Happy thread

[Golfspy_CG2]

2 hours ago, Shankster said:

 

Welcome back CG2

 

 

2 hours ago, Rickp said:

Yea!!!
Welcome home


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5 hours ago, JohnSmalls said:

I'm glad that imposter Rob has gone.   It's good to see the "CG" back!

Thanks!  It's good to be back!! 

[tommc23]

Got some cool video of my hunt with my youngest dog today.

Now golf happy post I've started to think about doing a review on my wishon clubs which makes me happy because I've been hitting them well.

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[GolfSpy MPR]

This showed up in my Facebook feed and made me chuckle:



I mean, I can appreciate 75% off as much as anyone, but 75% off of TWO BILLION DOLLARS is still more than I'm willing to go for a club that's already several seasons old. I'm going to pass on this one, eBay :-)

[GB13]

6 minutes ago, mpatrickriley said:

This showed up in my Facebook feed and made me chuckle:



I mean, I can appreciate 75% off as much as anyone, but 75% off of TWO BILLION DOLLARS is still more than I'm willing to go for a club that's already several seasons old. I'm going to pass on this one, eBay

All they need is one...

[Peaksy68]

8 hours ago, Golfspy_CG2 said:

On a personal Happy note, I'm like seeing a familiar abbreviation in my screen name again!!  I feel like I'm back home in a way...ha

You've had nearly as many names as sets of irons!

 

Who am I kidding, you've got about 200 name changes to go before your names catch up to your irons

[Golfspy_CG2]

You've had nearly as many names as sets of irons!
 
Who am I kidding, you've got about 200 name changes to go before your names catch up to your irons

And just like I did with my name. I may be going back to an old faithful comfortable set of irons very soon.


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[PAgolfer2017]

I love those stickers with the 26.2 or 13.1 or your triathlon distances. I always thought it would be funny to move those decimal points up for us lazy folks. Like .131 or .262

Ha there’s some stickers that say 26.2 then have in small print (hours binge watching Netflix) at the bottom haha


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[Kor.A.Door]

On 11/5/2018 at 12:47 PM, TheWahoo said:

"Beans, beans, the musical fruit, the more you eat, the more you toot."

Gotta finish it. “The more you toot, the better you feel, so let’s have beans for every meal.”

[fixyurdivot]

2 hours ago, mpatrickriley said:

This showed up in my Facebook feed and made me chuckle:



I mean, I can appreciate 75% off as much as anyone, but 75% off of TWO BILLION DOLLARS is still more than I'm willing to go for a club that's already several seasons old. I'm going to pass on this one, eBay

Dang. That makes no sense even using Rial currency.  

 

[russtopherb]

Just learned that my daughter won a John and Abigail Adams Scholarship today. Free tuition to any MA state school for 8 semesters!


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[tony@CIC]

Just learned that my daughter won a John and Abigail Adams Scholarship today. Free tuition to any MA state school for 8 semesters!


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That's fantastic - congrats to both of you. Maybe that'll help replenish the golf purse?


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[cnosil]

17 minutes ago, russtopherb said:

Just learned that my daughter won a John and Abigail Adams Scholarship today. Free tuition to any MA state school for 8 semesters!


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That's great news,  now you have to hope she chooses a MA state school 

[Golfspy_CG2]

Just learned that my daughter won a John and Abigail Adams Scholarship today. Free tuition to any MA state school for 8 semesters!


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Thats incredible. Congrats to you all.


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[russtopherb]

9 hours ago, tony@CIC said:

That's fantastic - congrats to both of you. Maybe that'll help replenish the golf purse?

It'll certainly help! Granted, it's not as fantastic as it may seem - it'll only save us about $2k-$4k per year, BUT since she has that there are other merit-based scholarships that she'll most likely qualify for as a result.

9 hours ago, cnosil said:

That's great news,  now you have to hope she chooses a MA state school 

MassArt is her #1 choice right now. She's also considering the Art Institute of Chicago but I think that one is fading. 

9 hours ago, Golfspy_CG2 said:

Thats incredible. Congrats to you all.


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Many thanks Rob!!!

[cnosil]

 

Only save you $2-$4k a year? Either MA colleges are less expensive than VA schools or you are still using your 529 plan. Tuition for the VA schools seems to be in the $10-20k a year range. Those numbers include room as well, which maybe the scholarship doesn’t cover.

[russtopherb]

 
Only save you $2-$4k a year? Either MA colleges are less expensive than VA schools or you are still using your 529 plan. Tuition for the VA schools seems to be in the $10-20k a year range. Those numbers include room as well, which maybe the scholarship doesn’t cover.

Yeah the fees is where they get you. Tuition could be $2k for in state students but then fees are $12k and room & board is another $12k. Still far less expensive overall than someplace like BU so I’m happy that MassArt is still her first choice (for now).


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[MattF]

It's discussions like you guys are having about college fees that I'm hoping my son goes to trade school! 

[Kenny B]

4 hours ago, cnosil said:

 

Only save you $2-$4k a year? Either MA colleges are less expensive than VA schools or you are still using your 529 plan. Tuition for the VA schools seems to be in the $10-20k a year range. Those numbers include room as well, which maybe the scholarship doesn’t cover.

I paid my own way through college; $123 per quarter + books, but books were $50!!!  

[cnosil]

I paid my own way through college; $123 per quarter + books, but books were $50!!!  

I was fortunate, my parents paid for my college. I was a little more than what you paid but still a lot less than being paid now. Now a single text book can be more than what you paid for that quarter and books combined.

[cnosil]

Yeah the fees is where they get you. Tuition could be $2k for in state students but then fees are $12k and room & board is another $12k. Still far less expensive overall than someplace like BU so I’m happy that MassArt is still her first choice (for now).

I have a prepaid 529 so It would be much more cost effective for her to go to a state school. However, We have had issues with every state school she had applied too; most keep reporting that they don’t have transcripts or test scores even though they were sent electronically and we have the documentation showing they were sent. Call and you get different information about what they have. Even had one school call and tell her she was accepted and when she asked about the degree program she wanted; which hasn’t even started their application review process, they said the review process hasn’t started and told her that basically she hasn’t been accepted and they would get back to her.

Fun times. She has pretty much made her final decision on where to go and based on what I have seen I think it will be a great fit for her.

[tommc23]

Got my waterproof seat covers back on my truck, well partially anyway. Now I don't have to worry about ruining my seats when hunting.

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[Rickp]

I seldom talk about my family on forums but after reading PMookie’s post I wanted to brag about my daughter a little. 9 college acceptances to date all coming with the colleges highest level of academic scholarship. Yesterday, she got a letter, from one of her top choices, asking her to apply for a full academic scholarship.

Awesome


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[tony@CIC]

5 hours ago, MattF said:

It's discussions like you guys are having about college fees that I'm hoping my son goes to trade school! 

A lot to be said for that especially with all of the job vacancies for skilled trades. 

[Rickp]

It's discussions like you guys are having about college fees that I'm hoping my son goes to trade school! 

Matt that’s not a bad way to go.
It’s a long time ago but I had no clue what to do with my life. I decided to go to a trade school (with prompting from Pop). I really liked it! Took up Tool & Die from there relevant engineering & business college classes which led to eventually running a manufacturing co.
Kids have to find their own way. Your boy will
BTW my parents never spent a dime on college.


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[tony@CIC]

My daughter and her husband arrived from Australia last night for my son's wedding. It was an uneventful trip with only a small hiccup at DFW when they had to wait for a mechanical issue. Other than regular Skype calls we haven't seen both of them in a year.

This will be a special wedding this weekend, as it should be when your kids get married. I may have mentioned this in another post but in case I didn't, my daughter will be my son's best mate in the wedding. I'm thrilled he picked her, it just further cements that bond between brother and sister.


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[Kor.A.Door]

I’m in the same college choosing stage as a few others. She has been accepted to Ferris state, 14 hours away, but my family is 2 hours from there and my in-laws live 20 minutes from the campus. We are still hoping to hear from Charelston Southern, much closer to home, and warmer. 

[tommc23]

Going to play some hockey then pack my crap I'm heading to Pittsburgh New Hampshire for 3 days of hunting with a friend of mine.

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[TheWahoo]

21 hours ago, MattF said:

It's discussions like you guys are having about college fees that I'm hoping my son goes to trade school! 

For me, college was a trade school and a party venue.   The profession I wanted required the "sheepskin" to get through the front doors.  Not all professions have that same entry requirement.  From my perspective, educated and smart are not the same thing.    During my professional life, some of the most successful and smartest people I met never stepped foot on a campus, yet, some of the dumbest people I met love to write PhD after their names.   Yes, it's good to know things, but it is more important to have the ability to apply what you know.  

God knew that I should not be allowed to reproduce, so the wife and I had no children, so we will be able to enjoy what would have been a college fund.  

[bens197]

For me, college was a trade school and a party venue.   The profession I wanted required the "sheepskin" to get through the front doors.  Not all professions have that same entry requirement.  From my perspective, educated and smart are not the same thing.    During my professional life, some of the most successful and smartest people I met never stepped foot on a campus, yet, some of the dumbest people I met love to write PhD after their names.   Yes, it's good to know things, but it is more important to have the ability to apply what you know.  
God knew that I should not be allowed to reproduce, so the wife and I had no children, so we will be able to enjoy what would have been a college fund.  

My papa always said, book smart and people stupid. There are smart people and then there are people who get good grades. Know the difference.


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[NiftyNiblick]

Intelligence, knowledge, and wisdom are three completely different things.

On the whole, though, I would call college a very worthwhile experience.

 

Just a small example:

Think of high school.

The cliques.

The conformity.

The popularity class structure.

I chose boxing over high school sports just on the basis of hating high school jock culture.

 

Now look at college.

Everything is live and let live.

Do your own thing.

Embrace tolerance.

 

College specifically teaches this, and it teaches it early.

After a semester, you're not the person you were at high school graduation.

 

Which is why I take a different view of it than some,

and why I calI  PhDs "Doctor,"

even if they're 25,

unless they ask me to use their first names.