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> Chuck Stamford wrote:
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>> "lynx" <none@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Chuck Stamford wrote
>>>> "lynx" <none@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>> And this might amuse you.. my electric buggy stopped during my last
>>>>> round. It had been stopping and starting, and I had to push it the
>>>>> rest of the way. It's damn heavy without the motor going too! The
>>>>> battery alone weighs 8 kilos (18lb)! Anyway, I spent much of today
>>>>> pulling it to bits to try to fix, but eventually gave up in disgust.
>>>>> Later today a friend rang, and I told the story, and he said.. 'did
>>>>> you check the battery?' Duh! it was a bad connection. But to my
credit
>>>>> I had put a meter on it, and it showed 12v, which it's supposed to,
>>>>> and i knew the battery was charged, but apparently when under load
it
>>>>> was unable to supply enough current (power) to run the motors
>>>>> (400watts)
>>>>>
>>>> Bummer! I hope you got it running again (you never expressly said).
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Yeah, that was implied. And that phone call really was a godsend, as I
>>> intended to buy a new one the next day!
>>>
>>>
>>>> You just learned why you don't take the battery out of the car to
have
>>>> it tested. A battery can have a short in one of it's cells, and it
>>>> won't show up on a meter until you put a "load" on it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Well we live and learn..
>>>
>>>> I played today. It was awful. I'm getting so much arthritic pain in
my
>>>> shoulders and back now (and I've just developed tendenitis in my left
>>>> elbow and forearm to boot!), it's hard for me to get completely
through
>>>> the ball, and everything wants to go right (me being right-handed).
>>>>
>>> Oh, you're a walking disaster area! Chuck.. do you take fish oil
>>> capsules and glucosamine? That will REALLY help. I can recommend from
>>> personal experience. You need to take at least four fish oil caps and
>>> two gluco caps a day. I've determined that by trial and error. That's
>>> for the joint pain and mobility. I don't know about tendinitis.
>>>
>>
>> I got some of the glucosamine, but the pills are all too big for me to
>> swallow. I think there's something going on with my throat as well.
My
>> grandfather had a problem with his narrowing as he got older, and he
had
>> to go have it opened up on a couple of occasions just so he could eat.
>>
>
> Oh, that's a bit scary!
Not until I get something caught in my throat it isn't. ;-)
>
>> I have found it now in a drink, but my source (our local grocery store)
>> isn't a reliable provider. They seem to let it go out of stock often.
>>
>
> Well those capsules are usually in two halves pressed together, and the
> glouco itself is a powder. What a friend of mine does is to break them
> open and pour the powder into a drink. Could that be an effective and
> simple solution for you?
>
>> I haven't tried the fish oil yet.
>
> The fish oil is the more im****tant one! and you can get it in liquid
form.
> But really you need both.
>
>> Knowing me as I do (I HATE taking pills and potions on a schedule!),
>> I'll probably have to nearly become immobile before I really put forth
>> the effort to help myself.
>>
>
> I guess I take a more aggressive approach to my health. Health and
quality
> of life is everything!
It's im****tant, but I have very little personal discipline.
>
>>
>>>> I've also started hitting the big ball way before I hit the little
>>>> ball way too often!
>>>>
>>>>
>>> What's the big ball??
>>>
>>
>> Earth ;-)
>>
>
> Oh, duh! I hate it when I hit the ball fat or thin. But I rarely do of
> course. (oh look, more pigs flying!)
That was funny!
> I especially hate it when chipping onto a green, and hitting it thin so
> the ball flies over and you're left with the same (or worse!) shot
coming
> back.
My favorite is when there's water on the other side, and you not only have
to take a stroke, but you just lost a ball!
> Just the fear of doing this promotes the likelihood of it happening, as
> you tend to tense up a bit at the prospect, which might cause you to hit
a
> bit jerky or quick. But chipping is really not that difficult if you can
> stay relaxed.
That's where it would be really nice if my back, shoulders, and elbow
weren't hurting at the time. It's hard to relax when you're feeling pain.
I think I've actually reached the point where I'm going to take some time
off playing and practicing. Maybe a couple of months; sort of let
everything settle down a bit.
>
>>>> Oh well, you know the saying, "The worst day golfing is better than
>>>> the best day working" ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Yeah.. at least you're out of the house in the fresh air. (and away
>>> from the wife??) :)
>>>
>>
>> I can go to work and that happens, so it's just the fresh air, and that
>> occasional, what did Tin Cup say? tingling in your loins when the big
dog
>> eats something?
>>
>
> Yeah! Morkie lives next to a golf course. I wonder if he plays? wonder
if
> Chris does? I'm sure Rowland doesn't play. He would never be able to
make
> a decision from the numerous possibilities of what type of shot to play!
> :)
Lol!
I don't think Morkie would play. I'm sure he'd rather kibutz while others
did. I don't know about Chris, but he doesn't sound like a very well
balanced person to me (all science, no humanities), and we both know how
im****tant balance is to a golf swing.
All the best,
Chuck Stamford
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