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I had it done over 20 years ago. It was considered ambulatory and I was discharged the same day. A Canadian synthetic patch was used. No problems with anesthesia other than the fact that I woke up near the end of the procedure. It must have been no more than twilight. Like Fella says no real issues. I was back to work in a week. No recurrence ever. As always ....

Thankyou ELI. I read it. I understood it as best I could. To me it boils down to damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Unfortunately the Least Common Denominator is damned. As always.....

Unc, I do remember that one. I was running a training unit for the USPS. NYC Morgan annex. I had passed through Penn station at about 6am and it was chaotic. The in coming system was already effecting RR transportation. I remember one of the units senior examiners, who had relatives west and south, arriving saying, I hope we’re ready for what’s coming. My last pleasant memory was shoveling after that 12+ hour day. As always......

I believe you. Only in Heaven do you need a devils advocate. There will be no need for one as we are all roasting in .......... As always .....

The beautiful photos posted by members in this forum and others are enough to elevate me. Now if the fresh air and scents could be delivered with the photos, all other stimulants would pale for me. As always ....

Thanks RUNNAWAY, now I’ll be fantasizing about silver hair, powdered, beautifully aged service munchkins in your utopian society. As always ....

I’m willing to pay my share as long as their are older age providers and senior discounts. As always .....

Under strict gov/state/city control to protect the providers, maybe. Privacy issues, medical/maintenance issues and one hell of an interesting civil service entry exam. Probably not likely to happen. As always ....

Perhaps they are practicing for the cold season. As always ......

I believe skierinvermont is also. Although both suggested prep folks are knowledgeable in the extreme, I would probably go to donsutherland, if available. As always......

I wish I could forget. The damn mirrors keep reminding me. As always .....

Even as a jest this delightful proposal might start an intense discussion in the climate change forum or begin another on Artificial Global Cooling. With 20 feet of elevation, a warm ocean a .few blocks away and a raging UHI, I’ll Need a snow howitzer to keep the postage stamp covered. As always.......

Two decades ago, on another forum, that would have been a DT quote. As always ......

“yes ‘n’ how many times can a man turn his head And pretend that he just doesn’t see The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind The answer is blowin’ in the wind” As always .....

No Forky, the silence would be worse. As long as the discussion is civil let it continue and prove its own points. Those of us that have less between the Ears than many of the prime poster benefit by being able to read and appreciate the passion. Even if the saltwater is up to our ankles. Besides it would be like someone telling you to stop trolling which would be sad because when it comes from you it’s fun to reply. Let the talk continue, As always ....

No longer, Anthony, just a spirit. As always .......

It could most certainly hurt to be your avatar in that weather, although you could be Forky’s. As always .....

Thank goodness for the test result. On another note at my age, heritage and regarding the source of your common cold infection, it’s the only part of my carcass, where I can accurately, if not proudly, say mine is bigger than yours. As always

I was handed another find from my hall renovation. Several pages including the back page of the Tuesday, April 28th edition of the New York Daily News, 2 cents. 84 years ago the daily circulation was 1.6 million and Sunday was 2.9 million. Never see those numbers again. I’ve attached six pages including the back page. The pages show a highlight of the stock market still in depression/recovery mode, comics like Moon Mullins and Smitty, baseball articles, including one on the Yankees that mentions a young rookie named Joe DiMaggio. The back page, usually reserved for sports shows a picture of a battle cruiser heading to Panama for what I presume were war games. The winds of war were certainly blowing in 1936 and even a still neutral UnitedStates could feel the chill. As always....

I played softball there also during the same time period. My mom would take me to the playground when I was 4 or 5. Thank goodness the park was on the east side of 7th Avenue or Robert Moses would have destroyed it also. As always ....

A wonderful Video memory. I was living on 75th Street right off 11th Avenue. I was 14 and like you did not have to use sunscreen on my head. The folks, so natural, the decorations, lights on the house. The quadruple headlights on our space age designed cars. A wonderful time. Thank you, as always .......

“Ignorance is Bliss”. What happens when the laughter dies? For a graphic non scientific example you can go to a classic bit performed by the late comic, Lou Costello. No, not “Whose on first”. Instead it’s when Lou, alone, was in a frightening situation and he began laughing. He laughed even while interacting with the danger. His laughter continued but it slowly, with dawning awareness, transitioned into tears. As always ......

For your viewing pleasure Sw. The classifieds, only one showed seasonal room/house rentals in Westchester. Another page housing and acreage ads. An article on the death of Babe Ruth. Movies of that time on another page. Finally my favorite Bohack adds. Tenderloin butts (75 cents a pound) was more than Prime Rib (69 cents a pound) I also remember that part of the tin mans leg, in the movie version of The Wiz, was a Bohack coffee can. Unc, I was hoping to find an A&P ad, haven’t yet. As always....

Unc, if your mom, bless her, was out during the December 1948, 19.7 inc storm, it doesn’t matter, that’s how you got started. As always....

It’s okay, any excuse to put it off is fine with me. I do miss my lost love. She made it look so easy.Seventh grade in 49, you are blessed and my hero. As always ....