8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC Part 16

[arlenesp]

Great Pictures Todd. That gift is priceless.

Cheryl, see ya tomorrow. Have a smooth flight......

 

[PBader]

I am leaving at 5:15 for the Airport. PLEASE BE KIND AND DO NOT GO FOR TOO MANY PIRATES WHILE I AM GONE!!!!!!!!:

Have a wonderful vacation Cheryl ​

 

[dahuffy]

Sure has been quiet around her today.

 

[justmestace]

I found this at the mall today for less than $2.00! At a game/toy store called Kirby's World.

Hey Debi!! That's great!!

 

[dahuffy]

Sure has been quiet around her today. Harley even slept most of the day away.

 

[dahuffy]

Hey Debi!! That's great!!

I kinda thought so too. I had seen these on ebay last week and they wanted like $12.00 just for shipping! They're in China or Hong Kong or something.

 

[PBader]

I found this at the mall today for less than $2.00! At a game/toy store called Kirby's World.

That is really cute Debi, and a bargain at that

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Priceless

 

[FINCANTIERI]

How awful...

... by way of comparison - I've had a broken hip (not as bad as it sounds) put back together with surgery - and my brother had a torn up knee from skiing and had orthoscopic surgery to fix. After surgery his repaired knee became stronger than his normal knee. SO surgery is not always a bad thing.

What exactly is the "terrible" injury if ya don't mind floating the issue. Or if you prefer - a PM might be better. Or if you'd rather not say - then I do understand entirely.

Aside from that - a casting and wait aproach sounds like the injury is suspected as the sort that can heal itself as is. If so then that's a pretty fortunate thing.

Either way - may I offer our hopes and prayers for the best possible outcome for your daughter. Plus a bit of symbolic pixie dust!

Crash I PM'd you. Sorry for any typos I had a couple of Jacks.

 

[PBader]

Hi Jack! Sorry to here about your dd, how is she feeling?

 

[FINCANTIERI]

Sending pixie dust!! I'm curious, too.... At this time, I'm waiting for word from my orthopedic surgeon's office that hopefully my insurance company will approve the surgery I'll be having on my feet. It looks like if all goes according to plan, the surgery will be sometime the week of Sept 10th.
We'll do the left foot, and then after it's all healed (which won't be until just before Thanksgiving) we'll do the right one. Although I may put off the right one until after the New Year. because we have a cruise coming up at Christmastime.
Hoping that what the doctors are doing for your daughter will be successful!!!

Thank you and good luck. Jack

 

[justmestace]

Thank you and good luck. Jack

My guess earlier in the week was right on. My surgery will be on the 10th of September, at noon.

I have plantar fasicitis. They'll go in at the heel and remove the bone spur, then remove the damaged portion of the ligament and also cut the ligament to loosen it. Then they'll (for some reason...I didn't ask, I was scared to) drill 3 holes in the bone in my heel and finish by going up to my calf and cutting a part of the calf muscle to loosen that.
Three weeks in a non weight-bearing cast, then 3 more in a walking cast.
When that's all healed and I'm done with therapy....and if I haven't left the country to avoid it, they'll repeat the process on my right foot.

Continued good wishes for your daughter! I wouldn't want to see any young person go through all this....or any pain for that matter. So I hope she's doing really well.

 

[FINCANTIERI]

My guess earlier in the week was right on. My surgery will be on the 10th of September, at noon.

I have plantar fasicitis. They'll go in at the heel and remove the bone spur, then remove the damaged portion of the ligament and also cut the ligament to loosen it. Then they'll (for some reason...I didn't ask, I was scared to) drill 3 holes in the bone in my heel and finish by going up to my calf and cutting a part of the calf muscle to loosen that.
Three weeks in a non weight-bearing cast, then 3 more in a walking cast.
When that's all healed and I'm done with therapy....and if I haven't left the country to avoid it, they'll repeat the process on my right foot.

Continued good wishes for your daughter! I wouldn't want to see any young person go through all this....or any pain for that matter. So I hope she's doing really well.

A prayer today and a drink on the cruise and hopefully all feet concerned will heal. Jack

 

[FINCANTIERI]

Hi Jack! Sorry to here about your dd, how is she feeling?

Spirits are mixed. By next week we should know the course of treatment. Thank you for your concern. Jack

Good night,

 

[PBader]

She will continue to be in our prayers. Tell your family we all say hello

 

[captaincrash]

Sure has been quiet around her today. Harley even slept most of the day away.

It wasn't THAT quiet - was it?

 

[captaincrash]

My guess earlier in the week was right on. My surgery will be on the 10th of September, at noon.

I have plantar fasicitis. They'll go in at the heel and remove the bone spur, then remove the damaged portion of the ligament and also cut the ligament to loosen it. Then they'll (for some reason...I didn't ask, I was scared to) drill 3 holes in the bone in my heel and finish by going up to my calf and cutting a part of the calf muscle to loosen that.
Three weeks in a non weight-bearing cast, then 3 more in a walking cast.
When that's all healed and I'm done with therapy....and if I haven't left the country to avoid it, they'll repeat the process on my right foot.

Continued good wishes for your daughter! I wouldn't want to see any young person go through all this....or any pain for that matter. So I hope she's doing really well.

Wow...

.. with all that going on you better be sure they put you back together right. FOr all you know - you could come out of it looking like some kind of Borg cyborg from Star Trek! < chuckles > OK... maybe NOT...

Seriously... surgeons and medicine in general accomplishes some pretty amazing things - and many ailments and problems are handled effectively and routinely compared to a few decades ago. So have some faith in what they're about to do to help you be better!

Cheers!

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Good morning have a good day, Did I forget to go to worK?

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Ahhh.... it seems my numbers DID hit after all...

... you see... I provided ALL of the lottery numbers and they did indeed hit!

as well as a few "spare" winning numbers - which the fortune cookie conveniently provided!

It's still up to you to select from a SUBSET of the "winning" numbers my fortune cookie provided!

You got all the right numbers but not necessarily for this lottery draw.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

OK...

So, here are a few pictures from yesterday. We visited the Getty museum with an old friend of mine (I've know him 38 years) and his family. We visited the Getty Museum where we took a guided tour, wandered through an Edward Weston (wow!) exhibit plus a number of galleries. E. Weston is arguably one of the most influential and significant American photographers of our time. Then - we wandered over to Santa Monica Pier in hopes of a little more relief from the heat. And it was nice - but the crowds were significant.

Below are a few pictures from the museum, pier and beach playground at dusk:


Below left is the docent describing a carved statue at the beginning of the tour, in the center is my little one looking on and listening, and on the right is one of the galleries. The natural lighting is controlled by a computerized system that adjusts louvers overhead to maintain the ideal viewing conditions.

Above are views south looking towards Los angeles... an unusually clear day where you can see all the way to downtown LA and on the right is a huge modern art creation that serves as a kind of self playing larger than life organ in the central entrance of the Getty... it was amazing to look upon.

Below are a couple pictures of myself enjoying a couple of the more notable exhibits in the collection as in the 7th most expensive painting in the world valued in inflation adjusted dollars at $97.1 million (left) The Irises by Vincent Van Gogh and one I felt was thought provoking: The portrait of Leonilla Bariatinskaia Princess of Sayn Wittgenstein (1843) by Franz Xaver Winterhalter - the artist to the courts

And below are a couple of shots from the Santa Monica Pier - except the gold flower was at the Getty - Alicia made it in a crafts project with the kids. That was sort of neat ... they had docents taking the kids through a few exhibits explaining how some of the treasures were made then they had simple craft projects set up for the kids to practice simulated materials (gold foil, etc..). As for the others... they're self explanitory - I think... now didn't someone say I was rumored to be surfing in Hawaii a coupleof weeks ago - and as for the other one - I'll leave that for someone else to remark on... I will say my spouse thought it was excessively silly though...

Above is another final image of the giant organ at the Getty...​

Great pictures.

PS Could you get me the number of the good looking lady with the blue bikini and surf board she is hot.

 

[winotracy]

I am leaving at 5:15 for the Airport. PLEASE BE KIND AND DO NOT GO FOR TOO MANY PIRATES WHILE I AM GONE!!!!!!!!:

Cheryl have a great time!!