O/t!!!
Hotshot
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Sterling Heights,Mi
Women have to be careful on that note too, after 40, a woman's chances of giving birth to a child with genetic defects shoots way, way up. 30 or 31 will be the perfect age for me to get started. It should be a good balance between being young enough to do it and be active with my kids, but old enough to where I won't have to accept food stamps and struggle and let my kids struggle.
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Joined: Mar 2007
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From: I'm there!
Got all three trucks without a hitch (unseen, even). Nerve racking trying to put this together in a sudden six hours instead of a couple of days but no biggie. I think I could've drove down there faster than this BS flight that had me from here to Memphis, to Atlanta, then to the Smoke. Back home was to St. Louis then on to LR. Love to fly, hate the logistics of it (fill the seat!).
BTW, good morning to all! Anyone get shot at lastnight or was it just me?
Elder User
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: I'm there!
Just an idiot trying to come between me and the tractor he failed to pay for. Started unloading shots at us long after we thought the situation was cool. He didn't hit anything or anyone(more importantly) but earned himself a night in jail, probably still there. We won't press charges but that doesn't stop the law around here, they've got the guy for illegal discharge of a firearm within city limits, and a couple of assault counts.
And to think all this guy had to do was let me do my job.
This is why when I leave my house to go to work I tell my kids 'I'm off to change lives.'
And to think all this guy had to do was let me do my job.
This is why when I leave my house to go to work I tell my kids 'I'm off to change lives.'
Hotshot
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Sterling Heights,Mi
Just an idiot trying to come between me and the tractor he failed to pay for. Started unloading shots at us long after we thought the situation was cool. He didn't hit anything or anyone(more importantly) but earned himself a night in jail, probably still there. We won't press charges but that doesn't stop the law around here, they've got the guy for illegal discharge of a firearm within city limits, and a couple of assault counts.
And to think all this guy had to do was let me do my job.
This is why when I leave my house to go to work I tell my kids 'I'm off to change lives.'
And to think all this guy had to do was let me do my job.
This is why when I leave my house to go to work I tell my kids 'I'm off to change lives.'
Just glad you are all right..
Fleet Owner
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Rio Rico, AZ.
Heh, not a job for the faint of heart.
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Snowboard season cometh..
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Gulf Coast of Florida
Definitely not. I've thought about a job like that, but didn't know how to get in, and i make a nice living as it is... out of curiosity Jet, how would someone get in to that line of work?
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From: Texas
Snowboard season cometh..
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From: Gulf Coast of Florida
Smokin
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I watched a show one time (on TLC I think) all about repo guys. The guy they followed around actually did get shot at a couple of times.
Gotta be right up there in the dangerous job category. Nothing more dangerous than a desperate person who things you're the enemy.
Gotta be right up there in the dangerous job category. Nothing more dangerous than a desperate person who things you're the enemy.
Lead Driver
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Columbia, MO
For any of you mechanical/builder/creative/constructive/engineerish types, or really anyone who wants to challenge your creative thinking skills, here's a pretty cool game.
Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game
The point of the game is to get the pink object into the pink square. You are given tools to use (wheels that turn, rods to connect the stuff), but are only allowed to draw stuff in a specific space. As you advance, the levels get harder by making more obstructions between starting point and the goal. Follow along on the tutorial they provide and it starts to make sense.
Some of my friends have come up with very unique ways of solving some of the levels. I find it interesting to see how other people approach the different levels, and how others look at it completely different from how you did.
Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game
The point of the game is to get the pink object into the pink square. You are given tools to use (wheels that turn, rods to connect the stuff), but are only allowed to draw stuff in a specific space. As you advance, the levels get harder by making more obstructions between starting point and the goal. Follow along on the tutorial they provide and it starts to make sense.
Some of my friends have come up with very unique ways of solving some of the levels. I find it interesting to see how other people approach the different levels, and how others look at it completely different from how you did.
Postmaster
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From: Bellingham, WA
Lead Driver
Joined: May 2007
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From: Flagstaff, Arizona
Well I was 35 when my daughter was born, this puts me at 53 when she graduates HS.....and gives me a few years to pay for college and finish off my nest egg before retirement lol. I have no regrets on waiting! I didn't meet my wife until I was 30, I was still having wayy too much fun in my twenties to settle down and get married. Everything just fell into place after meeting her.
I remember my grandpa very well, I caught my first fish ever with him, and he taught me how to shoot my first gun....Marlin 30/30 which was passed down to me after he passed. I have killed a couple Elk, and many Deer with this gun and think of him often. I was 5 when my grandma passed, so I have just a few memories with her, mostly my overnight babysitting stays with them. I am Mr. Mom today......stayin home with a sick kiddo. Have a great day everybody!
I remember my grandpa very well, I caught my first fish ever with him, and he taught me how to shoot my first gun....Marlin 30/30 which was passed down to me after he passed. I have killed a couple Elk, and many Deer with this gun and think of him often. I was 5 when my grandma passed, so I have just a few memories with her, mostly my overnight babysitting stays with them. I am Mr. Mom today......stayin home with a sick kiddo. Have a great day everybody!