I have to bribe the back to get it to straighten up and work without whining! Feed it a couple of Advil, tell it to get with the program or I will leave it home, and it seems to come around. I accidentally left my digging shovel (a 'floral shovel'), home Monday and had to do the 'Gentleman Digger' thing with the hand tool. I found out why I like the shovel as I can lean on it to get a bit of rest.
Regardless, I am doing well, still getting out about 3 or 4 times a week and plan on reaching my goal of 200 silver coins this calendar year.