"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

Rsmith_77 said:
I don't know why I am posting. At all.

My wife called my step mother to let them know thar we received a present for Christmas early. And they had a long talk about my father's health.

He's been struggling for a few years now, first an abdominal aneurysm that laid him up for a few years until they could get that resolved safely, which they did, but he rapidly developed diabetes, and copd during the time he was severely restricted physically.

Anyways the copd has been bad and getting worse and from what I understand that is placing such a strain on his body that they are beginning to believe that he is in congestive heart failure. They took him to the hospital to get tests this morning and they are waiting the results, but what my step mother is telling my wife, they sent him home because there just isn't anything else they can do for him.

My wife wanted to tell me this, so I could begin to mentally prepared myself...now mind you, neither my father nor my step mother have told me almost any of this themselves. And I am not certain that isn't intentional on their part.

But now I just gotta sit here...and wait
And I have no idea what I am supposed to do now.

Oh and my father and family are in western New York and I relocated to Mississippi...
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So often in life thats all we can do; just wait and pray for a decent outcome. So often in the grand scheme of things, we're just bugs on a rock, helpless to change or even influence whats happening to those around us. Maybe thats why mankind invented religion; to give us something, anything, to believe in that is greater than ourselves. And reach out to if need be. But in the end, all we can do is just wait.

Prayers for your dad.
 
Rsmith_77 said:
I don't know why I am posting. At all.

My wife called my step mother to let them know thar we received a present for Christmas early. And they had a long talk about my father's health.

He's been struggling for a few years now, first an abdominal aneurysm that laid him up for a few years until they could get that resolved safely, which they did, but he rapidly developed diabetes, and copd during the time he was severely restricted physically.

Anyways the copd has been bad and getting worse and from what I understand that is placing such a strain on his body that they are beginning to believe that he is in congestive heart failure. They took him to the hospital to get tests this morning and they are waiting the results, but what my step mother is telling my wife, they sent him home because there just isn't anything else they can do for him.

My wife wanted to tell me this, so I could begin to mentally prepared myself...now mind you, neither my father nor my step mother have told me almost any of this themselves. And I am not certain that isn't intentional on their part.

But now I just gotta sit here...and wait
And I have no idea what I am supposed to do now.

Oh and my father and family are in western New York and I relocated to Mississippi...
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Prayers for your dad and your family.
 
jackknife said:
Adventures in ortho..

One week post op of full knee replacement. Can be summed up by one word; OWWWWW!!!

Yes, they told me there would be some post op pain. But I've lived long enough to have learned, or should have, that when a doctor tells you there will be some 'discomfort" have an opium pipe in or a few Vietnam era morphine field injectors stashed close. Doctors speak with forked tongue.

Yes, they sent me home with some happy pills, Hydrocodone and some Ibropophin stuff. But don't fall asleep and wake up at 2am and need to kill some pain. The words 'time delay' under state the problem of catching up with it.

The other thing I have discovered that there are evil people lurking around us. Grandchildren of Gestapo interrogators or S.S. personal. They are disguised as Physical Therapists in pastel color scrubs. They are expert at inflicting pain to a high degree. "Come, Come Herr Jackknife, we can move that knee into a 90 degree bend. Lets push some more!" as screams echo off the ceiling. The unique prickly feeling of staples pulling at a wound that runs from the top of the shin to the bottom of the thigh, overlaid with the deep burn of still heeling deeply cut tissue pulling. Lot of fun. If I had a Swiss Account, I'd give them the number gladly. Maybe then, they'd just shoot me?

The sole counter point has been our Australian Sheppard, Abby. Also known as the severely spoiled Princes Abigail Of River Bend. I know dogs are very empathetic, but Abby knows something bad is going on, and she refuses to leave my bedside. Abby knows something is very wrong in her world, and she lays there against my right side, once in a while trying to lick the bandage covering the incision. Then she lays her head on my thigh and stares up at me with those big golden brown eyes. Slowly petting the long soft coat actually let me doze off on a sleepless night that seemed to be taking forever for the pain pill to take effect. Karen will take her out for a walk, but home again she comes running in the bedroom and jumping up on the bed and going into her watch over daddy role.

Maybe I can teach her to attack pastel color scrubs?
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Hoping your recovery is going well.
A Navy buddy had both done, I’m not sure of the time frame. He’s walking unassisted, with no pain.
Segway to boating. He, myself and our girlfriends restored an Ed Monk 47 over a summer, while we were all living aboard on the hard.
(I love to talk salty).
After she was seaworthy..which was a matter of opinion. Hey, she passed a Coast Guard inspection. Being Regular Navy, and christening her “GUNGHO” (in honor of my girls Dad) didn’t hurt either.
Smitty and I lived onboard year around for two years, with Chuck and Lisa not missing much of that time.
For you folks who, have dreamed of giving up eternal dry dock to sail away…three suggestions.
1. Give up making concrete plans.
2. Best done in couples. One will be needed, to talk the other, from jumping overboard at some point.
3. Plan your budget, then triple it. (with a fat emergency fund)
I would do it again in a heartbeat!
 
Rsmith_77 said:
I don't know why I am posting. At all.

My wife called my step mother to let them know thar we received a present for Christmas early. And they had a long talk about my father's health.

He's been struggling for a few years now, first an abdominal aneurysm that laid him up for a few years until they could get that resolved safely, which they did, but he rapidly developed diabetes, and copd during the time he was severely restricted physically.

Anyways the copd has been bad and getting worse and from what I understand that is placing such a strain on his body that they are beginning to believe that he is in congestive heart failure. They took him to the hospital to get tests this morning and they are waiting the results, but what my step mother is telling my wife, they sent him home because there just isn't anything else they can do for him.

My wife wanted to tell me this, so I could begin to mentally prepared myself...now mind you, neither my father nor my step mother have told me almost any of this themselves. And I am not certain that isn't intentional on their part.

But now I just gotta sit here...and wait
And I have no idea what I am supposed to do now.

Oh and my father and family are in western New York and I relocated to Mississippi...
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This is one of the top toughest times. Don’t be afraid to reach out to a Pastor, group therapy, etc. (you’re not alone),
Your Dr. can be a starting point.
This is outside most peoples comfort zone, but there are a lot of answers out there. It maybe more important later too.
Prayers for your Dad, you & family.
 
Thanks for y'alls kind words.
Nothing has happened yet, I'll speak with him tomorrow and maybe get some more information.

Still sucks and I am still not exactly sure what to expect
 
A fathers knife...
In light of my previous comments

I got to thinking, when my father discovered I had gotten into the knife nut habit ...he gifted me with a knife
With all that's been happening, I got to thinking. This is likely the last knife I will get from him.

Sooo the dilemma now becomes. Do I use it, as he intended. Or do I keep it safe for the rest of my life. What would I do if I broke or lost it?

 
Rsmith_77 said:
A fathers knife...
In light of my previous comments

I got to thinking, when my father discovered I had gotten into the knife nut habit ...he gifted me with a knife
With all that's been happening, I got to thinking. This is likely the last knife I will get from him.

Sooo the dilemma now becomes. Do I use it, as he intended. Or do I keep it safe for the rest of my life. What would I do if I broke or lost it?

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It's just a tool to cut things, you probably have plenty of other knives to carry. Me, I'd keep as is and admire it. Personally, I have a lot of knives that I have never carried or used, most folks around these parts are probably in the same situation. In the end, it's a personal decision only you can make.
 
I have a Winchester Model 37a, 16 gauge, single shot, shotgun that belonged to my Grandpa. I've always taken care of it and its in excellent condition. That said, its killed a bunch of clay pigeons in its day and its better for it. I say use it, but take care of it. Every time you use it, you'll think of him.

Or don't.

Lots of help, eh?

You should consider going to see your Dad, if you can.
 
Rsmith_77 said:
I am in Mississippi
He is in New York

I did get speak to him today
Briefly, he was very tired
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Yeah, I knew that. Its why I said if you could.
My Mom was sick. She was in East Tennessee. I'm in mid-Missouri. I was waffling. A coworker and my boss told me to go. I did. Three days after I got there she died. I'm eternally grateful that they told me to go. Your situation may be different., Forget I said anything. Never mind.

Glad you got to talk to him.
 
mbkr said:
Yeah, I knew that. Its why I said if you could.
My Mom was sick. She was in East Tennessee. I'm in mid-Missouri. I was waffling. A coworker and my boss told me to go. I did. Three days after I got there she died. I'm eternally grateful that they told me to go. Your situation may be different., Forget I said anything. Never mind.

Glad you got to talk to him.
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No no I am not offended. Just a very complicated situation
But I completely understand your heart was in the right place
 
Do any of you use Spotify? If so, drop me a playlist! I'd love to hear what everyone is into.

Here is what I have been enjoying so far this month:

(I'm new to the porch so if this kind of post is not appropriately placed here, just let me know.)
 
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Jolipapa said:
Thanks to the high speed, quality was very good. I have severzl turntables, but only one equipped with 75rpm.
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I can remember these from the sixties. I believe I even have some old vinyls that need 75rpm from my late father. Sometime starting in the seventies new turntables only went with 33rpm and 45rpm so unfortunately I can’t play these old ones anymore.

Maybe it’s better that way because these old vinyls are pretty scratched anyway so it not much fun listening to them anyway.
 
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