Everyday Systems

Pete

yeah but this is A4 sized and I can print up a bunch of copies and stick them around the house!

besides it was fun learning how to use inkscape

Pete

I needed something to stick on the fridge as a visual reminder

So I made a fridge poster thing in inkscape :D

Just dug out my old inkjet printer and after a 15 minute marathon of downloading drivers, finding power bricks and getting things setup... it's out of ink.

AAAAAGH!

So anyways I wanted ...

Pete

hey everyone, thanks for the well wishes and advice!

I bought some super good multi-vitamins plus some flaxseed oil and took them for a couple weeks.

didn't notice much improvement sadly. Actually last week was the worst lot of headahces I've had in six months. So I've stopped taking both to see ...

Pete

Vitamins!

Somebody told me to start taking them and I forgot, thanks for the nudge there MrsPartridge :D

This week was pretty hit and miss, I bought cereal and forced myself to eat at mealtimes 3 days in a row which is amazing. Fell off the bandwagon though so it's back on tomorrow.

Must sound ...

Pete

Back in march I had a bad motorcycle accident and since then I've really struggled with eating regularly.

Have a lot of memory and concentration issues now, so combined with the fact I just don't feel hungry I'll go for a couple days without eating and then realise hey I don't feel so good...

My ...

Pete

I fractured a rib last sunday riding my motorbike.

Haven't done any SG since then, but my back is _really_ starting to play up. I think it's in sympathy to the rest of me?

Anyways, one thing I know that fixes me up pretty quick is some nice SG workouts... however I am reluctant to do this what ...

Pete

hmm, the shoulder sledge one looks similar to my flip-lever2

except I hold the hammer just like in flip the lever, but pivot off the shoulder not elbow.

Couple other moves of his I've tried during "freestyle" time.

Guess it goes to show that with something like SG, the basics are there for ...

Pete

No stress mate, I honestly don't use icq much anymore anyways

Funny how systems lose popularity over time. I can still remember chatting with the guys who made icq, and now it seems like the place is just full of spammers and scammers.

Such is life I suppose!

Pete

Ahh HAH!

I was wondering why you kept calling me a spambot...!

My icq number was in my profile.

Easily fixed though

Pete

As an interesting aside, I was talking to my dad about shovelglove over christmas.

He finds it amusing that I do things as exercise that he's done all his life as part of his workday (builder, construction, labourer etc.)

The picture on that guys page with him holding his sledge by the end and ...

Pete

nice extension the the humble sledge!

I might end up doing something like this myself, I am not super keen on spending $70AUD for a new sledge

Pete

It was good to listen you talking about shugging Reinhard!

I admit that I'm a bit disappointed in the audio quality, you sounded fine but Jason sounded like he was at the bottom of a tin can or something.

Still, it's about the content, not the delivery after all.

Nice work tiger, I eagerly await ...

Pete

dude, that looks kickin rad! (my latest fave saying).

Can I suggest downloading a copy of virtualdub and ... rotating that video 90 degrees?

http://virtualdub.org/

again, nice move. I shall try it on my next session!

Pete

Ohhh, still kickin it Deb!

Haven't been online much as I'm still looking for work and things of that nature. Turns out the job market is kinda of tough!

Luckily I still has my trusty sledge to take out my frustrations with recruiters on

Pete

hey, congratulations deb!

Pete

For sweet push mowers, check out the Brill Luxus series, everything I've heard about these is that they kick major amounts of arse.

You can even get battery powered ones now so that the pushing is easy too!

http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000939.php

http://www.peoplepoweredmachines.com/

Pete

I second debs comment!

was good to see I haven't been stuffing up the moves too badly

Pete

maybe you could upload the videos to somewhere like youtube or google video reinhard?

save some bandwidth bills and maybe get some new converts too

Pete

VanillaGorilla wrote:Oh, I gotta get me one of those....

get one of the 100lb ones and let us know how it feels will ya?

Pete

thanks for that helpful piece of input there nielsio... :roll:

on the subject of one inch punches, there is a neat little doco about them on youtube, worth the watching imho!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kx9iPFMriz0

the stopping thing sounds like what my friend was saying when he showed me some ...

Pete

one of the fellows I used to live with always put his change from a night out into a jar when he got home.

Just before I moved I helped him take it all down to the bank and have it counted. Final tally was over $1000 if memory serves. A hefty sum just from saving the shrapnel in your pocket!

Pete

Deb, give the little dude a ^5, that was some kick ass playing

Pete

wow deb, you were really rockin it there

Pete

sooo, meatloaf... sounds good, but how does one go about making it?

Pete

Today marks a full week of me getting back on the horse and sg'ing with some form of regularity. All it took was a fresh perspective, and some new motivations (plus moving house to a new state and starting a new job kinda helped).

I'm feeling pretty good about it all, taking it very easy and doing ...

Pete

hey deb, if I wasn't so laid back, I'd take offence to that remark!

Pete

sorry to butt in guys, but what is "type a"?

how does one determine their type?

Pete

when I was still on the SG wagon, it was wake up, grab the sledge and go for it. Then have a shower and brekky.

Since I'm having trouble even walking some days, I haven't done it in a while. My sledge still sits by the bed, waiting patiently for me to feel better.

Pete

thanks for the input guys, I've been paying close attention to my form over the last little while and I can't tell I'm doing anything wrong, guess I just have shoveling muscles already :)

I might just stick to using the shovel movement as a warmup type thing, at the moment I can't afford the $70 ...

Pete

does anyone else find the shovelling movement too ... easy?

I don't know how else to describe it, I do the shovel and I feel nothing, I do something like the robot axe chop and I can feel it everywhere.

I'm doing like 40 - 50 shovels each side and it just feels like I'm going nowhere with them ...

Pete

I've never done the low carb thing but maybe just start easing it back into your food intake? don't go out and eat a whole loaf of bread with dinner but just have a slice? :D

Most meals I cook seem to have a carb portion, usually brown rice or noodles. Though to be honest I never really notice what ...

Pete

mmmmm marmite

then there is promite

and vegemite!

so many delicious choices

Pete

Sadly Deb I haven't seen either of those

However I did chillax on the lounge yesterday afternoon and enjoyed watching shaolin soccer

You're making me hungry with the talk of food.

Pete

I live with 3 other guys, so things aren't really ever "neat" as such.

However, I find just making sure I put things away after I'm done with them, instead of saying to myself "she'll be right, I'll put that away later" really makes a difference.

As an upside, because I use my room to sg in, it ...

Pete

I used to have cheese & tomato on toast before I went to school (well, to be fair mum would force it upon me, as otherwise I'd just skip brekkie). Worked pretty well in keeping me going till lunch.

Nowadays I just have some musli. No idea what sort of protein is in that

Pete

Bugger! Though hanging with the family is always more fun with some grub.

I'm doing well with not eating at the moment, what with random stomach pains after I eat and all... You want it? :D

I find with depressions, it's best to fill them in with some good soil, and then top with turf.

Unless you ...

Pete

they look cool
but I have to say, I've got some ideas now on making my own

how about the kit, then just add 14 minutes worth of sand?

Pete

I haven't noticed any undue amount of strain on my wrists as yet.

mostly I think because I'm holding the handle down a bit, and under my arm, so my forearm acts as a brace?

But hey, if it hurts, don't do it for a while, switch over to something else. How many are you doing?

Pete

it's #1 on exercise now, and #2 on fitness

Woo!

Pete

vertical stacking?

smaller plate, bit higher pile?

Pete

AUD prices on that stuff reinhard

it's been a few days now and I'm still going, so thats a good sign I suppose.

It's kinda odd, the one move I'm thinking about dropping is shovelling, it just doesn't seem to do anything for me. Not sure what to replace it with though?

so, yeah, so far so good!

Pete

Recruit Pete, reporting for duty with the Shovelglovers!

Anyhoo, stumbled across this site via a torturously tangled web of links, but I'm here in one piece!

I went out and picked up an 8lb hammer today, was going to go with something larger but decided to start slowly. I have an arseload of ...

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I made a fridge sign

anyone else deal with not being hungry?

Suggestions for SG with fractured ribs?

Back in the saddle

shovel movement too easy?

New shovglover? shogloer? shoogooer?