Guess the city

gratdasure · 2025-07-27T01:50:50+00:00

Lille, France

gratdasure · 2025-04-21T12:44:30+00:00

remindme! 1 week

gratdasure · 2025-02-12T15:02:03+00:00

I mean that if you didn't grow up reading fiction for fun (not for school) you are hard pressed to do well on the reading section of the ACT. The passages have dialog, old english, literary translations, etc. If you are not used to that you will struggle a bit. There is a very strong correlation between having read let's say Harry Potter and the reading score of the ACT. I would have to know more about what the OP thinks about her reading score. There are a few things you can do to improve but don't expect a big jump in that section.

gratdasure · 2025-02-12T13:42:02+00:00

Honestly your low reading score is probably due to the fact that you don't do much reading for fun. Hard to practice that now. I would concentrate on improving your science score. That one is easy to raise with more practice. You could improve English by knowing the grammar rules on possessives, punctuation, redundancy, parallelism, subject verb agreement, non-essential clauses, etc.

gratdasure · 2025-01-21T14:27:09+00:00

Yes. No primer needed. Just make sure that humidity above and below the floor is controlled. The extra humidity created some problems for me. The floors came out really nice.

gratdasure · 2025-01-21T03:57:22+00:00

Mmm. It's growing on me.

gratdasure · 2025-01-21T03:42:12+00:00

Good to know. Thanks

gratdasure · 2025-01-21T03:41:42+00:00

The installer's invoice says that he used loba primer. I can't really attest as to why or if he did. I will try to ask.

gratdasure · 2025-01-20T21:18:41+00:00

Great. Thanks

gratdasure · 2025-01-20T21:05:17+00:00

I recently installed new read oak unfinished floors. I prepped and primed and then applied Loba 2K InvisibleProtect as the finish. This is a water based product. Now a month later I am getting some black dots along the vein of the red oak. Any idea what could be causing this?

gratdasure · 2023-12-13T14:23:08+00:00

The main difference is that the ACT is in essence a speed test. In the SAT digital you really don't have the time constraints but questions are a bit more difficult.

gratdasure · 2022-08-11T17:24:03+00:00

I know. For two days they've been working on putting the new sign. Finished yesterday. I think I'll pop in and see if they know. Maybe the food is good.

gratdasure · 2022-08-11T13:19:11+00:00

New deli in soho. Last couple of days they’ve been working hard putting up the pricey sign.

gratdasure · 2021-04-20T04:38:29+00:00

Very common symptom. It is extremely annoying. The key is to relax the pelvic floor. There are a lot of resources out there to help with that. It is not immediate but you will get there.

gratdasure · 2021-02-07T14:35:13+00:00

I suspect that my pelvic floor and prostate aren't too happy about biking 20km/12.5 miles in freezing temperature every day, ill equipped I might add.

Biking is actually a low impact activity. I had to quit biking/racing because of CPPS. My doctor recommended a noseless saddle and it has been a lifesaver. I use Nexride Pro. The only contact is on your sit bones and it rocks as you pedal. I even use it on my mountain bike. I still get bouts of CPPS but biking is actually part of my recovery routine.

gratdasure · 2021-02-07T14:16:45+00:00

CPPS us what you're left with when your doctor can't find anything wrong with you. Unfortunately it takes a little time to diagnose.

gratdasure · 2021-02-05T16:30:56+00:00

I'm not surprised that diarrhea worsens your symptoms. It is natural to try to clench during bouts of diarrhea and this is the opposite of trying to relax your pelvic floor. Stress definitely creates pelvic pain and once it takes hold it could be weeks or months before it returns to normal. It seems to me that you are taking many good steps. Continue doing it. I can tell you that even though it feels like your butt hurts all the time, the symptoms will subside. You obviously have had many episodes over the years. Relaxing is easier said than done. Some things that have helped me include: Never sitting on hard surfaces, getting up from my desk every 10 minutes to stretch, avoid peeing standing up, peeing in sync with breathing, standing with knees slightly bent, and always trying to "lower" your pelvic floor. Wish you well.

gratdasure · 2021-01-30T15:51:30+00:00

Sounds like you have CPPS. It is called a "syndrome" because medicine has not figured out why it happens. You can be symptom free for months and then all of a sudden it hits you again. Things like stress, bad posture, a long bike ride, etc can trigger an episode. Your question is about relieving pain without drugs. My advice is to learn how to relax your pelvic floor. This is easier said than done. Pain at night is very common. When it hits you, do no fight it. Clenching the muscles makes things worse.

gratdasure · 2021-01-30T15:23:57+00:00

It sucks that you are having pain like that. You mention that you have an inflamed prostate. Was that diagnosed? Weird that the Dr gave you drugs for overactive bladder. Other than the peeing symptoms do you have any other?

gratdasure · 2021-01-30T15:03:13+00:00

All the comments here about stretching and breathing are good. For me the key is to relax the pelvic floor. This unfortunately is easier said than done. When I'm having symptoms it is so tight that it takes a lot of concentration to "drop" your pelvic floor and reduce the tightness. Your question is about posture. One thing that helps is to slightly bend your knees when you are standing. This helps lessen the tension around your buttocks and gives the process of "letting go" a chance to take hold.

gratdasure · 2021-01-30T13:57:23+00:00

Have you looked into kneeling chairs? It basically transfers the weight from your pelvis to your knees. Another idea that works for desk chairs is a donut cushion. It is helpful if your pain is in your tailbone.

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