TOAK- Thread Of All Knowledge- Part IV
#7391
10-30-2015, 07:38 PM
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I would loved to have taken the bike but since the missus was with me we were on sort of a compressed schedule. It took three days to drive to Seattle, we spent two nights in Portland, OR then four days to get home after we knocked around a bit. Saw some really nice places I would like to ride. I think maybe a spring ride to Utah would be nice.
How many miles total?
#7392
10-30-2015, 07:39 PM
Tim, that may be the first time I have ever been accused of that....
#7393
10-30-2015, 07:41 PM
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Yeah, morning/afternoon hunt. With Halloween being tomorrow, the boy is probably going to head out which then I can Trick n Drink the neighbourhood.
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10-30-2015, 07:42 PM
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I'm glad I'm your first, Big Guy! Hahahaha
#7395
10-30-2015, 07:48 PM
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Russ, as difficult as it was, the guy was there with the blessing of club management. We are talking an annual event that was about 3 to 400 hundred, including spouses. They've invited the guy again and that's where the dander gets up.
The guy is VERY WELL KNOWN nationally and well connected. Lost both legs to an IED in Iraq so no doubt about his service, it just seems he couldn't figure out a lot of us, in different times, were there in other places, served honorably and don't go around making a livin' off our injuries. Sorry if that sounds callous....as you can imagine the age group in a country club includes lots of WW2 vets, The Greatest Generation, Korea and Nam.
The guy is VERY WELL KNOWN nationally and well connected. Lost both legs to an IED in Iraq so no doubt about his service, it just seems he couldn't figure out a lot of us, in different times, were there in other places, served honorably and don't go around making a livin' off our injuries. Sorry if that sounds callous....as you can imagine the age group in a country club includes lots of WW2 vets, The Greatest Generation, Korea and Nam.
My most recent experience with one of these guys was not long after my surgery and I was still on my walker out with the wife. Some guy comes running up on me and asks if I was injured in Iraq or Afghanistan. I told him no that it was a long term injury from years of military service. He scoffed, pulled up his sleeve and showed me his "battle scar" on his upper arm making sure to let me know he received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star. I told him "thanks for your service" and he wandered off feeling all superior about himself. My wife looked at me and said "Why?" I told her some people NEED to show that stuff. She said "No, why didn't you tell him how you actually earned that walker?" I told her that was not what he wanted to hear and it was OK I don't need the fans like some do. Maybe someday those guys will be a little more humble about their service and learn to respect ALL who have served without trying to make a buck off of it.
#7396
10-30-2015, 07:49 PM
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We drove 4600 miles in all, half of that pulling a damn 5X8 enclosed trailer.
#7397
10-30-2015, 07:51 PM
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Speaking of vets, Armistice Day is coming up soon! Tim you have Remembrance Day on the 11th of November, right?
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#7398
10-30-2015, 07:53 PM
Yep. Maybe not the best analogy but crap, dude, ya lettered in high school, what have ya done since?
#7399
10-30-2015, 07:56 PM
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I think it's fitting Mick. If it were up to me, national service would be mandatory, either in the armed services or other national service organization for a period after HS.
#7400
10-30-2015, 07:58 PM
I agree completely. The things you learn stay with you for a lifetime, the experiences you have about operating as a team, the list goes on and on. Good stuff for anyone.