[Coco] muscles

[Gene Heskett]

On Thursday 05 July 2007, George's Coco Address wrote:
>Roger,
>
>  On two occasions I've had to use crutches. Both times, I had the same
>problem with wet surfaces. The biggest problem is the rubber tips and the
>way they are cupped. They trap air and water and cause them to hydroplane. I
>cut a deep slot on each of them to allow the air and water to escape so the
>rubber can keep contact with the floor.
>  Check to see if they are concave/cupped. If they are, cut that slot.
>You'll find they will be a lot safer.
>
>George
>
This one came through just fine George.  I don't know where you are subbed.  
If its a yahoo groups sub, be aware they have turned into a major source of 
spam and if I trigger a rule in my procmail that kills the addresses the spam 
comes from, it also kills anything from yahoo groups, as same machines are 
doing both.  And emailing yahoo to fix their broken winderz boxes to secure 
them apparently goes into a black hole.  I've sent messages to webmaster, 
postmaster, & abuse at yahoo several times without ever the courtesy of a 
reply.  Jerks.

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Roger Taylor" <operator at coco3.com>
>To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 6:26 PM
>Subject: [Coco] muscles
>
>> At 05:53 PM 7/5/2007, you wrote:
>>>At 05:49 PM 7/5/2007 -0500, Roger Taylor wrote:
>>> >Dennis maintains this particular list
>>> >and is the muscle behind it.
>>>
>>>First time I've ever been accused of having muscle. Ooo, better tell me
>>>wife...
>>>
>>>Dennis
>>
>> Haha.  Speaking of muscle.  My arms are killing me!
>>
>> Let me explain.
>>
>> Tuesday at work a 90+lb solid steel cylinder fell from the conveyor belt
>> at work (UPS) and landed on my FOOT, breaking two bones clean in half.
>> That is, two of the long bones that connect between the toes and
>> center/back of the foot.  People 100 feet away heard the impact and a few
>> bystanders heard the "crunch" I felt when I tried to take a few steps to
>> test the foot.  Several attempts at walking resulted in tears.  They took
>> me straight to the ole doc, did x-rays, etc.  I have to have surgery.
>> They're going to put pins in there.
>>
>> So, I'm on crutches and probably will be for 6-8 weeks?  With my fingers
>> crossed, hopefully I'll recover fully.  Does the foot hurt?  Absolutely,
>> when I bump it or accidentally step on it when I slip using the crutches!
>> It's been raining in Texas for weeks and weeks and there's nowhere I can
>> go safely without the risk of the crutches slipping.  I slipped 3 times
>> today and almost cried when my left foot hit the ground trying to catch my
>> balance.
>>
>> Why do my arms hurt, too?  The crutches.  :)  Never broke any bones or had
>> to use these things, and even though my arms are strong, you find out
>> you've got "crutches muscles" you never knew you had, which are being
>> developed now.  Ouch.  Whaaaaaaaa, somebody come take me away!  :)
>>
>>
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