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The toilet caper

slickwilly
slickwilly CSN Member Posts: 334 Member
edited March 2014 in Humor #1
After I was told I had Lymphoma it was decided that I needed a lower GI to check things out. So my father, brother and I drove 180 miles in the early morning to the hospital where this would take place. The first thing that scared me was this tube attached to a two gallon bag. The second thing is when they tell you its going in your butt and you have to hold all this fluid in while they do a scan that felt like it took hours.. I managed to keep things in during the test and the rush to the rest room. It was decided that we should have lunch at a steak house so off we went. I needed to use the restroom again to get rid of another gallon of fluid. This was not a problem. I had just bought my first pair of $240.00 glasses that we could barely afford as my cancer costs were running up. My wife told me I would face death if I lost them. I had them in my shirt pocket when I leaned over to flush the toilet. The glasses went into the toilet before I could flush it. So there were my new glasses in the bottom of the toilet in a mess that I can't even describe. The thought of divorce crossed my mind and I wondered what would be more costly. But I bit the bullet and reached in for my glasses. Then I quickly hit the sink for decontamination. Its quite amazing the amount of crap a guy will go through for his wife. Six years later I still use the same frames as I have been through so much with them lol. Slickwilly
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  • soccerfreaks
    soccerfreaks CSN Member Posts: 2,788 Member
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    :)
    It seems this particular board does not provide those update notices ("New"). Took me this long to come in and find this.

    Well told, well told :).

    Take care,

    Joe
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  • slickwilly
    slickwilly CSN Member Posts: 334 Member
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    soccerfreaks said:

    :)
    It seems this particular board does not provide those update notices ("New"). Took me this long to come in and find this.

    Well told, well told :).

    Take care,

    Joe

    Hi Joe
    I suspect you totally understand that story having been through cancer twice. And as you have been married for quite sometime, I figure you have had to follow your wifes directions also ha ha. Everytime I see the picture of you playing guitar it reminds me that I need a new one. Its great therapy even if I will never be a Kenny Wayne Sheppard. Heck I am still stuck in the 70's playing Neil Young and America. Have a good weekend and give that nurse wife of yours a hug. Slickwilly
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