Wednesday 05JAN2022

[ACL1504]

Thank you all so very much for the prayers and well wishes.

This is actually considered routine surgery in terms of all the advancements in open heart surgery.

The good thing I have going for me is that my heart is very strong and healthy. This procedure is to replace the main aortic valve but the doctor needs to open me up to do it.

I'll be in the hospital very bored as Bob L. said. The expected day of release from jail is next Wednesday.

I have a bell to ring when I need Pam to bring me a fresh cold Diet Pepsi. I tested it the other night and she said she didn't hear it. I told her to watch The Polar Express and to ask Santa to never let her NOT hear the bells. 

I have a little on the Taxi thread to post later this evening.

Again, thank you all for the friendship and support. I love this place.

Tom 

[deemery]

Good luck to Tom!


In other news, it appears NMRA will go ahead and publish their 'digital magazine' using some sort of cheezy application, rather than just providing a PDF that can easily be read pretty much on any kind of device/operating system.  Guess the NMRA insiders are afraid that someone who hasn't paid for the magazine will read it for free.  More importantly, they'd rather spend membership dollars on something that has to be maintained across multiple platforms.  Kalmbach's MR DVD stopped working on my Mac the year after I paid $200 for it.   When NMRA ran the evaluation of their app-based approach, I provided this feedback to them, which they completely ignored. 


dave

[bparrish]

Mornin' all....

Bench time today..............  Rained all night on the snow with a warm batch of air.  Now it is all frozen and a skating rink out there. 


Best of luck to you Tom........

see ya
Bob

[tom.boyd.125]

Morning from snowy Minnesota...
Winds are blowing snow drifts across the long driveway...looks like a new mountain range just formed with four high peaks...
Temps will be falling all day too...
Wishing you all the best Tom for your successful operation and recovery !
Tommy