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[Calmwaters]

So I've had back pain all day, maybe I pinched a nerve. The pain is causing me to feel nauseous because it's so bad. It's so hard to move, I felt exhausted all day. I fell asleep at around 2pm and woke up at 4pm, then after all that Goldie hit her head in the wall and now there's a hole in it. Ugh...

Hope you feel better! Are you sure it's your back and not your kidneys?

 

[Calmwaters]

did you get a draft in your back maybe? I don't know how to say it in English but in Cuba we say " te abrá entrado un aire en la espalda? I don't know how to explain it, but it wouldn't be like a fracture or anything, but more like when a draft gets into you and gives you back pain, and it can move to your ribs until you expel it.

That I think would be considered a gas pain.

 

[luis angel]

That I think would be considered a gas pain.

I don't know how to explain it lol, thanks, it seems like a muscle or organ hurts but it's not that and it can move to the ribs too, I've been off work for a whole week because of that

 

[Calmwaters]

I don't know how to explain it lol, thanks, it seems like a muscle or organ hurts but it's not that and it can move to the ribs too, I've been off work for a whole week because of that

Yes it's a gas pain it eventually goes away.

 

[Calmwaters]

I'm off to bed good night everyone

 

[Kingsley_Reef]

Rant: I’m not going to mention names cause I’m not looking to tarnish a reputation but this has been on my mind all day I been doing online auctions with a semi local LFS it’s a little over a hour away and I have started to notice a trend every week in the auctions recently now to start all corals have 1$ reserve but every week there’s a bidder that aggressively counter bids from the start and bids on and wins the same frags every week it’s become a little annoying and yes I get it that’s the game of bidding but I felt there’s more to this and after picking up some of my winnings today and jokingly asking the shop owner “who’s this (username) that bids and wins the same corals every weekend it’s getting personal” and his wide eyed shocked reaction and B/S response almost proved my gut feeling im 99% sure he’s bidding on his own auction to either drive the price up or protect him from a loss this aggravates me and I get it it’s business and sales strategy but why not set your reserve or start the auction at a price to a number your comfortable with so you don’t have to play these games I can’t prove this but i do love love love this LFS I drive a little out of my way atleast once a month to check in see what they have it’s always quality stuff and 9Xs out of 10 he always gives me a deal has have always been a great help to me but I feel like im being cheated/lied to now and don’t appreciate it or am I just a sore looser

 

[00W]

So I've had back pain all day, maybe I pinched a nerve. The pain is causing me to feel nauseous because it's so bad. It's so hard to move, I felt exhausted all day. I fell asleep at around 2pm and woke up at 4pm, then after all that Goldie hit her head in the wall and now there's a hole in it. Ugh...

Oh Walker so sorry my friend.
I think Luis might be thinking what I'm thinking maybe an air bubble, cramp maybe?
I'll get them from time to time.
Painful.

 

[luis angel]

Rant: I’m not going to mention names cause I’m not looking to tarnish a reputation but this has been on my mind all day I been doing online auctions with a semi local LFS it’s a little over a hour away and I have started to notice a trend every week in the auctions recently now to start all corals have 1$ reserve but every week there’s a bidder that aggressively counter bids from the start and bids on and wins the same frags every week it’s become a little annoying and yes I get it that’s the game of bidding but I felt there’s more to this and after picking up some of my winnings today and jokingly asking the shop owner “who’s this (username) that bids and wins the same corals every weekend it’s getting personal” and his wide eyed shocked reaction and B/S response almost proved my gut feeling im 99% sure he’s bidding on his own auction to either drive the price up or protect him from a loss this aggravates me and I get it it’s business and sales strategy but why not set your reserve or start the auction at a price to a number your comfortable with so you don’t have to play these games I can’t prove this but i do love love love this LFS I drive a little out of my way atleast once a month to check in see what they have it’s always quality stuff and 9Xs out of 10 he always gives me a deal has have always been a great help to me but I feel like im being cheated/lied to now and don’t appreciate it or am I just a sore looser

I'm so sorry you're going through that, that's why I don't participate in auctions. Not all auctioneers are the same, but as the saying goes, "whoever invents the game invents the trap"

 

[tbrown]

Rant: I’m not going to mention names cause I’m not looking to tarnish a reputation but this has been on my mind all day I been doing online auctions with a semi local LFS it’s a little over a hour away and I have started to notice a trend every week in the auctions recently now to start all corals have 1$ reserve but every week there’s a bidder that aggressively counter bids from the start and bids on and wins the same frags every week it’s become a little annoying and yes I get it that’s the game of bidding but I felt there’s more to this and after picking up some of my winnings today and jokingly asking the shop owner “who’s this (username) that bids and wins the same corals every weekend it’s getting personal” and his wide eyed shocked reaction and B/S response almost proved my gut feeling im 99% sure he’s bidding on his own auction to either drive the price up or protect him from a loss this aggravates me and I get it it’s business and sales strategy but why not set your reserve or start the auction at a price to a number your comfortable with so you don’t have to play these games I can’t prove this but i do love love love this LFS I drive a little out of my way atleast once a month to check in see what they have it’s always quality stuff and 9Xs out of 10 he always gives me a deal has have always been a great help to me but I feel like im being cheated/lied to now and don’t appreciate it or am I just a sore looser

I've seen similar and have often wondered. I don't put it past some stores to do this. It's interesting because one vendor will say "Sold Out!" and then have an auction and some of the frags that supposedly sold are now on auction. Those frags then quickly go up in price by anonymous or weird named individuals that are never on the auction or Livestream threads. Weird

 

[00W]

I'm off to bed good night everyone

Good night peanut!

 

[Kingsley_Reef]

I've seen similar and have often wondered. I don't put it past some stores to do this. It's interesting because one vendor will say "Sold Out!" and then have an auction and some of the frags that supposedly sold are now on auction. Those frags then quickly go up in price by anonymous or weird named individuals that are never on the auction or Livestream threads. Weird

But my argument is why even bother or why not set up so you don’t have to get involved at first this stores auctions was really just to offload excess grow out peices and stock but I guess it turned into some greed

 

[00W]

Rant: I’m not going to mention names cause I’m not looking to tarnish a reputation but this has been on my mind all day I been doing online auctions with a semi local LFS it’s a little over a hour away and I have started to notice a trend every week in the auctions recently now to start all corals have 1$ reserve but every week there’s a bidder that aggressively counter bids from the start and bids on and wins the same frags every week it’s become a little annoying and yes I get it that’s the game of bidding but I felt there’s more to this and after picking up some of my winnings today and jokingly asking the shop owner “who’s this (username) that bids and wins the same corals every weekend it’s getting personal” and his wide eyed shocked reaction and B/S response almost proved my gut feeling im 99% sure he’s bidding on his own auction to either drive the price up or protect him from a loss this aggravates me and I get it it’s business and sales strategy but why not set your reserve or start the auction at a price to a number your comfortable with so you don’t have to play these games I can’t prove this but i do love love love this LFS I drive a little out of my way atleast once a month to check in see what they have it’s always quality stuff and 9Xs out of 10 he always gives me a deal has have always been a great help to me but I feel like im being cheated/lied to now and don’t appreciate it or am I just a sore looser

I've seen this happen on ebay all the time that's why I never bid on auctions anymore.
For me it's either buy it now, here's the price or no thank you.
I've been burned/lost too many times.
My favorite is when I lose the auction then it comes back on, much higher price and the seller said the buyer was bunk somehow.

 

[Kingsley_Reef]

But my argument is why even bother or why not set up so you don’t have to get involved at first this stores auctions was really just to offload excess grow out peices and stock but I guess it turned into some greed

And for full transparency I’m not looking for 1$ frags I don’t expect it and most of the auction pieces are 1 polyp or super small pieces so even if you set your reserve for 50-75 % off to protect yourself it is still a fun way to aquire coral and ultimately good for business if other people see I’m getting these it’s going to snowball right ultimately getting more people involved in weekly auctions

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Sounds like a kidney stone more than a pinched nerve. Where in your back?

Oh gosh, I hope not. It's under my shoulder blade. I got one of these under my other shoulder blade while I was in Florida a few weeks ago, and it went away overnight. I'm hoping it's just a muscle strain or something. It started because I went fast up a few stairs, right after that all my abdomen and upper back muscles kind of locked up and became tense.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

did you get a draft in your back maybe? I don't know how to say it in English but in Cuba we say " te abrá entrado un aire en la espalda? I don't know how to explain it, but it wouldn't be like a fracture or anything, but more like when a draft gets into you and gives you back pain, and it can move to your ribs until you expel it.

Not sure, but it seems to be getting better. I'll see how I feel in the morning. If it's still bad tomorrow I'll go to a doctor on Monday to get it checked out and make sure it's nothing serious.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Hope you feel better! Are you sure it's your back and not your kidneys?

It's under my shoulder blade, so I don't think it's my kidneys.

 

[tharbin]

Oh gosh, I hope not. It's under my shoulder blade. I got one of these under my other shoulder blade while I was in Florida a few weeks ago, and it went away overnight. I'm hoping it's just a muscle strain or something. It started because I went fast up a few stairs, right after that all my abdomen and upper back muscles kind of locked up and became tense.

Kidney Stone pain is usually in the lower back. I've had quite a few kidney stones in the past. Not fun.

 

[00W]

Not sure, but it seems to be getting better. I'll see how I feel in the morning. If it's still bad tomorrow I'll go to a doctor on Monday to get it checked out and make sure it's nothing serious.

Hopefully a good night's sleep and you'll be good as new!
Good vibes my friend, good vibes...

 

[tbrown]

Oh gosh, I hope not. It's under my shoulder blade. I got one of these under my other shoulder blade while I was in Florida a few weeks ago, and it went away overnight. I'm hoping it's just a muscle strain or something. It started because I went fast up a few stairs, right after that all my abdomen and upper back muscles kind of locked up and became tense.

Wait, your kidneys are under your shoulder blade???

Just kidding! It could be a pinched nerve. I've never had one cause enough pain for nausea. Sorry you're dealing with this. I frequently get pinched nerves in my neck and top of my shoulders so I know what you're going through.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Good night folks! Thanks for all your help tonight! I appreciate you all!