A thread for miscellaneous stuff...

[oldE]

It was almost three years ago I had the granddaughter to the rink and was having 'one last turn around the ice' when I hooked a skate in a crack( I think) and went down, aggravating the rotator cuff injury in my left shoulder. For the last couple of years I have set up a little 20 x 30 surface in the yard, but with new skates for Christmas, it was time to get her back onto the rink.I took my skates and laced up. Let me tell you, the first few minutes were shaky.
Like riding a bike. The muscles remember what to do.

Best
Les

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by oldE

It was almost three years ago I had the granddaughter to the rink and was having 'one last turn around the ice' when I hooked a skate in a crack( I think) and went down, aggravating the rotator cuff injury in my left shoulder. For the last couple of years I have set up a little 20 x 30 surface in the yard, but with new skates for Christmas, it was time to get her back onto the rink.I took my skates and laced up. Let me tell you, the first few minutes were shaky.
Like riding a bike. The muscles remember what to do.

Best
Les

Indeed but falling is still my worry. Every time my g'kids get out on the pond I'm sorely tempted to lace up but then I think about the consequence of going down.

[oldE]

Yeah. I don't bounce back as quick as I used to.
It was about 20 minutes in before I was comfortable enough to cross over, skating through the corners. A couple of times I wound up to about 3/4 speed. Man, it felt good.
I was just thinking: it was just after that fall three years ago I started to get my weight back down. I'm over 30 lbs lighter than I was back then.

Best
Les

[Por_sha911]

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[Bob Kontak]

What kind of car made these marks near my shop this AM before and after taking power out?



One hint:

[stevej37]

^^^
cars and coffee in the early am?

they're just trying to spare the spectators.

[Bob Kontak]

You are correct, Sir.

[stevej37]

I wonder if the insurance rates on Mustangs reflect their eventual destiny?

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by stevej37

I wonder if the insurance rates on Mustangs reflect their eventual destiny?

Have to.

Remember reading the insurance life expectancy of a Kawasaki Ninja MC owner if 16 years old was measured in hours.

[Steve Carlton]

The origin of The Addams Family came from this 1938 cartoon in The New Yorker drawn by Charles Addams.

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

What kind of car made these marks near my shop this AM before and after taking power out?

probably one that came from a different time zone and its clock was not adjusted yet, it was supposed to hit the crowds at a later time of day..

Those things fly IFR half the time..blind with rage !

[flatbutt]

Life can be beautiful
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-hartman-on-the-road-jude-kofie-piano/#:~:text=A%20stranger%20gave%20a%20boy%20with%20au tism%20a,packages%20has%20never%20been%20gifted%20 a%20grand%20piano.

[Steve F]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Very cool story!!!

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

What kind of car made these marks near my shop this AM before and after taking power out?



One hint:

ROFLMAO! You got me good with the second pic.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

Life can be beautiful
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-hartman-on-the-road-jude-kofie-piano/#:~:text=A%20stranger%20gave%20a%20boy%20with%20au tism%20a,packages%20has%20never%20been%20gifted%20 a%20grand%20piano.

That's a hell of a thing!

[flatbutt]

Fell asleep on the couch after the game. I was awakened by my dog Oneal sticking her nose under my hand and giving me the sign that she needed to go out. So. I sat up and realized that it was just a dream. Oneal has been gone nearly 10 years now. It's 0420 here in Flatty land and i miss my dog.

[oldE]

Doesn't our heart hold on?

The dog will never really be gone as long as you hold the memories.
Best
Les

[masraum]

I'm sorry, Flatty, it's definitely tough. We're still missing our pup that crossed the rainbow bridge this past summer.

[flatbutt]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mystery-lingers-over-loud-boom-reported-in-northern-new-jersey/ar-AA16hCXs?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d3f0d4de91ff420ca628fa417465e3c5

It was loud-ish and the house jiggled a bit. I thought it was a minor quake but no one reported anything so I figured it was 1969 checking in with me...again

[rockfan4]

Is anyone else seeing an uptick in the amount of emails in your junk folder?
I used to get a couple a day, but since just before Christmas it has really ramped up.
The whole "your package can't be delivered" or other just junk that I never used to get.
On the other hand, spam phone calls have dropped to near zero for me, so I'll take that as a fair trade.