Been away for awhile. Going thru some crazies. 2 surgeries 12 days apart. Bloodclot from surgery. Took a spill camping few days after surgery and broke ribs. Now where they went in for surgeries, thru same hole both times, now infected. Past 2 or 3 years just can't get past the crazies. Legs gone, can't walk much. Bought a stationary bike. Quarter mile first time i got on it and omg I thought I was gonna die. Few weeks ago. Last night I did 5 and a half miles. Tonight I did 6 miles. Getting better at it . I did trap last winter. Lots of coon, otter, yotes and cats around crawfish pond. Havent set a trap yet this year. Just can't find the urge to do it. I'm hoping excersize will get me back out. Just need to stay away from Dr, nurses, hospitals. Been to the hospital so many times past 3 years I've lost count but even thru all the crazies there one good thing. I'm still alive. Cardiologist rang me thru the ringer with test. A bright light was he said I have an unusual heart. I have the heart of a much younger man. Very strong heart. I guess it's not a heart attack that's gonna kill me

It's great to hear from you Bud. I've been curious about how you've been doing since the hurricane. Don't be a stranger, you have many folks on here who care about you, me included.

Thanks for checking in Bud.

Stay strong !

Hurricaine ida, well Mr dobins, we still repairing here. It will be years before we find normalcy again. A contractor took me for 17 grand. I stayed over a year with no roofing shingles on my roof. The thief recently was arrainged. He faces a judge in a month or so. Im a work in progress trying to smile about anything lately.

I hope he gets crucified for what he did. That's a low-life thing to do. It was good to hear that you did trap last year.
Take care - Paul

Glad to hear from you Bud. I hope they get your ailments sorted out. Hospitals are no fun. Doctors can do some pretty amazing stuff these days.

Glad to see you are up and around. Hope they throw the book at that sucker.

Good to hear from you, Bud. Are you able to take care of the mud bugs?

I too was wondering how you made out with the hurricane. Glad to see you back.

Welcome back sir. Any new fly pictures?

Good to see you on again Bud.
Sounds like you got the cardio worked out. Hope you heal up and get some justice for your roof.
Still have bees, thats always fun.

good to see you back, glad you are still going strong, never give up

Good to hear your on the mend. Take care and God bless

Great to hear you are getting well with it all.

Welcome back Bud!

sure good to see you post on here again. Life is full of crazy stuff. Take care Bud

Good to hear from ya Bud!

Welcome back. Always enjoyed your posts. Keep fighting the good fight.

Nice to see you back.

Mac

Hello Bud, glad to see you are still with us.
Best of luck to you my friend.

Zim

Good Deal glad your still kicking

Bud I am pretty sure we never had a conversation or exchange of e mail of any other correspondence But due to the fact that I am a N Y Yankee fan and one of my favorite players that they ever had was the pitcher Ron Guidry your name jumps out at me when I am on this site .And as I recall you at least for a while posted here on a regular basis .Sorry to hear of your medical problems I know from personal experience that health issues can disrupt what you use to and still want to do . And that resulting effect is a 24 hour a day battle to just get through each day . Based on the response of your post there are many here that count you as a friend . So if you are having a bad day or a good and you have a bit of time let us hear from We will either cheer you up some or else make you wonder how you ever got involved with the rest of the as you put it (crazies ) I am a part of that segment and in no way intend to offend anyone else that posts here . Keep in touch as time allows .

Good to hear from you

Good to hear from you Bud

Welcome back Bud. I missed hearing form you. Now that I am transitioning to a land lubber, its your posts on here that keep me from having salt water withdrawal symptoms. Hang in there and get well soon.

I was thinking about you Bud for a while now and was going to ask if anyone has heard from you and how you are coming along.

Sure glad to see you are checking in with us all. Don't be a stranger keep us posted.

Bob J.

Good to hear from you bud. I had asked about you and have since wondered what was going on and hoping everything was ok.

I'll answer a couple of questions. No more bees. Hurricaine ida scattered my boxes over about 15 acres. For some time we could not go anywheres around that parcel of land. They were mad, very mad. A little at a time they died off. Every box had bees in them . Some of my hives , well most of my hives were 4 or 5 boxes high. So 14 hives , you can imagine how many boxes were scattered everywheres.
Crawfish, I didn't fill my pond this year. With all the crazy medical going on I wouldn't have been able to care for it . I'm hoping sometime at the end of May I'll add about a foot of water. Plant a few pounds of crawfish then pull the plug to release the water and force them down into the ground . Then possibly in November I'll refill it and begin fishing next feb. Haven't tied any Flys lately, my heart just hasn't been into any type of artistic things I do. More concerned about staying on this earth abit longer for my family than anything else. I'll concentrate on that for now and hope I can get back into my normal.
Great big thank you for the welcome. It's lifted my spirit that needed a boost. Thank you

Good to hear a progress report from you, Bud. A day at a time for sure, but sounds like you still headed in the right direction. Good luck to you, sir.

Hay Bud, I’m glad to hear from you! Sorry about all that has been going on with the Dr’s. I hope you can get back to some normal routine soon!! As you know! Everything takes time to fix. And some things won’t! Still! A lot of crooks running around and even people you know!! Becarefull!!

good to hear fm you Bud. Was wondering about your bees. I remember all the swarms you were catching before storm. Keep healing and get better , as you do hope your pursuits come back to you. Take care.

Been wondering about ya dang glad to see you back

Even if you have to crawl to your blind do it. Could be great rewards waiting there [img]http://[/img]

Yahoo nice deer. Bet that lifted your spirits a little higher