OT - Grumpy Old Man Thread

[utee94]

There's a bunch of cases of legionnaire's disease up in NYC.  Maybe you had that.

[Cincydawg]

I was never in the Legion ...  was on a plane flying back from Amsterdam though ....

[MikeDeTiger]

I'm mostly cured, but it's been almost a month, counting the aftereffects.  I THINK I first had flu, a lot of body aches, then as it started to clear up, I got a cold, which lead to thhe tube problem.  The cold itself wasn't that bad.  I pitched last Saturday for our team, was really feeling it after a while.  Our team really struggles with just normal simple plays to get outs.  Our 3B is the manager, and anything hit his way he tends to fall down if he has to move at all.  The 1B can't catch the ball, which is kind of an issue, presuming anyone fields a grounder and actually throws it his way.  About the only outs we get are lazy fly balls to the OF.  I struck a guy out, OK fine, but the catcher dropped the ball, he can't catch either, and threw it over the 1Bs head, not that he would have caught it anyway.

I still have fun, and obviously I'm not that good either, so ....

Sounds like a lot of little league and t-ball games I've seen.  

[Cincydawg]

Sounds like a lot of little league and t-ball games I've seen. 

Yeah, pretty much.  A couple of the other teams are pretty decent for over 55.  Ours is new, so we got all the bumblers, like me.  I might be our best pitcher, which is a tallest midget kind of thing.  It's still fun.

[OrangeAfroMan]

I'm mostly cured, but it's been almost a month, counting the aftereffects.  I THINK I first had flu, a lot of body aches, then as it started to clear up, I got a cold, which lead to thhe tube problem.  The cold itself wasn't that bad.  I pitched last Saturday for our team, was really feeling it after a while.  Our team really struggles with just normal simple plays to get outs.  Our 3B is the manager, and anything hit his way he tends to fall down if he has to move at all. The 1B can't catch the ball, which is kind of an issue, presuming anyone fields a grounder and actually throws it his way. About the only outs we get are lazy fly balls to the OF.  I struck a guy out, OK fine, but the catcher dropped the ball, he can't catch either, and threw it over the 1Bs head, not that he would have caught it anyway.

I still have fun, and obviously I'm not that good either, so ....

This is the only executive decision I made for our teachers softball team. 
All the schools in the district have a softball tournament each year.  It's hard to field a team, and we've got some ladies out there that don't know what they're doing.  So you tend to want to put the people who actually have their own glove and any experience at SS or CF or whatever.
So yeah, fielding a grounder cleanly and getting a throw over to first is going to be the first miracle, but if/when it happens, we can't be having the 1B dropping it.
I put myself at 1B so that those miracles would be completed, lol.  I played 1B growing up and have total comfort over there. 
It worked out well. 

[Cincydawg]

The guy we had at second fielded a weak grounder and then threw it on the ground to 1B who waved at it.  The 2B then turned to me claiming he shook have caught it, it was a good throw. I was playing SS which is another indication how bad we are.  We do have one pretty good outfielder.

In reality I don’t want to be on a better team.  It’s still fun.  And no pressure.  I threw over 200 pitches before i took myself out, and our coach put me at SS.  

Last game this Saturday.  

[OrangeAfroMan]

  I threw over 200 pitches before i took myself out, 

Like a Japanese high schooler...

[betarhoalphadelta]

I put myself at 1B so that those miracles would be completed, lol.  I played 1B growing up and have total comfort over there. 
It worked out well. 

Yeah, well try it again when you're 173 years old like CD 

[OrangeAfroMan]

I won't make it that long. While I have gator blood, I don't have Greenland shark blood like him.

[847badgerfan]

I'd  guess their advice is sound.  I have 5-6-7 sites I used for medical advice, as well as my PCP.  When all the sites agree I figure it's probably best current advice.

If particularly curious, I delve into studies, at least their conclusions part. 

My PCP of course is not a cardiologist.  I was under the care of one for a while and decided he was not ... helpful, to me, he didn't listen.  He had me on medication to slow my heart rate and I was consistently in bradycardia.  He insisted I take a blood thinner without listening to my specific medical history.  I guess he was tired of patients questioning him, he didn't like it.

My other cardiologist, the "electrician", was great. 

I got one of these cards that does an EKG using my fingers, my PCP suggested I check every month or any time I thought I could have symptoms.  Pretty neat gadget.

I have a bp cuff also, but I haven't done that in a while, the batteries died.  I was pretty much always well below 130.

I run about 105/70 in general. Pulse around 70-80.

Both used to be much higher, and that was with a lot more meds.

Bad diet => Cracked chest

[Cincydawg]

Here we are, old guys, talking about our health ......

I'm thankful to be doing "OK", and still kinda playing baseball, though rather poorly of late.  My vision is ... goofy.  

[847badgerfan]

Some people like @betarhoalphadelta like us talking about health issues.

[FearlessF]

his time is coming

[Cincydawg]

It's a blessing to get old not everyone is allowed to be...