Re: Elk M1 and X10 (TW523)

[Frank Olson <use-the-email-links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert L Bass wrote:
> "Frank Olson" wrote:
>>
>> You're back!  Howz things?
>
> The chemo failed.  I have to go to the hospital again on the 27th to
> start a new regimen.  The treatment is palliative though.  The cancer is
> no longer curable -- scores of small tumors throughout the lungs, some
> in the pleura, six or seven in the lymph nodes and one on the heart.
> It's beginning to hurt now -- pains in the chest come and go kind of at
> random.  I don't work much any more.  The girls take care of everything
> for me.
>
> I'm going to take some time soon to travel a bit with Angela.  We're
> going to ride the Natchez Trace and the Blue Ridge trail on my M109.  If
> time and health allow we will also take my mom on a driving trip to
> visit aunts and uncles around the US.
>
> The doctor said I have maybe 6 months to a year.  I said that's good
> news because by the time he sends his bill to collection I'll be gone.
> :^)  All kidding aside, the reality is they don't have any idea how long
> I'll last.
>


Robert, I had a good day today.  Customer called me about an EST
Quickstart he needed to get configured for the EST tech that's arriving
on Monday.  We found one bad 16 zone expander board in the four the
wholesaler provided.  At first I thought it was a bad CPU because the
system recognized that there were "unexpected boards", but the "auto
learn" function wouldn't work.  It took about a half an hour for me to
figure out which board it was and then it was a simple matter of
replacing it with a good one.  I wish it was that way with our own
body's systems.  Find the bad component and switch it out...

I simply can't find the words that would adequately describe how I feel
on reading your news.  I continue to hope and pray for you and your
family.  God keep you, my friend...  And God Bless you and yours.