The Ford Barn

Tony S,Fl. · 02-26-2016, 02:14 PM

So Theola ( The Ol A ) sits for 3 months waiting for me to mend. I thought that at 91 and a half I was invincible . I survived the depression, Utah Beach , The battle of the Bulge , 25 years a Detroit cop, Managed a Condominium for 12 years and 69 years of marriage to the same woman. But I was wrong. A GD lawn sprinkler took me down. Tripped on Dec. 8th fractured hip. Almost back to walking without a walker . I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. But the ford barn helped to made it bearable Thanks guys. Tony

VFRhugh · 02-26-2016, 02:24 PM

Hang in there Tony. Rehab is difficult but from your post its obvious your not a quitter.

Tiny · 02-26-2016, 02:25 PM

WOW!!!
That's a great life you've lived. Hopefully you be cruising soon

Big hammer · 02-26-2016, 02:29 PM

Are you asking for help like getting your A running ? :-) wish I where closer to come by and get your A running and to meet you. Hang in there and get better soon.

JohnB15632 · 02-26-2016, 02:33 PM

Get well soon. Thank you for your service to our country!!!!!

Marvin/TN · 02-26-2016, 02:40 PM

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Hang in there Guy, I lost my lower Rt leg at 7:30 AM on a Mon July 6 2009. Hell of a way to spend you B/Day but I am still on the green side of the grass. I am ask how long it took me to learn to use my Prosthesis and when I tell them about 5 mins they almost don't believe me but it's the truth. At age 75 now I still do almost everything I did before the amputation except I do not get up on roofs now but will climb the ladder up to the roof. Some things I do a little differently than before losing my leg but I still do them. I just added an addition to one of my shop buildings and did a lot of repairs to the rest of it in prep for having new siding installed on it. I do what I have to do even though my wife and the place I get my legs do want/like some of the things I do such as climbing ladders. I send their patient care advocate PICs of me up on ladders etc just to shake them up. LOL Just keep on keeping on .

2manycars · 02-26-2016, 02:41 PM

Hang in there Tony. Most of us in the north cannot drive our toys for at least 3 months, even if we are well. And a lot of us here are not well, or as well as we would like. Soon enough you will be back at it.

C26Pinelake · 02-26-2016, 04:27 PM

Just remember it is never so bad it can't be worse! Get well soon! Wayne

oldman - NorCal · 02-26-2016, 06:15 PM

Wishing you a speedy recovery back to the things you enjoy....................

ursus · 02-26-2016, 06:33 PM

Best wishes on your recovery! Thanks for reminding me about those GD lawn sprinkler heads - they can take you down at any age!

H. L. Chauvin · 02-26-2016, 06:39 PM

Hi Tony,

So often we never realize what is happening in the private lives of other Forum Members. .... what has happened in their particular past.

Guys like you are an inspiration for all of us to "never" give up.

None of us all agree on everything recommended today for our Model A's ......................... however, none of us have ever observed any Forum member not truly appreciating an inspirational message such as yours.

Thanks.

jimalabam · 02-26-2016, 07:17 PM

Tony, Bear Down, Try Hard, and NEVER QUIT. NEVER!!! jiml...

Sunnybrook Farm · 02-26-2016, 07:40 PM

Maybe you can get out and start the car from under the hood and let it run a little to keep the battery charged. Might be a little hard getting in the driver seat but this would be better than nothing.

Steve_Mack_CT · 02-26-2016, 07:50 PM

Keep active and hopefully your behind the wheel soon!

Mike V. Florida · 02-27-2016, 12:08 AM

Tony has always been more active than men much younger then he. I can understand the cabin fever especially since we are having great Model A driving weather here in Florida.

Tom Wesenberg · 02-27-2016, 12:54 AM

Tony, you'll have to have your friend's drive you around in your Model A. You'll heal faster and get relief from cabin fever. Good luck and heal quickly. I walk much more carefully now since I slipped on the ice 7 years ago, hit my head on the corner of a concrete step, and had to have brain surgery. I can't afford another fall.

wgmatt · 02-27-2016, 05:18 AM

I am guessing that Theola (the old A) is the best medicine you can find oldside of the Forum. If you need company, let us know. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

cradlescyth · 02-27-2016, 08:40 AM

with me it was a knee and they just put a new one in.

took a little time and things are 99%

Hang in nthere you will make it.

Brendan · 02-27-2016, 09:04 AM

that sucks! i am glad that you are almost back to good!

old31 · 02-27-2016, 09:22 AM

Tony, your A misses you. You will be cranking her over before you know it. Get well.

02-26-2016, 02:14 PM	#1
Tony S,Fl. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pompano Beach, Fl. Posts: 226	Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months So Theola ( The Ol A ) sits for 3 months waiting for me to mend. I thought that at 91 and a half I was invincible . I survived the depression, Utah Beach , The battle of the Bulge , 25 years a Detroit cop, Managed a Condominium for 12 years and 69 years of marriage to the same woman. But I was wrong. A GD lawn sprinkler took me down. Tripped on Dec. 8th fractured hip. Almost back to walking without a walker . I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. But the ford barn helped to made it bearable Thanks guys. Tony

02-26-2016, 02:24 PM	#2
VFRhugh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 177	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months Hang in there Tony. Rehab is difficult but from your post its obvious your not a quitter.

02-26-2016, 02:25 PM	#3
Tiny Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Redding Cal Posts: 1,388	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months WOW!!! That's a great life you've lived. Hopefully you be cruising soon __________________ Blackwall Panthers Nor Cal chapter

02-26-2016, 02:29 PM	#4
Big hammer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 3,131	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months Are you asking for help like getting your A running ? :-) wish I where closer to come by and get your A running and to meet you. Hang in there and get better soon.

02-26-2016, 02:33 PM	#5
JohnB15632 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Export, PA (Outside of Pittsburgh) Posts: 520	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months Get well soon. Thank you for your service to our country!!!!!

02-26-2016, 02:40 PM	#6
Marvin/TN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chattanooga, TN area Posts: 832	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Hang in there Guy, I lost my lower Rt leg at 7:30 AM on a Mon July 6 2009. Hell of a way to spend you B/Day but I am still on the green side of the grass. I am ask how long it took me to learn to use my Prosthesis and when I tell them about 5 mins they almost don't believe me but it's the truth. At age 75 now I still do almost everything I did before the amputation except I do not get up on roofs now but will climb the ladder up to the roof. Some things I do a little differently than before losing my leg but I still do them. I just added an addition to one of my shop buildings and did a lot of repairs to the rest of it in prep for having new siding installed on it. I do what I have to do even though my wife and the place I get my legs do want/like some of the things I do such as climbing ladders. I send their patient care advocate PICs of me up on ladders etc just to shake them up. LOL Just keep on keeping on .

02-26-2016, 02:41 PM	#7
2manycars Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern CT Posts: 2,732	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months Hang in there Tony. Most of us in the north cannot drive our toys for at least 3 months, even if we are well. And a lot of us here are not well, or as well as we would like. Soon enough you will be back at it.

02-26-2016, 04:27 PM	#8
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months Just remember it is never so bad it can't be worse! Get well soon! Wayne

02-26-2016, 06:15 PM	#9
oldman - NorCal Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gold Country Posts: 64	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months Wishing you a speedy recovery back to the things you enjoy....................

02-26-2016, 06:33 PM	#10
ursus Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,375	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months Best wishes on your recovery! Thanks for reminding me about those GD lawn sprinkler heads - they can take you down at any age!

02-26-2016, 06:39 PM	#11
H. L. Chauvin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,179	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months Hi Tony, So often we never realize what is happening in the private lives of other Forum Members. .... what has happened in their particular past. Guys like you are an inspiration for all of us to "never" give up. None of us all agree on everything recommended today for our Model A's ......................... however, none of us have ever observed any Forum member not truly appreciating an inspirational message such as yours. Thanks. Last edited by H. L. Chauvin; 02-26-2016 at 06:41 PM. Reason: typo

02-26-2016, 07:17 PM	#12
jimalabam Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lee County Alabama Posts: 828	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months Tony, Bear Down, Try Hard, and NEVER QUIT. NEVER!!! jiml...

02-26-2016, 07:40 PM	#13
Sunnybrook Farm Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 409	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months Maybe you can get out and start the car from under the hood and let it run a little to keep the battery charged. Might be a little hard getting in the driver seat but this would be better than nothing.

02-26-2016, 07:50 PM	#14
Steve_Mack_CT Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Central CT Posts: 348	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months Keep active and hopefully your behind the wheel soon! __________________ Steve 1930 Model A Roadster

02-27-2016, 12:08 AM	#15
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months Tony has always been more active than men much younger then he. I can understand the cabin fever especially since we are having great Model A driving weather here in Florida. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

02-27-2016, 12:54 AM	#16
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months Tony, you'll have to have your friend's drive you around in your Model A. You'll heal faster and get relief from cabin fever. Good luck and heal quickly. I walk much more carefully now since I slipped on the ice 7 years ago, hit my head on the corner of a concrete step, and had to have brain surgery. I can't afford another fall.

02-27-2016, 05:18 AM	#17
wgmatt Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Minnesota Posts: 54	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months I am guessing that Theola (the old A) is the best medicine you can find oldside of the Forum. If you need company, let us know. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

02-27-2016, 08:40 AM	#18
cradlescyth Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Taunton Ma Posts: 342	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months with me it was a knee and they just put a new one in. took a little time and things are 99% Hang in nthere you will make it.

02-27-2016, 09:04 AM	#19
Brendan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: At my kitchen table in Santa Rosa, Ca Posts: 2,903	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months that sucks! i am glad that you are almost back to good! __________________ If it would have been a snake it would have bit ya! i can't spell my way out of a paper bag!

02-27-2016, 09:22 AM	#20
old31 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 2,098	Re: Haven't driven my Model A in almost 3 months Tony, your A misses you. You will be cranking her over before you know it. Get well.