No ride today w/this beautiful weather. CRAP!

[John Schmidt]

Waaay too much pain, back to using a cane quite a bit. I swear, the  #*%&@$#   doctors and their "normal protocol" can put that protocol where the sun doesn't shine. Three different ortho. drs. have told me I'm not a candidate for hip replacement because I don't have arthritis in my hip joints. Well that's just sweet, so I sit here with no cartilage and constant pain and they tell me I'm not a subject for replacement. OK dumbass, so what do I do to eliminate the pain? Drugs & shots! Well screw that, the shots don't work for more than a few days at best. Wonder if I can get a grease fitting installed and a tube running to the joint, just give it a squirt every couple weeks.  

Sorry for venting, but it's really getting to me. After all the shots(eight) over the last 15 months, therapy, drugs, etc., and I'm right back where I was at the beginning. Can't play golf without paying dearly for it for the next few days, bicycle is painful, the Valk is painful and I can barely lift my leg to get it over the saddle, can't take walks and the goofy walking gait now has the knee so messed up it's just as painful as the hip. Guess it's time to jack my butt up and run a new body under it.  

[TJ]

Oh suck it up sweetpea....  Getting old is great....

[John Schmidt]

Oh suck it up sweetpea....  Getting old is great....

Sweetpea? What happened to that other pet name you used to call me?    I agree, getting older does have its benefits, but this ain't one of them. I think I'm more ticked at the drs. than anything. I walk in using a cane and he asks "so, how you doing today?"  Just frickin' wonderful, that's why I have a cane in my hand. 

[Grumpy]

Sorry you could not make it today, Gary and I had a great ride, little chilly to start but the day turned out real nice.

[TJ]

Oh suck it up sweetpea....  Getting old is great....

Sweetpea? What happened to that other pet name you used to call me?    I agree, getting older does have its benefits, but this ain't one of them. I think I'm more ticked at the drs. than anything. I walk in using a cane and he asks "so, how you doing today?"  Just frickin' wonderful, that's why I have a cane in my hand. 

I was just being nice to you because you are hurting today....
You old fart....................

[John Schmidt]

Oh suck it up sweetpea....  Getting old is great....

Sweetpea? What happened to that other pet name you used to call me?    I agree, getting older does have its benefits, but this ain't one of them. I think I'm more ticked at the drs. than anything. I walk in using a cane and he asks "so, how you doing today?"  Just frickin' wonderful, that's why I have a cane in my hand.  

I was just being nice to you because you are hurting today....
You old fart....................

Love it when you talk dirty to me.   
Fell asleep in my recliner with an ice pack on the right hip, woke up and my butt was numb. Rita suggested that would keep me from being a PITA. 

[Pappy!]

Sorry you couldn't make it, John.
The boys showed up and had a relaxing time at the meet. The Riley radial was not there however.
Tried to get them to go with me in my Gheenoe....a glorified canoe with a planing bottom on it. No dice! It is rather narrow I guess.
Grumpy did the nickel trick for a few of the gearheads there. They all loved the flat 6 engine in the bikes. Well, who wouldn't!

[FloridaValkRyder]

Sorry you're hurting so bad John. You have been fighting this for a long time now. Hang in there my friend.