That's buggered the back

I have this evening arrived back home after spending a few days at
short notice aboard one of our new cruise ships (Registered in Nassau)
to help compile a report.

I was quite concerned about the stair cases on the deck (outside) as
they are iron with gloss paint on them which doesn't help with the
grip.

<http://hayn.gotadsl.co.uk/steps.jpg>

...As you can see, the rest of the deck has a non-slip coating that is
very effective. I took a photo of the stairs to show my concerns to
head office on the first day I was there.

The next morning (perfectly sober) I went for a walk on deck with a
colleague and carefully started down the steps holding on to the grab
rail. As the ship was at full speed some spray had landed on the
stairs so they were wet. With this in mind I was taking it slowly and
holding on to the grab rails but slipped. My colleague behind me
wasn't able to stop my fall so I landed on my back and slid down the
entire stair case banging on each step before hitting the bottom.

The ship's doctor was quite concerned and diagnosed something that
sounds pretty minor ("sprained spine") but it bloody hurts. Once I'm
moving I'm fine but if I'm stationary for a while my back is terribly
uncomfortable.

I intend on seeing my GP on Monday to get a referral to a specialist
(Bupa will pay.) This poor back has taken far more than it's fair
share of abuse in the 2.48 decades it's been around.

 

Fucking stupid thing to do, painting them with gloss. I trust you'll
arrange for an arse to be kicked.

Btw, gws.
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Thass betterer.

That too (from a lifetime back sufferer (don't let the fucker go into
spasm, ffs)).

 

*Bad* orang-utan!

Oh aye, indeed not!

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I had my neck go into spasm a couple of years ago, with all the
muscles fighting each other to keep my neck still. Sheer agony if I
moved my head a microradian out of position -- it took five minutes to
lie down or sit up, trying to keep my head from moving. Luckily the medical
centre was open Saturday morning -- the doctor was nearly in tears at the
sight of me battling to remain rigid. Unfortunately it took until Sunday
night before the tablets started having an effect.

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Only sensible course of action. There are several of us who have back
problems (Bear and myself, and I think several others) and believe me, it
doesn't get better with age...

 

Pip also suffers dreadfully, but being a UseNet hard man, only whinges
about it in person, not on here [/QUOTE]

and to be fair it has to be really bad for him to whinge about it IRL.
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I'd consider getting a better lawyer iiwy. Mine told me quite distinctly
that court outcomes on the driving offence are very little to do with
the damages issue. Iow, your claim for personal injury is a separate
issue and your lawyer should be crucifying them for their attitude.

It surprised me when he told me that even if my smidsy **** was found
NG, he would still be getting me a good figure from the ****'s ins co.
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BGN wrote:

I have a scan on mine[1] next week... the specialist looks (and acts)
exactly like Mr Burns.

Not entirely sure whether that's good or bad.



[1] back and neck

 

Mine has got better with age twice, but only because of other things I
did. I healed a very bad back over a period of twelve years by walking
increasingly longer distances, starting out at not being able to get
round the block without stopping for a couple of rests. That was a
serious injury which I was told would forever preclude dancing,
cycling, motorcycling, hill walking, and rock climbing, not to mention
carrying heavy furniture around. It was twelve years before I could
cycle or motorcycle again.

Now I'm over sixty, and just a bit stiff and stooped in the upper back
due to decades of desk work. I started doing pullups, which I preceded
with a stretching dangle from the arms, and discovered to my surprise
that after a few weeks my posture had improved and my back had stopped
suffering a kind of mild general discomfort I hadn't realised it was
suffering from until it went away.

Of course there is a general tendency for musculo-skeletal problems in
general to worsen with age, but changing the way you use or abuse them
can also often effect useful improvements, even though these
improvements have to swim against the tide of advancing age.

 

Ah. The difference is my smidsy lied his head off like yours but wasn't
clever enough to make his lies consistent and believable, so gaping
holes were able to be picked in his story and his ins co lawyers
realised that attempting to defend his position would make them look
stupid.

He also rustled up a 'witness' who turned out to be a mate of his who
lied even more badly (largely because he wasn't there). When it was
pointed out that the inconsistencies, if aired in court, would likely
land both of them in very hot water, they went very quiet. Honestly, it
was like watching a spaz tag-team.
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He's not talking about damages, and nor is the lawyer, ytc. He's talking
liability.

 

Heh. Nice one.
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See my other post.
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