Irn-Bru? Scottish Blethering Thread

[Scoosh]

@Harry_Palmer79 - Any idea what brought on the sciatica/ back pain ? Ride position ? Not enough cycling ?

Thought of a sports massage/therapist person ?

GWS anyway

Could you manage over for the CC Ecosse Christmas Feed ?

 

[Col5632]

My mum is currently suffering from sciatica, well a slipped disc is pushing on her nerve, seems to be brought on by doing the kilt walk, so she has been suffering since May with it

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

My mum is currently suffering from sciatica, well a slipped disc is pushing on her nerve, seems to be brought on by doing the kilt walk, so she has been suffering since May with it

yikes... I have had a hard enough time suffering with it since last month!

 

[Scoosh]

My mum is currently suffering from sciatica, well a slipped disc is pushing on her nerve, seems to be brought on by doing the kilt walk, so she has been suffering since May with it

Aye - women aren't meant to dinnae wear the kilt ...

Sounds a long time to be having that ..

 

[Telemark]

Hope you were all OK on your bikes today, there was/is definitely black ice in deepest darkest Midlothian . We saw ice on the pond during our wee lunchtime walk, despite the sun shining all morning, and the work car park was rather slippery to walk across at home time. Love my ice tyres ...

T

 

[Pat "5mph"]

No ice here yet, but it's coming, the air is freezing!
Better hurry up fix the ice bike, needs some tinkering.
GWS Ross!

 

[Harry_Palmer79]

@Harry_Palmer79 - Any idea what brought on the sciatica/ back pain ? Ride position ? Not enough cycling ?

Thought of a sports massage/therapist person ?

GWS anyway

Could you manage over for the CC Ecosse Christmas Feed ?

Not sure what brought it on tbh. I woke up last Tuesday and couldn't reach down to tie my shoe-laces. I was okay-ish when I was up and walking about, but if I stood in one place for more than a minute (to wash the dishes etc or on the train) it was really painful... I was just taking ibuprofen/paracetamol, but I put a deep-heat pad on yesterday and it feels much better already... not quite 100% but getting there!

I am definitely up for the and possibly as well on the 13th if there's space at the table!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Not sure what brought it on tbh. I woke up last Tuesday and couldn't reach down to tie my shoe-laces. I was okay-ish when I was up and walking about, but if I stood in one place for more than a minute (to wash the dishes etc or on the train) it was really painful... I was just taking ibuprofen/paracetamol, but I put a deep-heat pad on yesterday and it feels much better already... not quite 100% but getting there!

I am definitely up for the and possibly as well on the 13th if there's space at the table!

I purchased a dreamland thermo therapy heat pad... In otherwords an electric hot gel pad/wheatbag. It had been wonderful for relieving the tension in my back from the sciatica i have at the moment.

www.argos.co.uk/m/static/Product/partNumber/4441232.htm

Or here

www.amazon.co.uk/Dreamland-Size-Thermo-Therapy-Heatpad/dp/B00BNAEIKE

The link is to the size I bought. Had I have known the company did a larger rectangular one i would have got that, but I can't find many stockists other than 1 on amazon who has inflated prices. But you can go to sleep on it because it has an auto cut out after 3 hips and is designed to be lain on, unlike an electric blanket. Worth the £30.

 

[Col5632]

Aye - women aren't meant to dinnae wear the kilt ...

Sounds a long time to be having that ..

She's not as bad as she was, we ended up in hospital when she first got it badly cause she couldnt move, she is still on the pills, I don't think my mum wore a kilt either

 

[Fubar]

Not sure what brought it on tbh. I woke up last Tuesday and couldn't reach down to tie my shoe-laces. I was okay-ish when I was up and walking about, but if I stood in one place for more than a minute (to wash the dishes etc or on the train) it was really painful... I was just taking ibuprofen/paracetamol, but I put a deep-heat pad on yesterday and it feels much better already... not quite 100% but getting there!

I am definitely up for the and possibly as well on the 13th if there's space at the table!

Aye, it does'nae come itself... GWS Ross! To be fair I'm always walking out the house forgetting things, usually gloves, lights, bottle, etc though don't think I've ever forgotten my helmet... (paging @Fnaar) must be the age thing! Still, the bubble wrap you apply before every ride should protect you, shouldn't it?!?

 

[Col5632]

Aye, it does'nae come itself... GWS Ross! To be fair I'm always walking out the house forgetting things, usually gloves, lights, bottle, etc though don't think I've ever forgotten my helmet... (paging @Fnaar) must be the age thing! Still, the bubble wrap you apply before every ride should protect you, shouldn't it?!?

Must be an age thing


*Runs away*

 

[Edwardoka]

Sorry to derail the thread a bit, were I to suggest a new year CycleChat jaunt somewhere sunnier than Scotland would there be much enthusiasm (or indeed, any?)
I'm taking a hard look at having another crack at Tenerife in the first week or so of January and it would be awesome to have some company.

Requirements: Must be able to cycle up a volcano** Must not be able to cycle up a volcano** faster than me

* Big
* Not in Holyrood Park

(edited after helpful feedback from @edindave )

 

[edindave]

Sorry to derail the thread a bit, were I to suggest a new year CycleChat jaunt somewhere sunnier than Scotland would there be much enthusiasm (or indeed, any?)
I'm taking a hard look at having another crack at Tenerife in the first week or so of January and it would be awesome to have some company.

Requirements: Must be able to cycle up a volcano. Must not be able to cycle up a volcano faster than me

Does Arthur's Seat count? It'll have to, cos it's the only volcano I'm likely to be cycling up in Jan.

 

[Edwardoka]

Does Arthur's Seat count? It'll have to, cos it's the only volcano I'm likely to be cycling up in Jan.

Nah, that's a volcanic plug (not to be confused with a volcanic pug)

 

[edindave]

Nah, that's a volcanic plug (not to be confused with a volcanic pug)

You're confusing it with the Castle Rock, which is a volcanic plug. Arthur's Seat is an extinct volcano.