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March 12, 2021: Breaking Down

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Whenever I put pressure on my left elbow, I feel a sharp, stabbing pain like something broke off in there and it's bumping up against a nerve or something. Which doctor do I talk to about that again?

33 thoughts on “March 12, 2021: Breaking Down”

  1. I don't understand the plans to completely open Globe Life Field for the Rangers home opener: is MLB okay with this? Are the visiting teams okay with this (or the Rangers, for that matter)? How do the teams maintain COVID protocol?

    1. Are the visiting teams okay with this

      This was one of my first thoughts also and I havent seen an answer

      I hope they keep the roof open for games

  2. Years ago I broke off a garbanzo bean sized chunk of femur that decided to float around inside my knee joint. Regardless to say, the orthopedist was more than happy to cut into me and I was more than happy it was a workplace injury. Now years on, the extra bit of clean up he did in that knee is noticeable when compared to my other knee. Getting old is fun.

    not.

    1. One of my brothers learned yesterday that he tore his ACL on Tuesday. He is not happy that he'll be hobbled all summer.

  3. The issues with my left knee have settled down, but I am wearing a sleeve over that knee every day as a precaution. I just can't afford (in terms of time) to get it scoped and be off work for several weeks. Yesterday morning my right knee had that feeling like it was about to give out. So each morning I am now putting on my over the knee compression socks (due to blood clot risk), and a neoprene sleeve over both knees. Yeah, getting old is not to cool (or fasionable).

    1. I just want to reiterate, not getting old is not fun, cool, or fashionable. Sign me up for getting old.

      Now the stuff that goes along with getting old -- THAT stuff sucks at times.

      1. Yes to both of those. I have been blessed with good health, for the most part, but I am realizing that, contrary to the popular statement, age is NOT just a number. Things happen. You can hold some of them off, for a while, but only some of them, and only for a while. At some point, you have to learn to learn to live with things, take care of yourself as best you can, and just keep going anyway.

    2. On Monday or Tuesday this week I felt a very sharp pain in my knee. It kind of locked up, and then I could barely walk for a couple hours. I iced it, and wore a sleeve for a couple days, and now it seems to be better. This has happened before, though I don't recall the pain ever being quite so severe. Looking up symptoms makes me think I've maybe I've got a torn meniscus?
      But I don't really know, and it's mostly better now so I probably won't get it looked at anytime soon... that's how health works, right?

      1. Sounds like a meniscus tear. Wear the sleeve. Ice it down when it flares up. I prefer Aleve for pain.

  4. Walz to announce at 11 am: 10,000 attendance for Twins games. Restaurants go to 75% capacity but must maintain social distancing. For us it does not change anything, as we can't slide in any more seating while maintaining social distancing. For other restaurants in my area it does not change a thing as most of them have been seating pretty much 100% for this whole time.

    1. Heh. Last summer we took the family up north to a zoo. All the signs said must wear masks at all times. Got to the counter and the lady whispered, "And if you don't want to wear a mask, that's fine."

      1. Around our house, mask wearing in public is pretty close to 100%. I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve seen a person’s full face in the past 9 months. Now that we are driving through rural Arizona and New Mexico, however....

        1. We were in Tucson and Phoenix a few weeks back. Phoenix had a mask mandate and everyone followed it. Tucson had no mandate, but I never saw anyone in public without a mask on during 5 days in that area. Also, in Tucson, every restaurant we visited had 6 ft social distancing and everyone wore masks. So kudos to that city's residents and workers for doing the right thing. Didn't really get out to the rural areas.

          1. I’m walking and working around Queens/Flushing this week in New York. Mask compliance, even outside has to be about 100%.
            The railroad, on the other hand, is a striking contrast. Simply can’t be bothered, apparently.

    2. For other restaurants in my area it does not change a thing as most of them have been seating pretty much 100% for this whole time.

      I'm still flabbergasted at that volleyball league your neighbor was hosting when I stopped by last summer.

  5. Having been dealing with bad elbow tendinitis for about 4-5 months now, I literally feel your pain, HJ.

    I have had a dozen PT sessions so far. My physical therapist is a bit put out that I still have inflammation. Tell me about it.

  6. So, I stopped by the LCS* for the first time in over a month (since we were down south), and picked up the cards he'd pulled for me of Topps' Series 1 Twins from the new 2021 set. One of the things that irks me (and also the shop owner, and many others) is that Topps has two main sets each year plus an update set, and yet they consistently decide to include many free agents in their early Series 1 set. WHY?! I understand their desire to pump a lot of rookie cards into Series 1 and build the hype, but due to their questionable selections, here are the Twins in Series 1:
    #11 Kepler, #71 Dobnak, #74 Buxton, #94 Donaldson, #104 Maeda, #132 Gonzalez, #142 Odorizzi, #156 team card, #219 Cruz

    Seriously, they could have easily chosen from a dozen or more other Twins players instead of Gonzalez and Odorizzi. Now, there will always be a case of late offseason trades (ie: Arenado, or Goldschmidt last season), and those can't be helped, but really, why include free agents who have pretty good odds of not returning to their same team?

    On a side note, since early summer last year, card prices have skyrocketed. Which also sucks.

    *local card shop

    1. On a side note, since early summer last year, card prices have skyrocketed

      My kids enjoy Pokemon quite a bit. Those cards have gotten to be difficult to find, and really expensive too. The effects of Covid on these kinds of markets are really fascinating.

  7. Nice -- Mrs Runner came through again; Runner daughter and I have Moderna appts. on Monday right nearby now, instead of 1-1/2hr and 2hr away, respectively. Previous shots cancelled, waiting now begins.

  8. Was able to finally schedule my vaccination at the clinic I typically go to. Next Friday, before work. It feels like a heavy load has been lifted.

  9. On a completely different note: The joint is just about to eclipse $11 million in Net Sales since we opened almost 6 years ago. During that time we have paid workers in the neighborhood of $3.5 million in wages. I don't want to do the math on taxes. Somehow (Covid), I missed the $10 million benchmark. It just seems odd to see those numbers accumulate with $5-$6 beers and $10-$14 burgers and such.

    1. Awesome stats and you must be very proud of the accomplishments given the environment you operate in.

      1. missed the $10 million benchmark

        Eh, who hasn’t had an extra mil sneak past them from time to time?

      2. The crazy thing about my business, is there are very few concepts in which the margin is robust enough for the owners to pay themselves much more than minimum wage (if you are silly enough to count your hours and do the math). I am hoping that the changes we are making will get us to the point I can pay myself comfortably, start putting money aside again for retirement, and possibly accelerate my wife's retirement. For the first 22 years of our marriage, she has carried us financially through many tough times. Back to the original comment, There is a joke in our business that goes something like "How can you magically turn millions of dollars into thousands of dollars? Buy a restaurant....

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