BS: My arm is in a sling.......

Subject: BS: My arm is in a sling.......
From: JennieG
Date: 02 Aug 03 - 07:00 AM

I have had another cortisone injection in my elbow and have to wear a sling for a while......
no dancing
no guitar playing
no knitting
no sewing, quilting or embroidery
f**k all for a month actually......
on the plus side no housework, cooking or ironing either
Still have to go to work
Typing left handed ain't easy for a right hander
I am getting just a teeny bit bored, can't you tell!

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: My arm is in a sling.......
From: Billy the Bus
Date: 02 Aug 03 - 07:25 AM

All the best Jennie. Know what it's like, especially the left hand typing. How are you handling a left-hand mouse?

Cheers - Sam

Subject: RE: BS: My arm is in a sling.......
From: wysiwyg
Date: 02 Aug 03 - 07:26 AM

.... sounds like a great time to hear others' music, to go hear it live to support it or to review recordings (online or borrowed if not bought) to find new material to learn once you're back in gear. And-- sing!

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: My arm is in a sling.......
From: greg stephens
Date: 02 Aug 03 - 07:46 AM

Wingy Manone took up the trumpet in similar circumstances. Then there's the harmonica, jew's harp,3-hole pipe or single pair of bones.. It's not a problem, it's a solution opportunity.

Subject: RE: BS: My arm is in a sling.......
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 02 Aug 03 - 08:58 AM

poor Jenny

If you can get Himself into the driver's seat there are 2 great concerts next week - JennyO's club meets Thursday (Rachel Hore) & Almost Acoustic (us not them) on Saturday. You'll find me collecting the money both nights & I will be please to see you both & take money from Himself. Maybe you can bring a cushion like Jenny did after her wrist operations. Maybe I'll bring along the pics of Jenny & her cushion & get mtching ones of you.

sandra

I'm strongly right-handed, & can no longer use mousie in my right hand after 8 years of using it in my left since I decided to share the load after getting RSI in both hands from excessive over-use of computers. Tho it skittered all over the screen when I was learning to use it in my left hand. Good luck.

Subject: RE: BS: My arm is in a sling.......
From: catspaw49
Date: 02 Aug 03 - 09:07 AM

Better than having your ass in a sling!

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: My arm is in a sling.......
From: JennyO
Date: 02 Aug 03 - 09:42 AM

Hello Jennie. No K-nit k-nit k-nit? :-(

Does this explain why you haven't answered the email I sent you last week? Or did I get your email address wrong?

I can recommend the cushion for resting your arm, although a certain person who shall remain nameless scoffed at it. I even took it with me on the International Womens Day march! Sandra, what pictures have you got of me that I don't know about?

Yes Jennie, do come and see Rachel Hore on Thursday. She is excellent. You can stick your cushion on the table if you like.

What a bunch of old crocks we are!

Jenny

Subject: RE: BS: My arm is in a sling.......
From: Amergin
Date: 02 Aug 03 - 12:14 PM

Sandra said: "You'll find me collecting the money both nights"

Now why do I sense some eagerness there? BG

Subject: RE: BS: My arm is in a sling.......
From: Raedwulf
Date: 02 Aug 03 - 12:31 PM

Make it a Gin Sling, & perhaps the annoyance will fade a touch! ;)

Hope it heals soon, I hate not being able to play... :(

R

Subject: RE: BS: My arm is in a sling.......
From: HuwG
Date: 02 Aug 03 - 12:53 PM

A favourite Computer Tech. Support calls-from-hell story ...


Tech. Support: Now click the left hand mouse button.
Customer: But I've only got one mouse !

Best wishes. Get well soon.

Subject: RE: BS: My arm is in a sling.......
From: Mudlark
Date: 02 Aug 03 - 01:45 PM

JennyG ... You have my sympathies. Still remember how hard it was to make biscuits one-handed after breaking my wrist. A month in a cast/sling can be a long time! Hope you heal good as new.

Subject: RE: BS: My arm is in a sling.......
From: Bert
Date: 02 Aug 03 - 05:32 PM

Hey it doesn't stop you singing!

Subject: RE: BS: My arm is in a sling.......
From: gnu
Date: 03 Aug 03 - 05:02 AM

I wish you a speedy recovery. Such injuries can be more painful to the head than the limb and I hope you can stand the tediousness of it all.

Now, left-hand mouse ? I could never understand why any right-handed person would use the right hand for the mouse. I automatically started using the left hand so that my right hand was free for the keyboard, note-taking, calculator, sketching, whatever (go ahead Spaw). Yet, I know only one other person who uses the mouse "opposite-hand".

Subject: RE: BS: My arm is in a sling.......
From: Hrothgar
Date: 03 Aug 03 - 07:30 AM

Puts paid to the rumour that you don't know your arse from your elbow.

:-)

Subject: RE: BS: My arm is in a sling.......
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 03 Aug 03 - 09:14 AM

Amergin - the more money I collect, the more the artist gets, silly!! What were you thinking?

Gnu - Left-handed mouse users of the world unite!

Bert - JennyG is even more skilled as she recites, too.

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: My arm is in a sling.......
From: Leadfingers
Date: 03 Aug 03 - 09:23 AM

Because of the location of my desk (too close to the left side wall) I
started using my left hand for the mouse and can now claim to be ambidextrous with the mouse.Those of you who have been in the MUDCHAT
wil know that I still cant type without LOTS of typos though.

Subject: RE: BS: My arm is in a sling.......
From: JennieG
Date: 03 Aug 03 - 09:26 PM

Thank you all for the cheery words! I am finding left-handed mouse is OK, it's typing that I am not good at, I keep hitting the wrong keys. Takes twice as long as it should to type a short letter.
Jenny I didn't get your email, did you get my address correct? PM me for my phone no if you like.
Sandra I can't get to Almost Accoustic on Saturday, I will be in Canberra this weekend, it's the Canberra quilt show, Himself is driving.
The moral of this is be careful who your dance partner is. I had a minor elbow problem which was turned into a major one by being swung too hard while dancing Strip The Willow. That was a year ago! It has really impacted on my life I can tell you.
But I can still sing - choir practice tonight - la la la - and recite - the boy stood on the burning deck etc -
Cheers
Jennie