Bucket List filled
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Topic: Bucket List filled
Posted By: oldsoldier
Subject: Bucket List filled
Date Posted: 17 October 2011 at 7:00pm
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Went to VA today, swelling and bruising of butt cheek as well as lower back pain has not gone down since fall at paractice last tuesday. Due to blood thinners I bled too much internally with deep bone bruise, and did compress two lower vertibre injured years ago, may need traction, will know tomorrow when I go to spinal clinic. Hurts like hell and have trouble sitting or sleeping, between hydrocodone and naproxin only way I can sleep. So I am done for year in hockey and probably for good. Just getting too old and as Momma says I still have great memories and a few trophies for the mantel.
Maybe time to just sell gear off and move on, I bought almost all new stuff, but I did have some months of fun revisiting my youth. Bad year, crashed bike racing, now this...I will probably electrocute myself with model railroad next. ------------- 
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 17 October 2011 at 7:12pm
| I imagine you would build one hell of a model railroad setup. Good to hear the updates and that you're still being a stubborn bugger making the most of things any time you have a chance. |
Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 17 October 2011 at 7:42pm
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Better to miss things you used to do than regret not doing them once you can't. I'm sure you'll find something similarly invigorating (if slightly less brutal). ------------- BU Engineering 2012 |
Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 17 October 2011 at 8:00pm
| I seriously think that low impact hobbies or sports would be a really good idea champ. |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 17 October 2011 at 9:32pm
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You still impress the hell out of me OS. I could see you becoming an ice hockey coach for local teams. It would seem to fit you. ------------- 
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Posted By: impulse418
Date Posted: 17 October 2011 at 11:46pm
| OS, didn't you fly r/c planes back in the day? |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 18 October 2011 at 1:20am
That's a good idea if he's into it. |
SSOK wrote:Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 18 October 2011 at 6:52am
This. You had to see the old SOB running around the field with us youngsters at a reenactment two years ago.  What scale Model RR do you run OS? My father had a beautiful HO scale set that he'd been working on for 20 odd years. Sort of made me want to get into it. ------------- ? |
Posted By: oldsoldier
Date Posted: 18 October 2011 at 8:55am
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I am already into coaching the IP(3-5 yr old first timers)and Mite programs. Enjoy the 'lttle guys' more than older kids where the parents all think thier kid is Wayne Gretsky's 2nd cousin.
Right now I have all my N-Guage from one of my tours in Germany, all German DB prototypical. Looking at shifting to HO since eyesight not what it used to be. Can get far more N into space than HO, we will see. I am going US prototypical, a Northeastern setup on one side (Delaware and Hudson) a western setup Union Pacific/BNSF on other, L shaped along walls, a small closet in between, trains will be tunneled underneath closet, coming out in a NY/PA scenary on one side and a IA/NE on other, Albany,NY to Lincoln,NE, with AMTRAK running between the two (just need to make sure that the AMTRAK train runs late to keep it real..LoL) Still have my 1/6 scal WW1 Fe2B scratch build project going 
Already have two 'Parkflyers' a Spitfire and a F4F electrics -------------
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 18 October 2011 at 10:51am
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What about those figurine battle set things you were into? Too many hobbies? -------------
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Posted By: oldsoldier
Date Posted: 20 October 2011 at 6:21pm
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I still do the Flames of War minitures. Actually in a 6 week tourney starting tomorrow. "Infantry Aces" pure Infantry Companies with only limited armor support. I am fielding a 1944 post D-Day American Infantry Company. On the 29th doing the regional qualifier, either doing 1944 Normandy Panzergrenadier Mech Company, or US Cav Armored Recon.
So far I have assembled and painted: Complete US Army 1944 Infantry Company Complete US Army 1944 Parachute Infantry Company Complete US Army 1944 Cavalry Armored Recon Company w/105 and 155 Arty Complete Soviet 1944 Assault Infantry Batalon Complete Soviet 1944 Infantry Batalon Complete Soviet 1944 Tankovy Batalon w/heavy artillery and kataysha rocket trucks Complete German 1944 Panzer Grenadier Company w/attached armor Complete British 1942 Tank Battalion North Africa w/RHA artillery battery All units do have various attachments available Regimental and Divisional support. Another expensive hobby -------------
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Posted By: Glassjaw
Date Posted: 20 October 2011 at 7:03pm
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OS, what's your steam info? Want to play some RO:HoS with you some time. ------------- |
Posted By: oldsoldier
Date Posted: 21 October 2011 at 9:19am
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oldsoldier173 is steam sign on. I have satellite internet so lags a bit, ping near or over 1.0 at times, best time is late night Central Time. -------------
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