Subj : Re: Cars
To   : DARYL STOUT
From : JOE MACKEY
Date : Fri Sep 06 2019 05:48:12

  Daryl wrote --
 
>   I went through braces, nightbraces, retainers, rubber bands, etc. for
> many years. Growing up,

  I never had any of those.  In fact, I never saw a dentist until I was in
the Navy.
  Not that I didn't need to, I did.
  Then came the time I got into a "discussion" with another deck ape over
the ownership of a sponge when washing down bulkheads.  Suddenly I went from
standing up to sitting down leaning against a open hatch.  Seems of the 1000
men on my ship I managed to get
  He also knocked out a tooth that was replaced that started my supporting
the lifestyle of several dentists.
  Over the years from 19 to my early 50s my mouth was a mess.  I had
fillings, caps, crowns, partials, etc.  
  Whenever I moved and went to a new dentist he wanted to pull out all the
fillings, caps, etc so my mouth would be his.
  When I moved back here I went to a dentist and asked if he wanted to pull
all that out and replace it and was told "Not unless you want me to".  I
knew then I had a winner.  Stuck with him several years, till he died then his
partners after that.
   When I was in my early 50s I was tired of that patchwork and opted for a
complete set of new ones.  Never had a problem with them.  Unless something
I did.
  
> (They are still married, 50 years this December)
> 
>   Congratulations to the long married couple. You don't find many of
> those anymore.

  My brother and SIL have been married 60 (or 61) years.
  Joe

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