Purchased a hammock on a sturdy stand for the garden yesterday, I've always wanted one for some reason ;)
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Purchased a hammock on a sturdy stand for the garden yesterday, I've always wanted one for some reason ;)
To lie in? :hmm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ninanina
I've always wanted a garden.
:rfl:
Absolutely but just don't know why I've always hankered after one...
Hope I don't fall out of it though...:lol:
Me too Martin but luckily Colin has a garden so that's where the hammock will be..
I was only kidding. I've had houses with gardens and its a pain in the ass. Not just that but the neighbours have gardens too and wake you up mowing their lawns when you're trying to have a kip in at the weekend.
Colin's garden is low maintenance, he's just had half of it decked and the rest is stones and/or concrete so no lawn... personally I'd have a bit of lawn and borders but he's no gardener, well I'm not such a gardener myself as most plants don't seem to like me for some reason... I've just got large tubs now and the flowers are doing ok at the moment
This is the hammock... It has spreader bars so you don't get kinda 'squashed' in it...
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The main garden-based menace this time of year is barbecues; the noise, the smell, the people. Fortunately the wet weather has kept this nuisance to a minimum, so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Lol - well that's the fault of the rowdy bastards having them, and their arrogant lack of consideration for others! We have outdoor barbecues all the time and bother no-one with any noise:)
Marco.
At what time were they mowing their lawns? If it was at an unreasonable hour, say before 9am or after 9pm, during the summer months (at weekends or otherwise), then that's inconsiderate. However, if it was during those times, then I'd suggest it was YOU who was being rather selfish and inconsiderate of their need to do what they need to do, as well as you...;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
At the end of the day, it's about appreciating that others sharing the same space are entitled to live there too, and for all to show due consideration for everyone's right to live in that shared space, as peacefully as possible:)
Marco.
You’d hate living near me then Joe! Barbecue virtually every evening in the warmer months and have an outside music system... mind you, never had any complaints, and the neighbours often pop in for a glass of vino or a beer when they hear it! To be fair, it’s never played really loud and we’re a couple of hundred yards away from a recently closed social club who used to make a LOT of noise so my noise pollution was insignificant!Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe
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And I'm quite sure, Alex, that by the same token, if one of your neighbours politely asked you to turn the music down, you'd do it?:)
Showing mutual consideration, tolerance and respect towards each other, is ultimately what it's all about. The 'fuck you, I'll do what I like, regardless' attitude, is primarily what's wrong with today's society, and what causes so many problems.
Marco.
We tend to have a oouple of biggish bbq's a year with maybe 20 friends which go into late night but we are very respectful to the neighbours and don't play the music loud. We have the fire pit going as well which can smoke a bit at first but it's fine once it gets going
Today is definitely not bbq or hammock weather though
Yebbut don't you live in a detached house with no near neighbours? We have houses both sides and behind us, so there are at least five gardens nearby with barbeque noise potential.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Yes, but apparently I'm surrounded by, and bang in the middle of, a "chav-scum council house estate, populated by drug dealers and benefits cheats" [tee-hee], and so in that respect there's ample barbecue noise potential...
The reality, of course, is that the modern houses surrounding our lodge are largely bought/privately owned and populated either by retired couples, who don't say 'boo to a coo' (make zero noise), or young families with children, all of whom are very well behaved:)
Marco.
Mentioned in another thread that my daughter (aged 10) was making cup cakes for her Guide leader’s birthday party. Her guide leader is called “Mole” so this was her idea for the cakes. Brilliant!
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Cute! Did she do all those herself?
Marco.
Yes, pretty much - all the decorating, Mum helped with the oven etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Nice one, mate. Good to see kids having a healthy interest like that, rather than being glued to some form of 'tech'!:cool:
Marco.
Love the Mole cakes Alex.. they look lovely... even though I'm not 'into' sweet stuff..
Now has anyone managed to have sex in a hammock ?
I reckon it might be quite tricky so any pointers would be appreciated...:eyebrows:
It is more about straddling on the hammock, but the one on the bottom has to be careful about getting “hammock wedgie”. It really isn’t quite worth the effort...well, maybe...
There must be a sailor on the forum, surely :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ninanina
Well I wouldn't want me or my guy to have a “hammock wedgie” as that doesn't sound very nice...
I do, however, think it would be worth the effort... just for a bit of fun in the sun... :lol:
Well I am a "sailor" but defo not had any hammock fun as yet... :eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by stairpost
Are you sure you are trying hard enough? :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ninanina
No not yet but I'm sure I will... as soon as it gets nice and warm...Quote:
Originally Posted by stairpost
It’s nice to be back! In my conspicuous absence I’ve been recovering from surgery! It was far more serious than I was lead to believe before hand. I went in for some hernia repair, and came out with some 148 staples in my belly. Top to bottom, side to side, from my rib cage to as far south as possible!
It seems that I had put the repair off so long, that my stomach muscles had atrophied away. So! Now I have mesh holding my entire guts in, and the mesh is strapped to my back muscles! The strangest thing, once I got home, it seemed that I was taller? All my tables seemed shorter, etc. then the other day I stood in front of my bathroom mirror, and in my reflection it was cutting the top of my head off! Damnit! I actually am taller?? How the hell? It seems that by strapping this mesh to my back muscles has pulled my spine into alignment? Or so the doctor speculates.
As I lie in the hospital, many doctors came by to see me, at least 15 of them said they were in the operating room during surgery! It must have been standing room only! One doctor said they juggled my guts over their heads before putting them back in. I’d have thought he was kidding, but then again it really does feel like it! I think he was serious.
So I am just over 3 weeks since surgery, and I really question whether I needed this surgery or not? I could have gone the rest of my life wearing a truss, or I could have pushed my guts around in a small wheelbarrow? One thing is certain, it’s the last time. No matter what may come loose in the future, it will stay that way, this has been more than overwhelming, and do you know they have prescribed me nothing for pain! Due to the fake Opioid Epidemic that the government in the US is on about, I received no pain medication over what I was taking before I went in. Is that insane? Did I miss something? So I declare, never again! What’s done is done, but in hind sight I wonder if this will ever be worth it? At this point I still have swelling, and am enjoying a soft GI diet.
And the worst part of all my be, the remote control for my preamp stopped working two days before surgery. So I’ve been watching the boob tube instead of enjoying my stereo, hopefully this week I’ll be able to get up and down and flip records again! It’s good to see that the conversation has remained in the gutter in my absence. The trick to sex in a hammock I believe are rough seas! You need a little motion of the ocean to help things along.
Russell
Sounds an ordeal Russell. Hope you feel a bit better soon.
Welcome back Russell :D
My you have had a mighty big stitch up. I have had mesh surgery for a hernia and things are a lot better afterwards. Give it a few months and you will be glad you had it all done, plus I don't think there will be any chance of things coming adrift again.
Wow Russell, some ordeal! Hope you get mended soon - I'd avoid hammocks for a while...
Welcome back Russell.
My, that's one hell of a lot of surgery you have been through. As others have said take it easy now and leave the sex in a hammock activity to Bev.
Thanks everyone for the well wishes. And I hate to sound old, but sex is the absolute last thing on my mind these days, I don’t even want to watch others having sex in a hammock! Well, maybe just for a moment, out of curiosity you understand. But only a moment! Then it’s back to my split pea soup!
Russell
No need to apologise Russell,
There are some that like to talk about sex ('aural' sex?), whereas there are those who just get on with it, without fuss, discussion or comment.
Are you unable to operate the preamp without the remote control, or is it a matter of convenience, saving you having to get up and down?
Hi Russell, welcome back, I hope you have a speedy and full recovery. That sounds like quite a procedure.
That sounds very severe, and here I was feeling sorry for myself after heart failure last August, followed by a prostate cancer diagnosis, diabetes, and kidney problems, all revealed in one consultation.
Got rid of the diabetes, heart stopped and re-started and arythymia sorted, on estrogens and developing tits, and back to bodybuilding. Tough getting old eh?
But I think I brought all of my troubles on myself with depression.
I remember thinking in April last year, and I largely share Marco's values, 'there is nothing for me here' - the world can be cruel to a pleasant, decent, but unconformist and heretical person.
Fortunately my fitness and work have restored my enlarged heart to relatively normal, as is also its ejection factor.
How did you 'get rid of the diabetes' Dennis? Was it through a change in diet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pharos
I can at times suffer from mild depression or melancholia, but I have never contemplated suicide and never will. You just leave a mess for others to sort out, which is just selfish.
Welcome back Russell, glad you are on the mend. One question - what does a soft GI diet comprise and how does it differ to what they feed to Marines?Quote:
Originally Posted by alphaGT
Re. the hammock hanky panky - I think the problem would be largely one of access, what with the "curtains" being pretty much drawn. Unless the receptacle is of Wizard's sleeve proportions :(
Steve, you have a PM. Please reply. ASAP - ta!:cool:
Russell, really sorry to hear of your recent ordeal and hope you're now in an altogether better place, my friend:)
Marco.
GI in Gastrointestinal i think; usually low fibreQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
More likely Glycaemic Index. The GI is a rating of how quickly carbohydrates are converted into sugar. The faster a food is broken down during digestion, the quicker will be the rise in blood sugar. Since one of the aims of treating diabetes is to keep blood glucose levels steady throughout the day, foods which cause sharp rises are best kept to a minimum (except in he case of a hypoglycaemic event). Foods that cause a rapid rise in blood glucose will have a high GI, so the key is to choose more low-GI foods regularly.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Low-GI foods can also help you to eat less as you feel fuller for longer, have lower incidence of heart disease and with improved levels of 'good' cholesterol.
I believe the soft GI does stand for Gastro Intestinal. And foods are like chicken noodle soup, oatmeal, puddings and the like. Stuff like beef, and breads, which are either hard to digest, or create gas, are not on the list. Just think gentle, easily digested and none gaseous. I was adventurous last night at supper, with a non-spicy chicken fajitas, and wow did I pay for it! Almost immediate regret! But I am slowly getting back to regular food. And the good news is I lost near 20 pounds! The first week I was restricted to shaved ice only! I wasn’t even allowed to have a glass of water, but I did sneak a glass here and there, to keep my lips from cracking off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Yes the hammock thing is expressly for the young! And works best with the male on the bottom, her legs hanging off the sides, and the rocking of the boat doing the work! Or so I would imagine. Not that I would know?
I recall when I was young, everyone raved about water beds! I never owned one. My wife’s cousin told her, “you need a water bed! They are great for love making!”, to which my wife replied, “I’m scared my high heels would pop a hole in it”, and her cousin, looking puzzled, replied, “Why would you wear heels in bed?”, my wife told her, “ Lord child, if you don’t know I can’t help you!”. Ah, to be young again! Youth is wasted on the young.
Russell
You may be right, I assumed it was Gastro intestinal, but I really don’t know that for sure. What you say makes a lot of sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Russell
Thanks Marco, and yes I am. I am in a far better place than I was two weeks ago, I’m hoping I make as much improvement over these next two weeks, and in 3 weeks or so I hope to be up swinging my bass around!Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Russell
We once rented a holiday place in Mexico where they had several hammocks including one in the bedroom parallel to the bed. We never had sex in the hammock but we did have sex with one in the hammock and one on the edge of the bed and just using the swinging action of the hammock. Was exceptionally good , still remember it to this day and i think it was 20 years ago....Quote:
Originally Posted by Ninanina
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Originally Posted by Discopants
I assume no donkeys were harmed in the making of that holiday :)
To the best of my knowledge, no donkeys were harmed, i cant recall seeing any.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
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Diabetes caused I think by continuing to eat as a bodybuilder, but not training, ie. eating too much out of habit.
I just cut back to the point at which my body started to feel hunger again.
My bother in law’s brother has had that same problem. He trained for years, won awards. But as age caught up to him, he messed up his back lifting too much weight, and as soon as he became idle he instantly developed diabetes. I must note he did illegal things to bulk up, using steroids etc. so that increased his risk dramatically. Trying to transition back into a normal life has been tough for him, his body doesn’t want to go back to normal, and he can’t keep up the advanced training, between a rock and a hard place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pharos
Russell
Nice one mate, you've been missed. Hopefully engaging in the banter here, with our resident daftees, will aid you towards a full recovery!:D:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by alphaGT
Marco.