Morphine is my FRIEND ... it's great for surgeries!
*pauses*
Though, I wouldn't recommend anyone electing to have open heart
surgery for it ... isn't exactly all fun and smiles and roses....lol. :)
John ... thoughts/prayers en route for Grandma! Glad she is doing well.
Ray ... have a great trip ... and ENJOY! Saw your post/pics from the
Autorama ... awesome!
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valve.pacemaker ** my radio show.03/13/10 **
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, Mar 9, 2010 9:45 pm
Subject: [elky] Re: Grandma [Was: Battery holding charge while sitting
unused]
Yep, there is a whole bunch of stuff out there that is easy to get
addicted to. I wasn't addicted to the pain killers I was on, but I
sure can see how it could happen. There were days when I just wanted
to double up, but I knew better than to go there. I was very strict in
following the dosage. It was my goal from day 1 to be rid of them, but
then, I personally don't like how they make me feel. (I was up to 3
double strength Vicodin a day) One year ago today, I was still in the
hospital with the back surgery. I was in way worse shape than before
going in, but at the same time, the pain that the pills were treating
was virtually gone in an instant. Had to get out of the hospital to
get any rest, that's for sure. I bet Grandma is thinking the same
thing. Thank God I am upright and my biggest trouble now is my waist
line, and getting rid of this cold.
Be safe on your trip Ray!
On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 7:54 PM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Even though I haven't posted much lately, Yer family's been in my
prayers, John.
I hope yer grandma hangs in there and gets that planting done.
Btw, I know the attraction of morphine. Omigawd, does that stuff
ever make ya feel good. I could very easily become dependent on
that kinda stuff and it sure clarifies the reasons people get
hooked on heroin. Take it (in one form or another) and feel
great; don't take it and feel worse than dogshit. Pretty easy to
see the logic there. I'm WAY past grateful that I never got into
that stuff in my drinking days. I shudder to think what might
have happened Matter of fact, I know a guy who came to my AA home
group maybe 14 years ago. He'd had problems with alcohol AND
heroin...and he was a real sharp, professional guy. Worked as a
salesman and made good money. He got clean and sober and then
several years he started the heroin again for a reason unknown to
me. (Well, aside from its addictive nature...he actually kept
celebrating AA birthdays for several years while doing
heroin...talk about guilt and shame inside....) He went down in
flames big time. Lost his job, his house, his family and ended up
on the street. He's been coming to the meetings again, but
he...well, to quote from a song lyric, "I may get better, but I'll
never be well again." (Samuel James...new blues artist...real
great stuff.)
Ok...coffee break's over. Back on my head. I gotta try to solve
a problem with a virus on a computer (not mine) and get the photos
from the Autorama up on the server before I head to Boise day
after tomorrow to shoot the Roadster show.
r
Sent from my Dreadnought using that gawdawful Thunderbird email program
On 3/9/2010 6:02 PM, John Christensen wrote:
Thanks all. She is doing fine at last report. They gave her some
morphine, and she notice she wasn't coughing as much. She asked
the doctor if she could get some of that to take home, and he
laughed.... saying "Sorry dear, that's a narcotic, and I can't
send that home with you".
She's tough. She has planting to do in she Spring, and isn't
going anywhere if she can help it.
Thanks again,
JC
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John Christensen
1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI
NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net
Saint Charles, IL
On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 5:28 PM, <STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx
<mailto:STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
I wish grandma all the best. ++++++~~~~~
She will be added to my prayers tonight.
-Smoky Mt Frank-
In a message dated 3/9/2010 5:14:02 P.M. Eastern Standard
Time, johncgg@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
Good Deal Dan. By pure coincidence, I tried starting the
El Camino today. This was after putting it to rest after
starting it and taking it around the block that same 6
weeks ago. This time, I turned the ignition on to let the
fuel pump build pressure. Turned it off, and turned it on
again for about 10 seconds. When I hit it, she fired
right up this time.
I had been moving all the vehicles around earlier to
allow free access to the front door for the ambulance to
pick up Grandma, unfortunately. Things had calmed down,
and I had to move everything again, so the keys were in
hand.
Fortunately, we don't think it was a heart attack, but
maybe a bug that got her coughing uncontrollably. Her
blood pressure was through the roof, and her chronic
bronchitis is a poor bedfellow for a cold. I dialed the
phone when I heard her say "I don't think I'm gonna make
it" and Mom asked if we needed to call for help. She was
fine and responsive to the helpers. They were amazed that
she could still navigate around at 96. She will be there
overnight for observation, before she starts telling them
all to send her home again. She just likes my cookin'
better <G>
So make with the +++~~~ they are much appreciated.
JC
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John Christensen
1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI
NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net
<http://www.myelcamino.net/>
Saint Charles, IL
133d0d2310
On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 1:44 PM, Dann Keller
<kwhale22@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:kwhale22@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
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A while back, about six weeks to be exact, there was
a thread about batteries discharging while the
vehicle was not in use. Some of the posters said
they couldn't even go a week without the battery
being dischared others went longer. I volunteered to
give the process a real test.
We were gone for a couple of days less than six weeks
- Jan. 26 to March 7 to be exact. The Elky was
parked in the garage while we were gone; it wasn't
started or left on a trickle charger. The garage is
attached to the house; only the door and ceiling are
uninsulated. The outside temps were only as low
as 30 while we were gone; unlikely the temp in the
garage got less than 40 under those circumstance.
The house temp was set to hold 50 while we were gone.
The bottom line, ta dah, drum roll, etc., after a
couple of jabs at the gas pedal it cranked for about
5 or 6 seconds and fired right up. I was both
surprised and pleased.
I don't try to explain it or why others discharge
while sitting. The only thing on when it is sitting
is the digital clock in the radio.
The battery is a Sears DieHard about 8 1/2 years old
with the Elk doing about 25,00 miles during that
time. We haven't been getting too many miles on it
the last few years for a variety of reasons.
FWIW, that's the story.
Dan
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