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[Shankster]

I promised myself the next Shank I hit I was done for the year... I hit 7 in a row before I decided to call it quits. Canceling any golf plans for the year. Stage 2 coming up for the Blueprints... but as far as swinging a golf club... it’s time for a break.

Buying a guitar instead of going to get fit for a driver.

I love this game/I hate this game.

[THEZIPR23]

21 minutes ago, Shankster said:

I promised myself the next Shank I hit I was done for the year... I hit 7 in a row before I decided to call it quits. Canceling any golf plans for the year. Stage 2 coming up for the Blueprints... but as far as swinging a golf club... it’s time for a break.

Buying a guitar instead of going to get fit for a driver.

I love this game/I hate this game.

You'll be out of your own way in a week and back to striping it. 

[Rickp]

I promised myself the next Shank I hit I was done for the year... I hit 7 in a row before I decided to call it quits. Canceling any golf plans for the year. Stage 2 coming up for the Blueprints... but as far as swinging a golf club... it’s time for a break.

Buying a guitar instead of going to get fit for a driver.

I love this game/I hate this game.

Guitar......After a few hours of playing “Smoke on the Water” you’ll be out banging balls agan


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[Shankster]

Guitar......After a few hours of playing “Smoke on the Water” you’ll be out banging balls agan


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Haha. I was an avid player but had too many hobbies. I wasn’t the greatest but I wrote a few instrumentals that I’ve forgotten how to play.

Plus it’s getting cold here... it snowed here a few days ago.

[Rickp]

Watching a little bit of the CMA Awards show reminded me of the Bluegrass Performance Band.
Every Wednesday at a Rec Center they have from 1:00-3:00 the Bluegrass PB and it is a blast. Summer it’s OK but winter it’s gets great with some terrific musicians down to get out of the cold.
Some of these people are self taught country folk others have appeared at Grand Ole Opry but ALL are treated as performer equals, it’s a great couple hours.
Me & SWMBO will be there quite a bit.


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[Shankster]

I promised myself the next Shank I hit I was done for the year... I hit 7 in a row before I decided to call it quits. Canceling any golf plans for the year. Stage 2 coming up for the Blueprints... but as far as swinging a golf club... it’s time for a break.

Buying a guitar instead of going to get fit for a driver.

I love this game/I hate this game.

Didn’t even make it 24hrs. Took a quick video and found that I was taking the club back too inside.

Back to a nice baby draw.

I love this game....

[Rickp]

Didn’t even make it 24hrs. Took a quick video and found that I was taking the club back too inside.

Back to a nice baby draw.

I love this game....

He’s Baacck


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[Kenny B]

3 hours ago, Shankster said:

 

Didn’t even make it 24hrs. Took a quick video and found that I was taking the club back too inside.

Back to a nice baby draw.

I love this game....

 

 

[HardcoreLooper]

4 hours ago, Shankster said:

Didn’t even make it 24hrs. Took a quick video and found that I was taking the club back too inside.

Back to a nice baby draw.

 

[tommc23]

On 11/14/2019 at 5:10 PM, Rickp said:

He’s Baacck


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He was never gone typical Alan lol

[Shankster]

He was never gone typical Alan lol

I was until I wasn’t.

[russtopherb]

Golf clubs are in the closet for the year  It's a bummer, but a reality of living here in the Northeast. 

On the good side, my tennis elbow has been feeling MUCH better since I haven't swing a club in over 3 weeks. I was able to move some scaffolds around yesterday for almost an hour with no discomfort at all, which is great. 

Usually this time of year I resort to club ho'ing in order to get my golf fix in, crossing my fingers that I'm able to avoid that this time around.

[Rickp]

Golf clubs are in the closet for the year  It's a bummer, but a reality of living here in the Northeast. 
On the good side, my tennis elbow has been feeling MUCH better since I haven't swing a club in over 3 weeks. I was able to move some scaffolds around yesterday for almost an hour with no discomfort at all, which is great. 
Usually this time of year I resort to club ho'ing in order to get my golf fix in, crossing my fingers that I'm able to avoid that this time around.

That’s the problem living in NE. Occasionally we would make it to Thanksgiving but cold.....


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[russtopherb]

My daughter's coming home from school for a week tomorrow, so I wanted to take her car out to run an errand just to make sure it was going to be OK after the cold snap we had. Sure enough, it won't start. I drove it a bit last week and filled the tank but the battery's down to 10% charge. It's actually the original battery in the 2005 Corolla, at that.

Of course, pulling a battery with gunked up bolts in 30 degree temps while it's pitch black is just a blast. Only gashed my knuckles twice. Oh well, at least she'll have a working car tomorrow...

[tony@CIC]

My daughter's coming home from school for a week tomorrow, so I wanted to take her car out to run an errand just to make sure it was going to be OK after the cold snap we had. Sure enough, it won't start. I drove it a bit last week and filled the tank but the battery's down to 10% charge. It's actually the original battery in the 2005 Corolla, at that.
Of course, pulling a battery with gunked up bolts in 30 degree temps while it's pitch black is just a blast. Only gashed my knuckles twice. Oh well, at least she'll have a working car tomorrow...

That's what Dad's do


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[Rickp]

That's what Dad's do


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Yup


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[Kenny B]

Hey @tony@CIC!!  I am in the middle of moving to a new house.  Ugh!!  Lots of stuff accumulated from a lot of years to pack.  I was going through my golf memorabilia and found this golf towel...   Then I made the connection.

[tony@CIC]

20 hours ago, Kenny B said:

Hey @tony@CIC!!  I am in the middle of moving to a new house.  Ugh!!  Lots of stuff accumulated from a lot of years to pack.  I was going through my golf memorabilia and found this golf towel...   Then I made the connection.

Holy cow! How and when did you acquire that towel? 

[Mr. 82]

Put the MIL in a memory care/assisted living place on Monday after she suffered a stroke a few months ago.  Watching a 91 yr old woman slowly go downhill is not for sissies.  My poor wife is an only child and devoting every waking moment to her mother now.  All I can offer is moral support to her honestly.

Life sure packs a punch sometimes, and it never seems to end.  You go from living under your parents roof, to can't wait to live on your own, to getting married and having your own kids, and when will these little rugrats be out of my house to, man I can't believe they grew up so quick, to oh wow, the parental units are starting to deteriorate and require more and more of my time.  

And through all of this your body starts breaking down.  You are invincible in your 20s; too busy trying to raise a family in your 30s;  need glasses and have lower back pain in your 40s; to everything is starting to hurt, and I need more sleep in my 50s.

Based on that trend I am so looking forward to my 60s and 70s, and God help me if I reach 80.  Watching my parents, etc in their 80s I really wonder if I can stand the pain and trauma that comes with being that old.

I do know one thing.  The people that look like they have their lives all together on Facebook and have no worries are full of crap and faking it publicly.

[yungkory]

1 hour ago, GSwag said:

Put the MIL in a memory care/assisted living place on Monday after she suffered a stroke a few months ago.  Watching a 91 yr old woman slowly go downhill is not for sissies.  My poor wife is an only child and devoting every waking moment to her mother now.  All I can offer is moral support to her honestly.

Life sure packs a punch sometimes, and it never seems to end.  You go from living under your parents roof, to can't wait to live on your own, to getting married and having your own kids, and when will these little rugrats be out of my house to, man I can't believe they grew up so quick, to oh wow, the parental units are starting to deteriorate and require more and more of my time.  

And through all of this your body starts breaking down.  You are invincible in your 20s; too busy trying to raise a family in your 30s;  need glasses and have lower back pain in your 40s; to everything is starting to hurt, and I need more sleep in my 50s.

Based on that trend I am so looking forward to my 60s and 70s, and God help me if I reach 80.  Watching my parents, etc in their 80s I really wonder if I can stand the pain and trauma that comes with being that old.

I do know one thing.  The people that look like they have their lives all together on Facebook and have no worries are full of crap and faking it publicly.

Sorry to hear about your MIL, we're currently dealing with a stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis in our family right now and it's ROUGH.

[BIG STU]

On 11/13/2019 at 5:55 PM, Rickp said:

Guitar......After a few hours of playing “Smoke on the Water” you’ll be out banging balls agan


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Believe it or not I can not read one note of music but I can play "Smoke on the Water" on a guitar. A musician friend taught me years ago. I play harmonica some and do not misconstrue that I AM not no Delbert McClinton

Now running a sound board I can do that---- Ran them for various bands on and off--- The last 10 years exclusively for Church---- I will never run another one in a beer joint or for a rock or country band strictly church or gospel band only. Not saying I do not still listen to rock or country some of it anyhow

[BIG STU]

On 11/13/2019 at 9:46 PM, Rickp said:

Watching a little bit of the CMA Awards show reminded me of the Bluegrass Performance Band.
Every Wednesday at a Rec Center they have from 1:00-3:00 the Bluegrass PB and it is a blast. Summer it’s OK but winter it’s gets great with some terrific musicians down to get out of the cold.
Some of these people are self taught country folk others have appeared at Grand Ole Opry but ALL are treated as performer equals, it’s a great couple hours.
Me & SWMBO will be there quite a bit.


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Sadly no one around here is into Bluegrass--- I love it especially Bluegrass Gospel

[Mr. 82]

28 minutes ago, yungkory said:

Sorry to hear about your MIL, we're currently dealing with a stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis in our family right now and it's ROUGH.

Not that this is a contest or anything, but that wins the misery award for sure.  I am too much of a wuss to think I can handle even a semblance of that sort of pain and misery.

[dhartmann34]

Put the MIL in a memory care/assisted living place on Monday after she suffered a stroke a few months ago.  Watching a 91 yr old woman slowly go downhill is not for sissies.  My poor wife is an only child and devoting every waking moment to her mother now.  All I can offer is moral support to her honestly.
Life sure packs a punch sometimes, and it never seems to end.  You go from living under your parents roof, to can't wait to live on your own, to getting married and having your own kids, and when will these little rugrats be out of my house to, man I can't believe they grew up so quick, to oh wow, the parental units are starting to deteriorate and require more and more of my time.  
And through all of this your body starts breaking down.  You are invincible in your 20s; too busy trying to raise a family in your 30s;  need glasses and have lower back pain in your 40s; to everything is starting to hurt, and I need more sleep in my 50s.
Based on that trend I am so looking forward to my 60s and 70s, and God help me if I reach 80.  Watching my parents, etc in their 80s I really wonder if I can stand the pain and trauma that comes with being that old.
I do know one thing.  The people that look like they have their lives all together on Facebook and have no worries are full of crap and faking it publicly.

Life is just incredibly unfair sometimes and I think often we let it pass us by without truly appreciating all it has to offer.

My MIL passed away unexpectedly recently, a few days before Thanksgiving at age 61. It was awful to see. Couldn't stay in that room long. Been a rough week for all. The worst part is that her and my FIL were retiring at the end of the year and had a 3 month trip with their 5th wheel camper all around the south east.

I'm heart broken for my wife, her sisters, and her dad... And everyone that knew her. I'm sad because my daughter is only 8 months old and won't get to really know her. And I'm angry because I truly believe that the doctors missed signs the previous month that could have easily saved her life. Anger, sadness, and stress are just no fun to deal with.... And while it was incredible to see the line out the door for 3+ hours at her visitation... It still doesn't bring her back, nor does it eliminate all the what ifs that flow through your mind.

And what irritates me even more is that she and her employers paid money into the pyramid scheme called social security... And that's essentially gone besides a small death benefit. I knew that was the case as I've been a financial advisor for 10+ years, but it still really sucks. All families in this situation deserve better in that aspect.

Life is a great journey, but some of the stops along the way absolutely suck...

Here is a great picture we took at a wedding in August. I'm going to get it on canvas for the 3 sisters and dad for Christmas. I think it'll be nice to have hanging on the walls of their homes.

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[tony@CIC]

2 hours ago, yungkory said:

Sorry to hear about your MIL, we're currently dealing with a stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis in our family right now and it's ROUGH.

Sorry to hear that - my father died of pancreatic cancer so I can relate. Tough way to go. 

[tony@CIC]

2 hours ago, BIG STU said:

Sadly no one around here is into Bluegrass--- I love it especially Bluegrass Gospel

I love bluegrass. Here's a great band. 

 

[downlowkey]

DLK grows comically hideous mustache in observance of Movember initiative. Subsequently notes undeniable uptick in mustache clad spokespersons hawking all manner of products through social media channels. Draws amusement from notion that big data assumes will look favorably upon model with goofy mustache trying to sell anything. Dawns on that Father always sported distinguished mustache. Perhaps will keep mustache. What was brand of trendy mustache wax? Touché Big Data.

[Kenny B]

On 12/4/2019 at 5:35 AM, tony@CIC said:

Holy cow! How and when did you acquire that towel? 

Back in the 1991, about the time I took up golf, I had a 2 week trip to the Portsmouth uranium enrichment plant south of Chillicothe.  My wife wanted to come home to visit family who lived by Lake Erie, so we flew to Toledo... I dropped her off near Fremont then drove south.  When I was finished working I drove back to Fremont.  She has a relative in Port Clinton, and I played CIC a couple of times while I was there.  

[tony@CIC]

3 hours ago, Kenny B said:

Back in the 1991, about the time I took up golf, I had a 2 week trip to the Portsmouth uranium enrichment plant south of Chillicothe.  My wife wanted to come home to visit family who lived by Lake Erie, so we flew to Toledo... I dropped her off near Fremont then drove south.  When I was finished working I drove back to Fremont.  She has a relative in Port Clinton, and I played CIC a couple of times while I was there.  

The course is quite a bit different today than back in '91. About 12 yrs ago it expanded from a 9 hole executive course to today's 18. Also two of the original holes are now practice holes. Arthur Hills redesigned the course that combines  the original Parkland style  with the newer front 9 which is Links style. The US Open qualifier has been held here for the past 5 years.  https://cicclub.com/golfing. It's still owned by the Stouffer family (yes that one) and it's kept in immaculate condition. 

Does your wife still have family in Pt. Clinton? 

[Kenny B]

3 hours ago, tony@CIC said:

The course is quite a bit different today than back in '91. About 12 yrs ago it expanded from a 9 hole executive course to today's 18. Also two of the original holes are now practice holes. Arthur Hills redesigned the course that combines  the original Parkland style  with the newer front 9 which is Links style. The US Open qualifier has been held here for the past 5 years.  https://cicclub.com/golfing. It's still owned by the Stouffer family (yes that one) and it's kept in immaculate condition. 

Does your wife still have family in Pt. Clinton? 

I was a really lousy golfer back in the early '90s, probably a 30 'cap.  I don't remember the course at all.  

That would be my ex-wife!  But probably.  Her family had a farm in the shadow of Davis-Besse, and her sister was a grade school teacher in Port Clinton.  She would be long retired by now.  

What I do remember about that visit was that she drug me kicking and screaming to Cedar Point...  I hate roller coasters!!!!