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   Message 16,163 of 17,262   
   David LaRue to Bill Horne   
   Re: Winter Is Coming [telecom]   
   19 Oct 21 10:19:27   
   
   From: huey.dll@tampabay.rr.com   
      
   Bill Horne  wrote in   
   news:20211017145627.GA801@telecom.csail.mit.edu:   
      
   > I just got back from seeing a surgeon about the injuries to my   
   > wrist: his "second opinion" boils down to a prediction that I'll   
   > probably need to learn to write with my other hand, and that my left   
   > wrist will wind up locked in a fixed position, even though he said   
   > I'd still be able to type.   
   >   
   > I've got some "Winter Work" to do: I'll need mechanical aids to open   
   > cans and jars and bottles with a single hand, and shoveling snow will   
   > be out of the question, so I'll have to make a list of supplies to lay   
   > in: Kerosene, dry goods, medicines, batteries, books to read, and   
   > traditional winter clothes such as Long Johns and watch caps. I'll   
   > need a few smaller fuel cans to divide my emergency fuel into:   
   > containers small and light enough to pour from with one hand. Plus, of   
   > course, time for practice runs.   
   >   
   > It's quite a list, and if there are gaps in the Digest during the next   
   > few months, it's because I'm doing Winter Work.   
      
   Bill,   
      
   What a wonderful story.  You seem do be doing well.  Whatever you do,   
   enjoy life along the way.  I'm glad you're with us.   
      
   David   
      
      
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