Moans and Pet Hates - Part 8

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Dude111

Well it makes it look neater

It doesn't and it means people reply to a blank message

[peanut]

I got a letter from pain management out of the blue asking me to give a talk to others via 'Teams' on how to "cope and manage" pain (I'm not sure I do cope myself). Not liking the pressure they've put upon me.
1, No one asked me to if I wanted to do this.
2, I've never used Teams
3, I have a bit of a phobia of using webcams, Teams etc.
4, I hate socialising and talking to others the best of times / all of the time.
5, I'm sure they ain't going to like all of what I'll say....

But on the other hand if I can help someone then hopefully it'll be worth it. (I say trying to convince myself it's a good thing).

[Russ]

Yeah I know, 1st world problems.

I go to the gym for 4.30am. Why? I don’t like people very much. Outside of my kids, my OH and one or two family I don’t really get along with humans and I like it that way.

The gym is my sanctuary. It got me through my dark cloud days and I still go to stave off the inevitability of them returning and have been doing so for 6/7 years. And one thing I can’t stand is queuing for a machine or piece of equipment when some chav or group of chavs are texting, scrolling through FB etc in between their sets. “Either shit or get off the toilet” is one of my mottos.

Now I can’t expect them to not use the equipment, they pay membership as I do.

My previous gym was about 10 miles away which made being there for 4.30 tough but I’d get my peace and quiet to lift but a new PureGym has opened in my town so signed up for that which meant the alarm could be set for 4am instead of 3.30am.

But each time I’ve been there (this morning included) there’s already 8 or 9 people there. Granted they don’t really get in my way much as yet and whereas getting up so early becomes more tough as I get older I’m not going to go there any earlier.

My only hope is most of them are the usual “I’ll sign up with the new gym!!!” then after 2 or 3 weeks when they realise they have to put the work in to get results, they slowly drift away (this is a no-contract gym).

Yes there are people out there with ‘real’ troubles in the world but hell that’s my moan for today.

So far.

[peanut]

Do you have anger issues Russ. I don't mean it horribly either.

[Russ]

Nobody who knows me in real lift has ever mentioned it. I’ve never hidden the fact I don’t really like humans.

I just tend to look a bit grumpy when other people are in the gym the same time as me.

[peanut]

Originally Posted by Russ

Nobody who knows me in real lift has ever mentioned it. I’ve never hidden the fact I don’t really like humans.

I just tend to look a bit grumpy when other people are in the gym the same time as me.

Not really answering the question. I don't take the way people look as an indicator of what they're feeling or a descriptive of their personality. It's not what others think, but how are with yourself.

(Though you do look like you're just about to kill someone, lol).

[Russ]

It’s the only way I can answer really. I don’t feel particularly angry (I used to when I wasn’t allowed to see my son but that’s a different story) but nobody has ever commented that I act that way for a long time now.

But I do acknowledge I have RBF and my natural expression can sometimes look a little intimidating to some, that’s more my natural way of keeping people at arm’s length (especially if they look like a ‘talker’). The CF members on my Facebook will be aware of what makes me smile.

Oh and I appreciate the compliment, that’s the look I was aiming for that morning

[peanut]

That's fair enough Russ, and I appreciate your answers. It's a world away from my kind of life. That kind of dedication I just don't understand unless it's addiction, both are similar but two sides of a coin. I know from your reasons as to why you do it and that is your thing. In my world I'm not sure if I admire or envy that kind of dedication or I pity it. But if it works for you then all's good.

Keep on smilin'

[Russ]

Is it an addiction? Maybe, I’ve never thought about it, although addictions aren’t always necessarily a bad or negative thing. All I know is until the day comes that I can no longer lift, I’m going to keep on lifting. I hate missing a session and only do so in the event of injury, illness or needing to be with my kids (in which case I tend to use my son to train - press ups with him sitting on my back )

[Jaymoss]

I would call it a compulsion rather than an addiction.

I am a very compulsive person which definitely can be negative as well as positive.
I am a compulsive eater which led to my weight problem and I am a compulsive dieter which is leading to my massive weight loss and when I train I am a compulsive trainer'

I have been going through my clothes and I have 32 inch waist up to 64 inch elastic waisted trousers and massive joggers and over my adult life I have drifted between them a few times. I do feel my diet this time has a better chance to remain due to a more balance with food than I have had and so far I am not training which may sound mad but is a good thing. When I get fit I pull women which inevitably ends in heartbreak which starts the eat cycle again.

So I guess this brings me to a hate for the day and that is my brain injury my anxiety and by depression which means my life has been a yoyo of good times and bad times and the mirroring fit and fat times

[SnoopZ]

Originally Posted by Russ

Is it an addiction? Maybe, I’ve never thought about it, although addictions aren’t always necessarily a bad or negative thing. All I know is until the day comes that I can no longer lift, I’m going to keep on lifting. I hate missing a session and only do so in the event of injury, illness or needing to be with my kids (in which case I tend to use my son to train - press ups with him sitting on my back )

Sounds like you need this on the Gym Door!

[Russ]

Sir, I am in your debt



I’m off to the t-shirt printers this weekend now!

[Dude111]

I found a VHS tape saturday that said "TWINS" at salvation army and I have been looking for that movie recorded off analogue cable because the offiicial release is thin and gross!

Sadly they recorded some garbage over it,only the last fews mins is there....

I just blanked the whole tape.........

Idiots

[Jaymoss]

Sick of UTIs. Not even sure where it is or if its caused by my stones or my enlarged prostate or something else. And on top of that the anti biotics are out of stock

[Dude111]

I hate it when im sitting down and my 8 track gets to the end of the track and swiches befire I get up and take it out.. (Then I gotta let it go thru the next track to get it to the end again ))