topic Re: Texting can be hazardous to your health. in Community Chat

Texting can be hazardous to your health.

Say Nay — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:15:25 GMT

Guy in Los Angeles Almost Walks Into a Bear Because He’s Texting. This happened a few years ago but still... yikes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCAntD1-DIk

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cherry — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:20:16 GMT

Wow, that was a close call

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Say Nay — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:23:33 GMT

Yes it was!

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Bird mama — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:33:04 GMT

That is hysterical !

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ROMARY — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:36:29 GMT

A couple of years ago (more or less) I heard/read that the kids of today will have a carpel-tunnel types of disabilities regarding their THUMBS by the time they are adults. Because of over-using their thumbs texting, etc. Hope it's not true, but it does make some sense.

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Say Nay — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:37:49 GMT

I believe it Romary. And a rounded back from being hunched over.

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Bird mama — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:40:14 GMT

I work with a lady who says her son doesn't have good penmenship because his muscles are underdeveloped for holding a pen or pencil. She blames it on texting and playing video games.

I need an eye rolling emotie.

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sidsmom — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:43:47 GMT

I would assume reading, painting, cooking, hunting, etc throughout millennia would have caused Humans to have sore fingers & hunched back by now.

Amazing how God's design is resilient to consistency and/or change.

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sidsmom — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:46:14 GMT

What are the odds the anti-texting faction will see this & quote, "See, see??! Texting is bad'. Giggle. It's just a Big Ole Bear (said in prospector's voice)!!

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ROMARY — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:47:08 GMT

p.s. If any teens want to go into medicine (career-wise), being a hand surgeon will be very lucrative. Oh, wait, but they should make sure that they aren't overly texting now, because they will need precise hands, fingers, and thumbs in their profession.

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ROMARY — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:50:34 GMT

We've heard of a few dental hygenists who had to retire/quit early because of carpel tunnel. Very hard on the hand joints/tendons/whatevers. Repetitive motion, etc.

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hckynutjohn — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:02:57 GMT

Talking with someone other than face to face? I still have and use a thing called a telephone where you can actually hearnthe voice of the person with which you sre communicatin. Next there is still the very fast way of communicating called e-mail, choice #3. And last if all the above fail? There is the good ole USPS.

Texting? Someone is serious about communicating with me? Safe guard you health and don't waste your time as it will be only you typing to yourself.

Right up there, in my opinion, with the dumbest thing to do as a form of communicating(?) with anyone.

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ROMARY — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:22:02 GMT

Birdmama: I do believe that the mom is right! It's probably a medical fact/conclusion, just as carpel tunnel was/is. Repetitive overuse of certain hand and finger ligaments/ joints. From a very early age. Usually it happens after adults have been working (as adults) for many years. But, now, young children are over-using those hand/finger ligaments/joints from early childhood. So, just count from say, age five to twenty-five. That's twenty years of repetition, from an early childhood age to a fairly early adult age. Not too good, long-term, health-wise, IMO.

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betteb — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:23:15 GMT

Thanks for the morning chuckle

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Bird mama — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:31:06 GMT

@ROMARY wrote:
Birdmama: I do believe that the mom is right! It's probably a medical fact/conclusion, just as carpel tunnel was/is. Repetitive overuse of certain hand and finger ligaments/ joints. From a very early age. Usually it happens after adults have been working (as adults) for many years. But, now, young children are over-using those hand/finger ligaments/joints from early childhood. So, just count from say, age five to twenty-five. That's twenty years of repetition, from an early childhood age to a fairly early adult age. Not too good, long-term, health-wise, IMO.

Romary, you'd have to know this woman and hear her excuse for everything that her son does wrong to understand why I need an eye rolling emotie.

The kid was suspended from kindergarten for taking a steak knife to school and poking a girl with it.

She is one of those parents who invests no time with her kid, does not enforce any type of rules, doesn't do schoolwork with the kid. She gives him what he wants, when he wants it.

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ROMARY — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:31:11 GMT

Birdmama: Uh, oh...........(Emotion face that looks sad) I understand your point..........

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betteb — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:33:54 GMT

@Bird mama wrote:
I work with a lady who says her son doesn't have good penmenship because his muscles are underdeveloped for holding a pen or pencil. She blames it on texting and playing video games.

I need an eye rolling emotie.

Here you go

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Bird mama — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:35:03 GMT

@betteb wrote:
@Bird mama wrote:
I work with a lady who says her son doesn't have good penmenship because his muscles are underdeveloped for holding a pen or pencil. She blames it on texting and playing video games.

I need an eye rolling emotie.

Here you go

Wow, I just laughed out loud - for real.

This is priceless - thank you.

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insomniac — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:47:40 GMT

I believe there will be sad consequences of over-using hands in this manner.

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raven-blackbird — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:51:36 GMT

how much ya wanna bet that guy had to run back to his house and change due to a *cough cough* wardrobe malfunction .........................................raven