Get Your Grump on Thursdays - Was (What's chapping my @ss today?)

[Matthew Strongin]

Congested and coughing again. I thought I had finally gotten over this...7 weeks and counting.

[joosttx]

Congested and coughing again. I thought I had finally gotten over this...7 weeks and counting.

I have the same thing. I have had it since late January.

[Larry]

I guess I should pay more attention, but just found out the other day I'm making less money now than I did in 2011 doing the same job. Time for a change.

[mainemike]

GoPros - I get it, and I absolutely love a lot of what they've done for all of us and the activities we love. Good on 'em. Having said that: they look absolutely ridiculous on ski helmets and it's starting to really annoy me. Live and let live I guess, but man do you look ridiculous...dude.

[Mr B]

GoPros - I get it, and I absolutely love a lot of what they've done for all of us and the activities we love. Good on 'em. Having said that: they look absolutely ridiculous on ski helmets and it's starting to really annoy me. Live and let live I guess, but man do you look ridiculous...dude.

I agree, always preferred the look and form factor of a Contour. Go Pro won the marketing war though, so they're everywhere.

[scrubadub]

Congested and coughing again. I thought I had finally gotten over this...7 weeks and counting.

I had the same thing. My PCP said she's seeing a lot of this and thinks it's atypical pneumonia bc her patients are only getting better after antibiotics.

Also have them test your peak expiratory flow. I don't have asthma but developed some upper reactive airway disease from all the coughing. You may need a short course of albuterol and inhaled steroids. I still haven't weaned off them completely but it's helped a lot.

[Matthew Strongin]

I had the same thing. My PCP said she's seeing a lot of this and thinks it's atypical pneumonia bc her patients are only getting better after antibiotics.

Also have them test your peak expiratory flow. I don't have asthma but developed some upper reactive airway disease from all the coughing. You may need a short course of albuterol and inhaled steroids. I still haven't weaned off them completely but it's helped a lot.

Thanks for the tips. I just finished my second round of antibiotics in 7 weeks. I feel mostly better, but still far from 100%. I'm also on an steroid nasal spray and that seems to help a little, but it's not getting rid of the congestion and that clogged feeling in back of my throat and nasal sinus cavity. I'll ask my PCP about the expiratory flow test and albuterol, though.

[Artie]

When i forget to set my DVR to record an extra half hour for bike races... I watched 90 mins of The Grand Prix of Samyn only to have the recording end a few km from the finish. ; /

[davids]

We had our first noticeable, substantial melt-off yesterday (fun to see bits of cars emerging from the snowbanks - Oh, look! I haven't seen that old Merc in a month!)

Now it's heading back to single digit territory for a couple days.

[j44ke]

Thanks for the tips. I just finished my second round of antibiotics in 7 weeks. I feel mostly better, but still far from 100%. I'm also on an steroid nasal spray and that seems to help a little, but it's not getting rid of the congestion and that clogged feeling in back of my throat and nasal sinus cavity. I'll ask my PCP about the expiratory flow test and albuterol, though.

These prolonged bronchial issues with heavy coughing can start a silent reflux condition by weakening the stomach valve and allowing pepsin into the lower esophagus. The result is a feeling that you have lingering effects of the bronchial issue - chronic cough, sinus congestion, drainage, throat "clog" or trouble swallowing properly, restricted breathing or even asthma-like symptoms - when what you actually have is a reaction to the changed environment in your lower esophagus as the result of the pepsin. They call it silent because you typically don't have a burning sensation like true heartburn, though you may have chest tightness that feels like breathing issues or is actually associated with breathing issues. My issue was the result of several whooping-cough like bronchial infections in a row, and it has only responded to medication to lower acidity and manage breathing problems plus a change in diet to low acid foods.

My gump is - more snow. And my other gump is - complaining about more snow.

[Matthew Strongin]

These prolonged bronchial issues with heavy coughing can start a silent reflux condition by weakening the stomach valve and allowing pepsin into the lower esophagus. The result is a feeling that you have lingering effects of the bronchial issue - chronic cough, sinus congestion, drainage, throat "clog" or trouble swallowing properly, restricted breathing or even asthma-like symptoms - when what you actually have is a reaction to the changed environment in your lower esophagus as the result of the pepsin. They call it silent because you typically don't have a burning sensation like true heartburn, though you may have chest tightness that feels like breathing issues or is actually associated with breathing issues. My issue was the result of several whooping-cough like bronchial infections in a row, and it has only responded to medication to lower acidity and manage breathing problems plus a change in diet to low acid foods.

My gump is - more snow. And my other gump is - complaining about more snow.

My second grump is this ^^ just gave me a fit of anxiety about my condition. Ugh...

[mainemike]

Speaking of GoPros - this is awesome. The shot through the lift ramp is sweet.

[dgaddis]

I agree, always preferred the look and form factor of a Contour. Go Pro won the marketing war though, so they're everywhere.

I had the Contour GPS enabled cam to review for Singletracks when I was writing for them. It was so bad that instead of publishing the review, we just e-mailed it to Contour.

[rowdyhillrambler]

I am/have been going exactly thru this. Got a weird bronchial thing back in August when i was in chicago. Crazy shit messing up my health after that. I friend is an ENT and told me about this, LPR which is silent reflux. A little different, no heartburn, just a lot of other nasal, and stomach acid problems. I battle with it everyday, and my diet has been the only thing that has helped. Switching to a low acid diet, which is basically a vegetarian diet. I was very strict vegetarian for 20 years, but have found it hard to go back. And apparently, beer is the worst thing for this. HOLY SHIT!!! i hate it.

Jorn. do you have this condition?

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These prolonged bronchial issues with heavy coughing can start a silent reflux condition by weakening the stomach valve and allowing pepsin into the lower esophagus. The result is a feeling that you have lingering effects of the bronchial issue - chronic cough, sinus congestion, drainage, throat "clog" or trouble swallowing properly, restricted breathing or even asthma-like symptoms - when what you actually have is a reaction to the changed environment in your lower esophagus as the result of the pepsin. They call it silent because you typically don't have a burning sensation like true heartburn, though you may have chest tightness that feels like breathing issues or is actually associated with breathing issues. My issue was the result of several whooping-cough like bronchial infections in a row, and it has only responded to medication to lower acidity and manage breathing problems plus a change in diet to low acid foods.

My gump is - more snow. And my other gump is - complaining about more snow.

[David Tollefson]

Bought a used Honda Element on Sunday, Feb. 22. On Monday morning the 23rd, with less than 15 miles on it off the lot, the check-engine light comes on. Friday take it back to the dealer where they say the diagnostic says cylinder 3 misfired. On Monday, Mar 2nd, they change out the spark plug, wire, and #3 coil pack. They pay for this. On Tuesday afternoon, Mar 3rd, the check engine light comes on again. On Wednesday (yesterday) I take it back again. While I'm working on getting a loaner car, the tech is doing something with my car outside, and comes in with a piece of paper and says "your wheel alignment is way off." I say "that's interesting". He asks how long I've owned the car. "10 days. I bought it here." The lady behind the desk goes "Hey Ron, can we do an alignment on this Honda?"

I just called them back. They still don't have a diagnosis on this latest check-engine light episode, though I suspect it's the same thing that threw it last week.

[Matthew Strongin]

And apparently, beer is the worst thing for this. HOLY SHIT!!! i hate it.

You shut up! Don't even say that.

[rowdyhillrambler]

My real grump was that i had planned on leaving for NAHBS in the morning, but apparently the road is shut down from here to there. WTF? gonna wait and see.

[72gmc]

They still don't have a diagnosis on this latest check-engine light episode, though I suspect it's the same thing that threw it last week.

That sucks. We love our Element but can't say much for the two Honda dealers we've dealt with. Independent shops, Walt's in particular, have worked out much better for us.

[NYCfixie]

GoPros - I get it, and I absolutely love a lot of what they've done for all of us and the activities we love. Good on 'em. Having said that: they look absolutely ridiculous on ski helmets and it's starting to really annoy me. Live and let live I guess, but man do you look ridiculous...dude.

I agree, always preferred the look and form factor of a Contour. Go Pro won the marketing war though, so they're everywhere.

I am perplexed by the need to document everything. What's next in-toilet cams?

Are we just pandering to our own narcissism?

[FSonicSmith]

I may be border-line misogynistic, but I am sick of young women wearing boots up to what my grandmother would call the "pupik". It seems like absolute one-upwomanship as to who can brandish the highest and most lavish looking pair of boots. I hate the look, I hate the pretension, and I especially hate the inherent mini-goose-stepping stride that comes with them. I keep thinking that like most women's fads, it can't last too much longer and I keep being proven incorrect.