Well, I took a deposit for the GTS on Sunday and the buyer plans to pick it up next weekend. The buyer (Doug) is already lurking on this list, probably to see what I say to you guys about the sucker... err... really nice fellow who bought my bike. Anyway, I'm sure you'll welcome him.
As for me, I plan to hand around a bit, probably not reading every post. So make sure you email me directly if you intend to get my attention. (Why? How would I know?) Perhaps we could officially make it a "current and former GTS owner's newsgroup" and we lapsed owners would feel okay about it. In a message dated 8/20/02 4:20:05 PM, Crisler, Jon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Considering the slim chance of recovery for the dog, I personally would not do it, but I guess I am more pragmatic than most. Did the vet give you any odds on recovery ?>> Actually, the success rate for this procedure is pretty high. I looked into it before taking the step. The poor fella had a tough few days, but is now on the way to recovery. The hard part is keeping him locked in one room when he's feeling more perky. I was told nearly 30% of dogs need to get the other knee done because they start running too soon and favor the good leg too much. Wish I could explain to a dog why he's "in jail." <<I had the same thing happen to my wife's cat, cost me about $2500 to have the cats rear ankle fused. I now call the cat "Laptop", because thats what I had to give up to fix the cat !!>> Well, I've always felt cats were primarily designed to exercise dogs and, in a pinch, feed 'em. <<Are you going to call the dog "GTS" ?? Probably should call it "Blue GTS", cause it will not be as fast after the surgery !!>> Actually, he'll be faster than he was for the several weeks preceding the surgery! -Jay
