Grip refurbishment

Hugh · 04-12-2013, 04:18 PM

All who have grips with me to be worked on, please be patient, I will get to them eventually.

My wife had right hip replacement in Feb, came home on Friday and while asleep on Sunday night rolled out of bed and damaged new hip. Back to hospital for surgery to replace the pin, while in the hospital it wasn't draining well, so had to go in and install drain tube. Finally got her home two weeks later. She was home about three weeks and the hip started giving her a lot of pain, went back to the doctor last Monday and he xrayed and said it had slipped out of place, so Tuesday she had another operation to put it back and install a "hook" to keep it in place. She may be able to come home next Tuesday.

All this has caused me to get WAY behind in grip checkering and refurbishment, I must have 20 pair in there waiting on me! That is why I am now quoting a 10 week turnaround until I get caught up, thanks for your patience.
Hugh Clark

Neil Young · 04-12-2013, 04:46 PM

I hope things go better in the near future. You're a lucky man--you still have her.

Jim Solomon · 04-12-2013, 05:25 PM

Hugh,
Sorry to hear the additional problem. Please convey my regards to your wife.
Sincerely,
Jim

wlyon · 04-12-2013, 08:44 PM

My thoughts and prayers to you and your wife. The grips be damned your doing what you need to do. There is not a higher priority. Bill

lugerholsterrepair · 04-13-2013, 12:20 AM

Hugh..Good to know! Sorry to hear about her hip problems..sounds like they hurt! I know when Ellie broke her ankle I spent weeks tending her, building a wheel chair ramp, shuttling her to Dr appointments, cooking cleaning..it went on and on.

Give her our best and get back to work when you can! Your clients will understand.

mrerick · 04-13-2013, 09:59 AM

Hugh, my thoughts go with you and your wife.

The ortho stuff can get complicated.

As Studs Terkel used to say on the radio, "Take it easy, but take it!"

Marc

ithacaartist · 04-15-2013, 10:28 AM

Hugh,
My younger son, 35, had his hip joint "merely" relined last winter. After 6 years of pain and nasty meds, he is finally getting some much-deserved relief from the situation. I guess what I'm saying is hang in there, when the problems are sorted out it will be way better than before, better days ahead! We admire your patience and sense of responsibility to your Honey, and wish the best for her. I agree with Bill, your priorities are in the right place; do what she needs and don't stress the backlog. Plenty of time for that later!

John Sabato · 04-15-2013, 10:52 AM

Blessings and Prayers for Minta, ...and you too Hugh... Please give her my very best regards, and hope for a speedy recovery.

rhuff · 04-15-2013, 04:09 PM

Sending my best wishes to your wife for a speedy recovery. Hang in there, Hugh.

04-12-2013, 04:18 PM	#1
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	Grip refurbishment All who have grips with me to be worked on, please be patient, I will get to them eventually. My wife had right hip replacement in Feb, came home on Friday and while asleep on Sunday night rolled out of bed and damaged new hip. Back to hospital for surgery to replace the pin, while in the hospital it wasn't draining well, so had to go in and install drain tube. Finally got her home two weeks later. She was home about three weeks and the hip started giving her a lot of pain, went back to the doctor last Monday and he xrayed and said it had slipped out of place, so Tuesday she had another operation to put it back and install a "hook" to keep it in place. She may be able to come home next Tuesday. All this has caused me to get WAY behind in grip checkering and refurbishment, I must have 20 pair in there waiting on me! That is why I am now quoting a 10 week turnaround until I get caught up, thanks for your patience. Hugh Clark __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*

04-12-2013, 04:46 PM	#2
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 540 Thanks: 546 Thanked 438 Times in 165 Posts	I hope things go better in the near future. You're a lucky man--you still have her. __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

04-12-2013, 08:44 PM	#4
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,619 Thanks: 3,144 Thanked 2,531 Times in 943 Posts	My thoughts and prayers to you and your wife. The grips be damned your doing what you need to do. There is not a higher priority. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

04-13-2013, 12:20 AM	#5
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,763 Thanks: 4,865 Thanked 3,105 Times in 1,429 Posts	Hugh..Good to know! Sorry to hear about her hip problems..sounds like they hurt! I know when Ellie broke her ankle I spent weeks tending her, building a wheel chair ramp, shuttling her to Dr appointments, cooking cleaning..it went on and on. Give her our best and get back to work when you can! Your clients will understand. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

04-13-2013, 09:59 AM	#6
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 1,372 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	Hugh, my thoughts go with you and your wife. The ortho stuff can get complicated. As Studs Terkel used to say on the radio, "Take it easy, but take it!" Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

04-12-2013, 05:25 PM	#3
Jim Solomon Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Georgia Posts: 193 Thanks: 696 Thanked 173 Times in 66 Posts	Hugh, Sorry to hear the additional problem. Please convey my regards to your wife. Sincerely, Jim

04-15-2013, 10:28 AM	#7
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,289 Thanks: 7,043 Thanked 2,482 Times in 1,323 Posts	Hugh, My younger son, 35, had his hip joint "merely" relined last winter. After 6 years of pain and nasty meds, he is finally getting some much-deserved relief from the situation. I guess what I'm saying is hang in there, when the problems are sorted out it will be way better than before, better days ahead! We admire your patience and sense of responsibility to your Honey, and wish the best for her. I agree with Bill, your priorities are in the right place; do what she needs and don't stress the backlog. Plenty of time for that later! __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

04-15-2013, 10:52 AM	#8
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,151 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Blessings and Prayers for Minta, ...and you too Hugh... Please give her my very best regards, and hope for a speedy recovery. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

04-15-2013, 04:09 PM	#9
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,273 Thanks: 2,692 Thanked 959 Times in 705 Posts	Sending my best wishes to your wife for a speedy recovery. Hang in there, Hugh.