[at-l] here I am... (and a used car P.S.)

[Mara Factor]

Felix wins.  I only had six stitches.  But it wasn't the stitches that were 
the real story.  It was the infection that followed that kept me in Erwin 
for nine days.  I kept having to go back to the hospital for injections of 
Rosefrin, an antibiotic, in the butt.  So, I would go to the hospital, get 
the shot, and walk out limping.  When people asked what the problem was, I 
would say "I hurt my elbow."  for some reason, I got a lot of blank stares. 
Anyway, I ended up hanging out at Uncle Johnny's for most of that time and 
as hikers came and went, I kept being pointed out as "she's got stitches," 
"that's the woman who fell and got stitches," etc.  My last night in town, I 
was bestowed with the trail name "Stitches."

This time, I walked into Erwin eight years to the day after I got those 
stitches.  Once I got into town safely, I thought, "well, at least this time 
I won't be spending nine days here in Erwin."  Nope!  I spent 16 days in 
Erwin this time.  Blame Miss Janet.  ;-}

Mara
Stitches, AT99
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>From: Linda Patton <lpatton at mailer.fsu.edu>
>To: at-l at backcountry.net (AT-L listserv)
>Subject: Re: [at-l] here I am... (and a used car P.S.)
>Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 01:00:26 -0400 (EDT)
>
>Felix wrote:
> > ... I had to have 7 stithces sewed into my left index finger the other
> > day. ... Here's a picture of John's boys...and, their mom....
> > http://www.anntaylor.com/catalog/editorial.jsp?pageName=MothersDay2007&
>
>The heck with them.  We want a pic of the finger with the stitches.  :-)
>What got you, the ferret?  Man...seven, huh?  :-(   How many was it that
>"Stitches" had?  Did you beat her record?
>
>~~ StillStitchlessWorm
>
>P.S.  If I were to buy a 2001 Toyota 4Runner SR5 (good ground clearance
>and cargo space, maybe not so great mileage) would I be going too wrong?
>Really love my '91 Cherokee, but it's close to biting the dust.  :-(
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