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| Man. I never realized just how hard it is to move the mouse without the
use of your thumb. I guess I won't be playing any games anytime soon. I
thought I sucked before, but now, I'd be beaten by a bot in T2.
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Troy
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| Adrian Ng 2004-09-12, 1:55 pm |
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"Troy" <gimmespam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:20040821224644.513E.GIMMESPAM@yahoo.com...
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> Man. I never realized just how hard it is to move the mouse without the
> use of your thumb. I guess I won't be playing any games anytime soon. I
> thought I sucked before, but now, I'd be beaten by a bot in T2.
>
> --
> Troy
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I hope it grows back.
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| Frank van Schie 2004-09-12, 1:55 pm |
| Troy wrote:
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> Man. I never realized just how hard it is to move the mouse without the
> use of your thumb. I guess I won't be playing any games anytime soon. I
> thought I sucked before, but now, I'd be beaten by a bot in T2.
Oh, get a grip.
Ha.
So what happened?
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Frank
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| Thomas Edison 2004-09-12, 1:55 pm |
| On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 22:48:17 -0700, Troy wrote:
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> Man. I never realized just how hard it is to move the mouse without the
> use of your thumb. I guess I won't be playing any games anytime soon. I
> thought I sucked before, but now, I'd be beaten by a bot in T2.
FWIW, I use my thumb to click the primary mouse button, and my index finger
to click the secondary. I started doing this when I began to get RSI in my
mouse hand, and it helped (and still helps, AFAICT).
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Read my blog: http://tomjb.blogspot.com/
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| Stephen Limowski 2004-09-12, 1:55 pm |
| Troy wrote:
quote:
> Man. I never realized just how hard it is to move the mouse without the
> use of your thumb. I guess I won't be playing any games anytime soon. I
> thought I sucked before, but now, I'd be beaten by a bot in T2.
>
Have fun flushing the toilet.
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| On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:08:30 -0400, Stephen Limowski <sl83@planettribes.com> wrote:
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> Troy wrote:
> Have fun flushing the toilet.
Flushing's not a problem, since I can use my left hand.
Wiping, on the other hand. . . (no pun intended BTW)
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Troy
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| On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 22:43:06 +0200, Frank van Schie <frankNOSPAM@email.it> wrote:
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> Oh, get a grip.
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> Ha.
>
> So what happened?
Nothing major. Just deQuervain's Tendonitis. The problem is that my
thumb is in a splint that makes me permanently feel like "The Fonz." So,
using a mouse isn't exactly easy to do. I have to choices. I can either
mouse with my left hand. It's awkward, but not horrible. I might be able
to get used to it.
The other option is to use a stylus.
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Troy
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| On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:28:30 +0100, Thomas Edison <me@privacy.net> wrote:
quote:
> FWIW, I use my thumb to click the primary mouse button, and my index finger
> to click the secondary. I started doing this when I began to get RSI in my
> mouse hand, and it helped (and still helps, AFAICT).
Since the tendonitis is in my thumb, I'm not sure if that would help. I
just tried with my left hand, and my thumb's in the same position either
way.
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Troy
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| Stephen Limowski 2004-09-12, 1:55 pm |
| Troy wrote:
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> On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:08:30 -0400, Stephen Limowski <sl83@planettribes.com> wrote:
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>
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> Flushing's not a problem, since I can use my left hand.
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> Wiping, on the other hand. . . (no pun intended BTW)
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Yeah, I know about the whole wiping thing. When I put my fist through
the window a year ago and had 13 stitches and couldn't use my right
hand.....wiping my XXX was DIFFICULT!
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| Troy wrote:
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> On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 22:43:06 +0200, Frank van Schie
> <frankNOSPAM@email.it> wrote:
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> Nothing major. Just deQuervain's Tendonitis. The problem is that my
> thumb is in a splint that makes me permanently feel like "The Fonz."
> So, using a mouse isn't exactly easy to do. I have to choices. I can
> either mouse with my left hand. It's awkward, but not horrible. I
> might be able to get used to it.
>
> The other option is to use a stylus.
Okay, this is just plain *weird*. I developed that in my left hand
recently by continuously gripping the wood I was carving very tightly.
A mild case in my instance, but it still hurts if I move that thumb 'just
so', and I stopped carving for awhile.
Actually, hitting the space bar pisses it off a bit........
Dang dude, won't a stylus be as bad? Seems to me the grip will
be the same sort of aggravation. At any rate, take care of yourself
and let that tendon heal. I don't want you to start falling apart the way
I am. :D
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{{{{{{{HUGZ ! ! }}}}}}}
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>^,,^< Miracle
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| Stephen Limowski wrote:
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> Troy wrote:
> Yeah, I know about the whole wiping thing. When I put my fist through
> the window a year ago and had 13 stitches and couldn't use my right
> hand.....wiping my XXX was DIFFICULT!
Oh, I can so relate to this! LOL The motion needed to position
oneself properly to accomplish the task makes my bad back holler in
indignation. I never realized that reaching around involved bending a bit
backwards. Man, that pisses off a blown disc!
So, why did you put your fist through a window?
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{{{{{{{HUGZ ! ! }}}}}}}
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>^,,^< Miracle
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| Frank van Schie 2004-09-12, 1:55 pm |
| >^,,^< Miracle wrote:
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> Stephen Limowski wrote:
> [asswiper]
> Oh, I can so relate to this! LOL The motion needed to position
> oneself properly to accomplish the task makes my bad back holler in
> indignation. I never realized that reaching around involved bending a bit
> backwards. Man, that pisses off a blown disc!
There's two methods I can easily think of, which are the reach-behind
(which I'm assuming you're talking about) or the reach-under.
Methodologies are obvious, I'd say.
I am, however, given to understand[1] that American toilets have a very
high waterlevel (with scant inches to spare underneath), so perhaps the
reach-under is less adviseable in situations where it is needed with
those kinds of toilets.
[1]: From a rivetting discussion in another group...
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Frank
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| Adrian Ng 2004-09-12, 1:55 pm |
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"Frank van Schie" <frankNOSPAM@email.it> wrote in message
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> There's two methods I can easily think of, which are the reach-behind
> (which I'm assuming you're talking about) or the reach-under.
> Methodologies are obvious, I'd say.
>
> I am, however, given to understand[1] that American toilets have a very
> high waterlevel (with scant inches to spare underneath), so perhaps the
> reach-under is less adviseable in situations where it is needed with
> those kinds of toilets.
>
> [1]: From a rivetting discussion in another group...
> --
> Frank
cool, sounds like that would reduce spash-back.
Cos i hate having to waste precious toilet roll to lessen the landing of my
waste.
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| Frank van Schie 2004-09-12, 1:55 pm |
| Adrian Ng wrote:
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> cool, sounds like that would reduce spash-back.
> Cos i hate having to waste precious toilet roll to lessen the landing of my
> waste.
It lessens it, but it also reduces the distance between water and bum.
Me, I'm a proponent of the shelf-toilets, with the shelf beneath the...
sitting area, and the hole in front. A few sheets of toilet paper reduce
cleanup time, and no splashback at all.
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Frank
Not afraid to go the distance on distasteful topics.
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| On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 00:32:47 -0700, ">^,,^< Miracle" <miracle@spamcop.net> wrote:
quote:
> Dang dude, won't a stylus be as bad? Seems to me the grip will
> be the same sort of aggravation. At any rate, take care of yourself
> and let that tendon heal. I don't want you to start falling apart the way
> I am. :D
I actually meant "touch pad." I don't know why I said "stylus."
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> --
> {{{{{{{HUGZ ! ! }}}}}}}
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Troy
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| Frank van Schie wrote:
quote:
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> There's two methods I can easily think of, which are the reach-behind
> (which I'm assuming you're talking about) or the reach-under.
> Methodologies are obvious, I'd say.
>
> I am, however, given to understand[1] that American toilets have a
> very high waterlevel (with scant inches to spare underneath), so
> perhaps the reach-under is less adviseable in situations where it is
> needed with those kinds of toilets.
>
> [1]: From a rivetting discussion in another group...
From a female perspective, the reach-under method is discouraged.
Seems it's far too easy to transfer harmful bacteria from one nether region
to another, causing a very unpleasant infection.
"Front to back!" was a common instruction when I was younger and
going to the OB/GYN more frequently. So unless the reach-under could
be performed efficiently while still sitting, and abiding the "front to back" rule,
one is still required to contort and twist the back a bit.
Higher water level? Perhaps, but I find that hard to believe what with
the newer, water-saving toilets I've had in the houses I've lived in. Hard to
make a splash in that scant amount of water............
Oh, wait, I think I see- Euro johns are deeper? That makes sense. Even
shorties like me have our knees at eye level it seems while sitting on the
throne. I'm seriously thinking of getting a 'handicapped' toilet so it's not so
dang low.
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>^,,^< Miracle, unafraid of any topic tonight
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| Hellmark 2004-09-12, 1:55 pm |
| >^,,^< Miracle's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through
quote:
>his body were:
> Higher water level? Perhaps, but I find that hard to believe what with
> the newer, water-saving toilets I've had in the houses I've lived in. Hard to
> make a splash in that scant amount of water............
> Oh, wait, I think I see- Euro johns are deeper? That makes sense. Even
> shorties like me have our knees at eye level it seems while sitting on the
> throne. I'm seriously thinking of getting a 'handicapped' toilet so it's not so
> dang low.
It depends. The old style toilet were deeper, but alot of the new lowflow
toilets seem to be a bit longer, but way more shallow. The toilets in the
new house I am moving into, go to wipe and if I aint careful, I'll get my
hand wet.
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