Let's visit on the Porch II (insurance, school, law)

[tiberius]

I'm not much of an ale drinker ... but I've got a 12 pack of Bud I can bring for myself.. And I'll bring an extra 12 pack for Rez, to make up for the "missing BBQ ribs" incident.. (I always pay my debts)

I LOVE Wales.. Tough, hardy, straight forward people.. There's something special about people who either make a living off the land, or dig down into it.. Farmers, Ranchers, Miners ... people who have neither time nor patience for nonsense.. And Wales gave us Richard Burton, Tom Jones, and Catherine Zeta Jones.. ( I'll forever be in their debt for that last one )

And yes ... the title has absolutely nothing to do with the post..

Anyone hear any word on Rickers' wife's surgery?

tiberius

[Rickers]

Originally Posted by tiberius

Anyone hear any word on Rickers' wife's surgery? tiberius

Well thanks for asking. She had to stay overnight, We spend virtually all of our time together so one night apart seemed like a year.
She came out OK. They said she may have a lower voice because they went in through the front of her neck.
They pulled her throat and windpipe over to the side and sucked out the gel in a disk leaving the disk shell. They then placed a spacer in the shell of the disk and fused the two vertebrae on either side of the ruptured disk. She can feel and move her fingers now so that's a good sign.
They did say that due to possible stretching of the vocal chords that she may end up with a lower voice. I hope she doesn't start acting like a man all of a sudden !
She is not a happy camper right now but it should get better from here on as the pain gradually goes away.
They said 45 days, , damn I'm hating that little glass bell already.

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by tiberius

... but I've got a 12 pack of Bud I can bring for myself..

You like rice beer, huh?

Anheuser-Busch is the largest commercial buyer of rice in the U.S.

[ElkHunter]

Rickers, glad she is doing fine. Hope recovery is quick. She's in our thoughts.

[tiberius]

Rickers... DITTO on the recovery wishes.. And make sure she does EVERYTHING as the doctor directed.. No short cuts or leeway.. The neck is one place you don't wanna fool around with..

You're an amazing man, Rickers.. ( and I'm a hard man to truly impress ).. You and your wife damn sure deserve some good luck.. I don't know if I got any coming MY way, but I want the powers that be to know that you and your wife are welcome to as much of it as He may see fit.. (but I've probably already used all mine up)



(Scene: A quiet, moonlit night somewhere in rural Montana.. A shadowy figure makes its way across the yard near a small home, finally stopping among some trees.. There's a brief, soft tinkling sound .. a small crash .. and the sound of a boot stomping the ground.. The figure makes its way back to the house.)

(Afternoon .. two days later...)

... "Honey, any luck finding my bell?"

... "None, dear.. I've looked for two days .. and no sign of it.."

... "That's the strangest thing.. I can't imagine where it got to."

... "I think burglars probably took it."

... "Just the bell?"

... "Hey, there's no understanding the criminal mind." ...... "I'll keep looking for it, though."

... "That's okay.. One of your cousins dropped by today and brought me something.."

... "Really? .. What "

...... AAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOGGGAAAAAAAHHHHHHH !!!!!!

(As the house stops shaking, Rickers picks up his eyeballs and teeth and replaces them.. He runs into the bedroom...)

... "WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS THAT???"

(Rickers' wife holds up a large aerosol can with what looks like a miniature train horn attatched to it.)

... "Your cousin brought it by.. He said I could use it to call you till we find the bell.. You oughta be able to hear it even if you're in the yard.. He said it set some kind of world record for loudness.. It's supposed to have enough pressure in it for 60 days of full power use."

( 15 minutes later Rickers is on the phone )

... "Hello .. Yes, I bought a small glass bell from you a few days ago, I was wondering if you had any left ... you DO ... GREAT, I'll be right over."

...... AAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOGGGAAAAAAAHHHHHHH !!!!!!

( 4 miles away a clerk in a gas station looks at his watch, and remarks to his customer...... )

... "Looks like the 3:15 is right on time."

... "What 3:15 .. we don't have a train around here."

...... AAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOGGGAAAAAAAHHHHHHH !!!!!!

... "Then somebody better tell the engineer, cause it sounds like he's about to pull in."

...... (in a small general store near the gas station, 6 small glass bells, driven to the edge of their shelf by 2 previous sonic blasts, are finally driven over the edge by the third blast ... which, coincidentally, blows out all four tires on Rickers' truck)


I know what you mean about the bell, Rickers ... I've been there, myself.
I hope this put a smile on your face... Hang in there, Rickers.


tiberius

[popcorn247]

Originally Posted by tiberius

Rickers... DITTO on the recovery wishes.. And make sure she does EVERYTHING as the doctor directed.. No short cuts or leeway.. The neck is one place you don't wanna fool around with..

You're an amazing man, Rickers.. ( and I'm a hard man to truly impress ).. You and your wife damn sure deserve some good luck.. I don't know if I got any coming MY way, but I want the powers that be to know that you and your wife are welcome to as much of it as He may see fit.. (but I've probably already used all mine up)



(Scene: A quiet, moonlit night somewhere in rural Montana.. A shadowy figure makes its way across the yard near a small home, finally stopping among some trees.. There's a brief, soft tinkling sound .. a small crash .. and the sound of a boot stomping the ground.. The figure makes its way back to the house.)

(Afternoon .. two days later...)

... "Honey, any luck finding my bell?"

... "None, dear.. I've looked for two days .. and no sign of it.."

... "That's the strangest thing.. I can't imagine where it got to."

... "I think burglars probably took it."

... "Just the bell?"

... "Hey, there's no understanding the criminal mind." ...... "I'll keep looking for it, though."

... "That's okay.. One of your cousins dropped by today and brought me something.."

... "Really? .. What "

...... AAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOGGGAAAAAAAHHHHHHH !!!!!!

(As the house stops shaking, Rickers picks up his eyeballs and teeth and replaces them.. He runs into the bedroom...)

... "WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS THAT???"

(Rickers' wife holds up a large aerosol can with what looks like a miniature train horn attatched to it.)

... "Your cousin brought it by.. He said I could use it to call you till we find the bell.. You oughta be able to hear it even if you're in the yard.. He said it set some kind of world record for loudness.. It's supposed to have enough pressure in it for 60 days of full power use."

( 15 minutes later Rickers is on the phone )

... "Hello .. Yes, I bought a small glass bell from you a few days ago, I was wondering if you had any left ... you DO ... GREAT, I'll be right over."

...... AAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOGGGAAAAAAAHHHHHHH !!!!!!

( 4 miles away a clerk in a gas station looks at his watch, and remarks to his customer...... )

... "Looks like the 3:15 is right on time."

... "What 3:15 .. we don't have a train around here."

...... AAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOGGGAAAAAAAHHHHHHH !!!!!!

... "Then somebody better tell the engineer, cause it sounds like he's about to pull in."

...... (in a small general store near the gas station, 6 small glass bells, driven to the edge of their shelf by 2 previous sonic blasts, are finally driven over the edge by the third blast ... which, coincidentally, blows out all four tires on Rickers' truck)


I know what you mean about the bell, Rickers ... I've been there, myself.
I hope this put a smile on your face... Hang in there, Rickers.


tiberius

I love this~~ Best wishes to your wife, Rickers for a speedy and complete recovery.

[Mt-7]

7 pulls Rickers aside for some nurse ratched conversation.
You be nice or she will not share her happy pills with you!

[Mt-7]

Ok, even if you do not dress up for the day what would you if you could?

I will go first.
Nancy Pelosi so I could see how it feels to be a real witch!
Sorry, I brought politics onto the porch~

No I would love to wear a geisha outfit. I think they are so beautiful. Of course I would be an old one. LOL! More like the housekeeper!

[Reziac]

No, no, no. Seven should wear a bellydancing costume. Ooooh so yummy

I will go as myself, since I can't think of anythng scarier

[Mt-7]

OMG!

No, no
however I am in awe of those ladies, some interesting muscular control.