Re: [VFB] Update

2011-04-06 Thread Anthony Spezio
Tom, I am in about the same boat. I went to Little Rock to see about my knees last Wednesday. My left knee is "bone to bone" the right that was replaced twice has a damaged knee cap that will have to be reconstructed. Will be three months recuperating on that. He will not do both at one time becau

Re: [VFB] Update

2011-04-06 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
Hi Guys;   Sorry to hear about the knee issues, hope things work out.   Tom:  How did your knee get that way? Injury or just worn out?   Tony:  How do you destroy a knee cap??? Professional wrestler?   Wayneb --- On Wed, 4/6/11, Anthony Spezio wrote: From: Anthony Spezio Subject: Re: [VFB] Upd

Re: [VFB] Update

2011-04-06 Thread Anthony Spezio
Wayne, The knee cap was damaged in the 50's while jumping up on a DC3 wing to check fuel. The left knee is worn out from age. Tony --- On Wed, 4/6/11, Wayne Blake-Hedges wrote: From: Wayne Blake-Hedges Subject: Re: [VFB] Update To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 9:30

Re: [VFB] Update

2011-04-06 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
Hi Tony;   Knee cap held on for quite some time!   I keep hearing about people getting knee and hip replacements, I'm hoping for either replacement part cloning or bionics by the time I reach that point LOL!   Wayne --- On Wed, 4/6/11, Anthony Spezio wrote: From: Anthony Spezio Subject: Re: [

[VFB] RE: Anybody fishing???

2011-04-06 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
Hi All;   Stuck behind a desk at work, besides weather not so great today.  The days when weather has been good, I haven't been able to get some fishing in #$%&*.   Hoping to sneak out at lunch tomorrow.   Anybody doing any better    Besides Rick Zieger, he always finds time to fish!   Wayneb

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2011-04-06 Thread Tom Davenport
No, that was the appointment with my Doctor to start the pre-op process. He could have done the surgery earlier, but I wanted to wait until after the Oregon trip, which my brother has had planned since January. Pretty obvious where my priorities lie! Tom On Apr 5, 2011, at 7:56 PM, Larry Johns

Re: [VFB] Update

2011-04-06 Thread Tom Davenport
Yup, its not a fun boat to be in! I'm looking forward to getting out of it and back into my Ranger! Tom On Apr 6, 2011, at 7:35 AM, Anthony Spezio wrote: > Tom, > I am in about the same boat. > I went to Little Rock to see about my knees last Wednesday. My left knee is > "bone to bone" the rig

Re: [VFB] Update

2011-04-06 Thread Tom Davenport
When I was 23 I broke my femur "getting off of a horse". I think the horse helped me, but I can't remember, I was knocked unconscious. When I came to, my leg was in an impossible position, the femur broken clean in two. The surgery involved putting a "nail" (a long rod) down the middle of th

Re: [VFB] Update

2011-04-06 Thread Larry Johnson
OK. Watch your step. Literally. LJ >>> Tom Davenport 4/6/2011 10:26 AM >>> No, that was the appointment with my Doctor to start the pre-op process. He could have done the surgery earlier, but I wanted to wait until after the Oregon trip, which my brother has had planned since January.

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2011-04-06 Thread Michael Bliss
Know those ponds well - my sister-in-law lives close by there a street or two away. Hope the knee operation goes well. Mike On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Tom Davenport wrote: > Glad to hear you all had a good time at Sowbug. For my part, I'm glad I > didn't go, because me knee continues to

[VFB] RE: Anybody fishing???

2011-04-06 Thread Neville Gosling
Hi Jack: Great pic of the snake – what type of snake is that one? Re white bass – I wasn’t sure what a white bass is and so I googled it. Turns out that it is not in the sunfish family as the black bass aka smallmouth. Does that mean that the white bass is not a true bass? We only have a few

Re: [VFB] RE: Anybody fishing???

2011-04-06 Thread Jack Lehman
I believe that (and the two more within 20 feet of it) is a Concho River Snake. I'd 'of had to get a whole lot closer to tell for sure, and they are quick to bite. The white bass is actually a bass. They cross it with Stripers to produce hybrids aka wipers. The black bass, in all its variet