Ouch! You've had a rough time of it.
During one of my back injuries when I couldn't stand or sit, I decided to give a try at hand-held tying while lying on my living room floor. Most of the flies I tied were not worthy enough to attach to a leader, but a few were. I hope you have a speedy recovery. Ed -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Niclas Runarsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 00:21:32 +0200 Subject: [VFB] Yesterday... painful, but nice. > Stumble - sprain - painful tying... it seems to be my path. > > A couple of days before I was going to tie at Sowbug, I stumbled > by the White River and made a not so smooth touch-down. > <"SSCRTSS!!">, said my wrist and suddenly everything wasn't 100% > wonderful anymore. My focus changed from fish and flies to bandages > and ice-packs. Tying at Sowbug was awesome, but not very pleasant. > > After returning home, I had a new job waiting and it cut down much > of my tying. My meds make me really tired and without that hour of > sleep after getting home (loud juvenile reason), I have no energy > left to do anything in the evening either. Now though... Easter... > FOUR DAYS OFF WORK!!!!!! This was going to be a tying holiday for sure. > But yesterday afternoon it was time for the next stumble. On my > way home from work, I stopped at a pizzeria to borrow a phone book > and stumbled in the door. I wasn't drunk, but the employees there > didn't even give me the benefit of a doubt when they saw my > horizontal entrance. Two big guys came, grabbed me under the arms > and threw me out again. The door is a couple of steps higher than > the pavement and I had no chance to make a controlled landing on one > foot... <"SSCRTSS!!">... that noise again as my ankle gave in. > > Today, my foot is far out of proportions, the entire outside of it > is purple... and my tying weekend is ruined. The second I sit up, > the blood goes straight down to my foot and a minute later it feels > like it's about to detonate. This is even worse, since it's nothing > wrong with my hands but I still can't tie. > > Following isn't really tying-related, but I want to share it anyway: > > Even though my foot hurts bad, I can still smile as I think back on > yesterday. I got to see some true kindness. As I was lying there on the > pavement 7 or 8 people just passed by without saying a word. Then > came an old man with a cane, hardly able to walk himself and helped > me up. The guy was fighting like it had been his mission in life to > help me and after a good bit of work, we reached a bench where we > could sit down and take a breath. I had my aimpoint on the > restaurant on the other side of the road, so I could use a phone to > call for a taxi. I'm talking short distance, but it must have taken > us at least 15 minutes to get there. I wanted to give him something > for helping me but he said no. I nagged a bit and finally he said > "maybe a pizza". It turned out he was homeless... hadn't eaten in 2 > days. I bought him a pizza... and after a bit of work I also made > him accept $30... enough for another 4-5 meals. We sat there talking > for quite a while, then I called for a cab and he helped me outside. > He left when the driver took over, but as I was getting into the car > he suddenly returned. He put his hand on my shoulder....... gave me > my wallet and told me I had dropped it... and then he was gone > again. How 'bout that? Hardly able to walk himself but fights for > his life to practically carry me. Then standing in the restaurant > with people eating around him, and me wanting to give him > something... with a screaming stomach he actually says no... three > times. The expression on his face when he ate is something I won't > forget. It looked like he hadn't eaten for a year. But still he had > to be worked REAL hard to accept money for more. Then, finally: > Standing "home free" with my wallet in his hand, having seen that > what was there would feed him for at least 2 weeks... he rushes back > to give it to me. > > How often do you meet total strangers being this kind these days? > /Nick ------- End of Original Message -------
