What Are You Doing In Real Life II - Page 171

Sailor Steve · 05-29-19, 03:00 PM

Just got back from yet another VA appointment, this one regarding my liver. I have a mild cirrhosis, not as bad as they first thought. This is connected to the diabetes, and everything else - the swelling in the legs, the difficulty in losing weight, the pressure in my eyes, the loss of muscle mass in my arms, the pain in walking - are all connected to the liver. The conclusion thus far is that the first step is a complete change in diet. So we start that today and go from there.

Other than that things are great, having solved several computer problems and found a new median for my daily work/play balance.

STEED · 05-30-19, 06:16 AM

Cheer up Steve it could be worst, Trump could be in your band.

All the best mate.

Mr Quatro · 05-30-19, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Just got back from yet another VA appointment, this one regarding my liver. I have a mild cirrhosis, not as bad as they first thought. This is connected to the diabetes, and everything else - the swelling in the legs, the difficulty in losing weight, the pressure in my eyes, the loss of muscle mass in my arms, the pain in walking - are all connected to the liver. The conclusion thus far is that the first step is a complete change in diet. So we start that today and go from there.

Other than that things are great, having solved several computer problems and found a new median for my daily work/play balance.

Get well friend ...

I wish we could fix our health problems the way we fix our computers ... I could use some new ram memory and a power supply upgrade.

Catfish · 05-30-19, 11:04 AM

^^ So they seem to have found the cause, and things should be getting better when addressed directly. At least i hope so. All the best

Aktungbby · 05-30-19, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Just got back from yet another VA appointment, this one regarding my liver. I have a mild cirrhosis, not as bad as they first thought. This is connected to the diabetes, and everything else - the swelling in the legs, the difficulty in losing weight, the pressure in my eyes, the loss of muscle mass in my arms, the pain in walking - are all connected to the liver. The conclusion thus far is that the first step is a complete change in diet. So we start that today and go from there.

Other than that things are great, having solved several computer problems and found a new median for my daily work/play balance.

In chess, as in life, this is known as "a slow succession of disadvantages"...

the trick is to keep it very slow!

STEED · 06-02-19, 06:10 AM

Another stinking hot muggy day in the South unlike up North cooler and fresher air the lucky sods.

Had to sweep the pavement and road outside my gaff thanks to drunken yobs smashing bottles in the early hours.

Aktungbby · 06-02-19, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Had to sweep the pavement and road outside my gaff thanks to drunken yobs smashing bottles in the early hours.

THAT MUSTA GOT YOUR IRISH UP!

WE R TRUELY 'SEPARATED BY A COMMON LANGAUGE'!

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"gaff" is an irish slang word for "house", its also used across Scotland and parts of England and Wales

I'M UP TWO GAFFS TO YOUR ONE!

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On a boat, a gaff is a pole which is attached to a mast in order to support a particular kind of sail.

<OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE WISKER-POLE FOR DOWNWIND HANDLING OF THE JIB-SAIL...& THE EVER-PRESENT INDISPENSIBLE BOAT GAFF (USUALLY 3 ON BOARD AS THEY OFTEN GET DESTROYED)

FOR EMERGENCY FENDING OFF IN TIGHT MARINAS, OCCASIONAL FLOATING BODIES/OBJECTS

AND GRABBING THE MOORING LINES IN THE SLIP AS WE END THE VOYAGE.

Catfish · 06-02-19, 02:45 PM

Pfft what you have at the top is an 'Ausbaumer' (for booming out, sometimes called Spinnaker pole) used together with a 'Bullenstander' (english preventer, but comes from the square rigger times where Bullen or bulins were those ropes to hold the forward lower parts of the sail), and the second one down low is a dog hook.
A gaff is a beam to support or carry a sail, and always the upper one like here:

or here (main gaff is lowered here):

It must be hard to live in or on a gaff, Steed

Onkel Neal · 06-02-19, 05:02 PM

My usual Sunday stress relief ritual: motorcycle ride to lunch, read and nap.

Aktungbby · 06-02-19, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Pfft what you have at the top is an 'Ausbaumer' (for booming out, sometimes called Spinnaker pole) used together with a 'Bullenstander' (english preventer, but comes from the square rigger times where Bullen or bulins were those ropes to hold the forward lower parts of the sail), and the second one down low is a dog hook.
A gaff is a beam to support or carry a sail, and always the upper one like here:

or here (main gaff is lowered here):

It must be hard to live in or on a gaff, Steed

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On a boat, a gaff is a pole which is attached to a mast in order to support a particular kind of sail.

EGAD! PARDON MY 'GAFFE'

I UBER-FOCUSED ON THE WORD PARTICULAR...AND ANY SAIL I'M ASSIGNED TO IS ....PARTICULAR IMHO!
OUR

OYSTERBOAT ENGLISH FRIEND BERTIEK476 IS OF COURSE THE RESIDENT EXPERT ON THIS

SEEN DOING A DOWNWIND 'WING AND WING' WITH A LEGIT SPINNAKER

< PS: WE USE THE BULLSTANDER (PREVENTER) ON THE MAIN BOOM IN THE DOWNWIND (AS DEPICTED IN THE THE PHOTO) TO PREVENT NASTY SNAP-SHIFT BACKWINDS THAT TAKE YOUR HEAD OFF-THE BOOM IS ALWAYS SET TO MY HEIGHT AS I'M TALLEST ON THE BOAT AND LIKLIEST TO BE MOVING AROUND AT ANY TIME OUT OF THE COCKPIT ESPECIALLY WHEN ATTACHING THE 'AUSBOOMER' TO THE 150% JIB WHICH IS ALMOST LIKE A REAL SPINNAKER AND SELDOM FULLY DEPLOYED IN THE WINDY CARQUINEZ STRAIT

OFF MARE ISLAND.

< FULLY DEPLOYED IN MILD WINDS IN THIS FOTO> IT ATTACHES TO THE HEAVY RING IN THE MAST FRONT ON ITS OWN BLUE/WHITE HALYARD AND SEPARATE BULLSTANDER>

SINCE I'M THE KID ON THE CREW AT 68; AND MORE SURE FOOTED IN 20+ WINDS AND 3'+ SWELLS THAN THE TWO GENTS IN THE COCKPIT FOTO (IN THEIR 70'S): THESE RIGGING TASKS FALL TO ME AS FIRST-MATE> SETTING THE WHISKER/AUSBAUMER/SPINNACKER POLE AND NOT FALLING OFF A CATALINA 25 IS A PERILOUS EXERCISE IN MULTI-TASKING>

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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

My usual Sunday stress relief ritual: motorcycle ride to lunch, read and nap.

WITH THE HAND CANNON FOR A LITTLE SUNDAY FERAL PIG ON THE CLOVEN HOOF!

Mr Quatro · 06-02-19, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

My usual Sunday stress relief ritual: motorcycle ride to lunch, read and nap.

This is the future Neal ... Zero motorcycles all electric Zero SR/F

try this one out

https://www.zeromotorcycles.com/

Eichhörnchen · 06-04-19, 12:39 PM

... this one's going to Bingen tomorrow

STEED · 06-04-19, 04:30 PM

^That is so cool Eich.

Sailor Steve · 06-04-19, 06:31 PM

Very nice indeed!

Aktungbby · 06-04-19, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

... this one's going to Bingen tomorrow

that $hou£d augment your broom pushing endeavors considerably

05-29-19, 03:00 PM	#2551
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Just got back from yet another VA appointment, this one regarding my liver. I have a mild cirrhosis, not as bad as they first thought. This is connected to the diabetes, and everything else - the swelling in the legs, the difficulty in losing weight, the pressure in my eyes, the loss of muscle mass in my arms, the pain in walking - are all connected to the liver. The conclusion thus far is that the first step is a complete change in diet. So we start that today and go from there. Other than that things are great, having solved several computer problems and found a new median for my daily work/play balance. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-30-19, 06:16 AM	#2552
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Cheer up Steve it could be worst, Trump could be in your band. All the best mate. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

05-30-19, 11:04 AM	#2554
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,788 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^^ So they seem to have found the cause, and things should be getting better when addressed directly. At least i hope so. All the best __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

06-02-19, 06:10 AM	#2556
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Another stinking hot muggy day in the South unlike up North cooler and fresher air the lucky sods. Had to sweep the pavement and road outside my gaff thanks to drunken yobs smashing bottles in the early hours. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT! Last edited by STEED; 06-02-19 at 06:23 AM.

06-02-19, 02:45 PM	#2558
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,788 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Pfft what you have at the top is an 'Ausbaumer' (for booming out, sometimes called Spinnaker pole) used together with a 'Bullenstander' (english preventer, but comes from the square rigger times where Bullen or bulins were those ropes to hold the forward lower parts of the sail), and the second one down low is a dog hook. A gaff is a beam to support or carry a sail, and always the upper one like here: or here (main gaff is lowered here): It must be hard to live in or on a gaff, Steed __________________ >^..^<)))>{ All generalizations are wrong. Last edited by Catfish; 06-02-19 at 03:43 PM.*

06-04-19, 12:39 PM	#2562
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,422 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Selling Messerschmitts to the Germans ... this one's going to Bingen tomorrow __________________

06-04-19, 04:30 PM	#2563
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	^That is so cool Eich. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

06-04-19, 06:31 PM	#2564
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Very nice indeed! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo