Entirely my own fault.

Kilroy · Post by **Kilroy** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 7:22 am

I am laying on my bed, trying to sip wine through the corner of my mouth.
I have hurt my back rather severely, and it is likely I will be here for several days.
You may hear more from me...

Yesterday I fitted front seatbelts to my most recently acquired Marina, and replaced the left front wheel bearings. Also fitted Mk3 wheel trims. Photo currently unavailable because I can't move.
That was all good.

Today I set about curing a wheel alignment issue on the Volvo.
Perhaps it was cumulative damage - perhaps it was those 17" alloys - but having been determined to finish what I started saw me continue way too long after the pain began - to the point where I had to crawl back to the shed to stow the tools.

It then took me 30 minutes to actually get onto my bed. I am now well acquainted with pain.!
Hence the wine.
Well - it makes a good excuse...

I always wonder why I do not listen to my body and act sooner.
Maybe I am selectively deaf.
Although it has got me out of a dinner with Sue's family...
Dear people but boring.

Ho-hum.
Getting to the toilet will be interesting.
I have previously managed by laying over a computer chair and propelling myself on my knees.
Sounds a hoot, but it is hardly enjoyable.

So I trust your day ends better than mine.
But the wine is ok...
And the laptop perches quite well.
Cheers.

Post by **balmy** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 7:33 am

Jeez Kilroy. Hope your better soon mate.
The pain for our hobby has never been so bad eh ?

Post by **MarinaCoupe** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 9:52 am

Sorry to hear about that, assuming its good NZ wine you can at least console yourself that you are helping the national economy.

Chris

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dazza2623 · Post by **dazza2623** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 11:13 am

Injuries only count when pics are involved
Hope you get better soon.
Just on the off chance ,do you have a MK11 UK dash complete?

bigcarle · Post by **bigcarle** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 8:55 am

Kilroy i can sympathize with the familiarity with pain bit.
take care not to aggravate it more, alcohol will help but i have to face
that an aging body as young as mine is, is a bugger
2 lots of arthritis with tendonitis, fatigue and anemia is catching up.
anyway get well ASAP and back on the Marinas

norway_triumph · Post by **norway_triumph** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 7:36 pm

know what you mean kilroy . have been out bend over a engine or in the boot fixing those bloody rear lights issues
now relaxing with a guiness after my wife have served a nice dinner with a bottle of white wine. Its finally summer here in norway with 25Celsius . So another guiness and i wouldn't care about my back pain

locost_bryan · Post by **locost_bryan** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 2:19 am

norway_triumph wrote:know what you mean kilroy . have been out bend over a engine or in the boot fixing those bloody rear lights issues
now relaxing with a guiness after my wife have served a nice dinner with a bottle of white wine. Its finally summer here in norway with 25Celsius . So another guiness and i wouldn't care about my back pain

Our weather can't make up it's mind either

. One week a record snow fall, the next unseasonably warm weather upsets Lamborghini's winter testing, the next day a blizzard strands motorists.

An old injury, Kilroy, or just old age? Fortunately my body has lasted half a century reasonably intact...

Post by **PHUQ** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 8:06 am

That doesn't sound much fun at all- get well soon mate!

Number 63 · Post by **Number 63** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:50 am

Sorry to hear that mate, hope you get sorted out soon.

Uncle Frank · Post by **Uncle Frank** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 10:20 pm

Oh dear Kilroy, hope you are up and about soon mate, back injuries can be a real bugger to fix, just rest and take it easy, Alcohol always helps (medicinal uses only of course

).
Thinking of you over here, all the best, Frank.

Kilroy · Post by **Kilroy** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:46 am

Hey all.
Thanks for the well wishes.
Apart from 4 days of pain, being totally immobile is very scary.
Today for the first time I am crawling about the house with the aid of a computer chair.
Brilliant.!

I am rather tall, and for many years I repaired heavy household appliances - moving them about myself.
Did I say I lived in a hillside port town.?
I guess that did the initial damage, but of recent years, lifting the occasional borg-warner 65 in and out of a Marina boot has caused me some grief.
Basically - working for long periods while bending forward is the killer, and when it finally goes - you just crawl away...
Recovery is simply a matter of time, but the painkillers are never strong enough.

Someone asked if I had a complete mk2 dashboard.
Yes I do - but it aint gonna fit in an A4 envelope..

A guy phoned me while on the 'slab'. Found me through this forum.
Needed a gearbox, but I suggested that as they all need checking out anyway - we might as well fix his original.
I agreed to help him when I am able - but I shan't be the one pulling it out...

Cheers you lot - nice bunch you are..

JoshWard · Post by **JoshWard** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 9:37 am

Hope you get better soon mate!

charlie safari · Post by **charlie safari** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 2:21 am

Hi Kilroy
Yeah I may well have steered the gearbox fella in your direction

He's got a mk1 wagon, I'm kind of jelous.
Get him to throw on a couple of pics.
I've got a mk2 dash too, but I bet yours will be more complete for Darrens mate.
Hope your better soon.

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