"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:59:17 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

Never mind the boat won't sail

The old lady might be happy with a decent powerboat, and you don't
need high speed or big thirsty engine[s]. If you can install them low
enough to serve as useful ballast for your displacement hull boat,
then by all means have a ton of batteries. I am sixty years old, with
a bad heart, and I dont't want a sailboat, although they certainly
have their place.

I'm sixty years old myself with an excellent heart. I've taken care of
myself. I've eaten right, I've exercised all my long life and still do -
three hours a day competitive cycle training. I'm on pace to have more
than 10,000 miles this year. I can do a 40K individual time trial in
under 62 minutes. I'm not fat. 5'10" at 160 pounds. My resting heart
rate is 35-40bpm. My max heart rate is 170bpm. My VO2 max is 75 ml/kg. I
can pedal for hours at 85 to 95% of my max heart rate. I can sprint my
up to 40mph on a level road with calm winds. I've never smoked. Never
will.

I can sail single-handed and can handle my ground tackle without
windlass or winch. I can swim for miles and swim fast up to my boat's
bow when it's anchored, pop up out of the water and grab the bow pulpit
and swing myself up on deck using it. I can run, jump eat good meals
without suffering from heartburn or what's that other overeater's
disorder?? Oh yeah, acid reflux. You people who live with 'bad hearts'
have done it to yourselves. You never took care of yourself. You can't
expect to be healthy unless you live a healthy lifestyle. That includes
eating right and exercising. That's another area where women are bad for
you. Most of them kill you with the food they cook for you. All
saturated fats and sugars and cholesterol.

Wilbur Hubbard

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:13:40 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

You people who live with 'bad hearts'
have done it to yourselves. You never took care of yourself. You can't
expect to be healthy unless you live a healthy lifestyle. That includes
eating right and exercising.

All of which has **** all to do with a leaking valve. It needs to be
replaced. It sure as hell was not caused by a bad diet. Or lack of
exercise. Actually, it seems to be a birth defect. Bad luck they call
it. Luckily for you this USENET where jumping to conclusions is not
often fatal.

Casady

"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:13:40 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

You people who live with 'bad hearts'
have done it to yourselves. You never took care of yourself. You can't
expect to be healthy unless you live a healthy lifestyle. That
includes
eating right and exercising.

All of which has **** all to do with a leaking valve. It needs to be
replaced. It sure as hell was not caused by a bad diet. Or lack of
exercise. Actually, it seems to be a birth defect. Bad luck they call
it. Luckily for you this USENET where jumping to conclusions is not
often fatal.

Casady


As if you, in your weakened state, can back up your threats.

Birth defect my aching ass. If you've had it since birth and haven't had
it fixed then you sure aren't taking care of yourself which is exactly
my point.

Here's some information you might be interested in:

There are a number of possible causes of heart valve disease. These
include:
1) rheumatic fever during childhood - this disease is no longer
common in the UK but still affects people in developing countries
2) a "congenital deformity" which means that you were born with an
abnormal valve
3) coronary artery disease - when a blockage occurs in the arteries
that supply blood to your heart it can damage the valve
4) a disease called cardiomyopathy - when the heart muscle becomes
thickened or dilated it can obstruct blood flow age - as you get older,
the valves become less flexible, stretched or torn

I bet you're fat, don't exercise, have high cholesterol and probably
smoke - all the common traits of men today. Your coronary arteries are
undoubtedly restricted or blocked by cholesterol which is the direct
result of improper diet or failure to medicate if your body produces too
much cholesterol in spite of a proper diet.

What's your height and weight?

Wilbur Hubbard

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On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:37:13 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:


"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:13:40 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

You people who live with 'bad hearts'
have done it to yourselves. You never took care of yourself. You can't
expect to be healthy unless you live a healthy lifestyle. That
includes
eating right and exercising.

All of which has **** all to do with a leaking valve. It needs to be
replaced. It sure as hell was not caused by a bad diet. Or lack of
exercise. Actually, it seems to be a birth defect. Bad luck they call
it. Luckily for you this USENET where jumping to conclusions is not
often fatal.

Casady


As if you, in your weakened state, can back up your threats.

Birth defect my aching ass. If you've had it since birth and haven't had
it fixed then you sure aren't taking care of yourself which is exactly
my point.

Here's some information you might be interested in:

There are a number of possible causes of heart valve disease. These
include:
1) rheumatic fever during childhood - this disease is no longer
common in the UK but still affects people in developing countries
2) a "congenital deformity" which means that you were born with an
abnormal valve
3) coronary artery disease - when a blockage occurs in the arteries
that supply blood to your heart it can damage the valve
4) a disease called cardiomyopathy - when the heart muscle becomes
thickened or dilated it can obstruct blood flow age - as you get older,
the valves become less flexible, stretched or torn

I bet you're fat, don't exercise, have high cholesterol and probably
smoke - all the common traits of men today. Your coronary arteries are
undoubtedly restricted or blocked by cholesterol which is the direct
result of improper diet or failure to medicate if your body produces too
much cholesterol in spite of a proper diet.

What's your height and weight?

Wilbur Hubbard

If you go to Richard's site, you can see pictures of him. He's skinny as a
rail
and obviously a leftover from the health concious 60's vegetarian
movement. Has
a beard that the guys in ZZ Top would die for. He's slightly pigeon toed,
and
I'll bet he had vision problems as a child that may have required
corrective
surgery. This all fits a cretain type of borth defect, and my guesss is
that he
probably has a slight gurgle from a prolapsed mitral valve. Yes, he could
get it
fixed, but if it isn't presenting any immediate problems, the surgery
presents
more risk than the condition. Most people with this condition do not have
any
corrective heart surgery and lead a normal and long life.



Ha! So now our resident troll is interning as a doctor. Too fricking
precious for words. "That's DOCTOR Craptain Kneel to you, scumbag!" rofl

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If you go to Richard's site, you can see pictures of him. He's skinny
as a rail
and obviously a leftover from the health concious 60's vegetarian
movement. Has
a beard that the guys in ZZ Top would die for. He's slightly pigeon
toed, and
I'll bet he had vision problems as a child that may have required
corrective
surgery. This all fits a cretain type of borth defect, and my guesss
is that he
probably has a slight gurgle from a prolapsed mitral valve. Yes, he
could get it
fixed, but if it isn't presenting any immediate problems, the surgery
presents
more risk than the condition. Most people with this condition do not
have any
corrective heart surgery and lead a normal and long life.


I Googled him and found what I think is his site. Just a couple
pictures, one with a cruise ship in the background. He doesn't look
overweight at least so I have to retract that assumption. He does look
malnourished (skinny arms) and if he's a vegetarian that stands to
reason. People need animal protein to be healthy. He mentioned he had a
wife and that may be a contributing factor to his heart valve
malfunction. Doesn't look like he smokes because there's no noticeable
yellowing of his beard around his mouth. Looks like he might have a bit
of extra fat around the waistline. But, actually not a bad looking
specimen of a man. Far different than I had pictured him.

Wilbur Hubbard