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Why I'm here & not there ...

prrbillprrbillOGR Forum Member MEMORIALIZED MEMBER

Hi y'all.  I was going to be there.  Finally!!!   My wife was going to accompany me along with our dog, Coco (the one some of you met at Trainstock 5).  Sunday night was my 3rd anniversary of my mild heart attack and the complications thereafter which has forced me to miss York for the past 6 sessions.  Many of you know that I have stated that going to York, at least for me over the past 5 -6 years, has become much more of a social gathering than anything else.  Trains I can buy anywhere.  The friends whom I have met at York are priceless. 

 

I happened to have mentioned all this Sunday night to my wife.  Stupid, idiotic, imbecilic, dimwitted, dopey, moronic, pea-brained & halfwitted move, Morlitz.  (terms, to borrow from my good friend Bearlead, which have been redacted).

 

The gods looked down and laughed.  

 

Monday night I went down the stairs to get my medicines around 11:00 for the night; then catch a few winks before rising early to venture out to meet my brother Gerry, who was on his way to York, for breakfast.  As I started back upstairs, I noticed a dark mark on our carpet which stood out even thought only the night lights were on.  So I turned on a lamp.  There was blood every place I had walked.  Out of courtesy for those with queasy stomaches, I'll just say I ended up with 8 stitches in one toe.


So after leaving the ER, I went home, cleaned up & drove the 25 miles to meet Gerry for breakfast.  No biggie for me even with the right foot bandaged & in one of those special hospital orthopedic shoes as I wasn't really feeling any pain.  After breakfast, I went to see my podiatrist who is a really great, personable mensch.  Dr Mensch squashed, flattened and otherwise nixed the idea of my still going out to York.  "Bill, did you ever think of what would happen if someone stepped on your foot?"


So here I will be sitting tomorrow with my better half, not at York but a good 90 miles away.  We have our badges, membership cards and we can watch the grass grow. After all, there is a Fall York.  Fall???   SHUT UP Morlitz!


NotatYork Bill



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R 3rdrailMikeOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by prrbill:

Hi y'all.  I was going to be there.  Finally!!!   My wife was going to accompany me along with our dog, Coco (the one some of you met at Trainstock 5).  Sunday night was my 3rd anniversary of my mild heart attack and the complications thereafter which has forced me to miss York for the past 6 sessions.  Many of you know that I have stated that going to York, at least for me over the past 5 -6 years, has become much more of a social gathering than anything else.  Trains I can buy anywhere.  The friends whom I have met at York are priceless. 

 

I happened to have mentioned all this Sunday night to my wife.  Stupid, idiotic, imbecilic, dimwitted, dopey, moronic, pea-brained & halfwitted move, Morlitz.  (terms, to borrow from my good friend Bearlead, which have been redacted).

 

The gods looked down and laughed.  

 

Monday night I went down the stairs to get my medicines around 11:00 for the night; then catch a few winks before rising early to venture out to meet my brother Gerry, who was on his way to York, for breakfast.  As I started back upstairs, I noticed a dark mark on our carpet which stood out even thought only the night lights were on.  So I turned on a lamp.  There was blood every place I had walked.  Out of courtesy for those with queasy stomaches, I'll just say I ended up with 8 stitches in one toe.


So after leaving the ER, I went home, cleaned up & drove the 25 miles to meet Gerry for breakfast.  No biggie for me even with the right foot bandaged & in one of those special hospital orthopedic shoes as I wasn't really feeling any pain.  After breakfast, I went to see my podiatrist who is a really great, personable mensch.  Dr Mensch squashed, flattened and otherwise nixed the idea of my still going out to York.  "Bill, did you ever think of what would happen if someone stepped on your foot?"


So here I will be sitting tomorrow with my better half, not at York but a good 90 miles away.  We have our badges, membership cards and we can watch the grass grow. After all, there is a Fall York.  Fall???   SHUT UP Morlitz!


NotatYork Bill



BILL, do what I did.  My diabetic foot problems last spring had me in a scooter.   IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!    Please dont miss york!!!!!   The scooter was $75 fir the day and it was amazing!!!

 

Michelle says it was totally worth it and that you and your wife should be there!!

Chris LoneroChris LoneroOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by gmorlitz:

Glad you posted this and so sorry you're not here.

 

i will try to uphold the finest Morlitz traditions of a little kibbutzing, lots of eating and being a general PIA.

 

Gerry

 

 

Sorry you can't be here Bill."So close but yet so far"  Don't worry your brother is doing a great job holding up the Morlitz traditions so far!    Take care of yourself.

prrbillprrbillOGR Forum Member MEMORIALIZED MEMBER

Gerry, I know that you are much more able to be a ROYAL PIA high profile person than I (who's much more of the shy, unassuming category type) so I'm glad you're willing to uphold the family honor.  As to the eating part, crab cakes still good?

Gilly, not to gross you and the other others out but I have neuropathic nerve damage from undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes that no doctor wants to venture a guess how long I suffered from it (A1C tests, which would have told me right away I had it, didn't come into use until 2007 which was one year after it was finally diagnosed but 7 years after I first showed symptoms).  While I'm no longer diabetic (thanks to weight loss of about 75 lbs. & a change in diet), the fingers & feet, along with other areas, have suffered varying stages of nerve damage.  While walking down the steps, I evidently had a toenail catch on something & come out of its normal position.  It then pulled at least a 2 & 1/2 gainer ending up back in the same toe but in a different position.  Didn't feel a thing then; didn't feel a thing when they put 8 stitches in & haven't felt a twinge since except when the podiatrist said no York.  Well, at least I had the carpets cleaned today.  No more blood and lots less money.  

Bill 

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