Hank

[martha]

Hi Hank,

Just a suggestion. When you fist come to VR.com it pops into place. I find this hard to look at.Sort of makes me sick to my stomach. Can you change this back to the way it was before please. Thanks....... martha

[Bob Gleason]

If the VR.com screen makes you sick to your stomach as it loads, then just turn away until it loads.

Did you ever fall on your head when you were little?

[DickV]

I also got a sick stomach watching the screen load...... but it may have been those 13 donuts I ate just before logging on.

[LUVMyBirman]

Don't know what is wrong with you people. ;)

I just love the way the main page loads. Especially now..... with my cable internet access.

Just close your eyes and take a deep breath!

[Nancy]

The images on the screen load differently according to how good a connection you have at the time from your internet provider, and that varies every time you go on line, unless you have Road Runner or something similar, it also depends on traffic on the web, and if you have your "cookie" in place or have deleted it and if the page is still in your history list. I also suppose it depends on how much "junk" is on the computer.

My pages always load slowly because I don't have high speed connections available all the time.

At least this is true for my situation.

Haven't gotten sick yet:D

[DickV]

Hank, in addition to the ValveReplacement.com t-shirts, maybe we can also promote and sell ValveReplacement.com air sickness bags you hang on your monitors.

[Bob Gleason]

AHHH...........YESSSSSS...........those were the days! Vr.com in its infancy.

We have come a long way, darlin'...........when all we have to concern ourselves with is becoming sick to our stomachs.

In keeping with the true M7 Spirit, I hearby nomimate Martha as our official Gatekeeper, in charge of all the complaints sent to Hank regarding items of attention that have or will have the potential to make us sick to our stomach. I know we all are familiar with valve regurgitation...........but Martha has brought a unique concern that we should all be aware of.........stomach gurgitation...........caused by our dreaded leader, who has not the decency to consider whether or not some of us like or dislike his efforts for VR.com.

HANK...............on my signal............Unleash Hell!!!!

[Rain]

Martha,

I like the way the first page loads... but if it makes you sick to your stomach you can skip that part of vr.com ....just save the next page to your favorites and totally miss the first page.

I suppose you could skip any part of vr.com you don’t like......

Rain

[Gillian (in UK)]

I never see it loading because I play Free Cell until it is ready for me to look at - but then I was never happy doing just one thing at a time:)

[Perrster]

Just pokin' fun along with everyone else. So here's some more spewing about the VR.COM front page, which I think is just fine the way it is too!

FYI: there is really an Airsickness Bag Virtual Museum! http://www.airsicknessbags.com/


Get 'em while they last!

[DickV]

Perry, I take my hat off to you and your creation. I am so impressed. That air sickness bag is so cool, it makes me want to puke. (The highest compliment you can give to an air sickness bag)

Bob, you need to bow to Perry.

[Hank]

For those of you who may experience sickness at the loading of the main page, I am now providing an alternate link for you to follow: www.valvereplacement.com/nosick.htm .

It is 100% less sickening than the previous design.

I hope this helps.:D

[hensylee]

VR does NOT make me sick, just for the record. Love the bag, tho.

[Billy]

Hey Perry

Congratulations on your award-winning design. I suppose it's understandable that the 'motion' could have a sickening effect to some folks on the site.

The ideal way round this Martha is to come to the Nashville get-together in October and voice your opinions in person. That way we could all pass a motion to have the motion removed.

In the meantime Martha hope you don't need to spend too long on the 'big-white telephone' talking to Ruuuuth and Huuuughie.

[Bob Gleason]

That was the best and as my fellow M-7'er, DickV says, "I take my hat off to you."

But one further noticeable thing about the bag that I am sure Martha might want to know:

1. Is it re-usable?

2. Can it's alternate use be as a hat.....or a place to carry one's lunch.......before and after?

...........and guess who started all of this? Not Bob G as you might expect but (hint) Martha's former potential San Antonio room-mate. (Sorry for letting the cat out of the sickness-bag)

[DickV]

Hey Martha, thanks for helping us lighten up this board a bit. I was on the verge of having to go on Prozak to read the deep and heavy stuff here. For all those "post-valve" folks, I'm sure you agree that after going through all that, it is nice to get away from the gloom and doom a bit.

My theory is that my valve is guaranteed to keep working until it stops. After that, I come back and haunt all of you.

Martha, you headed to Nashville?

[LUVMyBirman]

Oooops, sorry could not resist Bob.

But I see the trend is continuing even without my participation:D

[Kevin M]

Actually Dick, if any of us are fortunate enough to have a Cyrolife valve, we can rest assured that they come with a ten year replacement warranty.

From www.cryolife.com:

"-10 years against explant due to structural deterioration
-Lifetime against explant due to endocarditis & thromboembolic events."

I'm sure that comes at a great comfort to all of us. Sure as hell, the damn thing will give out 2 days after the warranty expires.
Kev

[DickV]

It is probably like a tire warranty so after 9 years and 9 months, they give you back =$10.00

[srwieland]

As a matter of fact, there is a lot of fine print with that CryoValve warranty.

In any case, at least if y'all make it to my funeral 9 years, 8 months, and 18 days from now, I know it's not going to be too boring!

[hensylee]

Explant. Isn't that what you do when you dig up your flowers?

[darkoosh]

I can see you are all having W-A-Y too much fun here. Glad to see the mood lightened up and folks having some fun with the situation - which incidentally, just g-a-g-s me!

Deb

[darkoosh]

And for those of you who are really wondering about me at this point.....that response got posted to the WRONG thread.

Oops, and sorry folks!

[hensylee]

Not to worry. Wherever it lands, we usually put our own meanings to it if it looks out of place - but yours didn't.