Lumbar Jack

Posted by @ 10:46 am on Tuesday 28th June, 2011.

I had intended to get away with Mike last weekend to do some coastal walking/drinking and sea-fishing on the Lleyn, but during the preceding days I was a competitor in a BG! v stepladder v gravity competition while hedge-cutting. As usual Sir Isaac was triumphant, I was awarded third place and now my lower back is crocked. No bruises or broken bones but plenty of muscle-pullage.

This means that I didn't get to test the Lifeventure Downlight 900 bag that Adam Smith sent for review. Even worse, I didn't get to help Mike to test his beer-coolers.

There's a second opportunity for me to test the bag the weekend after next, as I've planned a wildcamping weekend in The Lakes. Whether I'll be match-fit in time is a moot-point - all this forced rest isn't conducive to staying in shape. Besides, a week of doing absolutely jack will send me round the bend.

Looks like I've a week of DVDs and blogging to look forward to.

 

😥

4 Responses to “Lumbar Jack”

  1. alan.sloman says:

    Hi Stef
    Good luck with the recovery. Mind you don't pull any more muscles if watching Father Ted & Life of Brian.

    (PS - Haven't forgotten your email - trying to work out the site you referred to - so will get back to you soon)
    Cheers fella

  2. BG! says:

    Cheers, Alan.

    No rush on the email thing, I'm going nowhere for a while 🙁

  3. Sheila says:

    Keep popping those Ibuprofen (when necessary!) and hope you're back outdoors again soon.

  4. BG! says:

    Yeah, I've had to resort to the pills in order to get some sleep. I tend to go without them during the day, as they have a tendency to be so effective that I can't feel when I'm making the problem worse. The pain's there to tell me where the limits are.

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