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MG MGA - No Choice
| Yesterday, March 18th, my wife asked me to pick up her prescription. Hmmmmnn, Upstate NY, mid-March, 65 degrees and sunny. OK, No Choice but to pull the cover of the roadster, top off the fluids, check the air pressure and take it for the first top-down ride of 2011.....yessss! The down side? The prescription was med's for a severely broken ankle that required complicated surgery and a protracted recovery time. I may have to cancel my plans for the Rallye to Reno. Again, No Choice. There's a clause in the contract that reads "In sickness and in health, till" well, you know the rest. Cheers, GTF |
| G T Foster |
| Life can be a bitch GT but you're right: top-down in the sun makes up for a lot of vicissitudes. Commiserations to you for missing the Rallye but more to your co-driver for what must be a nasty painful injury. Malcolm |
| Malcolm Eades |
| Thanks Malcolm, One of the great things about MG ownership is the comradarie that results. "Top Down" in the sun is a great benefit. Cheers GTF |
| G T Foster |
| Best wishes for a speedy recovery to your wife. You don't think you can put enough pillows in the footwell, do you? OK, it was just a thought. ;) |
| Mike Parker |
| I did a night rally once with my left ankle in a cast. It can be done, but I'm not saying it was comfortable! Or she could fly to Reno, and you could drive in R2R. Peter. |
| P. Tilbury |
| Reminds me of when I was at Headley Court at Christmas in 1965. It was the Royal Air Force rehabilitation centre for broken bones, amputees etc. We used to go to nurses parties at nearby hospitals in all states of disrepair. At the time I had a fractured left knee cap. On one occasion I was in charge of the clutch and gear lever as the driver had lost his left leg and left arm. The rear seat passenger had a serviceable left arm so he assisted with the steering and direction indicators. Every other night we would meet in the bar, decide which party we were going to and in who's car. We would then have a beer while we decided who would sit where and off we would go. Crazy what we used to do, but it was part of the ethos of Headley Court that we helped one another along. The establishment is now tri-service and all ranks, doing a superb job with all the casualties from Afghanistan. Steve |
| Steve Gyles |
| My wife is a tooper but I don't see her going to Reno in a cast! I actually invited her to fly to Reno to meet me before she broke the ankle. She said no then. I don't think that's changing. Thanks for the support. GTF |
| G T Foster |
| Steve has reminded me that its surprising what you can do even when you are officially bedbound but still young and foolish. Back in 1969 I was 19 and in a hospital after a particularly nasty motor scooter accident that had left me with a badly broken femur and knee. ( Alright, I will admit that I was a "mod" back then complete with Lambretta and parka ) I had been in traction for 3 months, complete with splint on leg and weights etc but I was getting better, more than a little bored and beginning to miss female company. It was Christmas Eve, well after midnight, there were four of us guys in traction in a ward sharing some smuggled whisky and then one of us (me, if I recall correctly!) had an idea that we ought to do a "mission impossible" and make an attempt to visit the womens medical ward on the floor above! So using any spare crutches and walking sticks around we disconnected the beds electrical supplies, nudged off the brakes and pulled the beds complete with us in them, along to the lifts. We kind of poled them along the corridors combined with lots of muffled drunken giggles. It took about 30 minutes get the 4 of us up in the lifts one by one to the womens ward and we actually did manage to wake enough of the female patients up to share a drink of whisky with them! But the volume of giggles was our downfall and whilst we were not missed in our own ward, the nursing staff eventually noticed the noise and we were sternly escorted back to our own ward threatened with lots of enemas etc if we didnt behave! I dont think they were really worried about us, four inebriated guys in traction are relatively safe especially in a ward full of post operative females! But it was fun and help cheer us all up at Christmas. So GT,I reckon you could still do your trip in the MGA, but you would need to take a whole case of Jack Daniels with you to counteract the pain in your wifes ankle! |
| Colyn Firth |
| Colyn, That's a great story! I truly love you English guys and have some friends and my good friend's Mother who live in York. Was there two years ago. Loved the "Snickleways" and pubs. As far as JD pain abatement, I'm afraid it would be me who would need it if I tried to get my wife to take this trip! Cheers, GTF |
| G T Foster |
| Maybe I was a little over optimistic there GT, the trip is still do-able then but you would obviously need two cases of JD, one each, to counteract your wifes ankle pain and the consequencial pain in your ears! Now theres an title for the next thread, how do you fit two cases of JD into an MGA and still leave space for the luggage? ( with so much whiskey on board, would you even care if you took any luggage? ) Wish you both well and I hope your wife and co-driver is soon back on her feet again. Cheers Colyn |
| Colyn Firth |
| The proposal of the two cases of JD reminds me of a story I was once told by a friend of a friend who lived in Saudi Arabia. Apparently his mother was coming to visit, and in one of the calls before she left she asked if there was anything she would like her to bring. Ä case of Johnny Walker would be nice"was the flippant reply. On meeting his Mum outside customs, he relieved her of a cardboard box. "What's in this?" he asked, "Can't you read either, that's what the customs guys asked too. It's exactly what it says on the box!" she answers. Only then did he read the Johnny Walker text printed all over it. Apparently none of the customs guys believed her and just thought she was a crazy old lady. The next few hours were spent inviting friends to come an meet a friend who had come to visit from Scotland. "Anyone we know ?"" was the usual question, "You know Johnny Walker don't you?" was the answer, "Sure, I'm on my way right now" Apparently a great party ensued to get rid of the contraband asap. |
| dominic clancy |
| Dominic Somewhat surprisingly, so I was informed a few years back, Saudi Arabia is one of the major importers of scotch whisky. Perhaps more surprisingly it is a nett exporter of wheat. Absolutely nothing to do with broken limbs, but hey, don't we diversify in these threads. Steve |
| Steve Gyles |
| As long as we're diversifying, I thought Alcohol was forbidden by Islam? GTF |
| G T Foster |
| GT are you near CLIFTON PARK,ATA member? JOHN |
| John Gordon |
| John, No, I'm near Binghamton. Gerry |
| G T Foster |
| Steve and Colin, As per Douglas Bader I see. If you have not read 'Reach for the Sky' you should - you'd both identify with the spirit, Steve almost exactly! |
| Roger T |
| Roger Maybe, but not physically. I've still got my legs! Mind you I did suffer a multiple spine fracture when I crashed my aircraft. I still have a resultant semi numb lower left leg and persistent back aches. Unlike Bader I was able to fly again after 4 months. Oddly, I was okay for an hour or two strapped tight in the ejector seat with its hard seat pack, but I could not sit in a car seat for more than 15 to 20 minutes at a time. Steve |
| Steve Gyles |
| Thanks Roger, you may be right about identifying with that spirit. I have always been a great believer in doing fun and memorable things as often as possible so you will always have some great memories to look back on and stories to tell later in life. But also, I am humbled by the likes of Douglas Bader and Steve who have both put their lives on the line for their country. Colyn |
| Colyn Firth |
| Colyn Don't mention me alongside Bader! He was something different. Steve |
| Steve Gyles |
| Sorry Steve. Im still humbled though. The most danger I am exposed to in my job is from being exposed to the occasional case of halitosis! Apologies for going off thread GT Colyn |
| Colyn Firth |
| Gerry, tell the wife all the boys in the forum wish her a speedy and full recovery!! regards Mark M from down under |
| Mark Mathiesen |
| Thank you! GTF |
| G T Foster |
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