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It's sore, but there's no swelling. A single Advil and I'm good to go.
Really looking forward to sitting behind the wheel for seven to eight hours today.
But The Missus Herself has spoken and I must bend the knee.
Ah, Hell no.
(I can bend it, would just rather not.)
See you on the flip side.
Update:
Return to base has been postponed due to possibility of a nor'easter on Sunday. Nothing predicted for Maryland, but Little Rhody might see snow and high winds. I'd rather be south with a generator than north without one.
Departure day depends on the forecast, after all, it ain't like I have to go to work, right?
"Can you bend your knees=?"
ReplyDelete"Sure!"(slowly flexes it about 5 degrees) "See?"
"OK, now, bend it more than 45 degrees without the grimace and sound effects."
"Hey! I bent it! No fair adding new requirements!"
Without the grimace and sound effects? What am I, a contortionist?
DeleteCan you spend a good part if the trek on cruise control?
ReplyDeleteI don't like cruise control for some bizarre reason.
DeleteWell good luck and you folks are in the prayer rotation this day. May you arrive home before that white stuff does.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Current forecast says no snow just "high" winds. 20 mph which on the coast of Little Rhody is a typical winter's day.
DeleteSarge, y’all are on our prayer list for your knee and a safr uneventful trip home.
ReplyDeletejuvat
Thanks! Trip was postponed but still must happen in the next day or so.
DeleteI think that postponing that drive until, say, Monday or Tuesday, is without doubt very smart. Even though you said it was your left knee, and I am sure Blue is an automatic, so you don't have to use the clutch, that is still a very long drive with a bum knee. A couple of days of close, frequent meditation with a heating pad 20 min on, 2 hours off, should help relieve any internal swelling and feelings of abuse.
ReplyDeleteI heard the winds between Long Island Sound and Cape Cod were going to be 40-50mph but that most of the snow should stay off shore.
Unless, of course, the storm swerves a smidge west...then all bets are off...
But stay with a generator, or go home to not having a generator...plus more time with the grands?? I'd be vigorously campaigning to stay a few more days.
And, yes, prayers up for speedy healing!!
Suz
Yes, if the storm jigs east, we'll get pounded. If not, we get "just" wind. I'll take the latter any day.
DeleteMy knees remind of abuse in the past, such as being hit with a sledge hammer, and falling 4 feet onto a grated deck while leaving a crew boat. Walking on a slope usually guarantees limping for a few days, and bumping one can lead to limping for a week.
ReplyDeleteYes, my knees are the history of my past. Right knee got slammed twice, once in football, once by an F-4D Phantom.
DeleteKunsan?
Deletejuvat
No, Kadena. Birds were usually under either a Whiskey arch or in a hangar at Kunsan.
DeleteI'll be flying into the heart of that bomb cyclone on Monday since the government didn't get shut down. Only 24 miles in a rental car, wish me luck.
ReplyDeleteDepends on where you're going. Avoid Norfolk south to North Carolina. They might get hit hard.
DeleteBelay my last. While a deal has been brokered, Congress isn't in session to sign it. Flying into DC is delayed until maybe Tuesday.
DeleteNot seeing any precipitation in the forecast over the next ten days. (Weather Underground, pretty accurate in my experience.)
Deleteit ain't like I have to go to work, right?
ReplyDeleteRetirement brings privileges.
It's sweet.
DeleteThanks for the double update. Was worried about both your knee and your upcoming storm.
ReplyDeleteAs was I, brother, as was I.
DeleteWise decision. No urgency to get home, especially with such wonderful options available where you are.
ReplyDeleteJB
It's the smart move.
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