Doctor turns Patient & kcwhippet

[Kcwhippet]

Bucko,

Very sorry to hear about the knee. We figured it had to be some kind of problem, and hoped it wasn't too serious. In retrospect, after the past week, a bum knee must pale in comparison to what others have been experiencing, though we certainly do sympathize.

We've been stuck in various hotels, waiting for a flight home that hasn't been cancelled or overbooked. Finally made it home to MA from Seattle last night (Sep. 17) around midnight. As a consequence, I've been been without access to a computer for a week, so I'm way behind on checking the board.

On a much more serious note, between my wife and I, we've lost 18 people that we knew to last week's tragedy. There were 8 people I work with who were on the two planes that struck the towers - two I knew well and the others casually at work. My wife knew 4 on one of the planes and 6 in WTC1. This is a very sad time for us, and we realize that we have to go on. It will be hard to put this behind us, but it must be done though our hearts are very heavy and will be for some time to come.

We plan to be back out there in the Seattle area, so we'll have to try again to hook up.

Regards,
Bob