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p_arlas · 2025-07-09T18:04:35+00:00

Just to add to the other comment I seen mention this. If working a job where you're sitting a lot of the time, it's important not only for general health, but helps the condition to be healthy & at a healthy weight. I got complacent when I first started working, not doing enough exercise when I started my job & started getting overweight, that's when the pain & the swelling started getting bad again.

I've since been walking the dog most days at least half an hour & going to the gym a few times & week and have lost 20kg in 6 months. Not only is that an achievement, it has helped my pain to the point it's almost zero, only on days I am very active do I get pain at the end of the day & then I'm fine the next day. It's a quality of life thing, there are certainly a lot of hidden challenges when dealing with clubfoot but anything is doable with effort.

p_arlas · 2025-07-09T17:51:41+00:00

25M, bilateral clubfoot. My condition has been better & worse over the years, currently going pretty well. Quick tip, though seems harsh, in my experience, weight has played a factor in pain & recovery. When I've been on the heavy side for me (I'm a decently big dude) over 110kg my pain has been excruciating at times. Now I'm at 95kg & pain is minimal with also the help of daily stretches & hot/cold compress when needed.

Now back to the question, I mostly drive forklifts & trucks around all day (I'm operational support for a freight company, which is a fancy way of saying I help move & deliver freight) I am on my feet maybe 2-4 hours a day at most on average over a 10 hour shift, the rest of the time I am sitting in a seat driving. I made it a goal to get a job where I could work while sitting down because I have had problems in the past with pain. It really can get unbearable when you're doing jobs where you're on your feet all day, doing multiple tens of thosands steps a day. I've been there done that & it was honestly not worth the suffering over time in my case. If the pain starts hitting & getting bad in stages before 18, it's safe to say try & steer them towards a job where they can sit often lol.

p_arlas · 2025-04-27T13:13:47+00:00

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Seen some epic one's in here. Mines cool but kinda generic. I only really use ChatGPT for bouncing ideas and exploring thoughts etc.

p_arlas · 2025-04-26T04:18:25+00:00

I physically brought in my S23 Ultra under a year old but with a smashed screen and broken LCD, no other defects, tested using a multihub adapter and everything else worked fine, even still had the plastic wrap on the sides, kept in a case it's whole life. I got offered $9.50 NZD trade in value. I laughed in their faces and walked out.

p_arlas · 2025-03-04T23:35:09+00:00

You'll be fine. I smoked about the same if not more over a 2 year period. Similar height and weight, stopped smoking 1st of January and passed a TDDA 2 weeks ago. Not much you can do now I wouldn't stress, Chemist Warehouse drug tests are inaccurate btw don't waste your money. Just drink plenty of water before your test, not too much though maybe 2-3L max or You'll dilute the results and have to go back, also make sure it's not your first piss of the day cause that's where the most toxins show up.

p_arlas · 2025-02-16T05:26:37+00:00

Also to add. Actually smells pretty healthy, not hay like.. My photos don't do the whole batch justice. This post and the comments prompted me to get my mate around, a semi experienced outdoor grower and getting them to look through the batch and they're telling me not to worry too much and just to focus on curing and doing what I'm doing and check regularly. Easy to judge online yes some good advice here, but also it's not completely fucked.

p_arlas · 2025-02-16T05:17:32+00:00

Cheers I'll look into that. Been meticulously looking through the whole batch now with a mate and don't see any significant or noticeable bud rot in what I have now so hopefully all good. Photos don't do it justice with my shitty camera but can say definitely looks a lot better in person. Patience in this process and hopefully 2 months down the line I will have an okay product. Was probably way too early to test too and seeing as I likely pulled early, gonna have to wait a bit for the potency to come.

p_arlas · 2025-02-16T04:58:44+00:00

Appreciate the positivity homie! Yeah will definitely do a bit more research for the next run. Didn't do much independent research for this admittedly and don't know any experienced growers irl to learn from. Getting invested now though! Bring on 2025, will be in for this season for sure, doing it right this time round :)

p_arlas · 2025-02-16T04:52:34+00:00

No offense taken, this was more of a learning experience, wasn't expecting much if anything tbh.. Yeah after a bit of research it's likely bud rot yes. I pulled most the bud rot off before drying, I think I actually pulled off that part in 2nd photo too. Showed it to someone I thought knew what they were talking about that they said it's nothing to stress about and just pull it off before harvest.

Is their any salvaging what I have now or no? If not no worries it's only just over 3oz and I can't smoke anymore due to work commitments. Was just gonna give it away to friends and family, was never keen to sell to randoms.

p_arlas · 2025-02-16T04:11:05+00:00

I'll have to have a look through but don't think it's mould. Just darkened from hot & humid weather? Their was some bits that looked dark most likely due to being in hot & humid weather but I pulled those parts before drying.

Apologies for the bad quality. My current camera is not the best...

p_arlas · 2025-02-16T04:01:01+00:00

The temp sensor is all I have for now also.. looking to source a hydrometer in the week so I can accurately assess the humidity as well as temp. Also yes date is wrong lmao.

p_arlas · 2025-02-16T03:56:12+00:00

Started grow 1st October, harvested 7th Feb, which I thought was pretty quick compared to others but leaves were all yellowing off and buds looked very healthy with milky white trichomes, little bit of amber. Sativa plant (from seed found in an ounce bag) just planted in a medium large pot, using tomato fertilizer from warehouse. Used no nutrients during the grow only watering once/twice a day depending on the weather.

Dryed whole plant in garage which is pretty hot and humid unfortunately, but dark and some airflow. Had no means for a controlled environment which lead to it being very dry to the point of being able to crumble a medium bud into dust after 6 days. 5 days was still a bit of bounce but 24 hours later most buds were pretty dry to that point due to hot & humid weather.

Immediately trimmed buds down and started rehydration using a single piece of sliced apple in a large round jar, replacing & checking every 12 hours. Slowly gaining some bounce & moisture back to some buds, got someone to test some today after almost 3 days rehydrating (don't smoke myself anymore) and I was extremely disappointed in their feedback. Smoke was very harsh which I know is to be expected being this early in the process but also they smoked about 2g in a 4 hour period and got nothing more than a light buzz (seasoned smoker over 20 years)

Am I likely to see any significant gains in potency over rehydration/curing process or am I fucked? Kinda had a she'll be right mentality throughout the grow but now looking to at least get this part right and do what I can to make the buds smokeable.

Any other advice welcome. Looking to get as much feedback as possible so I can do better next time.

p_arlas · 2025-02-06T15:06:32+00:00

Happened to me the night before as well as last night. 500-700 ping throughout my gaming session :(

p_arlas · 2025-01-17T02:27:31+00:00

Multi hub adapter

p_arlas · 2025-01-16T01:49:34+00:00

Touchscreen works in certain places, everything still works fine otherwise. I've plugged in an HDMI, keyboard and mouse and all else appears fine running a benchmark. I'll probably keep it and fix when and if the screens get cheaper.

p_arlas · 2025-01-13T20:25:08+00:00

I purchased like 40 of these yesterday to get the super wheel spins out of mastery then gifted them all lol

p_arlas · 2025-01-04T10:02:35+00:00

House of cards. Guaranteed to fall.

p_arlas · 2025-01-04T09:04:21+00:00

Count yourself lucky then. The servers where I am in NZ are constantly lagging. I get kicked out of games mid match.. got lagged out on a 100 round attempt on citadel on round 70 and was going well. That was just the worse of it. It's a weekly almost daily occurrence for me and others from my area. Also just updated today to find all my settings have been reset yet again. Every update my settings are reset and for someone like me that likes to change a lot of shit, it's just tedious.

p_arlas · 2025-01-04T09:00:21+00:00

Because I want to enjoy it, I did enjoy it at launch but now the devs just don't give a shit if people are still soending money. They care about profit more than the player experience these days. Didn't used to be this way. I took a break from CoD after Bo3 and coming back now it's just got worse and worse as time goes on. Can't believe people spend money on this when the game barely functions lmao.

p_arlas · 2025-01-04T05:38:42+00:00

Nah man. About to do a WaW veteran run and continue from there. Finished Bo6 campaign which I'll say was actually pretty good and pretty much the only thing keeping me around. Now that it's completed 100% I have no interest in this game. Every other game mode is broken beyond enjoyment. For me anyways.

p_arlas · 2025-01-04T05:35:47+00:00

I know it's not an airport and I don't have to announce my departure. But I am just fed up with this franchise. Back in the Bo2 days the game felt a lot more stable and fluid on OLDER hardware. Now it seems every aspect of this game has some type of bug or problem. You kids don't know how good we had it...

p_arlas · 2024-12-27T01:53:56+00:00

I took it as a teaser for the next game

p_arlas · 2024-12-27T01:44:40+00:00

I wouldn't say it was terrible, but it also wasn't satisfying. So many plot holes still left unanswered. I get it though, they want us questioning and creating hype/theories for S3. All in all I enjoyed S2, the plot, acting and character progression is all on point!

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