<VV> Leg update/favor to ask/just a little Corvair

[LonzoVair at aol.com]

Hey guys and gals,
Just a quick note to let y'all know I saw the Dr. today, and he said the rod 
will be coming out of my leg sometime in February... as my luck will have it, 
Cheryl has asked me to take her to the Valentine's banquet at Church on the 
10th, and my birthday is near the end of the month, so somewhere along the way 
my plans will be changed. The Dr mentioned the reason he's not waiting the 
"full year" to remove it is he's seen a few of the larger "nails" (thats what he 
refers to it as, since he hammered the SOB up into my leg I guess he's right, 
after all, he IS the Dr) have fractured and tend to want to stay inside the 
bone... his plan is to remove it through the bottom of my heel (it actually stops 
at my heel bone and goes almost an inch from my knee cap, through the center 
of the tibia), but if it breaks they will have to go in from the top and push 
it out through the bottom... sounds like fun, huh?

Well, to make matters even better, the "other" rear wheel bearing in the 64 
sedan is making a bunch of noise... right after I originally broke my leg in 
March of 2004 I bought a replacement rear wheel bearing, and two of the guys 
from the Derby City club came down and replaced it for me, after all, I was on 
crutches and in a leg cast all the way up to my rear... well, the one we didn't 
replace will need replacing, so I'll be making my order out soon for 
another... 

I DID manage to rebuild a spare carb for the 69 Monza, but I've not had the 
time to put it on... maybe it will run a bit better than the one that keeps 
going dry (my guess is the float valve sticking shut, but we shall see...)...

I'm not really looking forward to this surgery, and the Dr has told me the 
recovery time will be somewhere in the 6-10 month time frame... my last surgery 
was in April of last year, and it's taken me this long to get to the point now 
that I can walk around with the use of a cane... and of course the leg brace 
that looks like something Forrest Gump or Mad Max would wear. I know it needs 
to be done, but it's the "down time" thats gonna suck out the tookus.

On a brighter note, I DO have my health... I talked to a fellow Central KY 
club member just the other day, as I've been thinking of him quite a bit... he 
found out around Christmas that he's got cancer, and the Doctors don't give him 
much time. He's a good guy, and he seems to be preparing himself for the 
worse, so it really puts my pathetic sorry a$$ in perspective. If any of you guys 
out there are the prayin' type, and I KNOW some of you are, please say one for 
Chuck Jelinek... he's a great guy... I know a lot of people who will agree 
with me on that. I'm still hoping I'll be able to get out to his place in 
Nicholasville sometime early spring, if I can get around then...

Anyway,  I DID promise to keep you guys posted of whats going on. When the 
surgery date is carved in stone I'll let you guys know.
Until then, I'll still be around.... thanks for being there for me guys... I 
haven't forgotten.
Later,
Lonzo



Lon Anderson in White Mills, KY
CORSA, Corvanatics, Central Kentucky Corvair, Derby City Corvair
Quart Low Quarterly editor
1961 Greenbrier 110/pg, 
1963 Greenbrier 110/4spd.
1964 700 sedan 95/pg
1969 Monza cp 110/pg