Text 4615, 52 rader
Skriven 2013-09-13 20:26:43 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 4548 av Dave Drum (70326.cooking)
Ärende: Light's out
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Hi Dave,


 RH> Possible cause (he spent 26 years in) but why would it be showing up 4
 RH> years later? It's anybody's guess as to what caused it but it appears
 RH> to be easing off somewhat now.

 DD> I thought Steve was in Elint (electronic intelligence gathering) which
 DD> has a lot more chair polishing with the seat of the pants than "troop
 DD> & stomp" ground-pounder/grunt stuff.   Bv)=

There's still a lot of ground  pounding in the Army, no matter what
field you're in. His MOS was 98C (electronic warfare signal intelligence
analyst, German language trailer) which did mean a lot of time sitting.
There's things like PT, road marches, going from X to Y (the tunnel in
Kunia was a good half mile from entrance to office) and so forth that
kept him on his feet a good bit.


 DD> I think the plantar thing is often caused by overuse of the plantar
 DD> fascia, increases in activities, weight or age. Steve probably
 DD> qualifies on the third. Also commonly associated with long periods of
 DD> weight bearing and much more prevalent with hyper-pronation (flat
 DD> feet). Among non-athletic populations, it is associated with a high
 DD> body mass index - which, I think, are non-starters for him.

He's goained a bit of weight since leaving the Army. Sitting in the
classroom, working on schoolwork, etc and no PT the level of the Army
contributed. Plus, I've gone on spells of trying new recipes (G), some
of wich, like the lemon pound cake, have been keepers. Others haven't
made the cut for various reasons. We're still eating healthy, with some
splurges.

 DD> When I was eight I had a plantar's wart on the ball of my right foot.
 DD> The doctor burned it off with an electric needle - and I walked very
 DD> tenderly for several weeks. Until I was corrected on the spelling I
 DD> thought it was
 DD> associated with helping plant and maintain a garden - although I could
 DD> not see how it all related other than through my mis-spelling.  Bv)=

And no relation to Planter's peanuts (or other nuts) either. (G)

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Ruth
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