How to fill your time when laid up?

[rsser]

Seems a few of us are restricted and shed-time is out.

Here's my worst tip: get in a few of those books or mags titled something like '201 shop tips, tricks and jigs'.

I've now got over a 1000 tips and tricks, and they're riveting reading for a while, but can I recall many the next day? Nope.

Some time later I'll recall there was a solution to a prob of interest, but finding it again? No chance.

[Ashore]

Get some small twine and make yourself the knots for a knot board, and then you'll be not bored :rolleyes:

[jimbur]

Use it as a learning experience. Practise for a cantankerous old age by being obnoxious to everyone. :D
Get well soon,
Jim

[rsser]

LOL.

I think someone close to me may feel I've had more than enuff practice at 'old age'.

[wheelinround]

Soon it will be whats a lathe??? How is one used whats it for :?

Or become ampidextrous or the first foot turner..........:rolleyes: nope some bloke in Afganistan/Pakistan already has :;

[Wood Borer]

Ern,

Try and think of a non physical skill you are lacking and brush up on it whilst you are laid up.

An example might be a branch of maths you could use in your shed.

Just a thought.

[Ozkaban]

It's all pretty annoying. I was off sick all last week with a chest infection, and only had the stamina to go to the shed and finish a single pen. How unfair is it to actually be sick during sick leave??? I would have got a ton more done if I was OK...

I did a lot of sleeping and mooching about. still, it seems like a waste of a week, so I don't know how you're coping! Mind you I'm only back at work 'cos I ran out of sick leave :no:

Hope you're not going too insane.

Cheers,
Dave

[Zed]

download some :D

or take up on line gaming. plenty out there... if your just laying about it can be fun for a while....

[tea lady]

:think:

Work on the Suntan.:elefant:

Finally read War and Peace.:read:

Make an index for the jig book. :think:

:C

[Wood Borer]

download some :D

Do you know the nature of his injury Zed?

He wouldn't be able to fit in with you Sydney lot. :no:

[Ozkaban]

download some :D


Do you know the nature of his injury Zed?

:rotfl::roflmao:

(there's another smilie in there even more appropriate, about 10 rows down in the general section, but I don't think there's ever a good time to use that one :B)

[rsser]

LOL in spades!

Mae West said 'A hard man is good to find'.

Well I fit the bill, only in the wrong places ;-}

[daninjt]

If you haven't already, get to know Sketchup. Its free, from Google. Not too much of a learning curve before you get a useable result.

Then you can while away a few hours doing detailed design for new projects, get to see how they look, play around with dimensions etc.

Cheers,

Dan

[Sturdee]

Ern, when I was recovering from my radiation treatment I used to do jigsaw puzzles. Got them for a few dollars each from the op shop. Kept me from getting bored.


Peter.

[Woodwould]

Write a book... or two!
Research a family tree.
Research anything that takes your fancy.
Visit dying people and listen to their life stories. Write another book.
Do anything for someone else.

[hughie]

I've now got over a 1000 tips and tricks, and they're riveting reading for a while, but can I recall many the next day? Nope.
Some time later I'll recall there was a solution to a prob of interest, but finding it again? No chance.
[/QUOTE]

write them all up in search able document ie pdf . Wella! instant retrieval and you will kill some time to boot and then send me a copy. :U

[Ozkaban]

I remember when Richard Hammond of Top Gear fame crashed a Dragster at 285 miles per hour, and buried his head in the ground in the process. His favourite recovery tool was Lego... Obviously his was a head injury and yours is a wrist, but I imagine that if you have the dexterity in your wrist to be able to use the lego it would be an interesting exercise and you could play with some cool stuff :2tsup:

[rsser]

Thanks guys; lots of good ideas.

Can't type much but I will set about giving meaningful names to the 1000 or so pics taken on last year's outback trip.

Kept a daily log so should be able to do some batch renaming.

[tea lady]

Thanks guys; lots of good ideas.

Can't type much but I will set about giving meaningful names to the 1000 or so pics taken on last year's outback trip.

Kept a daily log so should be able to do some batch renaming.:2tsup: Will make a VERY cool coffee table book. And Mrs Rsser would love it.:cool:

[wheelinround]

Thanks guys; lots of good ideas.

Can't type much but I will set about giving meaningful names to the 1000 or so pics taken on last year's outback trip.

Kept a daily log so should be able to do some batch renaming.


:? :U Dont seem to be doing to bad here on the forum Ern or are you using Dragon :~

if not there is an idea get yourself Dragon (http://www.dragonnaturallyspeaking.com.au/)

[rsser]

Wheelin, the left hand touch types and RH is one finger. Lot's of backtracking for corrections :~

Did try a VR program a few years ago and the no of corrections needed was high enuff for me to go back to touch typing. Expect newer ones are better, and a friend who has to use one said Dragon make the best.

[wheelinround]

Time to practice left handed turning start small work your way up Pen making Lace Bobbins coblets

[rsser]

Well I did a couple of hours driving yesterday, first real trip since Xmas, and it kicked up a bit during but settled down after, which is very pleasing. It can live without the splint doing v. light stuff for half an hour at a time without firing up so things are improving.

Soon I'll be able to get it wet. Lookshurry!