<VV> was Center section, early Air Cleaner, now Leg Update <rather long>

[LonzoVair at aol.com]

Chuck, (and the rest of you interested in this ongoing saga)....
Sorry, I've been a bit busy working on a few vehicles (mostly mine)... more 
on that later...
I saw the leg Dr last week... he last saw me back in October, told me to keep 
doing the stretching excersizes, keep the cane handy, and try not to over-do 
it...
The x-rays looked good, but the swelling is still pretty major in and around 
the ankle and top of the foot. He said "get used to it... it's telling you 
when you need to sit down and take a load off..."
I've not had health insurance all year (just hospitalization through 
Medicare), so I had to pay for this visit, and I still owed him about $600 for some 
previous stuff that wasn't covered last year.... I'd called earlier and asked 
what the self pay was on a visit... "$85 + x-rays"... how much are the x-rays? 
"$90 each".... they usually take 3 or 4, so I started to think what I could 
hoc... I showed up with $120 in my hand, and told her to apply it however she 
felt it needed to be done... the x-ray lady took 6 pictures, but on the second 
one I told her the situation (I was paying for them, not the insurance 
company)... she said " I'll just charge you for 3, ok?".... that was great...
Anyway, back to the Dr... he said "Since you're doing so well, I don't think 
you need to schedule any further appointments with me, but keep my number 
handy if a problem developes... this way you don't have to drive up here from 
where you live (67 miles one way), and you save the insurance company money 
too"... I told him about the self pay, how I still owed him from before, and how 
things have been a bit tight for some time... he said "I wish all my patients in 
your situation would be as up-front with me... as of now, you're paid in 
full"... I told him I didn't tell him that to welch out of paying him... but he 
told me "You've been an awesome patient... you're always in a great mood, and 
you're recovering well... just think of this as one less worry."
I told him Androcles just pulled the thorn out of the lion's paw... he smiled 
and said "Take care, and stay off those rocks."....
I still have several more bills that are just sitting there, and some of them 
are being sooooo understanding.... it is very much appreciated.... I hope 
they know that.... then there are others who call every day, and I tell them the 
same thing... stand in line...
:-(
So, for the most part, I'm doing well... keeping the cane with me when I'm on 
something other than level ground... sometimes my walking stick... trying not 
to over-do it, but trying to get some excersize in, too...
As for the vehicles... the preacher was out of town 2 weeks ago, and asked me 
to change the oil in his car & van (at the same time he asked that Sarah take 
care of his birds - he raises exotic birds), so we were able to get a lot 
done over that week... the rear shocks on the VW diesel went out... completely! 
Within 72 hours.... it beat all I'd ever seen! So that had to be taken care 
of... then Cheryl's Buick started making funny sounds... sounded like gravel in 
the intake! Come to find out, the supercharger coupling was worn out... and 
only at 167K miles! To top it off, both belt tensioners were fatigued, and the 
harmonic balancer needs replacing (sounds like a midget is under the hood 
hitting a bell with a hammer)... the Corvairs? The 64 still needs a rear wheel 
bearing (but it runs great!), both Greenbriers need work, and the 69 needs a new 
home (so I can get a rear wheel bearing AND pay one of those "oh so patient" 
people I owe), but I need to fix the passenger side window... it seems the spot 
weld that holds the window channel (what the window sits in) has come loose 
from the piece that the rollers for the regulator slide in, and I also need to 
replace the ignition switch, since it sometimes doesn't want to start with the 
key (I just get out and hotwire it in the engine compartment)...
To top it all off, our dog, Sandy, died last Monday... we'd had her almost 13 
years... it was hard.... real hard.... I'd not cried that much since my Dad 
died...
So last month was an emotional roller coaster ride.... I'm hoping July is a 
bit tamer....
Now, if we could just get some rain.... maybe I could sell these two riding 
mowers I have for sale.....
:-)
You guys take care, and thanks for caring enough to ask.
Later,
Lonzo
 
 
 
Lon Anderson in White Mills, KY
CORSA, Corvanatics, Derby City Corvair, Central Kentucky Corvair
1961 Greenbrier NEEDS A HEAD
1963 Greenbrier NEEDS A HOME
1964 700 sedan NEEDS REAR WHEEL BEARING
1969 Monza coupe FOR SALE



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