I am scheduled for a right knee replacement surgery one month from tomorrow. Both need it and they are starting on the right. Arthritus, sports injuries plus my weight have been working against me for a while now. I'm not looking forward to the recovery, but I am looking forward to the better mobility. My kids are only 9 and 13, they deserve a dad that get out and play for more than a few minutes at a time.
I do have to say I have two vehicles that require double clutching. A 1940 truck and a 1960 Austin Healey. I rather enjoy the activity. It is a matter of pride to make the gears as quite as possible. I will admit that sometimes in heavy traffic or forgetting to come to an almost complete stop before reaching for first, I have made my share of grinding.
Hopefully soon the knees won't be grinding, that will leave me to work on being more careful with my gears.
