Road to Hong Kong

[David5o]

Vince,
 
It will indeed penetrate the skin, but it won't get anywhere near the joints, it'll be whisked away by the blood stream and other circulatory systems and end up in all the wrong places... One being the liver and for another the lymph nodes. Nothing much healthy in contaminating either of them, they can't break down the toxins and get rid of it as waste, so it just builds up, and the nasties will eventually cause tumours and/or system poisioning!!!   

Yep!! ...those products you mentioned will indeed be much better for your joints and body,  ....than a spay can of WD40..... lol!!!!

David....

[Neil]

I've heard the theory about spraying WD40 on sore body parts as well.  I agree with David though, that shit can't be good for you. 

[Scottish_Rob]

Bloody hell guys, whats next..Oil in place of blood !!! 

Hehe I though I was the dumb one...

[shaun]

Wow guys.  I didn't have any idea that I would stir it up.  Yes there are people who do it.  I have not.  I do not see the need.  I know one woman who has been doing it for 30 years.  It was the first time I heard of it.  I have never studied the possible ramifications of using WD 40.  I remembered it when I was commenting, that is all.

What little arthritis I have I ignore.  Eventually I forget there is pain until someone mentions it.

[ttwjr32]

lots of alternative medicine procedures out there  but i would pass on this one as the
long term effect would be devastating to your system

[ttwjr32]

Philip,

by the way how are the plans proceeding for your move here?

Ted

[Bee964]

The two types of arthritis I know of is osteo arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. One is caused from an injury to the joint and the other is more of an ageing one. I have had a couple joint injuries to my right arm from my employment. (RMS) 1989 I had a bone scan done and the specialist said I had both types of arthuritis. Rheumatoid arthuritis was only just starting in my right rotator cuff (shoulder) and osteo arthuritis was in my right elbow and wrist. I was 32 years old. Glucosamine is the best result I have so far. I would never use WD-40 on my joints. Keep that stuff for the machinery and working on your car/truck.

As a little trivia about petrochemicals, did you know asprin was made from crude oil? Check out the Modern Marvels episode called Secrets of Crude.

If you want I can get my dad to give you his opinion on this using of WD-40 on joints. He is a doctor. He will just say to rub some horse linament on the joint.

Dave C

[temur72]

Asprin originally came from white willow bark.

But yes most modern drugs have their feed stock based on petrochemicals, typically benzene or methane

[Philip]

Hi Ted,
I have sold about £200 worth of stuff on EBay. I have just taken a carload of stuff, books, tools, games, etc. to my house in France. Built my stone wall a little higher, using lime mortar. My Dad came with me, helped cut the grass in my field before it becomes a jungle.
I will sell my car soon. Then I have hired a van to take the rest of my stuff to France in July.
My new employers in Hong Kong have asked me for many papers. References from more than 10 years, medical certificate, chest x-ray, police check, working visa application. They have most of the documents now. I fly out on July 29th. When I arrive my employers will put me up in temporary accommodation for up to 2 months while I find an apartment.
My wife and I are very much in love. It is hard being apart. She still has many insecurities, but they seem to lessen as the weeks go by. I first wrote to her just over a year ago, and she is only now beginning to believe that I will never leave her, that my family will accept her, that she is the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with.

[ttwjr32]

Hello Philip,

well it seems as though everything is proceeding along quite well for you. thats good to hear. i am sure that after your here
for a couple of years you will probably want to stay on here or maybe on the mainland. you will by then have quite a foundation
layed for securing a really decent position on the mainland were your money will go quite farther compared to Hong Kong. but its
all a matter of personal tastes. i like the mainland because my money goes farther than Hong Kong but thats my personal taste as
i really dont want to work full time. 35 years of corporate culture in the USA has left me with the desire to just want to take it easy
now which is what i am doing here. although Guangzhou is really starting to get pricey so maybe the next step might be going to
Guilin which is rich in scenery and a little cheaper but doesnt have all the different emenities like Hong Kong or Guangzhou. well
whenever you get a break and want to go away Guangzhou is a short distance and Sara and I would enjoy meeting the two of you
and showing you around here. best of luck with the remaining parts you need to do before you leave. ede

Ted

[Okie_Rob]

Phillip, below is a natural healing site ... where people have tried different remedies ... with feed back on what works for them ... this link pertains to arthritis

I have  found very useful information here on many aliments or conditions

http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/arthritis.html

[Philip]

Hi guys,
thanks Rob for the info. Apple cider vinegar seems to be the magic solution. Worth a try.
Today, I found out that I have succeeded in getting the working visa to work in Hong Kong. Fantastic. I am that bit closer to Hong Kong now. Got a chest x-ray from my local GP for £30. Not bad. Only need to send a police check now and that's all the documentation.
While I frantically try and sell some of my stuff, do my present teaching job, cancel direct debits, change my address, sort out my finances, I do not forget that my wife is the reason I am doing all this. We QQ each other 2 or 3 times a day, and continue to find more things out about each other.
Whether things are going well or not so well between me and my wife, I attribute it to something that we are doing or sometimes to a misunderstanding. While I like to find out about Chinese traditions, and history, I do not use generalisations about Chinese women to explain why things are not working out. Luckily, things are going really well at the moment. Of course the real test lies ahead.
I still don't know when I will get to meet my wife's children. Recently, I discovered that my wife has not told her father about us. She says he would be upset if he knew. As with everything in our relationship, we are taking things one step at a time.

[ttwjr32]

a miss communication or her being hungry usually leads to our temporary mis guidances  but overall not bad

philip  looks like when you get here your going to need a rest  lol!!! with all that is going on to get done
          i know when i moved here it was such a welcome thing because not only being with Sara i also finally
          got a chance to relax after 3 months of getting everything in order and sold to get here  it is really amazing
          to find what you have after 30 years stored in your garage,house,storage sheds,storage units and then trying
          to liquidate it. i strongly suggest to other members thinking of coming here to live start as early as you can even
          if you havent met your lady yet saves a lot of time and energy when the time comes

[Buzz]

Wow guys.  I didn't have any idea that I would stir it up.  Yes there are people who do it.  I have not.  I do not see the need.  I know one woman who has been doing it for 30 years.  It was the first time I heard of it.  I have never studied the possible ramifications of using WD 40.  I remembered it when I was commenting, that is all.

What little arthritis I have I ignore.  Eventually I forget there is pain until someone mentions it.

We can thank BP and just swim of the gulf coast.  That will oil our joints and keep them from sticking.  Remember, look for the silver lining in all things, and make lemon aid when given a hand full of lemons. 

[ttwjr32]

philip,

will you be able to get to HK before you need to start teaching to have some time
alone with your lady before the daily grind begins? sure would be nice for you to
get some r and r beforehand as i know what your going thru trying to get everything
done to relocate here as i did that last summer before i got here