Everything posted by mininghorn88
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Getting old sucks
The above bolded is where I am. What if...I would like to think that my abundant cautioness these days is a direct result of industry, etc. constantly preaching SAFETY by identifying risks before, during, and after and mitigating them in some way and me taking those lessons into my personal life. In reality I am simply getting old and the agility, responsiveness, recovery time is simply not what it used to be.
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Getting old sucks
This past Friday one of our key engineers "retired" after 25 years of service to return to Pennsylvania to run the family farm. His parents and uncles, who have been running the operation, are now getting to an age where they can no longer keep up with all of it as they manange a couple of thousand acres. It is hard for me to believe that I had already been with the company for 9 years when he started. There have been many other individuals that retired after decades of employment during my employment period but I did not know them their entire career. His "retirement" hit me pretty hard and I must say that I shed a tear or two in telling him "bye" knowing too that my day is coming to retire further reinforcing that I am getting older. Certainly there are other things to remind me that I am getting older like having a 31 year old daughter, a 28 year old son, and two young granddaughters, but this really has hit me hard.
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Wives and the Stupid Shit They Say/Do
Shortened the story for you. Brisket, that is some next level….that is some next level….I cannot come to say it about your wife since you are a brother Surlyite. But, you know.
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¡Snek!
Just finding this thread. I live in a rural area (NE TX) plus I do a fair bit of hiking so I see quite a few sneks. Oddly enough, despite growing up in the country, I have never seen a coral or rattlesnake in the wild. Nor have a ever seen a scorpion in the wild except for a recent trip to Zambia where I found one in my hotel room. Have seen my fair share of copperheads, watermoccasins, and a wide assortment of nonvenemous sneks. The below snek was at least 4' long. Not sure what he is as it scampered away before I could get out of the truck for a closer look.
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The movie you just watched
This. Watched it for the first time on a flight from Tokyo earlier today. Highly recommend.
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The "Post a Picture You Took" thread
I am in Tokyo this week on business. Took this photo of window cleaners at the Tokyo Skytree. These guys are washing windows at 1500’. Nope. Not for me.
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Happy Mother’s Day
My ex-wife’s birthday fell on Mother’s Day occasionally. The day required two presents. There was no combining the two.
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who are the real freaks of Texas Football (aside from Cleve Bryant)
Some names with these pics would help.
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The "Post a Picture You Took" thread
Taking pictures of the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge and the surrounding area never gets old. Each time I go I seem to get a nice picture from some new vantage point.
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Pics of parking douche baggery
This dude took up two spaces for his rig and still did not pull forward far enough either. This was at Superior in Shreveport. The pizza place next door is now closed and the parking lot was empty. The moron should have parked there.
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The movie you just watched
Just watched Argo, Hell or High Water, No Country for Old Men and Out of Africa on my flight back from Australia. All excellent movies. However, the endings of Hell or High Water and Old Men kind of left me hanging a bit.
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The "Post a Picture You Took" thread
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Post a pic that makes you say "Holy shit."
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How is this legal
Rural old man here batting .300. I know what a slab is. Had to Google donk and swangers. Seen them though. Does that count?
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Surly official camping and backpacking thread
Some of us that have to work for a living are behind you all the way…
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Getting old sucks
My white blood cell count is always “high”. Several years ago when it was first noticed they sent me to an oncologist as a follow up. Nothing else was noted. As a side note I rarely get ill enough to miss work. Have missed 3 days of work in 34 years due to sickness. Maybe my white blood cells are always at work?!
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What is the oldest thing that you bought NEW
My dad went to high school with the guy that founded Stereo and Record Center. We always got nice deals on TVs, etc. from the Longview store back in the day.
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Post a pic that makes you say "Holy shit."
I am in Australia right now. Will be here another week. I will start to count now to verify.
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What is the oldest thing that you bought NEW
I have a 10’ Stanley tape measure that I bought while in college for a project. Somehow have managed to hang on to it through multiple moves, kids using it, taking it with me on projects, etc. Still works like a charm.
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Trivial Things That Make You Surly
Reminds me of the ‘70s and early ‘80s trucker movies where the truckers block the police from catching the “Bandit”.
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Post a pic that makes you say "Holy shit."
A few weeks ago I was in Lowe’s and I saw a man carrying (hiding) a nice sized box under his jacket under his left arm. As he walked by I just stopped and stared at him. I then turned and followed him out of curiosity down another aisle. He finally started towards one of the exits and I caught the eyes of a couple of employees and pointed him out. They all nodded at me with acknowledgment. As he approached the door they casually walked that way as well. Once he was at the door he bolted and all they did was watch him run. They told me that it is their policy to not confront or chase shoplifters because of the danger that it may present. The whole thing just pissed me off.
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Pics of parking douche baggery
Which vehicle was here first to start the offset parking? My guess is the black SUV based upon the sticker on the rear window. Though technically parked correct I assume that the others compensated for the close too line parking. Only guessing “who” drives the SUV and assuming “who” drives the trucks.
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Harlan County U.S.A.
I have been to many of the mines in WV and the surrounding areas. It gets pretty rough. On one visit I was talking to a miner in WV and he said that a miner would be more likely to share his wife with you than to let you cross a picket line. Many years ago we actually flew some guys in on a helicopter to do some maintenance on the equipment so that they could get into and out of the mine safely. Times have changed so I doubt anything like that would happen today. Watched the documentary a couple of years ago and it proved what I had seen and heard. It is really different back in those hills.
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