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Colt Babcock's Autobiography Part 5

I held my bladder for a while. So I started going more often, in case that could take it easier on it. Then I started having to go too often. ‘Retraining’ as a doctor called it, worked. Probably at least 4 years before 2022/now, my butt was sore, due to sitting too long, or from using the washroom. So I got up to walk a bit, to prevent a hemorrhoid, in case that could happen. I think that is what started me taking short walking breaks inside. Eventually, I walked fast/short distances inside for energy. Eventually, I couldn’t sit or stand in 1 spot for long, without butt pain in 1 spot, or tiredness/low energy (i.e. in a few minutes). If I didn't walk in a continuous route, I got butt pain, unless I was physically tired. I had to do probably 8 or 12 laps around the island in the kitchen. That tired me/maybe helped get my mind off it. When things were worse, I could only sit for probably 30-40 seconds, which is not nice when you want to enjoy a show. The short sitting times is partia

Colt Babcock's Autobiography Part 4

I worked for the Goodyear company for a summer. Young people could work there during the summer. We had to do tests to see if they would hire us. They tested memory (and at least 1 other thing) which was useful and necessary to work there. Details: Later you needed to memorize how different parts of the tire went together when you were attaching material from 1 spool to another. It was helpful to memorize serial numbers, as older spools had to be used first. Each spool had a number on it - maybe 5 or 6 digits long. There was a digital display that showed the spool age. We had to press 1 or more buttons to remove a serial number from the system. I did 12 hour shifts. It was tiring at first on my legs. I alternated between nights and days - maybe doing 3 night shifts, then 3 day shifts, with a day or 2 off in between. It might've been 2 shifts in a row sometimes. I stayed up all day after ending the night shifts in a row. That helped me transition to being up during the day. We moved