"a_l_p" <hay_hell_pea@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
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Mary Fisher wrote:

"Jill" <news@NOSPAMkintaline.co.uk> wrote in message
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and I have a trapped nerve in my shoulder which hurts.


Trapped by what? I recently had a hand - well, the hand is the part that
gives out first with me - that turned into a bottomless pit into which all
energy, brainpower and spirit vanished without trace. I couldn't' tell
"where it hurts" - even pain as a separate feeling had been sucked into it


How well expressed!


I'll raise you a crumbling spine (noire and more painful to walk) and
yesterday's surgery ...


Can I be highly OT, not to mention encouraging illegal activity, here and
recommend marijuana for pain?


I don't know if you know that a woman in England was recently punished for
growing it to relieve some of her pain which wasn't affected by conventional
treatments. She said that she got six hours of relief at a time.

If I thought I could get six hours of relief - while being active - I'd give
it a try but I don't know how to get the seed.

Hope this helps. Mention this info to your friends and see if anyone
quietly volunteers to help get some leaves for you!


LOL! I live in the drug area of our city so in theory it wouldn't be
difficult obtaining ANYTHING - but ... I don't know why I'm reluctant. I know
Spouse would NOT like it, he's far more puritanical than I am.

I'm still bearing it in mind though.

Mary Fisher wrote:
By having it as an essence you can easily measure the right dose.

That's interesting. I don't want to smoke.

But you are a very good baker!!!

If I thought I could get six hours of relief - while being active - I'd
give
it a try but I don't know how to get the seed.


I wouldn't do that. It takes too long and the risk from the law is worse
compared to the benefit - you could get done for growing when it's still
just a
couple of inches tall. Long before you got any benefit from it!

Hope this helps. Mention this info to your friends and see if anyone
quietly volunteers to help get some leaves for you!


LOL! I live in the drug area of our city so in theory it wouldn't be
difficult obtaining ANYTHING - but ... I don't know why I'm reluctant. I
know
Spouse would NOT like it, he's far more puritanical than I am.

Put the word out, making it plain that you want weak weed for pain relief,
not strong stuff for getting stoned. Someone who knows someone who knows
someone... you know how it goes. Doing a good deed for a respectable
older woman who lives with pain....

Generally it's easier to get from people who grow their own, don't know
where the drugs in your city's "drug area" come from, probably imported
i.e. not produced locally.

I'm still bearing it in mind though.


It works, pity it's illegal and such a hassle to get. Does the law allow
physician-prescribed marijuana where you live?

Jill wrote:
a_l_p wrote:

and I have a trapped nerve in my shoulder which hurts.


Trapped by what?


A mixture of stress, not sleeping properly and lying on it when I was
sleeping, I think
Volterol alone did not work but a bit of Alexander technique eased
out my shoulders and back a lot, some Nytol and a malted drink meant
I got a decent nights sleep and that seems to have done the trick.
It bleeping well hurt that day.
I am looking forward to having our Alexander technique teachers back
again this year.

Isn't Alexander Technique wonderful?

I grow all sorts, the Garden Police have never checked :-)

Of course, we don't know who's reading this!

Jill will tell you that I'm not respectable.

Does the law
allow physician-prescribed marijuana where you live?

I don't think so. Never asked.

Mary Fisher wrote:

I grow all sorts, the Garden Police have never checked :-)

Of course, we don't know who's reading this!

LOL
When I first start up my propagating tunnel each year we notice folks
slowing down a bit along the road
Its 4m long and half a polytunnel on the end of the garage with gro lights
on most of the time !!!!!!
BSG

Jill will tell you that I'm not respectable.

urm - what she says !

Does the law
allow physician-prescribed marijuana where you live?

I don't think so. Never asked.

Not yet I don't think -- folks are working on it
I think they are trying to extract the potent bits so it can be given as a
medication instead of the "weed"
Don't think they have got there yet
;(

Mary Fisher wrote:

I grow all sorts, the Garden Police have never checked :-)

Of course, we don't know who's reading this!


LOL
When I first start up my propagating tunnel each year we notice folks
slowing down a bit along the road
Its 4m long and half a polytunnel on the end of the garage with gro lights
on most of the time !!!!!!
BSG

Jill will tell you that I'm not respectable.

urm - what she says !

Does the law
allow physician-prescribed marijuana where you live?

I don't think so. Never asked.


Not yet I don't think -- folks are working on it
I think they are trying to extract the potent bits so it can be given as a
medication instead of the "weed"
Don't think they have got there yet
;(

Jill will tell you that I'm not respectable.

I'm prepared to believe you!


urm - what she says !

Yeah well it looks like there's not much doubt..... but from the point of
view of getting people to carefully ask around their contacts it sounds
more like a "worthy cause" the way I phrased it originally. "Degenerate
old chook [keeper]" doesn't tug the heartstrings the same way
(Just as well I'm too far away for you to throw a rotten egg at me!)

Does the law
allow physician-prescribed marijuana where you live?


... you have to take responsibility for your own metabolism and pain
threshold and how they respond,

Bloody bureaucrats!

(Just as well I'm too far away for
you to throw a rotten egg at me!)

I'd never chuck anything at anyone.

Mary Fisher wrote:
(Just as well I'm too far away for
you to throw a rotten egg at me!)

I'd never chuck anything at anyone.

And you are unlikely to so so disorganised as to have a rotten egg

Would love to send you some warmth and sunshine in exchange for the
rain we didn't get but my powers of persuasion are next to nil

Ginny wrote:
Would love to send you some warmth and sunshine in exchange for the
rain we didn't get but my powers of persuasion are next to nil

Well you are selling yourself short m'dear
A long dry warm day here has been MOST gratefully received and extensively
utilitised
- 2 polytunnels covered
- lots of sunbathing chooks and preening ducks
- 2 lazy ponies
- fields with no water lying where it oughtnt
- a large chook house [recently repaired] treated and painted
- areas of the park cleaned up for the imminent visitors
and we all contently knackered having just watched the sun set waiting for
the birds to go to bed [about half an hour later than the previous few days]

I fear the temperature is about to drop through the floor but the most
sensitive plants still have their covers on from the gales earlier and the
birds could not care less. The Met office say its not actually going to
freeze -- they may be right but ...??? They are promising us a bit more of
it for the next few days but we are keeping quiet about that in case its shy
and we scare it away !!

All in all a great day's work in the warm and the dry -- and such a change
to be able to do it.
So - I don't mind who's combined efforts sent us the nice day -- it was VERY
much appreciated. Thank you

Well I would like to take the credit but I think someone else did you

Mary Fisher wrote:

I grow all sorts, the Garden Police have never checked :-)

Of course, we don't know who's reading this!

LOL
When I first start up my propagating tunnel each year we notice folks
slowing down a bit along the road
Its 4m long and half a polytunnel on the end of the garage with gro lights
on most of the time !!!!!!
BSG