Thunderbird Club

[Engle]

I was actually wondering where he got his, I assumed pickguardian but knowing him, it's probably a real one.

Or he made it himself

 

[PillO]

We’re more scope happy down here. Let’s not get into the debate as to why and leave it to other forums.

The extent of damage in shoulders can be particularly difficult to see on imaging (but you know that) unless you have access to a high level T machine at a top tier institution. And then getting time on one for an orthopedic issue is difficult. And expensive.

I really hope @Dr_Feelgoood212 can get it taken care of soon and get back to playing!

Everyone wants to scope things. It is far less invasive, which means less anesthesia, less OR time, less blood loss, and can be done as day surgery. The net result is safer and cheaper. A win for everyone.

An MRI can visualize everything needed, particularly if appropriate contrast is used. But you need a physiatrist smart enough to ask for contrast and a radiologist smart enough to use the right contrast. Then you need a surgeon to read the images. And finally, you need healthcare that isn't being run as a Soviet era service.

Healthcare administrators complain that imaging is expensive and overused. But they examine only the current cost column. If a clinician looks at it, they can't see how cost is the barrier given the potential sequelae of not doing the investigation. And the health economist will tell you that imaging to diagnose quickly prevents a lot of future costs. Unfortunately the administrators control the purse strings.


John Edmeads was a world reknown neurologist and specialist in migraines. I had the pleasure of having had him as a professor. He had many pithy quips and one that suits for this discussion:
"One MRI is worth a room full of neurologists"
His reasoning was that patients will swear that it is brain cancer and will seek second and third opinions. His advice was to just do the MRI - the cost of the MRI was small compared to the cost of ongoing consults.

 

[PillO]

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When did you win a major award?

 

[Stealth57]

If the storage was temperature controlled, might be OK; if not, NOT.

Given the layer of dirt, not likely.

 

[KaraQ]

Drive carefully! Give us a wave when you pass the Frazier Park exit. I’m 13 miles due west of that, still finishing up the fire safety clearing project.

I decided that driving my, um..."vintage"....Suburban to West Hollywood & back would be less than advisable.

And then, Diesel fuel became $6+ per gallon


So, I get to take my first train ride instead
(for less than 40% what one tank of fuel would cost....)




Should be fun! Or at least, interesting

 

[dagrev]

The sports orthopaedic surgeon I went to did look at them, and he referred me to a different surgeon but I haven’t heard back from the second surgeon about an appointment yet… and their answering machine says “DO NOT leave any messages. If you were referred by another doctor, we will contact YOU about an appointment”

Is that one of those wonderful benefits of "free" healthcare? Choices are good and I hope you can get back in the driver's seat with your health.

 

[dagrev]

My raison d'etre

Translation - My grapes of wrath

Your grapes are angry?

 

[dagrev]

walked into the venue tonight to find this….
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which got replaced with this….
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and since downbeat is in an hour….partaking on some of this….
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You people in Cali sure have crazy looking straws....

 

[dagrev]

pretty cool
to think that car was supposed to sport a GM rotary motor (yes) that GM reneged on last minute forcing AMC engineers to shoehorn an existing AMC slant 6……moral of the story….everyone sh1ts on the underdog but in AMC tradition, way more got sold than originally forecasted…..GO AMC!!

 

[dagrev]

Cool style mashup!

The vocals remind me of Chris Rea.

If the beginning is too slow for you, skip to about 2:50.

Sometimes nothing will do but a strat.

 

[dagrev]

One of the original Television commercials for the Pacer showed someone making a 6' sub sandwich in the back seat. Can't beat that for a selling point !

You're right. I forgot about that.

 

[bobyoung53]

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I'd drive that thing, probably paint it black though.

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

We’re more scope happy down here. Let’s not get into the debate as to why and leave it to other forums.

The extent of damage in shoulders can be particularly difficult to see on imaging (but you know that) unless you have access to a high level T machine at a top tier institution. And then getting time on one for an orthopedic issue is difficult. And expensive.

I really hope @Dr_Feelgoood212 can get it taken care of soon and get back to playing!

I’ll be excited just to be able to sleep on my right side and pick up a fork!

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

OMG.

Here’s mine. But it pales in comparison to yours.
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Those Subways are stout little units!

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

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How do you like the Marshall MB? I have a large one kicking around somewhere

 

[GonePlaid]

I’ll be excited just to be able to sleep on my right side and pick up a fork!

OK, I gots to ask: why do you need a fork while sleeping on yer right side?

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

OK, I gots to ask: why do you need a fork while sleeping on yer right side?

Self defence

 

[RedVee]

You gotta admit this looks pretty doggone good.

looks good with that stance. Although I prefer the original bonnet (hood) line. Is that just to lol different? Or needed to clear a different engine?

We didn’t get any Pacers assembled here, AMI were not interested and passed on the Gremlin as well (except for one they built as a taste test). It as getting close to the end here, by 78 all local Ramblers (AMC) and Triumph sedans were gone and AMI switched wholly to Toyota.

 

[GonePlaid]

Self defence

I'll buy that.

 

[Stealth57]

OK, I gots to ask: why do you need a fork while sleeping on yer right side?

Now if he said a beer