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                        Bad news-Worse news-Good news

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                        wing_nut
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: Piscataway, NJ!
                        Bad news-Worse news-Good news
                        Posted by wing_nut on Monday, March 26, 2007 6:03 PM

                        Bad News- Ripped a cartilage in my knee.Sad [:(]

                        Worse News-Can't schedule the surgery 'til 4/20/07... long time to be in this much pain.Sigh [sigh]

                        Now the Good News-I already have the box, to prop my leg up on, set under the work bench.  2 weeks of uninterrupted model buildingBig Smile [:D]

                        Marc  

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                        stretchie
                        • Member since
                          March 2007
                        • From: OKC
                        Posted by stretchie on Monday, March 26, 2007 6:40 PM

                        sorry to hear about the injury. i have bad knees and dread the day i'll need surgery.

                        as for 2 weeks of uninterrupted model building........ Bow [bow]  lucky Wink [;)]

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                        ruddratt
                        • Member since
                          February 2006
                        • From: Smithers, BC, Canada
                        Posted by ruddratt on Monday, March 26, 2007 6:42 PM

                        Some people have ALL the luck! Wink [;)]

                         

                        Seriously....hope you're back on your feet soon, Marc!

                        Mike

                         "We have our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures....scares the hell outta people."

                         

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                        cassibill
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Indiana, USA
                        Posted by cassibill on Monday, March 26, 2007 7:20 PM
                        Well wishes and prayers on the knee, Marc.  Enjoy the bench time and keep us updated on the knee and the kits.

                        cdw My life flashes before my eyes and it mostly my life flashing before my eyes!!!Big Smile The 1/144 scale census and message board: http://144scalelist.freewebpage.org/index.html

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                        TANGO 1
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: A secret workshop somewhere in England
                        Posted by TANGO 1 on Monday, March 26, 2007 7:42 PM

                        Marc-

                        sorry to hear about your injury, get well soon mate.Thumbs Up [tup]

                        Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB
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                        Bgrigg
                        • Member since
                          May 2005
                        • From: Left forever
                        Posted by Bgrigg on Monday, March 26, 2007 7:48 PM

                        OW! Black Eye [B)]

                        Oh... Grumpy [|(]

                        Yeah!! Big Smile [:D]

                        So long folks!

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                        archangel571
                        • Member since
                          June 2005
                        • From: NJ 07073
                        Posted by archangel571 on Monday, March 26, 2007 10:28 PM
                        oh no.  that means u r going to miss mosquito con as well?  = (
                        -=Ryan=- Too many kits... so little free time. MadDocWorks
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Monday, March 26, 2007 10:50 PM
                        Funny how things always work out for the best. Cool [8D]

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                         Eric 

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                        wing_nut
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: Piscataway, NJ!
                        Posted by wing_nut on Monday, March 26, 2007 11:42 PM

                        Thanks for the thoughts and prayers all.

                         archangel571 wrote:
                        oh no.  that means u r going to miss mosquito con as well?  = (

                        Nope... I 'll be there.  I will be the one limping aroundSmile [:)]

                        Marc  

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                        waikong
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: NYC, USA
                        Posted by waikong on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 9:12 AM

                        Sorry to hear about your knee, hope you have a speedy recovery.

                         Then again, you may need an extra few weeks of 'recovery' modeling just to make sure its okay.Wink [;)] Afterall, its doctor's orders.

                        My website: http://waihobbies.wkhc.net

                         

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                        alumni72
                        • Member since
                          February 2016
                        Posted by alumni72 on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 11:47 AM

                        Ouch - that stinks! (Except for the benchtime, that is.)  I find myself wondering if one could paint better camo patterns while on pain meds?  Confused [%-)]

                        Let us know!  Big Smile [:D]

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                        wayne baker
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Medina, Ohio
                        Posted by wayne baker on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:00 PM
                        Remember when I messed up mine.  I was looking forward to some paid time off.  They scoped it and I was off a week.  Are they going to scope yours?  Hope everything goes smoothly.

                         I may get so drunk, I have to crawl home. But dammit, I'll crawl like a Marine.

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                        wing_nut
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: Piscataway, NJ!
                        Posted by wing_nut on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 3:40 PM
                         alumni72 wrote:

                        Ouch - that stinks! (Except for the benchtime, that is.)  I find myself wondering if one could paint better camo patterns while on pain meds?  Confused [%-)]

                        Let us know!  Big Smile [:D]

                        Hmmm?  Too bad i am not working on a Spitfire at the moments. The irregular camo should be a snapWink [;)]

                         wayne baker wrote:
                        Remember when I messed up mine.  I was looking forward to some paid time off.  They scoped it and I was off a week.  Are they going to scope yours?  Hope everything goes smoothly.

                        Paid time off?  That must be nice.  One of the downsides of being self-employed... no worky-no money.  And yup I am getting scoped.  I was figuring 2 weeks since thats what it tooklast time.  yes... I have been here beforeSigh [sigh]

                        Marc  

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                        Ozmodiar
                        • Member since
                          March 2006
                        • From: Bridgeton, New Jersey
                        Posted by Ozmodiar on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 4:21 PM
                        Sorry to hear about the knee but 2 weeks of modeling sounds pretty good. I asume you might need another week or two after surgery? SoapBox [soapbox]

                        “Resisting temptation is easier when you think you'll probably get another chance later on”

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                        Tankmaster7
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 6:07 PM
                        What a lucky break!! Big Smile [:D] Just kidding. It's good to hear you can still make it to mosquitocon. Head up to replicon this staurday too if you can.
                        -Tanky Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.
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                        wing_nut
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: Piscataway, NJ!
                        Posted by wing_nut on Thursday, March 29, 2007 3:54 PM
                        Tanky I wish I could.  I can't rememebr the last time I had 1 Saturday off let alone 2 in a row.  My boss is a real slave driver.  Hey... wait a sec... I'm self employedConfused [%-)]  Every time I ask for a day off the guy in the mirror just laughsBig Smile [:D]

                        Marc  

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                        IYAAYAS
                        • Member since
                          January 2007
                        Posted by IYAAYAS on Thursday, March 29, 2007 6:28 PM

                        must not be to bad if they're waiting three weeks to operate, man up and mow the lawn!

                        Just kiddin' hope you feel better! 

                         

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                        Kolja94
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Oak Harbor, WA
                        Posted by Kolja94 on Friday, March 30, 2007 1:54 AM

                        well at least you've got the uninterrupted modelling time!

                        I pulled a muscle in my lower back - just enough be an uncomfortable nusiance, but not serious enough to get me some time off for modelling and reading! 

                        Karl

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                        wing_nut
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: Piscataway, NJ!
                        Posted by wing_nut on Friday, March 30, 2007 11:15 AM
                         IYAAYAS wrote:

                        must not be to bad if they're waiting three weeks to operate, man up and mow the lawn!

                        Just kiddin' hope you feel better! 

                        Still workin' every dayBig Smile [:D] 

                        Just have to make the daily decision..."Do I take the Vicodin or the Percocet (legally prescibed by a doc BTW) today?"Whistling [:-^]

                        And thanks for the well wishes from all.

                        Marc  

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                        IanIsBored2000
                        • Member since
                          August 2006
                        • From: The Green "Mountains", Vermont
                        Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Friday, March 30, 2007 2:45 PM
                        Yup, I broke my right collarbone a couple weeks ago skiing in the terrain park, no writing, piano lessons, or chores for Ian! Just lots of time to build models. Its just about healed again, and the thought has crossed my mind atleast a couple times to "accidentally" trip and break it again!
                        "Scanlon: work your knobby hands on the table in front of you, constructing a make-beleive bomb to blow up a make-beleive world."
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                        zipmeister
                        • Member since
                          May 2006
                        • From: Tampa, Fl
                        Posted by zipmeister on Monday, April 2, 2007 12:09 PM

                         Sorry to hear about your injury buddy. Back in 1978 I ripped my ACL, was off for 9 months. They didn't scope it back then. I had enough bench time that I scratch built two RC airplanes! One was a Fokker Dr1 and the other was a design of my own. Both flew pretty well. The bad thing about it was when I crashed the Fokker I reinjured my knee. I stepped into a rabbit hole twisted my knee, laying on the ground watching my plane auger in with my radio five feet away and me withering in pain!...Ah yes the good old days. Hope you feel better soon.

                        Zip

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                        wing_nut
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: Piscataway, NJ!
                        Posted by wing_nut on Monday, April 2, 2007 10:15 PM

                        OUCH Ian.... making my knee throb just thinking about that.

                         

                        ZIP thanks. Oh yeah... and btw... WHERE THE HECK HAVE YOU BEEN?  Good to see you backBig Smile [:D]

                        Marc  

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                        tabascojunkie
                        • Member since
                          October 2005
                        • From: Garland, TX
                        Posted by tabascojunkie on Monday, April 2, 2007 11:28 PM

                        I feel your pain, buddy.  I tore my left meniscus last June and didn't get it fixed until the day before Thanksgiving, November 22nd. That gets old pretty quick.

                         Take advantage of that 2 weeks and don't do what I did and go back to work 4 days later.

                        Take care of it and build a bunch. 

                        Bruce
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