Random Irritations

GB72 said:
Gets us all in the end. All I will say is, make a decision to retire, if you can avoid it do not go out on an injury. I stopped playing rugby 10 years ago when I had an injury that meant I needed to stop playing or have my shoulder fully reconstructed. I still have that niggle that injury stopped me played and that I have one more game in me as I did not leave on my own terms. Hear that from a lot of people at my age, those that decided to quit and managed to celebrate at the end of a pre arranged last game found it easier than those who were injured into retirement and never felt they put a full stop at the end of their playing days.
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I had to finally give up football last year after tearing my Achilles. I miss it so much, I played football every week since I was 8 years old and it’s been a constant in my life. Every now and then I have a think about whether I could return, but that would be incredibly stupid, especially as I have put on about 8kg since I stopped running around.
 
sunshine said:
I had to finally give up football last year after tearing my Achilles. I miss it so much, I played football every week since I was 8 years old and it’s been a constant in my life. Every now and then I have a think about whether I could return, but that would be incredibly stupid, especially as I have put on about 8kg since I stopped running around.
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The urge never goes. I last played rugby 30 years ago. Still miss it.
 
Hobbit said:
The urge never goes. I last played rugby 30 years ago. Still miss it.
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Same with me with rugby. Still feel that there is one game left in me (though changes in the way the game iis played and the additional demands on the front row around the pitch do help as I know that what happens on the pitch now is a world away from the game I played even at the lowest levels)
 
GB72 said:
Same with me with rugby. Still feel that there is one game left in me (though changes in the way the game iis played and the additional demands on the front row around the pitch do help as I know that what happens on the pitch now is a world away from the game I played even at the lowest levels)
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I've just put the boots back on after nearly 3 years out. In the past 10 days I've played 80mins for the 3rds, got myself a callup for the 1sts for another 80mins and had two training sessions.

I dont think I've felt pain-free since about 2 seconds before kickoff on that first game. I've done very little general fitness since covid and its showing. I feel like I've been hit by a train!

Still, the club is going from strength to strength, got a premiership player coaching us and he's brought down a few of his old pals who were looking for more social rugby. Combined with a glut of young lads coming through from the colts its really exciting to be a part of so I'm going to try and give it one last full season.

Random irritation: my body being unable to cash the cheques my head is writing whilst playing ?
 
HeftyHacker said:
I've just put the boots back on after nearly 3 years out. In the past 10 days I've played 80mins for the 3rds, got myself a callup for the 1sts for another 80mins and had two training sessions.

I dont think I've felt pain-free since about 2 seconds before kickoff on that first game. I've done very little general fitness since covid and its showing. I feel like I've been hit by a train!

Still, the club is going from strength to strength, got a premiership player coaching us and he's brought down a few of his old pals who were looking for more social rugby. Combined with a glut of young lads coming through from the colts its really exciting to be a part of so I'm going to try and give it one last full season.

Random irritation: my body being unable to cash the cheques my head is writing whilst playing ?
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That sounds great. Been 10 years since I last played and so the game is a totally different animal to the one I knew.
 
I got the dreaded email from the insurance company yesterday, the Spanish taxi has been written off ?. They've given me a fair price but the next few days will be spent trawling the internet to find a replacement. 6 days until the hire car goes back, the clock is ticking............
 
Dando said:
I gave up cricket 15 years ago as I wasn’t enjoying it and haven’t missed it 1 bit, yet I miss football but maybe that’s become I gave up due to a shoulder injury
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Same for cricket, I do miss it though. But given the choice of a game of golf on a Saturday against standing around in the field for 3 hours and then getting out for a duck I know what I'd rather do?
 
patricks148 said:
Same for cricket, I do miss it though. But given the choice of a game of golf on a Saturday against standing around in the field for 3 hours and then getting out for a duck I know what I'd rather do?
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I used to love it when HID played. I kept score for the team, drank loads and had the afternoon tea:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
GreiginFife said:
Not that you are broad brushing young people at all. My niece is 24 and director of service for a major mortgage company. Did uselessness in the workplace get her there?

For your information the person I was dealing with is a middle aged woman. So does that mean that it’s actually middle aged woman that are useless in the workplace.

I work with some pretty talented and committed young people at my current client.

Try to temper your prejudices a little.
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Ok I'll grant you your neice is super duper, but in my experience in dealing with younger people in the work place they think the world owes them a living and just don't give a hoot. Is that tempered enough for you? It's the best you're gonna get.
 
New England footie tops 75 quid !!! The training top, well I think that what they are, 55 quid. Best hold off purchasing until after the group stage....when we'll be out.
 
Crazyface said:
Ok I'll grant you your neice is super duper, but in my experience in dealing with younger people in the work place they think the world owes them a living and just don't give a hoot. Is that tempered enough for you? It's the best you're gonna get.
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I blame the old people for bringing them up that way and giving poor training.

I don’t know whether you’d consider me youn at 43. But I spend a significant portion of my working life sorting out the mess caused by people in their 50s and 60s, because they they do things the way they’ve always done them because they think they know best. Or are just generally incompetent.
 
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BiMGuy said:
I blame the old people for bringing them up that way and giving poor training.

I don’t know whether you’d consider me youn at 43. But I spend a significant portion of my working life sorting out the mess caused by people in their 50s and 60s, because they they do things the way they’ve always done them because they think they know best. Or are just generally incompetent.
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Can I interject, all age groups have useless members.

I had a pop at our mid 20s signaller today as he was killing the service through useless understanding of our job

However we have equally got one weak link in every age group

Then again I stand by my assessment when he was training. He isn't good enough. People starting to notice now
 
The Scam that is “Green Energy”

Drax: UK power station owner cuts down primary forests in Canada

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63089348

From the article… "It's really a shame that British taxpayers are funding this destruction with their money. Logging natural forests and converting them into pellets to be burned for electricity, that is absolutely insane,"

Drax have been fetching wood over from forests in the Baltic region too,they can’t get enough of it. Utter madness.
 
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