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Started by Bo D, September 03, 2018, 08:47:26 PM

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Bo D

September 03, 2018, 08:47:26 PM
Hello to all my dear old friends here!  First of all, I sincerely apologize for my silence since I retired. I hope you are all well. I have missed you but the freedom from computers after 30+ years in IT has made me a new person, a different person. In the past two and a half years I have made a conscious effort to forget everything I ever knew about computers except for the raw basics. I have been liberated. And I find myself busier now that I was when I worked. I now have four great grandkids. And this year I succumbed to a longtime dream and bought a new boat - the 40th Anniversary Heritage Edition Tracker. I have had some fun with that I tell you!

Anyway, I heard from a old friend recently and it reminded me how much I miss you all. I will try to check in occasionally and I may even have something to write every now and then.
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

The Troll

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September 03, 2018, 09:55:10 PM
Quote from: Bo D on September 03, 2018, 08:47:26 PM
Hello to all my dear old friends here!  First of all, I sincerely apologize for my silence since I retired. I hope you are all well. I have missed you but the freedom from computers after 30+ years in IT has made me a new person, a different person. In the past two and a half years I have made a conscious effort to forget everything I ever knew about computers except for the raw basics. I have been liberated. And I find myself busier now that I was when I worked. I now have four great grandkids. And this year I succumbed to a longtime dream and bought a new boat - the 40th Anniversary Heritage Edition Tracker. I have had some fun with that I tell you!

Anyway, I heard from a old friend recently and it reminded me how much I miss you all. I will try to check in occasionally and I may even have something to write every now and then.

  Yep, there is two days in a boat owners life.   :yes:  The day he buys it and the day he sells it.   :smile:  I have own boats of all kinds since I was 16 years old.  The first one was a 12 ft. punkin-seed racing boat with a 30 HP Mercury motor.  Sure was fast.  The last boat I had was a 17 ft.  Sea Ray fish and ski with a 110 HP Mercury motor.  I sold it 2 weeks ago.  It is and was my last boat.  I sure had good time with my boats.  I hope you have fun and good luck with your boat.  :yes:  :sailor: :fish:

  You do know that a boat is a hole in the water where you throw your money into regularly, all the time.   :biggrin:  :tiphat:

Palehorse

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September 03, 2018, 10:00:45 PM
How cool to hear from you Bo D ! A few of us have been wondering what happened to yah!

Totally understand though. Maybe one day I will find myself in the very same situation. . .  :smile:

Just give us a shout now and then so we know you're still sucking air please!  :biggrin:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Bo D

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September 03, 2018, 10:15:33 PM
Quote from: The Troll on September 03, 2018, 09:55:10 PM
 
  Yep, there is two days in a boat owners life.   :yes:  The day he buys it and the day he sells it.   :smile:  I have own boats of all kinds since I was 16 years old.  The first one was a 12 ft. punkin-seed racing boat with a 30 HP Mercury motor.  Sure was fast.  The last boat I had was a 17 ft.  Sea Ray fish and ski with a 110 HP Mercury motor.  I sold it 2 weeks ago.  It is and was my last boat.  I sure had good time with my boats.  I hope you have fun and good luck with your boat.  :yes:  :sailor: :fish:

  You do know that a boat is a hole in the water where you throw your money into regularly, all the time.   :biggrin:  :tiphat:

Thanks, Troll
Yep I've heard it said. B-O-A-T break out another thousand. That's what I hope to avoid by buying the full package deal. We'll see!
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

Bo D

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September 03, 2018, 10:19:34 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on September 03, 2018, 10:00:45 PM
How cool to hear from you Bo D ! A few of us have been wondering what happened to yah!

Totally understand though. Maybe one day I will find myself in the very same situation. . .  :smile:

Just give us a shout now and then so we know you're still sucking air please!  :biggrin:

Palehorse! Dear friend! I'm doing more than just sucking air! I'm not spending my life behind a desk anymore. I'm healthier than I have been in years and I've lost a lot of weight. Life is good!
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

Henry Hawk

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September 04, 2018, 08:59:48 AM
Hey Bod D!! It is awesome to hear from you!!! I am SO HAPPY you are enjoying your time now!!!!!  Hey, if you get time to stop by to kick my ass, it has been a while... ;D  .. I can use one!  You used to do pretty darn good in that dept!!  ;D


Seriously!! Hope to see you stop in and let us know how things are going!!  Been wondering about you!!  :yes:
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Palehorse

#6
September 04, 2018, 10:40:06 AM
Quote from: Bo D on September 03, 2018, 10:19:34 PM
Palehorse! Dear friend! I'm doing more than just sucking air! I'm not spending my life behind a desk anymore. I'm healthier than I have been in years and I've lost a lot of weight. Life is good!

Awesome news my Friend. Sounds like retirement is very much agreeing with you!  :yes: :smile:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Locutus

#7
September 04, 2018, 10:45:50 AM
Glad to hear from you Bo D!  Glad that you're no longer stuck at a desk, and working on computers or computer related issues all day long.  I know exactly what that life is like.  :yes:  I'm still living it. 

Enjoy that boat man, and please do stop by from time to time and let us know what's going on with you.  We'll leave the light on for you.

Welcome back!

One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Troll

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September 04, 2018, 12:01:12 PM

  Retirement is great man.  :yes: :biggrin:  January the 1st of this year I will have been retired 22 years, I got to retire at 59  :yeah:  And after 38 years working for Ford Motor Co.  I haven't miss one day working in that dirty, noisy, oily, hot place.    :bliss:  :choo:  :choo:  :choo:

  Working for Ford, the best company in the world and having the UAW for a union, the best union in the world.  They haven't missed a Ford retirement check or miss paying my UAW union benefits.  Life is good so far, as long as Trump and the Republicans don't screw it up.  All of us retirees have to worry about that.  :salute:  :thumbsup:

  May you live as long as you want and not want as long as you live.   :island:

libby

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September 04, 2018, 04:35:10 PM
Hello old friend, and welcome back! :yes:
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn
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