Hey Cap'n,
How are all those wounds(mental and physical).
I had a pergola collapse under me yesterday while doing a bit of home maintenance. Luckily it was only about 10ft. to the sudden stop,and I survived with little damage. Apart from a gash on the back of my head and a large bruise on my bum,dented pride,(being a burnt-out plumber) and a ban on me going any higher than middle C in future. On reflection, I could have broken my back and been a burden on my family and
society, so I guess we can be lucky.
I told all those waiting in the Doc's surgery that "The Gardener" pushed me Ha Ha!!
Keep on smiling Brother
Ray

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Ray The Saint

Ray, what a great sense of humor about something that could have been a trajedy. "Higher than middle C"....FABULOUS!

Glad you're OK. If it was me, I cut my butt
and I was younger, I'd spend time trying to get a cute young thing to kiss it better.


Oh, well...old age is a bitch!


Be well, friend. I'm healing fine.


Russ

Ray, so glad to hear it wasn't worse than it was. Yep I think you better stay closer to the ground now

I haven't been to "The Bar" in ages - NO I haven't stopped drinking ...
Russ, So sorry to hear about your problems ... you did the right thing twice - you defended yourself physically, and now you will defend yourself in the courts ... even though these situations don't always work out the way they should, you are doing the right thing ...best of luck ...
Hope you get back to full health quickly ...
t.

Russ, I don't visit here often but in reading your post what stood out so strongly was you thinking of how you hurt the other guy.
This world would so much better with more people like you.
The guy comes in to do you harm and you are concerned about what you did to him. That will stay with me for a while. A good heart!

John C.

Thanks, John. Recovery has been rough. I just had an operation on my left sholder to try to repair nerve damage from the altercation. I really have limited motion and feeling in my left hand. That's not good for a guitar/bass/left-handed keyboard bass player.

It's been painful, and I don't know whether I'll fully recover, but I still regret hurting the guy a lot. Some things in life just aren't pretty.

I feel bad about that.

Russ

Russ

My guess is you should be angry about being put in that position. Maybe because you did hurt him he just might turn away from a life of crime. Just maybe he might get the idea that the next time it could a 45 Cal that could do the hitting. That man stole a part of your health and there is no quick and easy replacement.

You may just have done him a favor as odd as that sounds.

You also may have saved someone's else's life or others from bad run ins.

I do hope you mend, problem with our age is we don't mend as quickly as we used to.

My Thoughts and prayers are with you.

Jerry



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