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12-19-23, 08:23 PM
#8676
shaken, not stirred.
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The worst place I lived in was just after finishing university. It had no insulation and no fixed heating. A oil column heater in a lounge doesn't cut it. The inside of the windows would ice up in winter.
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12-19-23, 08:28 PM
#8677
Silver Comet Fred
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no, I've been battling this abdominal pain issue since April 2022. It turns out my gallbladder was going teets up. Abnormal ejection fraction or some such thing. It was done Laparoscopically(sp?) With 4 incisions. Naval, right below sternum right on gallbladder and at waist below the gallbladder. They put in stitches internally around navel to avoid possible hernia. That is where it hurt the most and what was most bruised. It has some bruising remaining but is mostly gone.
No disc replacement until I get my bone density back to normal. That revelation put the kibosh on surgery in March. That's when I said "eff it" I'm going to try and ride and see what the Pregabalin can do to manage the pain.
It's been hell since August 1, 2020.
No disc replacement until I get my bone density back to normal. That revelation put the kibosh on surgery in March. That's when I said "eff it" I'm going to try and ride and see what the Pregabalin can do to manage the pain.
It's been hell since August 1, 2020.
12-19-23, 08:29 PM
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serious cyclist
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12-19-23, 08:32 PM
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Silver Comet Fred
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12-19-23, 08:42 PM
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Hope she has a speedy recovery.
12-19-23, 08:46 PM
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12-19-23, 08:49 PM
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Silver Comet Fred
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In summary here is my story. i also had some rapid heartbeat episode (related to A Fib) and fainted before work and nearly fainted 2 more times before i decided to have my wife take me in to get my laptop and work from home. Cardiologist told me not to drive for a month and wear a monitor. It showed nothing of course and 6 weeks after that day I began driving.
12-19-23, 08:53 PM
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12-19-23, 08:55 PM
#8684
VFL For Life
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12-19-23, 08:57 PM
#8685
So it is
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Damn DougRNS I'm sorry to hear all of this. I hope they get to the bottom of this **** soon.
12-19-23, 08:57 PM
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12-19-23, 09:01 PM
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Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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12-19-23, 09:02 PM
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12-19-23, 09:07 PM
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Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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Having come from a town of 600, surrounded by farms and smaller villages too small to have population figures, I can tell you that a City Slicker is anyone from a town with > twice the population of the town where you live. Hence, denizens of Brysonia thought we who lived in Arendstville were City Slickers, while we felt those who lived in Biglerville were City Slickers, and they thought those who lived in Gettysburg were City Slickers, and THEY thought those who lived in Hanover were City Slickers, and THEY thought those who lived in York were City Slickers, and so ad infinitum, or at least ad New York City.
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12-19-23, 09:12 PM
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12-19-23, 09:12 PM
#8691
So it is
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12-19-23, 09:15 PM
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12-19-23, 09:24 PM
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12-19-23, 09:30 PM
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12-19-23, 09:35 PM
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Silver Comet Fred
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Then on December 5th my mom's brother had a heart attack and was found in his recliner. He would have been 80 in April. He had been dealing with kidney failure for a few years and was alone after his wife died 6 or 7 years ago. His house was as neat as a pin like he knew it was coming. He was a rock star uncle when I was a kid. He raced a 6 cylinder corvette on dirt tracks in the early 60s and had a new '67 camaro rag top. About 10 years ago he got an old junky dirt track car and raced in northwest PA. He dismantled the power steering so he would get a little more horsepower. He was only 5 ft 6 but he battled and at about 70 years old could at least beat a few others and not finish DFL. Still is a rock star in my eyes.
I'm really glad I took my mom up to see him 2 years ago when I was up north. It was the last we saw him. It was a nice visit.
That's all I've got to say about that.
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12-19-23, 09:37 PM
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The dealer is in @phrantic09 's neighborhood. 125 miles from the rjones28 garage, so it's already covered in Central New York crud.
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12-19-23, 09:40 PM
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12-19-23, 09:45 PM
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cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Met a Minnesotan tonight,.guessed he was Canadian.
close but no cigar
close but no cigar
12-19-23, 10:05 PM
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12-19-23, 10:10 PM
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Silver Comet Fred
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