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<DIV>And once again reality bites with poisoned fangs.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ldy Grainne</DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=sidhe01@swbell.net href="mailto:sidhe01@swbell.net">Alric and Fiona</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=loch-ruadh@ansteorra.org href="mailto:loch-ruadh@ansteorra.org">loch-ruadh@ansteorra.org</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 02/10/2006 4:46:29 AM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Loch-Ruadh] Houston, We have a problem</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My Lords and Ladies, Brothers and Sisters</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I went to see the doctor today to find out the results of the MRI on my left knee last Saturday. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>It seems I have some messed up cartilage and some extra cartilage I ain't supposed to have. The doctor has recommended surgery (arthroscopic). Well I've had that on the right knee and it takes me about 6 weeks to come back from that, at least to come back enough to fight.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also it takes about 5 days before I can get back to work after surgery. Since we are going to Las Vegas this summer to see some grandkids we haven't seen in 4 years (one of whom we haven't seen at all) GW and a week off for surgery takes too big a bite out of my available paid time off.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This all leads up to I don't think we will be able to make it to War this year after all.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anything we have that we promised to provide such as the big stove, lanterns, propane, etc. we will be happy to loan to the Shire for War.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alric</FONT></DIV>
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