Eh, I'm sorry to hear you're on crutches too.  I hope your shoulders are
doing better than mine!  What did you break?

Your van a manual or an automatic?  When they tell me "non-weight-bearing,"
I believe them, and don't drive a manual.  At least not yet, I only broke
this thing on Friday.  No pain-killers needed, but I'm not trying to put my
foot on the clutch.

Thank goodness it's ridiculously warm out and I can let my toes wiggle in
the fresh air.

Joy

:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Stephen Grisanti
:::Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:20 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: blatant plea for sympathy (LVC!)
:::
:::>I can't drive my van now!!  Matilda is going to be
:::>abandoned to the driveway!
:::
:::Stuff and nonsense!  Piffle and humbug!  I've been on
:::crutches for four weeks now (four to go) with my left
:::foot and calf in a cast, and immediately after reading
:::your post I went out for a spin in the 4-speed Westy
:::to be certain I was not missing something.  Nothing to
:::it, though I would not advise you try it if you're
:::still on painkillers.
:::
:::Just be glad you don't live with the kind of person
:::who brings home a kid's Tigger slipper, found in the
:::alley during a dog walk, that she converts to a toe
:::snood and insists that you wear it to cover your
:::exposed tootsies.
:::
:::You're right, though, cast-and-crutches is a massive
:::PITA for as long as it lasts.  Heal fast.
:::
:::Stephen
:::
:::
:::--- Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> wrote:
:::
:::> WAAAHHH!!  I can't drive my van now!!  Matilda is
:::> going to be abandoned to
:::> the driveway!
:::>
:::> (end of vanagon content...  :-)
:::>
:::> I am now the happy owner of two crutches, one big
:::> fiberglass splint and one
:::> broken foot bone.  It sucks!  All sympathy greatly
:::> needed!!!  Who knew that
:::> I could break my foot, just by being clumsy and
:::> tripping on the curb???
:::> Surely not I, especially not before I continued
:::> walking another mile and a
:::> half to where I was going!  Teach me to figure I
:::> should get exercise by
:::> walking all around town...
:::>
:::> I have at least figured out how to carry a bowl of
:::> soup from the kitchen to
:::> the dining room table on crutches without spilling
:::> it.  And thanks to global
:::> warming I don't have to contend with snow and ice on
:::> my crutches.  And thank
:::> goodness my Prius doesn't take two feet to drive,
:::> and it's my left foot that
:::> I broke!
:::>
:::> Yeah yeah, I know there are MUCH more serious
:::> problems in the world.  But I
:::> still want sympathy, please!!!!
:::>
:::> Now, should I really send this email, or just quit
:::> bitching and hit the
:::> delete key???  Oops, there goes the "send" button!
:::>
:::>
:::>
:::>
:::> Joy
:::>
:::>
:::>
:::>
:::****************************************************************
:::> Joy Hecht
:::> now hobbling up and down the steps on crutches while
:::>
:::> Matilda is temporarily deserted in the driveway
:::>
:::> For musings about life traveling in the van or
:::> living in one place:
:::> http://www.joyhecht.net
:::>
:::>
:::****************************************************************
:::>
:::>
:::
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