u/GigglemanEsq

I do ID, focused entirely on workers' comp. One of my clients is a big TPA - no, not that one, the other one. For the third time in the last month, I emailed an adjuster and got an autoreply that they are no longer with the company. So now I get to email the supervisor for an indeterminate period of time until a new adjuster pops up and knows nothing about the file (and possibly not even my state), and follow up thirteen times because they now have eighteen times the normal caseload.

Shit is rough out here. Please be kind to your ID opposing counsel (unless they were already bastards, of course).

ETA: OH COOL JUST GOT THE AUTO REPLY FROM THE SUPERVISOR SAYING SHE'S OUT OF OFFICE FOR A WEEK. FUCK ME RIGHT?

For context, I'm very new to rowing generally and the Rowerg specifically. I've been working out for the initial goal of losing weight and generally getting in better shape, but the closer I get to my goal weight, the more I'm going to push for increasing strength and muscle size.

From that perspective, I'm having trouble figuring out when to row. I do weight lifting splits Monday through Thursday, full rest day Friday, full body Saturday, and full rest Sunday. Because rowing is more or less full body, it doesn't fit cleanly into a split. I have thought about rowing on my rest days, but I don't want to impact muscle recovery.

That's the crux of the question here, I suppose. Does rowing impact recovery from weight days, or is it sufficiently low impact that you can do it without issue no matter when you're lifting? I have very poor stamina for cardio, so I want to start following a 4-5 day a week program on the rower to build up to meaningful levels, but weights will always be my priority if there is a conflict.

Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Anyone worked with a local woodworker? I need to get some live edge planks finished and would like to use a small, local woodworker. I want someone with actual experience doing real woodworking projects, as opposed to a handyman who might know the basics. I'm also planning a much larger and more complex project, so this would also be a bit of a test run and why I want someone more specialized. I'm in Newark, but location doesn't matter a ton because they would have to come to me to get the planks.

Thanks!

I got a Rowerg a few months ago and use it a few times a week. I know my form isn't perfect, but it has gotten better over time. I normally deal with periodic low back pain, and I have a question about what I'm feeling when rowing.

When I'm all the way back, legs extended, arms tucked, and leaned back, I feel soreness/mild pain and a bit of shakiness in my low back, midline. Definitely feels muscular. The pain only lasts when I'm leaned back and subsides on the return. It feels like I'm using my low back to hold my upper body up against gravity, which is putting stress on those muscles.

Is this abnormal? I'm trying to figure out if this is due to a posture, seat positioning, or technique issue (i.e., maybe leaning back too far), or if it's simply weak muscles that are being tasked to behave in an unusual way and will get stronger over time. I suspect it's the latter, as most of my back problems are muscular in nature and relate to poor back and core strength, but I thought it would be worth asking.

Thanks for any insight!

I got a custom tux for my best friend's wedding last year, but they messed up the vest, and there was no time to fix it. The guy was super nice, and as an apology he wanted to make me a plain black suit (I'm a lawyer, so good to keep those around). Got in, we took new measurements, and he sent it out to get made.

Then I started Zepbound, without having really planned it when I was getting the suit.

Suit comes in, I try it on, we need some alterations, it goes back. A month later, I'm losing a lot of weight, so round two. Then life got busy, and I couldn't pick it up for almost two months. I go in today, try it on. Put on the pants, button and zip them up, let go...and they fall right to the floor. I've lost so much that this custom suit, with precise measurements, won't even remotely fit me.

I couldn't bear to tell the guy we need another round. I'm only halfway to goal, so this will keep happening. So I take it off, tell him it fits great but I'm in a rush, thank him, and leave.

So on the one hand, I'm thrilled at the NSV of being a rather dramatically smaller size. But it's bittersweet, because by the time I'm at goal, it may not even be possible to get this custom suit tailored to fit me, as you can only take them in so far before the shape is all wrong. I wouldn't change it, of course, but this did give me a surprisingly sad reaction. An odd feeling.

The only times I have been called "colleague" by OC is when they are playing the wounded act or being overly aggressive dicks. Do people use colleague just to make themselves sound like the reasonable one? Anyone else experienced this or similar?

As an ancillary, the one and only time someone pulled out the "learned colleague" on me was when they (incorrectly) stated that I had completely misread the statute. So I think it's more of the same.

I just finished the last of my "desperately trying to get ahead" work and have turned off my computer. I am not bringing my laptop with me and will be using all of my willpower to only check email in the evenings. After a truly monstrous year so far, I am so fucking ready for this.

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That's it. That's the post. A little self care and following my own advice in this hellscape of a profession. Please take care of yourselves out there, counselors - rest is vital in this job. Cheers.

Anyone bought a pool table and have a recommendation for where to go? Willing to travel anywhere in the state, plus Philly and Baltimore areas. Thanks in advance!

Time to drink some water, friends! Cheers!

But also, honest question - how much are you all drinking a day? I'm a 5'11 male, currently 271.3, and I've been pretty consistent at about 104oz a day. It's technically a bit more, but I round down to 8oz because my tracking app goes in 8oz increments. I feel like this has been a pretty good amount. One of the most interesting things is that I usually drink on a consistent schedule, and yet every day will see new variations on how much, when, and the color of my urine. The human body is weird, man.

Feels like I pulled a muscle in my side, below the ribs, around the obliques. I skipped my workout last night, but it's still feeling pretty sore. When something like that happens, do you rest and focus on recovering, or do you modify your workout to try to avoid the muscle? It's a stabilizer, so a bit hard to avoid it, but I think I can manage to find some seated lifts that don't feel too bad. However, I don't think I can avoid it completely, so I'm worried about pushing too much and delaying recovery.

Any thoughts?