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Post by WKDWZD on Dec 13, 2018 8:28:02 GMT -5
I stopped shaving 14 years ago, the day I retired. I just trim my beard and moustache every 3 or 4 days now. Does it get caught in your spinning globe ..?? If you are really interested, it's all trimmed back to 2.5 mm, so the answer would be no.
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Post by stevez51 on Dec 13, 2018 8:45:18 GMT -5
Does it get caught in your spinning globe ..?? If you are really interested, it's all trimmed back to 2.5 mm, so the answer would be no. Safety 1st ..........
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Post by guido2 on Dec 13, 2018 12:07:04 GMT -5
I stopped shaving 14 years ago, the day I retired. I just trim my beard and moustache every 3 or 4 days now. Didn't I see you on Duck Dynasty. 😄
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Post by WKDWZD on Dec 13, 2018 13:10:22 GMT -5
I stopped shaving 14 years ago, the day I retired. I just trim my beard and moustache every 3 or 4 days now. Didn't I see you on Duck Dynasty. 😄 Nah, I wouldn't sport a rat's nest like those, think more in terms of Prince Harry, but salt 'n pepper, not ginger ...
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Post by Bartman on Dec 14, 2018 21:49:45 GMT -5
Had a beard for a lot of yrs in my 30's then just the 'stache into my 50's. Then when everything started going Gray, well it had to go too. Luckily Male Pattern Baldness does Not run in my family so I still have all my hair on top.
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Post by apexbud on Dec 14, 2018 23:07:31 GMT -5
This discussion made me think about how long I have had a beard.
I seem to remember starting to grow it after 9/11/01. No politics here, but things, and people changed.
I kept it trimmed and neat, until I retired. It then went to full Duck Dynasty, with a pony tail.
I had a pretty good ponytail during college in the '70s, but could not grow a decent beard. It always came out light red.
It became more trouble than its worth, and trimmed everything way back, out of the way.
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Post by zenwalk on Dec 16, 2018 15:26:08 GMT -5
What's the best part about getting older? Retiring? Grandkids? Slower pace? Traveling? Volunteering? The senior menu.
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Post by cowboyz on Dec 18, 2018 14:48:35 GMT -5
What's the best part about getting older? Retiring? Grandkids? Slower pace? Traveling? Volunteering? The senior menu. That's a plus!!
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Post by zenwalk on Dec 30, 2018 14:40:26 GMT -5
That's a plus!! It makes up for lot. It has to.
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Post by Paradox; on Jan 8, 2019 19:00:24 GMT -5
of getting old, is it bad that one has buried so many good relatives and friends or good that one is still alive? I've yet to figure that one out.
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Post by WKDWZD on Jan 9, 2019 18:15:56 GMT -5
Free bus pass ....
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Post by LamarWillFlop on Feb 15, 2019 0:17:22 GMT -5
Being able to afford most anything you like..... within reason.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 6:30:59 GMT -5
of getting old, is it bad that one has buried so many good relatives and friends or good that one is still alive? I've yet to figure that one out. Let me know when you figure it out!
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Post by cowboyz on Feb 15, 2019 7:11:23 GMT -5
Being able to afford most anything you like..... within reason. A definite plus!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 10:26:28 GMT -5
Being able to afford most anything you like..... within reason. A definite plus! Some of us aren't quite so lucky
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Post by cowboyz on Feb 15, 2019 10:31:43 GMT -5
A definite plus! Some of us aren't quite so lucky I understand that.
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Post by guido2 on Feb 15, 2019 14:56:13 GMT -5
Being able to afford most anything you like..... within reason. I kinda like that I have time to re-purpose or fix things. Or buy something second hand and refurbish it. And generally they work as good or better than a new replacement … and for little or no cost in some cases. I am lucky to have a pretty decent work shop and have always 'horded' bit pieces of this or that...that can be made to work on something of a completely different purpose. For example: had a fairly new dehumidifier that started leaking all over the place. Took it apart....cleaned it...flushed the trays...replaced the drain pipes and fasteners with stuff from my parts stash. Hours work at the bench....saved 175 or so.
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Post by Mr.Lizard on Feb 16, 2019 1:15:46 GMT -5
Being able to afford most anything you like..... within reason. I kinda like that I have time to re-purpose or fix things. Or buy something second hand and refurbish it. And generally they work as good or better than a new replacement … and for little or no cost in some cases. I am lucky to have a pretty decent work shop and have always 'horded' bit pieces of this or that...that can be made to work on something of a completely different purpose. For example: had a fairly new dehumidifier that started leaking all over the place. Took it apart....cleaned it...flushed the trays...replaced the drain pipes and fasteners with stuff from my parts stash. Hours work at the bench....saved 175 or so. I still like to tinker, always have. Owning more tools in triplicate than I'll ever use is also a luxury. In a past life for over 20 years I spun a lot of wrenches on aircraft. Anymore I like to legally buy and restore klunker firearms. If they're too far gone they either go in my parts bin or I part them out. Numrich is a pretty good source as is SARCO but war horse parts are getting both thin and expensive. (think Luger) Pre computer cars are still fun and overall pretty easy to diagnose and repair but hunching over and getting off knees gets tougher year after year.
I noticed one ingenious person recommenced liquid lanolin cut with water free isopropyl. What he forgot to tell you is to SPRAY it on the cases and let it dry overnight. It works great!
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Post by guido2 on Feb 16, 2019 9:07:29 GMT -5
I kinda like that I have time to re-purpose or fix things. Or buy something second hand and refurbish it. And generally they work as good or better than a new replacement … and for little or no cost in some cases. I am lucky to have a pretty decent work shop and have always 'horded' bit pieces of this or that...that can be made to work on something of a completely different purpose. For example: had a fairly new dehumidifier that started leaking all over the place. Took it apart....cleaned it...flushed the trays...replaced the drain pipes and fasteners with stuff from my parts stash. Hours work at the bench....saved 175 or so. I still like to tinker, always have. Owning more tools in triplicate than I'll ever use is also a luxury. In a past life for over 20 years I spun a lot of wrenches on aircraft. Anymore I like to legally buy and restore klunker firearms. If they're too far gone they either go in my parts bin or I part them out. Numrich is a pretty good source as is SARCO but war horse parts are getting both thin and expensive. (think Luger) Pre computer cars are still fun and overall pretty easy to diagnose and repair but hunching over and getting off knees gets tougher year after year.
I noticed one ingenious person recommenced liquid lanolin cut with water free isopropyl. What he forgot to tell you is to SPRAY it on the cases and let it dry overnight. It works great!
Aircraft? Commercial or military. Old or new. I am a big aircraft buff and build detailed plastic models of mostly WW2 aircraft but I dabble in x-planes and oddities. I still have plenty of lube and use a 'special' mat to roll the casings before sizing. And they too sit overnight, But I guess I will keep the lanolin thing in mind. All my press/reloading stuff is Lee for the most part. A lot of guys I know kinda look down their noses at Lee stuff but it is reasonably priced and simple to maintain. Knock wood I have yet to have a part break or wear out...while the other guys are always complaining about their stuff. Go figure.
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Post by LeapingLizard on Feb 16, 2019 14:04:56 GMT -5
I still like to tinker, always have. Owning more tools in triplicate than I'll ever use is also a luxury. In a past life for over 20 years I spun a lot of wrenches on aircraft. Anymore I like to legally buy and restore klunker firearms. If they're too far gone they either go in my parts bin or I part them out. Numrich is a pretty good source as is SARCO but war horse parts are getting both thin and expensive. (think Luger) Pre computer cars are still fun and overall pretty easy to diagnose and repair but hunching over and getting off knees gets tougher year after year.
I noticed one ingenious person recommenced liquid lanolin cut with water free isopropyl. What he forgot to tell you is to SPRAY it on the cases and let it dry overnight. It works great!
Aircraft? Commercial or military. Old or new. I am a big aircraft buff and build detailed plastic models of mostly WW2 aircraft but I dabble in x-planes and oddities. I still have plenty of lube and use a 'special' mat to roll the casings before sizing. And they too sit overnight, But I guess I will keep the lanolin thing in mind. All my press/reloading stuff is Lee for the most part. A lot of guys I know kinda look down their noses at Lee stuff but it is reasonably priced and simple to maintain. Knock wood I have yet to have a part break or wear out...while the other guys are always complaining about their stuff. Go figure. Aircraft? Commercial or military. Old or new..... both for their time. E-1's, E-2's, C118's (DC-6) C-131H (Convair 580's) C-9's (DC-9's and dabbled in hydraulic components on too many to list including A-7 and Phantoms but I did repair on a F4F Hellcat once that they literally found in a old storage trailer at NAS Norfolk circa 1970. It was meant as a training device during WW2 and had plexiglas over critical components where the skin was cut away. Imagine the shock when they cut that lock! IPB's were long gone by then so we actually borrowed manuals from the Smithsonian to find out test procedures and correct O and backup rings to use to repack gear and hook actuators if memory serves me right. We did our thing while the tin benders manufactured new skin. 2 years later it actually flew!
Crewing on the old transports was the job of a lifetime. Much time away from home but it was an adventure.
I'll use Lee dies and even have a press but compare them to the old Herters or any more expensive RCBS they're just cheap by comparison IMO. Lee loading books however are second to none IMO.
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Post by guido2 on Feb 18, 2019 13:03:31 GMT -5
Aircraft? Commercial or military. Old or new. I am a big aircraft buff and build detailed plastic models of mostly WW2 aircraft but I dabble in x-planes and oddities. I still have plenty of lube and use a 'special' mat to roll the casings before sizing. And they too sit overnight, But I guess I will keep the lanolin thing in mind. All my press/reloading stuff is Lee for the most part. A lot of guys I know kinda look down their noses at Lee stuff but it is reasonably priced and simple to maintain. Knock wood I have yet to have a part break or wear out...while the other guys are always complaining about their stuff. Go figure. Aircraft? Commercial or military. Old or new..... both for their time. E-1's, E-2's, C118's (DC-6) C-131H (Convair 580's) C-9's (DC-9's and dabbled in hydraulic components on too many to list including A-7 and Phantoms but I did repair on a F4F Hellcat once that they literally found in a old storage trailer at NAS Norfolk circa 1970. It was meant as a training device during WW2 and had plexiglas over critical components where the skin was cut away. Imagine the shock when they cut that lock! IPB's were long gone by then so we actually borrowed manuals from the Smithsonian to find out test procedures and correct O and backup rings to use to repack gear and hook actuators if memory serves me right. We did our thing while the tin benders manufactured new skin. 2 years later it actually flew!
Crewing on the old transports was the job of a lifetime. Much time away from home but it was an adventure.
I'll use Lee dies and even have a press but compare them to the old Herters or any more expensive RCBS they're just cheap by comparison IMO. Lee loading books however are second to none IMO.
Sounds like you had a lot of fun with those toys. Man what I would have given to be able to work on that F4F as I said WW2 is my sweet spot. I have entertained the idea of volunteering at the Smithsonian or Martin's to help with restorations. Don't know much about actual aircraft repair...but fair amount of car and general wrench turning. My tool box or should I say cabinet proves it. It is nice to hear that you were one of the forthunately ones where your career was also your passion. I don't do high volume re-loading ...single stage. Shoot a box reload a box. So maybe that is why the Lee(s) have held up. Plus I also tend to not abuse them and take care of them.
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Post by Bartman on Sept 17, 2019 21:03:11 GMT -5
Best Part!
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Post by Gentile on Sept 28, 2019 9:22:19 GMT -5
is it bad that one has buried so many good relatives and friends or good that one is still alive? The one thing that haunts me still is those friends of mine who died young. Mike (8-suicide), Hubert (12-cancer), Trish (15-car crash), Eddie (18-cancer), Tom (19-helicopter crash) - all good friends of mine gone before they ever really had a chance to start living. Many years later, I still mourn their loss...
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Post by guido2 on Oct 2, 2019 11:57:56 GMT -5
is it bad that one has buried so many good relatives and friends or good that one is still alive? The one thing that haunts me still is those friends of mine who died young. Mike (8-suicide), Hubert (12-cancer), Trish (15-car crash), Eddie (18-cancer), Tom (19-helicopter crash) - all good friends of mine gone before they ever really had a chance to start living. Many years later, I still mourn their loss...
I don't think the age of the death is as important as the strength of your connection with that person. I lost my two best friends within a year of each other about 6 years ago. I had known them for about 2 decades and we were all nearing retirement age. I was so looking forward to going to games or fishing or whatever whenever we felt like it. Like being kids again...'hey you want to....'. No planning, no scheduling, no 'work tomorrow' ….just go. And in rapid succession...like within a year or so...one committed suicide....the other succumbed to cancer. Now everytime I hear a train horn at night (one worked for Amtrak) or see a sailboat (one loved to sail)...I feel sad. I get it. 😞
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 14:04:15 GMT -5
The one thing that haunts me still is those friends of mine who died young. Mike (8-suicide), Hubert (12-cancer), Trish (15-car crash), Eddie (18-cancer), Tom (19-helicopter crash) - all good friends of mine gone before they ever really had a chance to start living. Many years later, I still mourn their loss...
I don't think the age of the death is as important as the strength of your connection with that person. I lost my two best friends within a year of each other about 6 years ago. I had known them for about 2 decades and we were all nearing retirement age. I was so looking forward to going to games or fishing or whatever whenever we felt like it. Like being kids again...'hey you want to....'. No planning, no scheduling, no 'work tomorrow' ….just go. And in rapid succession...like within a year or so...one committed suicide....the other succumbed to cancer. Now everytime I hear a train horn at night (one worked for Amtrak) or see a sailboat (one loved to sail)...I feel sad. I get it. 😞 guido, then don’t move to Havre de Grace, we have sailboats galore plus Amtrak and freight trains! 😉 I get you though...I lost my best friend three years ago. I miss her every single day. My husband and I are still friends with people we’ve known for 50 years, and I occasionally think how we’ll start to lose these people one by one and I dread it. So far it’s been a few peripheral acquaintances, which is sad, but no one from our core group. That’s the worst part of growing older. The best thing...hmmm. I guess the money and time to do what we want. And grandkids WHEN I GET SOME!! 🥺
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Post by guido2 on Oct 2, 2019 15:18:35 GMT -5
I don't think the age of the death is as important as the strength of your connection with that person. I lost my two best friends within a year of each other about 6 years ago. I had known them for about 2 decades and we were all nearing retirement age. I was so looking forward to going to games or fishing or whatever whenever we felt like it. Like being kids again...'hey you want to....'. No planning, no scheduling, no 'work tomorrow' ….just go. And in rapid succession...like within a year or so...one committed suicide....the other succumbed to cancer. Now everytime I hear a train horn at night (one worked for Amtrak) or see a sailboat (one loved to sail)...I feel sad. I get it. 😞 guido, then don’t move to Havre de Grace, we have sailboats galore plus Amtrak and freight trains! 😉 I get you though...I lost my best friend three years ago. I miss her every single day. My husband and I are still friends with people we’ve known for 50 years, and I occasionally think how we’ll start to lose these people one by one and I dread it. So far it’s been a few peripheral acquaintances, which is sad, but no one from our core group. That’s the worst part of growing older. The best thing...hmmm. I guess the money and time to do what we want. And grandkids WHEN I GET SOME!! 🥺 I think that people that have children that become of child bearing age want Grandkids as a payback. See, see...and you wonder why I was upset with you! 😉😄
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 15:26:09 GMT -5
guido, then don’t move to Havre de Grace, we have sailboats galore plus Amtrak and freight trains! 😉 I get you though...I lost my best friend three years ago. I miss her every single day. My husband and I are still friends with people we’ve known for 50 years, and I occasionally think how we’ll start to lose these people one by one and I dread it. So far it’s been a few peripheral acquaintances, which is sad, but no one from our core group. That’s the worst part of growing older. The best thing...hmmm. I guess the money and time to do what we want. And grandkids WHEN I GET SOME!! 🥺 I think that people that have children that become of child bearing age want Grandkids as a payback. See, see...and you wonder why I was upset with you! 😉😄 That’s just a bonus 😉 I’d enjoy having a baby around. Even my husband said he’s ready. I just know I’m going to be like my mom was when my kids were little...every visit she brought bags from the mall - clothes, toys, goodies. If we weren’t home, I’d come back to find stuff left on the porch. I’ll be like that 😊
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Post by guido2 on Oct 3, 2019 14:09:57 GMT -5
I think that people that have children that become of child bearing age want Grandkids as a payback. See, see...and you wonder why I was upset with you! 😉😄 That’s just a bonus 😉 I’d enjoy having a baby around. Even my husband said he’s ready. I just know I’m going to be like my mom was when my kids were little...every visit she brought bags from the mall - clothes, toys, goodies. If we weren’t home, I’d come back to find stuff left on the porch. I’ll be like that 😊 I am glad that there are some people that still look at 'kids' in that framework. Good for you. We need more like you.
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Post by Gentile on Oct 6, 2019 9:11:55 GMT -5
I've been blessed with good family genetics so - aside from the daily aches and pains - I still think of myself basically as a 40 year old in a 70 year old body. Yet I really don't want to be one of those old farts unable to part with their last vestiges of youth.
The late screenwriter/author Bud Schulberg once wrote that - in hindsight - he never should have treated his youth as a career, but rather as a preparation. I always kind of liked that statement...
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Post by Bartman on Oct 21, 2019 21:28:30 GMT -5
I've been blessed with good family genetics so - aside from the daily aches and pains - I still think of myself basically as a 40 year old in a 70 year old body. Yet I really don't want to be one of those old farts unable to part with their last vestiges of youth. The late screenwriter/author Bud Schulberg once wrote that - in hindsight - he never should have treated his youth as a career, but rather as a preparation. I always kind of liked that statement... I think that One thing most people overlook and I've mentioned this to several Younger people, is that no matter how Old your Body gets, the Person Inside doesn't really change all that much. They'll find that out some day. I think and feel (though Not Physically) like I'm still in my late 20's or 30's but you go, "Holy S! I'm Old Now! I thought I'd be Dead by now!" You never think of that when your Younger but then one day, Here you Are! Crap!!! Yeah my Avatar there is like 15 years ago now, Dammit!
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