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[Eddy]

That sucks Benji, my internet isn't really great either, but I can just blame the UK and BT Landlines for that problem

 

Anyway, London is now covered in heavy pollution which has drifted from some country in the Middle-East. East London is really bad at the moment (Greenwich, Bromley, White Chapel, Leytonstone etc) and people can't leave their homes since one step outside can cause them to have some breathing difficulties, also doesn't help with the extreme high temperature over there from the pollution. Meanwhile, over in West London, there isn't much pollution but still pretty bad (around Chiswick, Heathrow Airport, Earl's Court, Acton etc) and it's apparently really cold over there. And then you got Central London which is perfectly fine at the moment, which is where I'm in. So, we're not badly affected with this heavy pollution just yet.

 

It should disappear in a day or two though.

Edited by EddyTheOliveira, 02 April 2014 - 12:39 PM.

[KingPridenia]

Crazy work day today. I had to help some old lady load over $400.00 worth of groceries into her car. One thing I am jealous about though; she gets a whopping 80 cent/gallon discount next time she gets gas. Man, it was so freaking nightmarish getting all of it in a little buggy. Hell, the stuff BARELY fit in two large shopping carts. Even worse was the fact the lady tried to give me a $1 tip, despite me telling her by accepting it, I would risk being fired. Jobs are hard enough to get as it is. I really do NOT want to risk losing my job over something as petty as a dollar. It's high risk; low reward. My ability to stay employed is worth WAY more than a dollar or two some little old lady offers me for helping her. And in reality, it IS my job to do that. I get my "tips" when I collect my paycheck every Friday.

 

I do feel like everyone at work thinks I'm a weirdo for refusing tips from customers that I help. I'm told I should have "just pocketed the money and never tell anyone" but it's not dishonest and I know I couldn't be okay with that. I wasn't raised that way, and I'm not going to start being shady at my first real job such that I end up another one of those people that end up busted for a multimillion dollar scam or embezzling millions of dollars which winds up KILLING the company. If I start being sneaky and dishonest at an entry level position, what do you expect me to do when I'm given any power? Rules are given and are meant to be followed, not broken down and searched with a fine tooth comb for loopholes. I personally don't agree with not being allowed to accept tips from customers willing to provide them, but that doesn't change the fact that taking tips IS against the rules. If my co-workers want to risk being fired, that's their problem. I won't do it myself.

 

So yeah. I don't agree with not being allowed to take tips, but not agreeing with it doesn't make it okay. I'll probably end up the most discriminated person at where I work, but damn it, I didn't search for a job for 10 months just to gamble losing it over greed.

Edited by RedmageAdam, 04 April 2014 - 12:46 AM.

[Eddy]

Yeah, sounds like a good thing you did there, you really don't want to put all that searching for a job to waste with a simple $1.

 

So, pollution in London has madly decreased over last night, and it's now drifted over to Cornwall or something (South-West England) meaning we're safe to go out again. Which I'm pretty happy about.

[Ventus]

My knee was doing good two days ago and yesterday it felt a little sore and now today it feels tight again... Having to use crutches again. I'm am so tired of having a messed up knee... I want to stop, I've tried everything and nothing is really working.

 

This is stressing me out, I don't know what I can and can't do anymore I really feel hopeless for the time being... 

[Astromeow]

My knee was doing good two days ago and yesterday it felt a little sore and now today it feels tight again... Having to use crutches again. I'm am so tired of having a messed up knee... I want to stop, I've tried everything and nothing is really working.

 

This is stressing me out, I don't know what I can and can't do anymore I really feel hopeless for the time being... 

 

Hey pal. I have similar situation.

 

I believe about two months ago I injured my right knee running, which likely happened when I landed wrong on my right leg hard

 

Was good till about three weeks ago when out of no where I cannot bend my right knee well without feeling an inside pain.

 

All knee caps crack n what not but i know my body and my right knee has cracked at different positions than normal

 

Easily from work the back of my knee becomes stiff and swollen.

 

Sometimes I wake up at night feeling like there is a pressure going inward towards my kneecap

 

 

Any tips? I probably will visit an emergency care place to get it checked out but till then...

Edited by Astromeow, 04 April 2014 - 02:02 PM.

[Ventus]

Hey pal. I have similar situation.

 

I believe about two months ago I injured my right knee running, which likely happened when I landed wrong on my right leg hard

 

Was good till about three weeks ago when out of no where I cannot bend my right knee well without feeling an inside pain.

 

All knee caps crack n what not but i know my body and my right knee has cracked at different positions than normal

 

Easily from work the back of my knee becomes stiff and swollen.

 

Sometimes I wake up at night feeling like there is a pressure going inward towards my kneecap

 

 

Any tips? I probably will visit an emergency care place to get it checked out but till then...

Try a heating pad, use a damp cloth or something and place on the affected area and add the heating pad and do it for an hour or so and repeat it a few times a day.

Or use ice a few times a day, and also try some muscle cream. and take plenty of Ibuprofen it helps with the swelling. 

 

If I knew anything else I would tell you, if you have healthcare just go to a doctor (Wish I could go to a doctor or something).

[KingPridenia]

Well, I had a physical today. Everything seems to be okay. I did have a scare though during it; they said my blood pressure's lower number was above the other number. After a redo, it was a more normal level, albeit a bit high still. Everything went fine. I then spoke with my doctor that was suggesting putting me on anti-depressants and stuff, but the last time I was on meds, it was awful. I was either bouncing all over the place like I had a 10 pound bag of sugar, asleep all the time or getting much more violent than normal. The worst was my father pushing me on the floor because I was mouthing him and I jumped back up, something I NEVER did before. I really don't trust medication. I would rather see a shrink than be on drugs and end up acting violent as one of the side effects. I ended my appointment with him completing a stress inventory.

 

My doctor also suggested I begin to journal, so on my way back from his office, I went to Wal-Mart and bought three composition books for 94 cents a pop and a pack of mechanical pencils. After work today, I wrote a one page forward to the therapist that I will meet face to face for the first time next Tuesday unless work decides to give me a morning shift, in which will begin an annoying game of phone tag. Basically I wrote down that the therapist is allowed to read my entries, comment on them and even suggest topics to write about. I hope this can help me out. Getting a job seemed to have been a start for me. I really hope keeping a journal and getting therapy can help me keep away from a lifetime of pain, misery and self-loathing. I feel bad it's come to this, but I don't want to end up having nothing; no friends, no family, no love life, no job, etc.

[umbrello]

Well, I had a physical today. Everything seems to be okay. I did have a scare though during it; they said my blood pressure's lower number was above the other number. After a redo, it was a more normal level, albeit a bit high still. Everything went fine. I then spoke with my doctor that was suggesting putting me on anti-depressants and stuff, but the last time I was on meds, it was awful. I was either bouncing all over the place like I had a 10 pound bag of sugar, asleep all the time or getting much more violent than normal. The worst was my father pushing me on the floor because I was mouthing him and I jumped back up, something I NEVER did before. I really don't trust medication. I would rather see a shrink than be on drugs and end up acting violent as one of the side effects. I ended my appointment with him completing a stress inventory.

 

My doctor also suggested I begin to journal, so on my way back from his office, I went to Wal-Mart and bought three composition books for 94 cents a pop and a pack of mechanical pencils. After work today, I wrote a one page forward to the therapist that I will meet face to face for the first time next Tuesday unless work decides to give me a morning shift, in which will begin an annoying game of phone tag. Basically I wrote down that the therapist is allowed to read my entries, comment on them and even suggest topics to write about. I hope this can help me out. Getting a job seemed to have been a start for me. I really hope keeping a journal and getting therapy can help me keep away from a lifetime of pain, misery and self-loathing. I feel bad it's come to this, but I don't want to end up having nothing; no friends, no family, no love life, no job, etc.

 

 

 

I've been on medication a long time and it's tough to find the one that's right for you, especially if one seems to be working well when it's actually not a good fit. Also, doctor's tend to just prescribe what they think will work for you or what they usually prescribe to people who they think are similar to you. There's really no telling what's going to work. You might have to try several different medications before you find one that works. I would say therapy is more important. If therapy helps, then medication isn't really necessary. Once you're on medication it's hard to get off of it.

Edited by umbrello, 09 April 2014 - 01:28 AM.

[KingPridenia]

I've been on medication a long time and it's tough to find the one that's right for you, especially if one seems to be working well when it's actually not a good fit. Also, doctor's tend to just prescribe what they think will work for you or what they usually prescribe to people who they think are similar to you. There's really no telling what's going to work. You might have to try several different medications before you find one that works. I would say therapy is more important. If therapy helps, then medication isn't really necessary. Once you're on medication it's hard to get off of it.

 

When I was 9 or 10, they started putting me on all kinds of crap. Prozac is the only one I remember for sure. All I know is that the meds either made me hyperactive, tired or aggressive. I mean going from a boy that doesn't argue with his parents to getting up in his father's face, getting pushed onto the floor and getting back up demanding more. That and the one made me gain substantial weight. I really do want medication to be the last resort for me. I'm willing to listen to a therapist and have him/her help me find ways to manage my stress better.

[Astromeow]

I never did pills... certainly beyond qualified- but to think about nearly 97% of all people ever lived on Earth never had access to modern day pharmacy to help relieve the pains

 

As you said, pills bring some unfortunate side effects. I hate watching my family not be themselves because of such

 

Oh aand I watched close people to the family recently pass away because of alcoholism, self prescribed depressant ya know?

 

[umbrello]

I never did pills... certainly beyond qualified- but to think about nearly 97% of all people ever lived on Earth never had access to modern day pharmacy to help relieve the pains

 

 

It's crazy how heroine overdoses are on the rise where I live because people get prescribed pain pills that they get addicted to, and then when they can't get more pills they start doing heroine.

Edited by umbrello, 09 April 2014 - 09:05 PM.

[Ventus]

I'm glad that my weekend is almost over, I'm take a few day break by being lazy... Been having to do a lot of running around because of grocery shopping. 

And I had to get my dads workplace' WiFi working again, thank god that my dads boss gave us a credit card to buy the Wifi gateway device

I picked up the nicest one walmart had at the moment which was a NetGear N450 (So what I use the internet to so why not make it move a lot faster).

Anyways that took up most of my time yesterday... I'm exhausted... 

[KingPridenia]

Crazy weather again. Hot as hell weekend in Pennsylvania. It was up in the 70s yesterday and low 80s today, and I had to work out in it pushing carts. At least it wasn't as bad as I thought, as Weis gave me not only a lighter colored shirt, but a short-sleeved one at that. That helped a lot. On another note, I managed to get in more journal writing today. Still nervous about seeing my therapist for the first time Tuesday morning but I really have nothing to be afraid of.

[Ventus]

Well found out this morning that my Ant (By marriage) Passed away this morning. I don't know my mother cried my brother was pretty depressed by it but I was unaffected by it maybe its cause I've haven't really seen her in like 10+ years... Oh well another relative I didn't get a chance to know left the world.

[Eddy]

Well found out this morning that my Ant (By marriage) Passed away this morning. I don't know my mother cried my brother was pretty depressed by it but I was unaffected by it maybe its cause I've haven't really seen her in like 10+ years... Oh well another relative I didn't get a chance to know left the world.

Sorry to hear about the news, really hope things get better for you and your family.