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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jack7" data-source="post: 5158892" data-attributes="member: 54707">This looks interesting. How do you plan to approach it?I certainly understand the problem. When I first started researching the Byzantines information sources were less than copious. Still very hard to locate certain kinds of info. Sometimes creative license is all you got.I wish I could garden. One thing I don't think I'd have the time right now, and secondly I really lack that kind of patience. I'd love to garden, as I like botany and studying plants for their medicinal properties, but waiting on things to grow, that kind of patience I know from experience I'm not so good at. My father and grandfather were pretty good gardeners, and my great-grandfather was a farmer his whole life. I think the gardening gene skipped me though. I have no real talent for it. But sometimes I wish I had it.The other day my father gave me an old Portable VOR Field Detector. Apparently it had once belonged to my great uncle. I remember as a kid I used to go watch him operate his HAM radio and various other equipment. I haven't had a chance to investigate if it still operates, or even can be made operational. It was last certified in 1952. If it can be made to function I'm gonna take it by my Squadron and see if the Lt. can help me run through a few tests and use it for a homeschooling project for my kids. I've got an old oscilloscope and some Geiger counters I used as a teen. Back when I was doing Civil Defense. I like getting a'hold of antique equipment and seeing what I can make of it. Let us know what interesting equipment you discover.As for me, had training tonight and we were practicing lift and carry techniques for disaster/injury victims. I was able to do all of the lifts easily enough (even the fireman's carry) except for the last one. That one required that we bend over the victim for a long period of time while he was prone, and he was a big guy. Then lift him to our knees, then lift him with interlocked arms while we came upright. The lift wasn't too bad but due to my previously broken back the bending over for so long was pretty rough. Afterwards my left leg shook for about five minutes due to the fact that the bending over pinched the exposed nerve near where the break had occurred. But I got through it, really like the officer who is our instructor (he's a nice fella), learned a coupla new carry techniques, and had fun at class.My back still hurts though, but the spasms are gone. So that's all I reckon I can stand for this evening.I may go post something to my blog if by stretching out I can calm the pain some. If not I'm just gonna hit the sack.Night all.</blockquote>

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