There once was a forum...
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Topic: There once was a forum...
Posted By: mod98commando
Subject: There once was a forum...
Date Posted: 16 April 2015 at 1:27am
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...where people posted quite frequently. This forum was provided by Tippmann and was home to thousands of conversations about paintball and other miscellaneous nonsense. WHERE DID THAT PLACE GO? I take a few years off to be all adult-like and start a career and this place is now a ghost town compared to what it was when I left. What did I miss? What has everybody been up to in the last 5 years? ------------- oreomann33: Everybody invades Poland Rofl_Mao: And everyone eats turkey Me: But only if they're hungary Mack: Yeah but hungary people go russian through their food and end up with greece on everyth |
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 16 April 2015 at 6:01am
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I'm still at NJIT.. What did you major in again? CS? What have you been doing since graduation? ------------- 
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 16 April 2015 at 6:59am
Everyone took time off for adult-like things. For me the last five years have found me two kids, and two career changes. A lot of us are still here, haunting or just checking in. The place isn't dead, but the core of the members have moved on or found out that adulthood brought with it less free time than we'd thought. And, the dynamic of the sport has changed some, so as the old hands went out, new ones didn't replace us. ------------- ? |
mod98commando wrote:Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 16 April 2015 at 10:51am
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I don't know if it's the dynamic of the sport that has changed as Reb said, so much as the dynamic of social media. This is a post-Facebook/PBNation world we're living in where people are more apt to ask general paintball questions in larger all-encompassing forums and use Facebook to keep in touch with people who they talk to outside of the paintball world. We still get a few folks here and there asking about newer models and upgrades, feast or famine where those are concerned. As for the core people, most of us have more pressing events going on in our lives. I got married, bought a house, and had a kid. Whale is perverting... errr... I mean teaching young minds, Choop gave up on being a Canuck and moved to Commiefornia and is busy taking our jobs, etc. The OMHW guys pretty much gave up on paintball except for EE, myself, and one or two others. They don't even use their own forum that much anymore and stay in touch with e-mail chains for their yearly event. Shorty's access to here is blocked from work (stupid gov't) and raising a kid an keeping a 1940's house in good repair is taking up all of his non-work time. Heck, most people on here don't play anymore, or only get out once in a blue moon, but we still come on for socialization. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 16 April 2015 at 2:56pm
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I was thinking yesterday about how way back when the first 2, sometimes 3 pages of T&O had active threads. ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 16 April 2015 at 7:47pm
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I don't know what happened to you folks, but I find myself with plenty of free time after my adult stuff is done for the day. ------------- 
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 17 April 2015 at 12:32am
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I still check in regularly, but I just don't have as much to say anymore, so I lurk. I might start making borderline-spam posts again just to get some updates up in here. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 17 April 2015 at 3:47pm
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I still play and lurk every so often. Got divorced in June of last year, and bought a vacant home that was pretty trashed, and have spend the past 9 months redoing it, have about 6 months of work left on it I think... I still play paintball, and started writing paintball articles for paintball online and Tippmann. Latest one is about paintball snipers! heh, heh, heh! http://paintball.tippmann.com/blog/how-to-paintball-sniper?utm_content=13869833&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook I dated for a while last year, and found an awesome chick, and I put a ring on it... So we will be married end of September. But, mostly I post stuff on facebook or instagram. @trailsofdoom is my instagram There are pics on my facebook of the new granite I just had installed in my house today. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206518158779357&set=pcb.10206518163019463&type=1&theater ------------- They tremble at my name... 
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Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 17 April 2015 at 4:55pm
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FE wasting no time! -------------
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Posted By: mod98commando
Date Posted: 18 April 2015 at 1:47am
Are they holding you captive in the dorms? Lol. I majored in information technology and minored in computer science. I got an internship during my last year at NJIT which turned into my first full-time position after graduation in 2010 and I've been in web development ever since. I've also started branching into mobile app development at work which is pretty cool. I registered a business name and have plans to make some apps but it's hard to find time to work on prototypes between work, keeping the house from falling apart, etc. so that hasn't really gotten very far yet. I had to take a break from paintball (and here) to focus on school and getting my career started. I bought a house a few years ago which sometimes feels like a full-time job in itself but I love having my own place. Now that things are somewhat stable I'm getting back into paintball. So much has changed since I stopped that I was completely lost in terms of what companies still exist and who the top brands/products are. I recently joined a scenario team and have been going to a lot of big games. I have to dial it down a bit since the house needs siding which is very much not free but I still make an effort to hit the field at least once a month. I actually live about 10-15 minutes from NJIT now and occasionally I'm at the school for meetups and whatnot. They built some interesting stuff over by that Greek village or whatever they call it. ------------- oreomann33: Everybody invades Poland Rofl_Mao: And everyone eats turkey Me: But only if they're hungary Mack: Yeah but hungary people go russian through their food and end up with greece on everyth |
Posted By: mod98commando
Date Posted: 18 April 2015 at 2:01am
2 kids now? Good for you. I think I stopped coming on here shortly after you had your first. I definitely agree that adulthood came with less free time than expected and I haven't even made it to parenthood yet. My house was built around 1913 and even though a ton of work was done to it before I moved in it just seems like my to-do list never ends. ------------- oreomann33: Everybody invades Poland Rofl_Mao: And everyone eats turkey Me: But only if they're hungary Mack: Yeah but hungary people go russian through their food and end up with greece on everyth |
Posted By: mod98commando
Date Posted: 18 April 2015 at 2:27am
Yeah, facebook has definitely dominated online communication over the years. I've seen a ton of paintball related groups/pages there and my team does everything through facebook. Having worked for a company that operated a few forums, I totally get why forums seem to be fading. It's a pain to keep out spammers and it's a lot of work to maintain, not to mention you have to pay to store all the posts and support many users. Or you can setup a facebook page for free and just make sure nobody posts anything foul. For a business, that's a no-brainer. I initially scoured Meetup when I wanted to start playing again but most of the groups either weren't very active or just weren't what I was looking for. I did meet somebody on there though that knows nearly everybody involved in scenario paintball and she actually introduced me to the team I joined so I guess I'll count that as a win.
Wow, I think you were still in school last time I was on here, lol. Congrats X 3 to you sir.
I completely forgot about OMHW. I don't blame them for ditching their forum but going from there to email? Why not a private facebook group?
I totally sympathize with the old house time-suck. I've heard it comes with the package when buying a house but buying an old house makes it exponentially worse. ------------- oreomann33: Everybody invades Poland Rofl_Mao: And everyone eats turkey Me: But only if they're hungary Mack: Yeah but hungary people go russian through their food and end up with greece on everyth |
Posted By: mod98commando
Date Posted: 18 April 2015 at 2:33am
Seriously. I nearly crapped my pants when I came on here and saw that there were only like 1 or two threads in T&O that had a post from the last few weeks. After all the other paintball sites I was familiar with had vanished I saw that and thought "no way, not the tippmann forum too". There is apparently still a pulse though, thankfully. ------------- oreomann33: Everybody invades Poland Rofl_Mao: And everyone eats turkey Me: But only if they're hungary Mack: Yeah but hungary people go russian through their food and end up with greece on everyth |
Posted By: mod98commando
Date Posted: 18 April 2015 at 3:07am
Sorry to hear about the divorce. It's unfortunate that nearly everybody I know that has been married has been divorced at least once but usually both parties end up better off in the end. And that house will surely keep you busy. My house wasn't trashed when I moved in and I never struggle to find something that needs to be done so your list must be a mile long. I have to say, even though doing work to a house is almost always very expensive it does tend to be very satisfying afterwards.
I did notice that you've started putting some content out there. Great stuff. I actually watched one of your videos about modding the A5 internals a few months ago and might try some of your suggestions. I used to be able to run my A5 at 600-650 psi with no issues but after not using the gun for years it can't seem to even get the velocity to 280 fps anymore let alone run at lower pressures. I also tried using some Rap4 cyclone upgrades I bought years ago and have had terrible luck with that so those are coming back off. Getting that gun back to it's former glory has been an adventure to say the least, lol. Fortunately I have my ancient 98 custom and even more ancient 68 carbine as backups while I tinker with the A5. I have to say, the 68 carbine may be super basic but I love that thing. The trigger is really heavy so long firefights can be rough but with an aftermarket barrel and HPA I was shooting +/- 2 fps accurate shots for hours with no barrel breaks after having all kinds of issues with my A5 that day.
Awesome news, congrats dude.
Very nice. The counter space in my kitchen is literally about the size of the part between your sink and the oven, lol. I had to buy a portable kitchen island thing in order to have any sort of usable counter space. Eventually I'll probably need to do something more drastic but that's a massive bill I have no interest in paying at the moment. ------------- oreomann33: Everybody invades Poland Rofl_Mao: And everyone eats turkey Me: But only if they're hungary Mack: Yeah but hungary people go russian through their food and end up with greece on everyth |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 18 April 2015 at 5:14am
I've been really interested in this for some time now. I've had an idea bouncing around in my head for a good while now, and I know it meets a demand, and I imagine people would pay for it, I just don't know who to approach about it. ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 18 April 2015 at 11:53am
Hah. I'm graduating in May thankfully. After one year in Redwwod, two in Laurel, and two in the UC I'm commuting now. I haven't played paintball since probably 2009. I moreso gravitated toward guns now along with the rest of the forum it seems. I used to go to Paintball Depot in West Milford. It is still my 'local' field but I now live in both Hopatcong and the water gap because I'm going to school. I keep saying I would like to go to D-Day this summer. NJIT is really investing in everything. I worked at the call center that harasses alumni for money so I was forced to know every detail of how they're improving. Also, I too am ridiculously out of the loop with paintball companies lately. I have no idea who is high end anymore. -------------
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Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 18 April 2015 at 6:39pm
Social media ate it.
I got a Ph.D. and now I'm a professor.
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Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 18 April 2015 at 6:41pm
If you ever want a copy edit for anything, just let me know. Email is jeriley@fgcu.edu |
Posted By: mod98commando
Date Posted: 19 April 2015 at 4:00am
Feel free to PM me if you think you want to make that idea into something tangible. Even if I'm not the one to make it for you I'm sure I could at least help steer you in the right direction. ------------- oreomann33: Everybody invades Poland Rofl_Mao: And everyone eats turkey Me: But only if they're hungary Mack: Yeah but hungary people go russian through their food and end up with greece on everyth |
Posted By: mod98commando
Date Posted: 19 April 2015 at 4:05am
Congrats on your upcoming graduation. It's an awesome feeling to finally be done with your degree. I did get one of those alumni calls last year, wonder if it was you, lol. They're always asking me for money. Glad to hear that they're putting that money to use and making things better though. ------------- oreomann33: Everybody invades Poland Rofl_Mao: And everyone eats turkey Me: But only if they're hungary Mack: Yeah but hungary people go russian through their food and end up with greece on everyth |
Posted By: mod98commando
Date Posted: 19 April 2015 at 4:10am
Very nice, congrats. I considered going for a masters but then decided not to. As much as I like learning I don't think colleges can keep up with my field. I've noticed things like Udacity pop up with nano degrees and whatnot which are interesting alternatives that I might explore. ------------- oreomann33: Everybody invades Poland Rofl_Mao: And everyone eats turkey Me: But only if they're hungary Mack: Yeah but hungary people go russian through their food and end up with greece on everyth |
Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 20 April 2015 at 2:34pm
Cool, thanks Whale. My stuff is pretty boring I think, but people seem to like it... Lol! My ex hated paintball, and everything else I was ever involved in... So needless to say I've been enjoying my new found freedom! And getting to pick stuff myself has been a blast! As I've picked just about everything in my house so far! But, I have a long way to go still, lots and lots of work. But, I like working on stuff like that so it isn't that big of a deal. I got my faucet, disposal, dishwasher and plumbing drain lines installed Friday night and Saturday morning. And took everything I owned in the kitchen out, and cleaned all the cabinets out (got them on craigslist for $900) and hadn't ever cleaned them up. Got all my stuff put away along with all the fiancee's stuff as we emptied out her storage unit. So it was a crazy busy weekend. Now I'm selling my pool table, as I don't want to move it two more times... Lol! (it is in my sunroom currently, along with two pinball machines... I need them out of there so I can tear the floor up and put in ductwork and level the floor. I was going to put them in the basement, but it isn't finished yet, and I just really don't want to move it down there, then move it to build, and put down carpet, and then move it back in place... So I'm gonna sell it. It is so strange to have a sink in my kitchen. I found myself headed to the bathroom to wash my hands when I was working in the kitchen... I forgot I had a sink right there! haha! I took a trip up to PB explosion to play Nuketown, and it was SO MUCH FUN! You guys really need to try that sometime! I've also played a bunch of other fields around the country too. It is really fun seeing new places and playing paintball! ------------- They tremble at my name...
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Posted By: Shadowminion
Date Posted: 20 April 2015 at 11:57pm
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There once was a forum ... Wow , It seems it has been a long time since I've haunted these halls . Its nice to see a name or two that I recognize and disheartening to see such disuse of a great resource and source of entertainment . Cheers Guys ! ------------- SL68-II , micro honed and polished .688" bore . Tuff Enuf . Widowmaker , under construction |
Posted By: ShortyBP
Date Posted: 21 April 2015 at 9:18pm
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Who the heck are you people? What am I doing here? Where are my pants?! (And dangit, I forgot to mail SSOK his patches!) |
Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 21 April 2015 at 10:52pm
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 21 April 2015 at 10:54pm
You still haven't told me how to pay you! Wait, no selling on the forum, noob! -------------
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Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 22 April 2015 at 12:31am
| i'm just kind of wondering when tippmann will pull the plug on this. |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 22 April 2015 at 6:03pm
Me too, it's a little surprising it didn't die in their latest site overhauls, but I'm appreciative that it didn't. Yup, I'm in San Francisco taking yer jerbs. I left Twitter a couple months ago and am just about to start a new job at Humble Bundle. |
Posted By: Bunkered
Date Posted: 01 May 2015 at 7:37pm
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Good to see some folks still drop in every now and again. I think most have grown up and moved on.. Shoot, I only popped in to ease the boredom of sitting at my desk after hours. I finally landed a process engineering job at the medical electronics company I've worked at for a couple of years. So basically I tell people how to do their jobs faster and more efficiently. Been bouncing from product launch to product launch for the last 6 months just trying to get my skills/knowledge up to try and move into that lead engineer role with an office instead of cube (and the big $$). Just trying to make it that far before someone tells me I need to go to school... I really dont want to take out student loans to take classes as I've made it this far without ANY college education and know plenty of worse-off people with $100k plus in college debt. ------------- 
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 05 May 2015 at 1:35am
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Sup losers |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 05 May 2015 at 8:03am
What a throwback! ------------- ? |
Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 14 May 2015 at 10:45am
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I'm going to Living Legends on Saturday if any of you are there be sure to say "Hi"! I'm gonna wear my pink emo glove so you can pick me out... ------------- They tremble at my name...
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Posted By: stick_boy_2002
Date Posted: 14 May 2015 at 2:47pm
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People get busy. I know ive been busy with a son, planning a wedding, and my fiancee being in and out of the hospital the last 3 months ------------- 
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 15 May 2015 at 7:02pm
Sup. It's fair to say that that one time I wanted to shove an Angel A4 board into an E-Bolted 98 did NOT work out. Ruined some good shells trying to shoe-horn that board back in there. Want it back? I still have it. :D ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 17 May 2015 at 4:08pm
| No, you keep until you get it right! |
Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 19 May 2015 at 2:33pm
It's hot -------------
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 19 May 2015 at 6:24pm
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I graduated today. Life is good. Six years as an undergrad and now I'm an engineer. Go me. -------------
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Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 20 May 2015 at 8:25am
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Congrats! Let's find Merc and build a Technical with an old Toyota truck! ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: scotchyscotch
Date Posted: 21 May 2015 at 6:18pm
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This place kinda gives me the willies. I think about all the stuff and nonsense that we've been yabbering on about over the years and also that this place has been one of the few constants of the last 10 of them. I hardly even check in since I'm not interested in canning vegetables, trucks or guns (at least not in the anorak level detail you lot seem to be) On the whole I'm still just bouncing around in life. I accidentally built a career in insurance though which I suppose is OK. But yeah. I'm older this place reminds me of when I used to play paintball and could sit for hours as a 16yo trolling with throwaway accounts. Any of you ballbags in NYC?
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 21 May 2015 at 6:52pm
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Interestingly enough, I'm probably going to go play paintball again for the first time in a couple of years this summer. My old boss moved back to the area, and is jonzing to play after a long hiatus when he lived in Raleigh. Apparently the fields down there weren't happy with the fact that he'd play aggressive and basically shoot the other team all on his own. Ought to be fun to get out and play with a good buddy again. Oh, and I'm getting a promotion at work. Moving from a 500-600 person account up to a 1500+ person account. The best part? I'll have a minion to boss around! It's a two-manager account so I'd have and assistant manager under me. =D ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 21 May 2015 at 8:17pm
| I toss around the idea of going and playing some rec ball now and then, but I have no one to go with. Everyone that I used to play with is either half way across the country after they graduated, or still playing tourny ball which I have no desire to do any more. |
Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 21 May 2015 at 8:35pm
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Congrats on the promotion Tallen. And scotchy, sounds like you're getting old and boring. Insurance?! I always expected you to join a circus or take pole dancing or something. -------------
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 21 May 2015 at 8:41pm
For the past 5-6 years, I've just gone out solo and played with the walk-ons. It's just as much fun as playing with people you know. Hell, most of the time, you wind up working well with a couple of guys and run the whole field. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 22 May 2015 at 8:06am
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I went to Living Legends last weekend... Setup in the Tippmann Booth, and met just about every youtube paintball personality out there. As well as a ton of the legends in the sport. It was amazing. Best part was... My fiancee went with me, and loaded up all my paint in my pods and mags, so I could get back quickly into the game! Got to play side by side with AlabasterSlim! Saw Pistol Pete again, and Akimbo assassin. As well as Wolf and many many more! Even played some magfed for a while with my TCR as we pushed all the way through the woods through all the camps kicking butt and taking names! My team ended up winning the entire event! Go immortals! videos on my new channel www.youtube.com/trailsofdoomHD ------------- They tremble at my name...
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 26 May 2015 at 8:47am
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Pistol Pete? I met him and Fluffy a million years ago at West Point. ------------- ? |
Posted By: DaveEllis
Date Posted: 26 May 2015 at 9:20am
I was also the playing with the PBN Modsquad. It is an awesome event, so lucky to have practically in my back yard.
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 27 May 2015 at 12:16am
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I just bought a Resurrection Autococker. It's nice to see the problems I had 5 years ago are the very same problems that haunt me today. It's nicer to see I have a well-paying job that enables my problems. Edit: *knocks on wood*
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 31 May 2015 at 4:39pm
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Good lord this place is dead. I had the last post, SEVERAL DAYS AGO. Well, I guess I'll talk about paintball some more. If you can get past the "made in Taiwan" thing, the Resurrection is an absolutely fantastic 'cocker. Simon did a fantastic job designing it back when he worked at Empire/Kee, and I'm glad to see new 'cockers on the market again. The trigger is a bit weighty, but it has this unique two-stage feeling that prevents short-stroking, so you can really lay on it regardless. It's also super smooth, and is the best stock trigger I've shot on a 'cocker. If it weren't for the weight, I'd call it the best shooting mech trigger, period. That said, I still don't really have an urge to swap trigger/sear springs or anything. The only mods I'd really like to do are purely cosmetic. Inception Designs licensed the Ripper body from Eaton and produced their own, official Ripper kit. More props to Simon for getting that going again, and I'd love to get my hands on one. I'd type up a full review, but it would echo all the other reviews online, so I guess I'm just filling the void here. It's of an impressively consistent quality. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 31 May 2015 at 5:54pm
| Why would made in taiwan be a problem? Do we have some PRC fanboys? |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 31 May 2015 at 10:13pm
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Been busy. Checked in once or twice in the past few days, but it's crunch-time at work. Had 4 events in a single day on Friday, then went rafting on the Savage River in MD on Saturday. It was housework, video editing, and getting ready for more functions today. Even the spammers have been quite (it's probably helped that I've banned entire ranges from China though). ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 31 May 2015 at 10:44pm
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Busy working. Today was my first day off after 13 days of working. 60 hour work weeks for the past 2 weeks. At least an hour of travel to and from work. Hour and a half of gym almost every day. I have things I want to get done this summer, but when overtime and double time are an option, I have a hard time passing it up when I would like to save some money for my upcoming semester. Besides, I'm not a heavy poster in the first place and like scotchy, the topics aren't of interest to me or I don't have the knowledge for them. I check here regularly though. At least every other day.
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 01 June 2015 at 3:07am
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https://youtu.be/_Rn_wESJ5VY" rel="nofollow - Footage of my rafting trip (condensed). The whole first run is available on my channel, but it's 50 minutes long. This is more of a highlight reel set to some music. It was awesome and the second run was even better (more water, bigger waves and rapids) but my camera batteries conked out at the end of the first run.... It's nice having friends in the industry. Keeps the costs down as they provide the equipment and guiding, my buddy Jae provides the muscle, and I provide lunch. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 01 June 2015 at 8:09am
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I've been thinking a lot lately about getting myself back into paintball, even if not as regular as I used to. The Albany area still has some events, so I'd have to get up there, since all of the regulars I used to outlaw with are gone. It won't be this month though, June has been locked up tight for me for a while now. I've got a total of two and a half days off this month, and I rearranged things to put them all together for a trip to the Adirondacks with a couple of buddies. My job is going well. (I think so anyway) I'm still making mistakes, but I'm only three months into it. The year and a half I spent training and working part time didn't expose me to very much, so there are definite growing pains. I've also not stopped trying to get into the SUNY Police system. I just interviewed at a very local college last week that wouldn't require us to relocate right away, so my son could stay in his current school until we get things hammered out- there won't be any rushing around. I've really got my fingers crossed for this one, and one of the guys who say in on the interview told me "I think you did really well" when I left. ------------- ? |
Posted By: oldsoldier
Date Posted: 04 June 2015 at 6:05am
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There is nothing out here, paintball dead as only one indoor and a really piss poor outdoor attempt is left, even airsoft died in eastern Nebraska and went to central Iowa. Sold all the paintball stuff except my original 68 Special, now on my I love me wall in Man Cave, and still have my high end KwA K4 Gas Blow Back airsoft as a plinker, can jack it up to 550fps, cheap shooter at 25m targets. Retirement inhales deeply, sat is a Cowboy Action Shoot locally, got grand daughters into MX racing so I am pit crew, trainer, motivator, got a track here at the farm and they practice here a lot. Just trying to stay active and above room temperature. BTW 13years on this forum saw a lot of changes, still miss the old days............. ------------- 
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 04 June 2015 at 10:19pm
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I hate my new job. -------------
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Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 05 June 2015 at 12:39am
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After 17 straight days of 12 hour night shifts I finally have a day off! -------------
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Posted By: impulse418
Date Posted: 05 June 2015 at 9:48am
| Just finished up my month long training and will be getting my own route Monday. So happy to be back in the private sector. |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 05 June 2015 at 11:14pm
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So, looks like I'm getting that transfer to a larger unit. Have to go meet the client on Tuesday to get the go-ahead. I'll go from feeding 550 or so each day to 1500. It's nothing hard, just more volume, but spread out over more time, so it actually winds up being easier. Especially given the budget we have for labor. I'll have an assistant manager under me for the first time in forever, so no more having to stay late nights for catering and stuff. There should be a pay increase as well, but not sure what it'll amount to at this point. Nobody has told anyone at my current school yet, and I'm sure they won't be happy that they're losing me, but I'm bored there, and this new unit will help me practice my craft and hone my managerial skills much better. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 06 June 2015 at 11:29pm
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I drove my crappy Mustang for the first time today. Life isn't so bad. -------------
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Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 07 June 2015 at 1:01am
| I found a kegerator at a rummage sale for $65. So once I clean it up I'm going to have nice cold tap beer at my house. |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 11 June 2015 at 5:44pm
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Posted By: JohnnyCanuck
Date Posted: 11 June 2015 at 6:24pm
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I'm selling a couple of things on kijiji.ca - which is equivalent to craigslist - my '02 WRX hatchback and our motorhome. I should post all the lame-o inquiries but I'll mention a few special ones. Now if I'm buying something, I'll say something like, 'Hi, just wondering if your xxx is still for sale', some questions I might have, etc. The first response I got on my WRX, which was at 2:30am, was, '$3000, take it or leave it' ; that's it. I was asking $6,500, so I answered back, thanks for the swell offer, give me some time to think about it, if you don't hear back from me in a year or two I'm still thinking about it; no response. I have no problem negotiating a price, AFTER you come and look at it, until then, screw off. At 3:10am I got an offer for 4k, that's all the email said, 4k. I actually phoned this guy and asked why $2500 less, and he tells me that he has owned lots of subarus an mines overpriced, I ask him which subarus he's owned, which engine, etc and of course he knew diddly about subbies. So I ask him if he's still interested and he says yes, and arranges a time to come see it. I should have just ignored him but I wanted to meet this guy, so he shows up 2 hours early and was pestering my wife about opening the garage door so he could see it and take it for a drive. My wife phones me and tells me this so when I pull up I get out and tell him to take a hike. The best part was he had his dad with him, which wasn't an issue, but his dad proceeds to tell my what a pos subarus are, my car was over priced, etc, all with his proud kid smirking at me. It was so much simpler back home where the population was 15k, I knew lots of people, knew their vehicles, they knew mine and her in Edmonton with a million people it's a much different story. ------------- Imagine there’s a picture of your favourite thing here. |
Posted By: Hairball!!!
Date Posted: 11 June 2015 at 9:47pm
| Internet classifieds are a goldmine of weird encounters and weird people. A few months ago I was selling an old TV for cheap, and I start getting texts from an individual asking a lot about the dimensions and weight and whatnot. Not that weird, since it wasn't a flat screen, but they got oddly specific. Turns out it's a kid (~12 years old) who lived on the top floor of an apartment building without an elevator, and he asked if I could deliver it to him and bring it up there. Sorry, I'm not going to deliver a 60lb TV by myself up half a dozen floors for $40. |
Posted By: BradNowell
Date Posted: 12 June 2015 at 12:15am
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I dont know if any of you will remember me; but i surely remember you all. Just decided to check out the ol' tippmann forum and surprisingly remember my password. Anyone heard from Shenk over the years? edit: wow joined 10 years ago next month. ------------- "When I travel through mountainous areas or places of questionable hillbilly population, I usually keep a gun in the vehicle" -Da Hui |
Posted By: Monk
Date Posted: 18 June 2015 at 12:40pm
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Been lurking on here usually while underway. Bought an old house and been working on it, got married. Got a couple Huskies. Will be getting out of the Navy after shore duty, wife made it into STA-21, woot woot. Sugar mama status. Going into indie game development after. Not sure what Jen (or whatever her name was on here.) Left Missouri 5 years ago and havent really talked to her since, if anyone still has her on facebook or anything, you should tell her to get ahold of me hahahaha. Thought for sure this place would be gone by now. |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 22 June 2015 at 9:53am
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Nah, we're still around, we all just pop back in here to see who managed to get married, had a kid, got a new job, bought a new gun, retired, or died since the last time we visited. ------------- ? |
Posted By: scotchyscotch
Date Posted: 23 June 2015 at 8:07pm
| I died but only on the inside. |
Posted By: JohnnyCanuck
Date Posted: 23 June 2015 at 10:14pm
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clean the rotted haggis from your teeth, you'll smell better. ------------- Imagine there’s a picture of your favourite thing here. |
Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 24 June 2015 at 11:12am
| I'm going to San Francisco next month for a conference. That's pretty cool. |
Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 24 June 2015 at 2:03pm
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 24 June 2015 at 5:24pm
You gonna hook up with Choop while you're out there? ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 25 June 2015 at 1:34pm
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Still lurking. Nothing to report that is any good. 2015 sucks, Reb passed some of his bad luck to me. ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: oldsoldier
Date Posted: 28 June 2015 at 12:29pm
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MY 'new' expensive hobby. Owner and pit boss, mechanic of 'Old Soldier Racing', the grand kids and Motocross. Have the practice track on the back field of our farm, increasing difficulty gradually for them. Parts, labor, go fast parts and gear are more expensive than I thought, but having fun. I no longer 'race' competive, I just putter with the boys and do the 6 laps, last is still good when you are still riding. Had to sell off my vintage bikes, momma finally figured out I could get hurt far worse on a 82 YZ490J than my 13 CRF250X. And almost had my replica 76 RM370A DeCoster replica Suzuki up and ready. Both are now in England racing over there, got a great price for them, way, way over trade value at a dealer. Me chasing grandkids on my CRF250L https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efgnlh5BHsY&feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efgnlh5BHsY&feature=youtu.be -------------
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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 28 June 2015 at 11:13pm
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OS, need more banks. I'm working a lot of hours at Siemens. Did a food tasting for wedding reception. Reception venue reserved. Working 10-12 hours a day. Still make time to hit the gym, go home, eat, sleep, and do it all over again. Do you guys remember watching battlebots on TV? It's back and some of the match ups are interesting to watch. |
Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 29 June 2015 at 12:45am
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What do you do for Siemens? I tried to get a job there in their medical lab diagnostics divisions, but it didn't pan out. We have a bunch of their analyzers so we work real close with lots of their support staff. Seems like a nice company to work for.
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Posted By: DaveEllis
Date Posted: 29 June 2015 at 4:13pm
Ninja Paintball is actually one of the sponsors of http://battlebots.com/robot/bronco/" rel="nofollow - http://battlebots.com/robot/bronco/ Bronco, one of the battlebots.
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 29 June 2015 at 7:04pm
Tough break man, sorry to hear.....but know that I kept most of the bad luck to myself.  ------------- ? |
Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 30 June 2015 at 8:41am
Thanks Reb. Long story short, back in March my sister lost her fight with pancreatic cancer and just a month later my wife was diagnosed with large B cell lymphoma non hogdkins. After 2 chemo treatments the mass has shrunk by 85%. I hate seeing her sick after chemo and not be able to do much to help ease her suffering. I feel helpless. ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: deadeye007
Date Posted: 30 June 2015 at 6:33pm
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Sorry for your rough patch Ceesman. I've never been a good motivational speaker, but hang in there. ------------- Face it guys, common sense is a form of wealth and we're surrounded by poverty.-Strato |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 02 July 2015 at 7:34am
So sorry to hear this my friend, really. Best of luck to you and your family. ------------- ? |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 02 July 2015 at 9:24am
I've got a good buddy going through a similar trial. His fiancee was diagnosed with stage 4 nasopharyngeal carcinoma this past year and it had already turned into a massive intercranial tumor that was inoperable. Luckily an aggressive course of chemo and radiation seems to have done the trick, but they won't know until 3 months from now when they can finally run an MRI on her again and test for any lingering cancer cells. My buddy is a certified macho-redneck and he feels utterly helpless that he can't do anything for her except just be by her side. It's heartbreaking to see him go through the struggle of not being able to physically do anything, so I know what you must be going through. I'll keep you guys in my thoughts and prayers. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 02 July 2015 at 2:38pm
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Thanks guys! ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 03 July 2015 at 12:22am
I applied for their medical sales over a year ago. I would have hated it. I work in building automation, or better known as HVAC. It keeps me busy, which I like because sitting around can be really boring.
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Posted By: TheSpookyKids87
Date Posted: 15 July 2015 at 8:39am
| I still lurk here every once in a while. But anyways, I finished grad school, got engaged, and work as a school psychologist. Still have all my old paintball stuff, but haven't gone in years. |
Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 16 July 2015 at 11:05am
What was your degree in? And what's that job like?
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Posted By: Rofl_Mao
Date Posted: 20 July 2015 at 6:59pm
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Wow lots has changed with everyone! I'm still working in IT on a help desk for a huge company. So not much has changed for me. I lurk from time to time but mostly stick to reddit 'cause reasons. On the bright side I bought my first gun cabinet tonight, so now I have that to fill with my paychecks. |
Posted By: TheSpookyKids87
Date Posted: 21 July 2015 at 7:54am
I have a BA in Psychology, a MA in Educational Psychology and a Professional Diploma in School Psychology (MA+38). I am currently working mostly with preschool aged children. Mostly, to see if they qualify for special education and related services (Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Physical Therapy). There is a lot of testing and paperwork with the job. I administer cognitive assessments (IQ tests) to students, individual counseling, group counseling, behavior management in the classroom, helping parents find resources, talk to administration and hope to get more services in the school, develop IEPs, etc. For the most part, I do enjoy my job though it can get overwhelming at times. |
Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 21 July 2015 at 10:08am
That's really awesome. Considered getting an Ed.D/Ph.D. at some point?
It seems like a job that would be equal parts exhausting and soul-satisfying.
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Posted By: TheSpookyKids87
Date Posted: 21 July 2015 at 11:09am
I have thought about going back to get my Psy.D. There is a program that is kind of near by that encourages you to work full-time and attend school at night. It would take about 3-4 years to complete. I want to get more experience in my career and hopefully the district I am working at will help pay for some of it. I am also considering going back to school to get my BCBA to get my behaviorist degree. That will take less time and be easier on the wallet and will make me more valuable. Are you still at Fort Meyers? I may be heading down there this November. |
Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 21 July 2015 at 6:25pm
Sure enough. I'm a professor at FGCU. If you're in town I will buy you a beverage of your choosing.
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Posted By: TheSpookyKids87
Date Posted: 24 July 2015 at 8:34am
Awesome, if I go down, I'll let you know. |
Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 24 July 2015 at 9:15am
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I'm enjoying the new Tippmann TCR magfed, but I've decided I don't like using 12 grams... Lol! ------------- They tremble at my name...
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Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 30 July 2015 at 11:02am
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This fall I am teaching: JOU3106 PhotoJournalism MMC2046 News Literacy MMC3104 Writing for a Mass Audience
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 30 July 2015 at 3:12pm
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I read G.I. Sports (Tippmann's owners) just bought out Kee. That's a whole bunch of names under one conglomerate... ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 30 July 2015 at 6:26pm
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Posted By: bravecoward
Date Posted: 30 July 2015 at 9:58pm
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I've been holding off posting until someone said "what ever happened to bravecoward...?" Still in Phoenix designing for newspapers across the west/Phoenix. ------------- 
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Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 31 July 2015 at 12:11am
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Haven't heard from bravecoward in a while. What ever happened to him? -------------
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 31 July 2015 at 4:28am
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Posted By: impulse418
Date Posted: 31 July 2015 at 10:46am
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 01 August 2015 at 12:16pm
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