 09:03 PM Sorry Alanabit - I think I still hold the record for stupidest injury - bruised bones, tendons & ligaments by dropping a full bottle of wine on my bare foot.... a month on crutches that got me, and 3 weeks with a stick after that. It still twinges when I've walked a long way, but as the dicky ticker is curtailing my excercise, it's not too bad. Glad to see the Recovery Ward is still doing some good, and I hope to see Curmudgeon in here soon. We're saving him the bed by the door and the IV gin with the fresh lemon in it. I can confirm that Kendall has upped and left - I saw him in his UK incarnation this evening and he looked positively bouncy - mind you, he was with JacquiC so that might account for it! I think she's been fixing his medication! LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: alanabit Date: 18 Apr 04 - 04:20 PM Open Mike, it's a form of Indonesian martial arts in which aging buskers can crock their own fingers! Here's wishing a speedy recovery to Jenny and Larry, whom I am sure both have better excuses for being injured than I have! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: open mike Date: 18 Apr 04 - 03:07 PM what is " Pentjak Silat training" ? and recently while looking up images of wombats to send to this organization Womens Mountain Bike and Tea Society i found this but, i recommend it be restricted from entering the WARD-not house broken |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: Stilly River Sage Date: 18 Apr 04 - 02:52 PM Oh, Jenny, that sounds so painful and complicated! Good luck with the treatments they come up with next! Okay, back to the Drambuie. . . |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: JennyO Date: 18 Apr 04 - 11:38 AM I need a few weeks to rest up. I've been slowly recovering from a smashed left wrist from two years ago. I've had two lots of surgery, a metal plate followed by another one last year, and bone substitute in the spaces, and it is only now about 95% healed. In the last couple of weeks, the metal plate has started to get in the way of things, causing swelling and sudden severe cramping of the fingers, and it appears it is fraying the tendons, so it has to come out before it does any more damage. I'm wearing a brace most of the time to prevent flare-ups, and lots of rest has been recommended, so here I am. Just hook me up to the Drambuie IV over there and give me lots of nice fluffy pillows. Oh, and I hope that Nurse Ratched doesn't come in. I don't think I trust her! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: Stilly River Sage Date: 18 Apr 04 - 11:33 AM You'll have to make room for Curmudgeon pretty soon. Kendall seems to have up and escaped the ward altogether, and even fled the continent! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: freda underhill Date: 18 Apr 04 - 10:36 AM I saw a wombat on the weekend at our national folk festival in Canberra - a baby one, domesticated, lives on site. People were cuddling it, its very sweet natured. (get a little tougher as they get older, like many of us!) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: John MacKenzie Date: 18 Apr 04 - 10:33 AM Web Wombat haven't turned their clock back to winter time then, I'll have to write and complain. John |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: freda underhill Date: 18 Apr 04 - 10:18 AM it's 12.12 am..and all's well.. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: John MacKenzie Date: 18 Apr 04 - 09:50 AM 16 degrees, and nearly 1 am in Sydney, have you not turned into a pumpkin yet? John |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: freda underhill Date: 18 Apr 04 - 09:41 AM alanabit - you sure can come in. jennyo has had something similar which has damaged the ligaments of her arm, you could go to the canteen together and compare wounds. and John MacKenzie.. missing nursie I see? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: John MacKenzie Date: 18 Apr 04 - 09:31 AM Oh goody! I hear they're looking for candidates to do bed baths, can I nominate myself, or do I have to stand for election? John |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: GUEST,Nurse Ratched Date: 18 Apr 04 - 09:21 AM No fluffy toys for you, Giok. You will see that I have published some research in the Lancet on our previous encouncters ( the skepticaemia thread). That impertinant query about sun tan indicates you may be ready for some further re-education. n.r. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: alanabit Date: 18 Apr 04 - 09:13 AM Can I come in? I have an arm in a cast thanks to a crocked finger. I dislocated it at Pentjak Silat training, put it back in myself and carried on. It swoll up. The good news at the x-ray was that it was not broken. The bad news is that ligaments take at least twice as long to mend. My family is at least relieved to be spared the sound of my guitar practice for several weeks - possibly months to come! Can I claim a free pint at the Mudcat Tavern for the dumbest injury so far this year, or is Larry going to come up with a better claim? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: John MacKenzie Date: 18 Apr 04 - 09:04 AM Welcome back to the mudhouse, is Nurse Rached still with us, I could use more of her tender ministrations, and I'd like to check out her Indian Ocean suntan! John |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: freda underhill Date: 18 Apr 04 - 07:46 AM As InOBU and Jennyo are both dealing with broken hands/arms, I thought i'd refresh this one, in case... enjoy the recovery ward, there's lots of fluffy toys and comforters in here! fred |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: Liz the Squeak Date: 12 Mar 04 - 12:43 PM True - I hate milk puddings. LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: John MacKenzie Date: 12 Mar 04 - 12:38 PM It could be worse Liz; it could be Blancmange. I think thats how you spell it, not sure if the second syllable is spelt with an 'i' or not. John |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: Liz the Squeak Date: 12 Mar 04 - 12:11 PM No. Still trying to get the jelly off the left one. LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: Dave Bryant Date: 12 Mar 04 - 10:46 AM Liz - can I play with the two puppies (the ones with the pink noses) which you keep in the top of your "teddy with the purple lace". |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: Dave Bryant Date: 12 Mar 04 - 10:35 AM Has anyone noticed a badly damaged steam-roller in the Plaistow area ? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: el ted Date: 12 Mar 04 - 05:38 AM Post number 300. it is mine! eat my shorts! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: Liz the Squeak Date: 12 Mar 04 - 05:21 AM Hey Dead - what about playing with MY teddy...... the one with the purple lace..... And you know what the Dr said about playing with your pony... wash your hands afterwards! LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: John MacKenzie Date: 12 Mar 04 - 04:02 AM Less of the cockney rhyming slang please DH John |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: Dead Horse Date: 11 Mar 04 - 07:43 PM Tig, I have to inform you that a macho old sea dog such as myself would definately not want to share your Teddy Bear, no matter how big. I shall just sit up in bed whittling model ships to put inside my ever growing collection of empty gin bottles. Now, where did I leave my Little Pony? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: GUEST,freda Date: 11 Mar 04 - 06:53 PM hi catsph - sounds like you have been through quite a bit. glad to hear you're on the mend - hopefully you'll be waltzing with bears soon!(come to think of it, that photo of micca does look a little teddy bear ish..) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: Tig Date: 11 Mar 04 - 06:31 PM Soorry I'm a day late getting to the ward - I do hope my bed is still available. I've brought my new big tedddy bear I won from the Buffalo's with me for cuddling if anyone wants to share. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: Liz the Squeak Date: 11 Mar 04 - 02:27 PM Ah yes, I remembered, but only drank 2 pints of that stuff throughout the evening - if you recall, at several points I was wandering around with a huge cup of herbal tea! Well, not only have they upped the dried frog pills but they've given me sleepers too. That has a lot to do with why I feel like I've been run over by a steam roller. It's bad when you go to your doctors' office and he says, as you walk in the door 'you don't look well at all, are you sure you should be up and about?' Nurse, the screens! LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: John MacKenzie Date: 11 Mar 04 - 12:43 PM Mario, I'm glad you brought that up!! John [Feel any better now?] |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: Catherine Jayne Date: 11 Mar 04 - 12:16 PM Well I've just seen my consultant/surgeon and Im healing well although he says I will probably need more operations in the future. He showed me pictures taken of the inside of my knee done with the little camera they put inside and it wasn't pretty. He said my knees were very bad but hopefully this operation will hold it for a while and if they deteriorate more in the future then they will think of some more options. My next appointment is in 4 weeks time and the consultant will decide then when I can return to work. I start physio next Thursday........ |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: GUEST,MMario Date: 11 Mar 04 - 10:24 AM giok - why do I suddenly feel nausous? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: Dave Bryant Date: 11 Mar 04 - 10:12 AM I haven't looked in on this thread for a bit, but I think quite a few of us could answer the question that LtS asked last Sunday: So explain why I woke up this morning feeling like I'd been in a steam roller accident? Perhaps you'd forgotten your house party the evening before ! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward From: John MacKenzie Date: 10 Mar 04 - 05:52 PM I think you've got Finger Lakes Fever Mario, it's what happens when your Seneca Falls. John |
