ギックリ/Strained back

こんにちは。関東は台風が過ぎ去り晴れ間が差し込んできました。6月頭から台風だとか、まだ5月だというのに30°を超えるとかほんとに異常です。

そんな最中、1週間ほど前にギックリ腰をやってしまいました。今回のはかなり重症で（前回は5年以上前）、立つのも厳しいぐらいでしたが、1週間経過してようやく普通に歩けるようになりましたがまだ前屈み、座る動作には痛みがあります。これは癖になるので重いモノを持つ時などは基本的にサポーターを付ける、そして腹筋を鍛えることが大事だそうです。

ほんとにもう2度と味わいたくない痛みですねー。

話は変わりますが、イラン情勢で現在シンナーが全く手に入らない状態で、家具業界も速乾ボンドという油性の接着剤を頻繁に使うのですが、いつ在庫がなくなるかヒヤヒヤしながら使っています。そのおかげで石油由来の製品はバンバン値上げされ、その他のベニヤ関係も今後上がるみたいで、すでに物価高にはなってきていますが、これが普通なのか今までが安すぎたのか、そんな疑問を抱きながら色々と動いています。石油に頼らない世の中は難しいですよね。一昔前に戻るなんて、この便利な世の中に慣れ親しんだ人類は今更無理ですかね。日本が今後鎖国して、全てがガラス製品に戻ってもクールですけどね。。。

引出し前板のJ手掛け/J Handle for drawer

Hello. The typhoon has passed in the Kanto, and the sun is finally shining through. It's really unusual to have typhoons at the beginning of June, and temperatures exceeding 30°C even though it's only May.

Amidst all this, about a week ago, I suffered a severe lower back injury. This one was quite serious (the last time was over five years ago), and I could barely stand. After a week, I can finally walk normally, but I still experience pain when bending forward or sitting. Apparently, this can become a recurring problem, so it's important to wear a support brace when lifting heavy stuff and to strengthen my abdominal muscles.

I really never want to experience that kind of pain again.

On a different note, due to the situation in Iran, paint thinner is currently completely unavailable. The furniture industry frequently uses oil-based adhesives called quick-drying glue, and we're using them with constant worry about when our stocks will run out. As a result, petroleum-derived products are seeing price increases, and it seems that other plywood-related products will also see price hikes in the future. Prices are already high, but I'm wondering if this is normal or if things were just too cheap before. It's difficult to live in a world that doesn't rely on petroleum, isn't it? Is it impossible for humanity, which has become accustomed to this convenient world, to go back to how things were a while ago? It would be cool if Japan closed its borders and everything went back to glass products, though...