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Got my tix to go see Ozzy. July 9th.

Megadeth opening. 

What's weird is that wifey pretty much demanded we get tix.

And who am I to say no? :P

 

Iron Maiden goes on sale next week. Super stoked about that one.

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9 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:

Got my tix to go see Ozzy. July 9th.

Megadeth opening. 

What's weird is that wifey pretty much demanded we get tix.

And who am I to say no? :P

 

Iron Maiden goes on sale next week. Super stoked about that one.

Oh man,where's Ozzy playing?July 9th is my birthday.Id love to see Maiden too.

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I attended a great model show/contest today.I Bought a bunch of great kits,and saw some old friends.Good day,I gotta admit.Of course I didn't win anything,but oh well,still was worth attending,considering it's the only model car show/contest on LI NY.Its held every November.

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15 hours ago, slusher said:

Beautiful fall weather this week. Took a drive to see the fall colors in the area...

We kind of went from summer to winter this year. First time in a long time I missed that fall color ride...

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On 11/9/2018 at 7:52 PM, NYLIBUD said:

Oh man,where's Ozzy playing?July 9th is my birthday.Id love to see Maiden too.

Tour was announced last week, not sure of all the dates, other than the local show.

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I hope he comes to my area.I was pretty bummed out when I missed one of the last Black Sabbath shows at the Jones Beach NY amphi theater last year. 

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Seeing pictures of my 1 year old granddaughter in the York papers at a World War 1 Centenary event representing year one together with a 100 year old veteran.

Proud grandad here!!

steve

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I was able to go for a 3-hour walk with only 2 aspirin's-worth of pain. It's been slow coming back after I cracked my pelvis last summer, but sitting idle and accepting being semi-crippled didn't sound too appealing.

Still working off the lard I packed on while I was semi-immobile. It takes time, much more time for an old fossil than for a young whippersnapper, but it's worth it in the end. 

Far, far better to be a fit old man than a fat old man.  :D

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Three hour walk is darn good. I walk everyday but most are under 1 1/2 hour. Do you have a nice place to walk or is just in a neighborhood ?  Oh, not saying a neighborhood walk could not be a nice place. Sounded bad after I wrote that. :D

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26 minutes ago, cobraman said:

Three hour walk is darn good. I walk everyday but most are under 1 1/2 hour. Do you have a nice place to walk or is just in a neighborhood ?  Oh, not saying a neighborhood walk could not be a nice place. Sounded bad after I wrote that. :D

For walking, there's a nice big office park two blocks from my house that's pretty much deserted on weekends. It's dotted with large stands of pines and hardwoods, coupla lakes with year-round geese, ducks, turtles, fish, and a fairly regular solitary great blue heron.

When I want to actually hike, there's Kennesaw Mtn., about 5 miles away, with over 17 miles of trails, some of them pretty rugged.

When I was younger, I used to stay in shape hiking at Kennesaw at least every other day after work, and miles on the weekends. Now it's pretty crowded unless you get there at dawn...and I prefer my woods as quiet as possible.

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While far from Richard Simmons or jack lelane, that's great your able to get out and bumble about.  Crippled and or disabled sucks.  Every day is a fight of mind over body it seems with most saying "you can't"  or "accept it" when with a little effort and creativity the obstacle can be overcome.   Then the blowback and resistance really begins.

Keep it up.  Prove it to and for yourself if for no other reason.

Peace

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For walks I use the treadmill at my local YMCA, where I don't have to watch for cars or deal with inclement weather conditions. It works for me. I also use some of the other equipment there as well.

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Finding out that The Modelhaus website was open and taking orders today, got a few more pieces for the stash.

Also was glad to leave the rainy and cold Carolinas to get to the rainy and warm beaches in South Florida.

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I was off today,but bored,so I ordered a bunch of car stuff online that I really do not need.But I bought it anyway:huh:.Diecast,parts for my cars.JL cars.The one I like the most is JL's new black 1980 Malibu.,with dog dish hub caps,The car looks mean.A nice sleeper....And then some other stuff that like I said,I don't need,but bought them anyway.Oh well.:(Hey Nice car

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That's a neat little set of wheels.  Has state fleet car written all over it..  Our drain commisioner/mosquito control authority drove one like that for eeons.  I'm kidding, sort of,  but you get the idea.

A pleasing bit on this end was a  discovery for painting realistic looking wood for ship decks made of plastic...cheap and easy.  One of those "Oooh, that actually worked and turned out decent" kind of things.  Kind of neat discovering it instead of hitting the net or YouTube for pointers.  Warm fuzzies.  

Peace

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5 hours ago, olsbooks said:

 ...Has state fleet car written all over it..  Our drain commisioner/mosquito control authority drove one like that for eeons.  I'm kidding, sort of,  but you get the idea...

Cool thing about those govt. agency vehicles 'round here is that a LOT of 'em got ordered as essentially police vehicles with wider, stronger wheels, heavy anti-sway bars, dual exhausts, upgraded alternators...etc. Then they'd get driven easy by building code or zoning enforcement, were well maintained, and never got the hard treatment cop cars generally do. 

Find one of those...and I've seen them auctioned off with less than 25k on the clock...and you have a stout old piece that'll run forever.

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On 11/12/2018 at 11:14 PM, NYLIBUD said:

I was off today,but bored,so I ordered a bunch of car stuff online that I really do not need.But I bought it anyway:huh:.Diecast,parts for my cars.JL cars.The one I like the most is JL's new black 1980 Malibu.,with dog dish hub caps,The car looks mean.A nice sleeper....And then some other stuff that like I said,I don't need,but bought them anyway.Oh well.:(Hey Nice car

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Mine should be in the mailbox when I get home. Thanks for helping me spend money! :P

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Chuckle of the week...

I was up in Massachusetts on Thursday and decided since it wasn't snowing up there yet, I'd make a dash and see how far south I could get. I got two hours into my trip when the snow was falling hard in Connecticut, so I stopped in Vernon, CT and found a Days Inn that had rooms available.  I bunkered in and by morning the roads were clear and I had a good trip home.

The chuckle...  hotel bathroom.  What's wrong with this photo?

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I could barely get a finger down there to flush!   What code inspector let this one slide?  And I'm wonder if it was just my room or is the entire motel like this?

 

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Today is the final pre-teen birthday for my youngest.  The wife stopped going to hockey games with me years ago (I still believe the wedding vows should be changed from "I do" to " I use to, but not anymore!!".  She actually had the idea of going to the ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones game to night,  I don't know what site she was on, but got four tickets right behind the opposing team (Kalamazoo Wings) penalty box.  I'm okay with it as he's not going to hear any worse language than what slips out at home from either of his parents.  One of their players was a frequent flyer to the box tonight (three consecutive trips) and on the third trip, saw Garrett and tossed him a game used puck over the glass when he entered the box.  I think he is sleeping with the puck tonight!!

This is one of the reasons I prefer the minor league teams!!  The players try harder as they wanna make it to the next level and they appreciate their fans!  He just made a 12 year olds day...no, year!!  I will reach out to the team next week when the front office is back from the holiday and make a donation to the team's charity in that players name (Ben Betker)

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