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[tsh3406]

KarenFerguson, on 12 August 2008 - 06:40 PM, said:

I hate that hubby & I can't walk hand in hand down the street.
I hate that we get the dreaded "racing" comments a lot.
I hate that I can't go hiking on all the wonderful trails around my house.
I hate that it's hard to get around on the beach.
I hate that hubby has to deal with all the bowel and bladder stuff.
I hate that it's been a year since we started trying to have a baby (not to worry we're both ship-shape ... ug.).
I hate when people try to help us when we obviously don't need help.
I hate it when people stare.
I hate when people make stupid comments thinking they are funny.
I hate it when I can't find a handicapped parking spot in a lot full of empty "regular" spots.
I hate that my left foot has an annoying bump on the top due to muscles pulling it down & it's getting worse.
I hate that because of my left foot, a pair of cute sandals I bought off ebay don't fit as comfy as I want them to.
I hate that I am talked to like a child.
I hate that hubby can't transfer into my Prius easier.
I hate that hubby can't just jump into bed at night.
I hate that we can't be spontaneous.
I hate that I am a stereotype sometimes.
I hate how I can't run up stairs (or down for that matter).
I hate how I'm getting a callus on the side of my right palm - it hurts!
I hate how I can't ride a bike.
I hate how sometimes I feel like a bitter disabled person
& I hate how this list is sooo long.

UG.

I find this cures the "racing" thing.... "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=749OU6n-aV4"

[Trinity]

Edinburgh Colin, on 13 September 2011 - 10:53 AM, said:

greybeard, on 13 September 2011 - 10:44 AM, said:

Last night I successfully bid on and paid for a used item on eBay, only to find this morning, another similar item from a different seller with the exact same photos.

Which one is genuine? They can't both have identical used items for auction, but neither of the sellers will be awake yet as they are in the US. So I'm sitting here quietly fuming until I get a response from my seller. I feel a message to the eBay dispute resolution centre coming on.

Grrrrrrrrrrrr!.



ps - Vicky17 - thanks for bumping this topic. I had quite forgotten how much I enjoy sounding off.

Generic Photos? i.e. not "actually" of the item you are bidding on?

Yep, I agree with Colin, often an image off the products website is used, try searching for the item in google images and see what comes up!

[greybeard]

Edinburgh Colin, on 13 September 2011 - 10:53 AM, said:

greybeard, on 13 September 2011 - 10:44 AM, said:

Last night I successfully bid on and paid for a used item on eBay, only to find this morning, another similar item from a different seller with the exact same photos.

Which one is genuine? They can't both have identical used items for auction, but neither of the sellers will be awake yet as they are in the US. So I'm sitting here quietly fuming until I get a response from my seller. I feel a message to the eBay dispute resolution centre coming on.

Grrrrrrrrrrrr!.



ps - Vicky17 - thanks for bumping this topic. I had quite forgotten how much I enjoy sounding off.

Generic Photos? i.e. not "actually" of the item you are bidding on?

Doubt it. Generic photos of new items are often used, but I've not seen many generic photos showing items that are obviously pre-owned. Anyway, if a generic photo is used, the seller is supposed to say so in the item description. I'll just have to see what the seller replies to my message and decide, then, what I am going to do.

[pinkcloud]

hey up whats all this then, i missed this thread, what a grand idea

Why did it have to take for me to get sci to.....

slow me down, stop running life at 10 million miles an hour
and enjoy the slow chilled out life too?

And....realise that there is zero point allowing meself to stay in the presence of people I didnt like - yet wondered why I bothered trying to like me?

Why did I spend so much time feeling left out of the crowd, and ignoring the crowd who did like me - treating others exactly the way i was being treated..monkey see, monkey do it seemed.

Why did i bother spending so much caught up in the dream of getting things, when in reality once i got it..i though nahh this was way over rated.

Why was I so in need of being seen to be strong..when all i really wanted was to be able to be vlnerable and accepted for this.

Why did I think that to dress up and look me best and behave me best would bring me a lovley bloke..when in reality the bloke I wanted would be the one whom saw me at me very worse looking and behaving

I know why.....because these are the lessons of life I reap to enjoy now....seems all worth it somehow...I glad i learnt the lessons then...because being alone a lot of the time now.....me head would be bouncing off the walls always saying 'but if i had only.....

[Edinburgh Colin]

greybeard, on 13 September 2011 - 01:35 PM, said:

Edinburgh Colin, on 13 September 2011 - 10:53 AM, said:

greybeard, on 13 September 2011 - 10:44 AM, said:

Last night I successfully bid on and paid for a used item on eBay, only to find this morning, another similar item from a different seller with the exact same photos.

Which one is genuine? They can't both have identical used items for auction, but neither of the sellers will be awake yet as they are in the US. So I'm sitting here quietly fuming until I get a response from my seller. I feel a message to the eBay dispute resolution centre coming on.

Grrrrrrrrrrrr!.



ps - Vicky17 - thanks for bumping this topic. I had quite forgotten how much I enjoy sounding off.

Generic Photos? i.e. not "actually" of the item you are bidding on?

Doubt it. Generic photos of new items are often used, but I've not seen many generic photos showing items that are obviously pre-owned. Anyway, if a generic photo is used, the seller is supposed to say so in the item description. I'll just have to see what the seller replies to my message and decide, then, what I am going to do.

Note that both Trinny and I carefully avoided mentioning or suggesting what the "item" may be to avoid any potential embarrassment for you GB!!!

[greybeard]

Haha! No embarrassment. It's a wheelchair cushion! [attachment=11930:roho.jpg]

Edited by greybeard, 13 September 2011 - 04:34 PM.

[Apparelyzed]

Don't call her Trinny, did you want to die?

Simon

[Edinburgh Colin]

Apparelyzed, on 13 September 2011 - 04:21 PM, said:

Don't call her Trinny, did you want to die?

Simon

Thanks for the heads up Boss, would be a shame to have failed on numerous attempts to do myself in (pretty damaged now admittedly) just to get sideswiped by a lovely, gentle natured, smart, kind, compassionate, generous, beautiful example of the human race! (think that's enough to redeem myself?)


EC (Extremely Cautious)

[Trinity]

Edinburgh Colin, on 13 September 2011 - 05:18 PM, said:

Apparelyzed, on 13 September 2011 - 04:21 PM, said:

Don't call her Trinny, did you want to die?

Simon

Thanks for the heads up Boss, would be a shame to have failed on numerous attempts to do myself in (pretty damaged now admittedly) just to get sideswiped by a lovely, gentle natured, smart, kind, compassionate, generous, beautiful example of the human race! (think that's enough to redeem myself?)


EC (Extremely Cautious)

Nearly enough, make take a few more compliments just to be sure though

[Edinburgh Colin]

Trinity, on 13 September 2011 - 05:23 PM, said:

Edinburgh Colin, on 13 September 2011 - 05:18 PM, said:

Apparelyzed, on 13 September 2011 - 04:21 PM, said:

Don't call her Trinny, did you want to die?

Simon

Thanks for the heads up Boss, would be a shame to have failed on numerous attempts to do myself in (pretty damaged now admittedly) just to get sideswiped by a lovely, gentle natured, smart, kind, compassionate, generous, beautiful example of the human race! (think that's enough to redeem myself?)


EC (Extremely Cautious)

Nearly enough, make take a few more compliments just to be sure though

Thanks gorgeous, sweet, understanding, patient, sharing, loyal, cough, cough, cough, uuughh sorry it all got a bit too much.


EC

[Edinburgh Colin]

I hate bloody skin infections and anti biotics, 2 days to. Christmas and I get this s#&@ to worry about as an early present!
Rant, Rant.....

[goose]

I liked the name of this thread...Steam Room...my mind was visualizing hot, sweaty bodies with big bulging muscles ONLY to read about EC and his boo boos. EC , you sure know how to put a damper on my spirits!!!

Sorry you're having to deal with boo boos right before Christmas but.......

[Edinburgh Colin]

You can always and write about sweaty shiny bodies if you like! Probably more fun than counting plumbs.
Then again you could combine them, that would be steamy

[goose]

Edinburgh Colin, on 23 December 2011 - 07:31 AM, said:

You can always and write about sweaty shiny bodies if you like! Probably more fun than counting plumbs.
Then again you could combine them, that would be steamy

Writing is one thing but SEEING IS something else I don't think counting sweaty shiny bodies would actually help me sleep...quite the opposite !!!!!!

[Edinburgh Colin]

goose, on 23 December 2011 - 07:37 AM, said:

Edinburgh Colin, on 23 December 2011 - 07:31 AM, said:

You can always and write about sweaty shiny bodies if you like! Probably more fun than counting plumbs.
Then again you could combine them, that would be steamy

Writing is one thing but SEEING IS something else I don't think counting sweaty shiny bodies would actually help me sleep...quite the opposite !!!!!!

If you can't sleep anyway,,,,,,,,,

[goose]

Edinburgh Colin, on 23 December 2011 - 07:42 AM, said:

goose, on 23 December 2011 - 07:37 AM, said:

Edinburgh Colin, on 23 December 2011 - 07:31 AM, said:

You can always and write about sweaty shiny bodies if you like! Probably more fun than counting plumbs.
Then again you could combine them, that would be steamy

Writing is one thing but SEEING IS something else I don't think counting sweaty shiny bodies would actually help me sleep...quite the opposite !!!!!!

If you can't sleep anyway,,,,,,,,,

My problem isn't staying awake so where can I find ALL the these sweaty shiny bodies? Bring THEM on!!!!(only the good ones)

[trynity7]

pinkcloud, on 13 September 2011 - 04:04 PM, said:

hey up whats all this then, i missed this thread, what a grand idea

Why did it have to take for me to get sci to.....

slow me down, stop running life at 10 million miles an hour
and enjoy the slow chilled out life too?

And....realise that there is zero point allowing meself to stay in the presence of people I didnt like - yet wondered why I bothered trying to like me?

Why did I spend so much time feeling left out of the crowd, and ignoring the crowd who did like me - treating others exactly the way i was being treated..monkey see, monkey do it seemed.

Why did i bother spending so much caught up in the dream of getting things, when in reality once i got it..i though nahh this was way over rated.

Why was I so in need of being seen to be strong..when all i really wanted was to be able to be vlnerable and accepted for this.

Why did I think that to dress up and look me best and behave me best would bring me a lovley bloke..when in reality the bloke I wanted would be the one whom saw me at me very worse looking and behaving

I know why.....because these are the lessons of life I reap to enjoy now....seems all worth it somehow...I glad i learnt the lessons then...because being alone a lot of the time now.....me head would be bouncing off the walls always saying 'but if i had only.....

Are you in my brain?? Jk
Im not really sure what this thread is about but I can relate to this post.

[Heretic]

I hate that sailing doesn't have the same joy, that escapist, independent joy. Just isn't the same now.
I hate that I can't go walking in the hills any more.
I hate that I can't remember things very well.
I hate that going on holiday causes all sorts of problems.
I hate that my kids were so upset when I ended up in 'chair.

BUT:
I like that I can still do most things,
I like impressing people with what I CAN do,
I like it that my mortgage was paid by the insurance.

[isobar]

@ Heretic on a windy day put on a over sized shirt and let the wind blow it about your person.

[trynity7]

i cant wait til i can start doing my own laundry. tired of people messing up my sh**

[trynity7]

I hate when people speak negativeness into existence. Give it a f***ing rest already. Some people might be TRYING to have a good day

[wheeliebear75]

trynity7, on 06 January 2012 - 01:34 AM, said:

i cant wait til i can start doing my own laundry. tired of people messing up my sh**

Just out of curiosity (please don't beat me up )....why can't you do your own laundry?

[A trophy guy]

I get irritated whenever people see me with a tanktop or tshirt on and think I am ripped and muscular simply because I push a wheelchair. Half the time, people will do the whole mime motion of pushing a wheelchair with their arms and then pump their biceps. "That chair gives you muscles, I see." No dipshit, I work hard for this, it's not simply a byproduct of my existence as a paraplegic. But thanks.

[lonebobseytwin]

I hate that ironicly going to college ruined my career and goals for my own future
I HATE that they weren't responsible for updating their campus thanks to a law from 1917, and it can happen to someone else.
I hate that I can't lift 50 pounds of clay anymore, and can't make my big giant ceramic sculptures.
I hate that I am limited in the art that I finally realized I was literally born to do, after fighting it for so many years.
I hate that I can't work because doing almost nothing is the HARDEST thing for me. I miss doing a 16 hour day of art. and then going dancing.
I miss living in san francisco.
I hated being in litigation it was the most miserable thing I've even done
I hate my cervical dystonia more than I hate the SCI
I hate that I have to get shots in my neck
I hate the constant pain, and although I look fine, I sometimes wish my injury was more visible so they would know there was something wrong.
I wish my friends would quit leaving me alone "to deal with things"
I hate being a burden on my mother and family but wish she would just let me go try to do normal things, instead of always trying to talk me out of it
I hate insurance companies but hope I never have to lose my insurance, it's my constant worry what would happen if I had to feel all the pain I am in all the time.
Being cold really sucks
I hate being isolated, living back in a city where I don't know hardly anyone and don't even know how to go about meeting people
I hated waiting 2 years to get a real diagnosis because doctors wouldn't listen to me "because I was young, and that can't possibly be happening"

I think that just about covers everything.

[ClaraTaylor]

I am more than a little peeved that cinema seats are so uncomfortable that not only was my film experience dampened as my back insisted on screaming in agony but trying to get out of said seat and back to the car was hell on broomsticks, not to mention undignified with the potential for humiliating.

BUT

I am grateful that I am not a mechanic working for a well known haulage company in Leicestershire. I passed for lorries on the hard shoulder in less than a mile (probably less than half a mile). Either he screwed up on last nights servicing or he's going to be working late into the night tonight! No one wants to work on a Friday night.

[trynity7]

wheeliebear75, on 13 January 2012 - 07:34 AM, said:

trynity7, on 06 January 2012 - 01:34 AM, said:

i cant wait til i can start doing my own laundry. tired of people messing up my sh**

Just out of curiosity (please don't beat me up )....why can't you do your own laundry?

I would love to do it but I dont fit in the laundry room

[wheeliebear75]

Ah THAT I can understand....sorry to hear.

[Tetracyclone]

When we are in a situation where I cannot do laundry my mate does it for me. We have a system of using those net bags you can buy in a grocery or department store. I put things that do not g" t handled "as usual" in these bags, which are easy to see and put aside. he brings me the bags which generally hold stuff to be line dried.

[Gunnslinger8]

Never mind for NOW.

Just have ALOT on my mind.

Edited by Gunnslinger8, 18 January 2012 - 09:29 PM.

[trynity7]

I HATE that my bathroom door doesnt close with my w/c inside and I have to hang a sheet over the door to shower and do my BP. my house gets kinda busy and its sooo uncomfortable