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[QUOTE=eomrat;1643125773]I am under less stress than I have been since I was 17 years old. Because I literally live 90% of the life that I envisioned for myself since I was about 15.
I am just apt to call out peoples bad behavior.
I have been coming to this site since 2007. I have no idea if MarkIT or MTpockets are married. Nor Chaz, PlateauPower, Iron Charles, Ben, ArchAngle or many others with years on this board.
Because those guys do not complain about their wives on the internet, if they posses a wife, that is. I bet they do not complain about their wives at work or the gym or the racetrack or hunting lodge, or anywhere else. I would also be willing to bet that you would not complain about your wife at work, or a tea party or fox hunt or war with France, or cricket match or whatever it is that you people do for fun over there.
Be more like your handsome American friends.[/QUOTE]
Great post!
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[QUOTE=eomrat;1643125773]I am under less stress than I have been since I was 17 years old. Because I literally live 90% of the life that I envisioned for myself since I was about 15.
I am just apt to call out peoples bad behavior.
I have been coming to this site since 2007. I have no idea if MarkIT or MTpockets are married. Nor Chaz, PlateauPower, Iron Charles, Ben, ArchAngle or many others with years on this board.
Because those guys do not complain about their wives on the internet, if they posses a wife, that is. I bet they do not complain about their wives at work or the gym or the racetrack or hunting lodge, or anywhere else. I would also be willing to bet that you would not complain about your wife at work, or a tea party or fox hunt or war with France, or cricket match or whatever it is that you people do for fun over there.
Be more like your handsome American friends.[/QUOTE]
My wife is awesome, wouldn’t have wifed her otherwise ;) . It is annoying to hear people talk $hit about their spouse though.
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[QUOTE=Plateauplower;1643198563]My wife is awesome, wouldn’t have wifed her otherwise ;) . It is annoying to hear people talk $hit about their spouse though.[/QUOTE]
Tom isn’t doing that, eomrat is just phishing.
If someone’s spouse doesn’t like them to lift and it’s mentioned it’s only a fact (not talking thit), a fact many lifters have, and keeping it inside usually leads to divorce, IMO it’s good to talk about it. It’s part of life.
I have respect for a man who can work to compromise with his wife the ones who still just have girlfriends are clueless.
Wife is a much higher title than girlfriend. Your not a MAN until you can handle a long marriage and make that thit work!!!
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[QUOTE=Plateauplower;1643198563]My wife is awesome, wouldn’t have wifed her otherwise ;) . It is annoying to hear people talk $hit about their spouse though.[/QUOTE]
Your wife can do pistol squats so obviously she's awesome.
[QUOTE=LWW;1643203963]Tom isn’t doing that, eomrat is just phishing.
If someone’s spouse doesn’t like them to lift and it’s mentioned it’s only a fact (not talking thit), a fact many lifters have, and keeping it inside usually leads to divorce, IMO it’s good to talk about it. It’s part of life.
I have respect for a man who can work to compromise with his wife the ones who still just have girlfriends are clueless.
Wife is a much higher title than girlfriend. Your not a MAN until you can handle a long marriage and make that thit work!!![/QUOTE]
Yeah..the reason I have a huge problem with that is because lifting is already super hard and it's difficult to motivate yourself without anyone trying to sabotage you.
Moreover it's something that keeps you healthy and fit and should be totally encouraged by your SO as most people do not even exercise. It's not like having gambling problem or drinking problem where I would understand the negative comments.
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[QUOTE=OldFartTom;1643089913]We have Canada geese over here. Several breeding pairs were brought to London and homed on the lake in St James Park in the very late 1600s. They spread out from there but were fairly minor birds until WW2 when they started to really spread across the country (following orders from Hitler?). Evil birds that profit from war.
They're supposed to be in Canada not in UK.
When are you coming to take them back?[/QUOTE]
Haha! Once things settle I'm going to the UK to visit kinfolk and will wholeheartedly attempt to shoo as many nazi fowl off your parts region and.... who am I kidding. It's hopeless. My ride this morning was rudely interrupted by a swarm of the damn birds crossing the road in no particular urgency. I'm really trying to remain Zen, but these fuking fowl make it very diffacult!!! Serenity now, damnit!
[QUOTE=eomrat;1643151503]You can and you should.
We prefer the term, "slit". ;)[/QUOTE]
Haha! Awesome! OK, this is the 2nd time typing this out cuz my windowz froze up and I lost some really good material. Bah. I'll never be able to rewrite it as good as the original, so I'm just going to have ta owe you'z some quality $hit. :)
But I will ask one question and please only answer at your convenience. How in blazes did u know what u would want for 90% of your life back when u were 15?
Me, if I was living the life I could envision for myself when I was 15, I would be a colossal dip$hit. Instead of just a moderately functional dip$hit. :D
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[QUOTE=Cass40;1643204603]
Yeah..the reason I have a huge problem with that is because lifting is already super hard and it's difficult to motivate yourself without anyone trying to sabotage you.
Moreover it's something that keeps you healthy and fit and should be totally encouraged by your SO as most people do not even exercise. It's not like having gambling problem or drinking problem where I would understand the negative comments.[/QUOTE]
Well it can go both ways, I won't go to the gym with my wife to do machines and cardio, I'm there to lift and I won't go to the commercial gym.
The old lifters around my way, guys who lifted more than Ronnie, they had a podcast talking bout the old days, one guy said, yeah we weren't married, could live like slobs, and didn't have to worry about being home to take the dog out, everyone agreed with him.
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[QUOTE=Cass40;1643204603]Your wife can do pistol squats so obviously she's awesome.
Yeah..the reason I have a huge problem with that is because lifting is already super hard and it's difficult to motivate yourself without anyone trying to sabotage you.
Moreover it's something that keeps you healthy and fit and should be totally encouraged by your SO as most people do not even exercise. It's not like having gambling problem or drinking problem where I would understand the negative comments.[/QUOTE]
I feel super bad for anyone feeling trapped in that kinda situation. They gotta somehow find the strength to at least plan and execute a way out of the relationship. Life is too gawddamn short to spend time with negative, manipulative, self-centered ppl. Better to be alone, IMHO.
EDIT: and good to see u didn't succumb to your recent affliction. :) I dont remember exactly what it was, but I picked up that it sucked.
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[QUOTE=LWW;1643206703]Well it can go both ways, I won't go to the gym with my wife to do machines and cardio, I'm there to lift and I won't go to the commercial gym.
The old lifters around my way, guys who lifted more than Ronnie, they had a podcast talking bout the old days, one guy said, yeah we weren't married, could live like slobs, and didn't have to worry about being home to take the dog out, everyone agreed with him.[/QUOTE]
Oh I forgot you have to do every single thing together. That is so weird to me.
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[QUOTE=ChazWood;1643207083]I feel super bad for anyone feeling trapped in that kinda situation. They gotta somehow find the strength to at least plan and execute a way out of the relationship. Life is too gawddamn short to spend time with negative, manipulative, self-centered ppl. Better to be alone, IMHO.
EDIT: and good to see u didn't succumb to your recent affliction. :) I dont remember exactly what it was, but I picked up that it sucked.[/QUOTE]
I still have costochondritis but it's good to know daddy knows everything when he said it will go away in two months.
It is not going away. Nothing ever goes away with me. I can't do bench and dips not even assisted ones. :(
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[QUOTE=Cass40;1643207433]I still have costochondritis but it's good to know daddy knows everything when he said it will go away in two months.
It is not going away. Nothing ever goes away with me. I can't do bench and dips not even assisted ones. :([/QUOTE]
daddy? haha. :D
Seriously. That seriously sucks. However, u come from good Finnish stock. Didn't u once tell me aboot your Grandmother wrestling a Salmon away from a Polar Bear???
Or was it a Mackerel? Oh Chit - it prolly hurts to laff. I sorry. I stop. :)
EDIT: OK, I was curious so I just googled costochondritis and its not what I thought. I thought it was ass related. Like colitis or some $hit.
So that's something positive...that its not ass related. :D
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[QUOTE=Cass40;1643207433]I still have costochondritis but it's good to know daddy knows everything when he said it will go away in two months.
It is not going away. [b]Nothing ever goes away with me.[/b] I can't do bench and dips not even assisted ones. :([/QUOTE]
Goes for me, too. Hope you get better, Sassie Spice :(
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[QUOTE=ChazWood;1643207603]daddy? haha. :D
Seriously. That seriously sucks. However, u come from good Finnish stock. Didn't u once tell me aboot your Grandmother wrestling a Salmon away from a Polar Bear???
Or was it a Mackerel? Oh Chit - it prolly hurts to laff. I sorry. I stop. :)[/QUOTE]
Yeah it does.
It hurts to laugh, cough, sneeze, and hiccup. :(
Costo is not ass related. That's my sciatica. My ass is fine ATM. Hope they won't both start hurting hurting at the same time..I WILL rope I swear.
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[QUOTE=Cass40;1643207203]Oh I forgot you have to do every single thing together. That is so weird to me.[/QUOTE]
Not everything, we both need our space, I asked if she could find something to do every Wednesday so I can lift in the apartment, she was thrilled, I even said I'd drop her off and pick her up if she wants to meet a friend for some drinks and get loaded!
I would do that anyway, but life is a bit different for the last month and we got another 3-4 weeks to go.
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[QUOTE=Cass40;1643207793]Yeah it does.
It hurts to laugh, cough, sneeze, and hiccup. :([/QUOTE]
If you were a horse, they would take you out behind the barn and blow your brains out.
Which may or may not be a bad thing. Depending on how bad u hurting.
Allz I know is that the chick I saw in the video u posted blasting pull upz ain't gonna be undone by no costochondritis.
"Hold Fast" is what the old wayfaring sailors said on the high seas during a storm.
So Hold Fast for as long as the storm lasts, girl. And maybe binge Netflix? :)
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[QUOTE=ChazWood;1643206543]
But I will ask one question and please only answer at your convenience. How in blazes did u know what u would want for 90% of your life back when u were 15?
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I didn't. I fell into it through a combination of very good luck and some bad planning. Also, some good planning and some bad luck.
Also, the time between then and now are nothing like I dreamed.
So, the summer between my 15th and 16th year were as perfect as they could have possibly gotten, for me. I lived in the perfect place, with a great family, a sweet ass truck, and I already had the girl I aimed to marry. One night, sitting by the river with my girl I decided that I had the perfect life and that I could, if I was smart, recreate that life for myself at the end of my journey and spend my best years catching small-mouth, hiking these mountains, laying fat black marks on rural blacktop, smoking big buds, cooking pigs on a spit-drinking corn liquor and adoring my grandchildren.
I took a supremely fukced up path to get here, and I thought I would have a hell of a lot more money and lot less scars, but here I am, stuck in my barn, listening to the rain and bullfrogs because I came out here for puffs and a downpour started on me.
Pigs are fat and the grass is still green. In July. Life is very good.
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[QUOTE=ChazWood;1643207083]I feel super bad for anyone feeling trapped in that kinda situation. They gotta somehow find the strength to at least plan and execute a way out of the relationship. Life is too gawddamn short to spend time with negative, manipulative, self-centered ppl. Better to be alone, IMHO.
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You sound like the complainer eomrat is talking about.
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[QUOTE=ChazWood;1643207953]If you were a horse, they would take you out behind the barn and blow your brains out.
Which may or may not be a bad thing. Depending on how bad u hurting.
Allz I know is that the chick I saw in the video u posted blasting pull upz ain't gonna be undone by no costochondritis.
"Hold Fast" is what the old wayfaring sailors said on the high seas during a storm.
So Hold Fast for as long as the storm lasts, girl. And maybe binge Netflix? :)[/QUOTE]
I'm not hurting when I'm chilling. It only hurts when I laugh, cough, sneeze, or hiccup. I can mostly stay away doing those or it lasts a few seconds. But..if I get a cough...then I'm fuked.
Thank u :)
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[QUOTE=eomrat;1643208043]I didn't. I fell into it through a combination of very good luck and some bad planning. Also, some good planning and some bad luck. And an IED.
Also, the time between then and now are nothing like I dreamed.
So, the summer between my 15th and 16th year were as perfect as they could have possibly gotten, for me. I lived in the perfect place, with a great family, a sweet ass truck, and I already had the girl I aimed to marry. One night, sitting by the river with my girl I decided that I had the perfect life and that I could, if I was smart, recreate that life for myself at the end of my journey and spend my best years catching small-mouth, hiking these mountains, laying fat black marks on rural blacktop, smoking big buds, cooking pigs on a spit-drinking corn liquor and adoring my grandchildren.
I took a supremely fukced up path to get here, and I thought I would have a hell of a lot more money and lot less scars, but here I am, stuck in my barn, listening to the rain and bullfrogs because I came out here for puffs and a downpour started on me.
Pigs are fat and the grass is still green. In July. Life is very good.[/QUOTE]
If you enjoy or get anything positive from writing, I'm pretty sure ppl would want to read your work. EOM Dude, I get a vibe from certain ppl and that vibe is powerful with you. No homo. haha! Anyways, I get that you probably dont see yourself as an author, but I think that's part of why your essays or stories would be so authentic and compelling. I'm a leave it there - u get the gist.
Allz I ask is that you please think on it and also don't slit my throat. :D
Really dug the account you laid out. I could almost see it. :)
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[QUOTE=Cass40;1643208503]I'm not hurting when I'm chilling. It only hurts when I laugh, cough, sneeze, or hiccup. I can mostly stay away doing those or it lasts a few seconds. But..if I get a cough...then I'm fuked.
Thank u :)[/QUOTE]
Good to hear, good to hear!
Just don't do those 5 things. 5 cuz u forgot dry-heaving. Prolly just a clerical error cuz I know u know dry-heaving is no fun even when not afflicted with costochondritis! It's just nasty!
Hey! No laughing! :D
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[QUOTE=mtpockets;1623478861]Just for sh!ts and giggles lets say a vaccine for covid is available early next month. Will you be rolling up your sleeve or turning the other cheek?
I won't be first in line to say jab me with a rushed vaccine, besides if all you fukers get it I shouldn't have too. Until then I will rely on social distance, my mask apparel and newly acquired hand washing skills to keep me safe.
How about you?[/QUOTE]
Nope, never will. Who can make a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one...here we are months later with many admissions to the hospital due to problems 2ith the vaccine.
Get training, get sprinting, get lifting, get fighting.... Stay active.
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[QUOTE=eomrat;1643208043]I didn't. I fell into it through a combination of very good luck and some bad planning. Also, some good planning and some bad luck.
Also, the time between then and now are nothing like I dreamed.
So, the summer between my 15th and 16th year were as perfect as they could have possibly gotten, for me. I lived in the perfect place, with a great family, a sweet ass truck, and I already had the girl I aimed to marry. One night, sitting by the river with my girl I decided that I had the perfect life and that I could, if I was smart, recreate that life for myself at the end of my journey and spend my best years catching small-mouth, hiking these mountains, laying fat black marks on rural blacktop, smoking big buds, cooking pigs on a spit-drinking corn liquor and adoring my grandchildren.
I took a supremely fukced up path to get here, and I thought I would have a hell of a lot more money and lot less scars, but here I am, stuck in my barn, listening to the rain and bullfrogs because I came out here for puffs and a downpour started on me.
Pigs are fat and the grass is still green. In July. Life is very good.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=ChazWood;1643209143]If you enjoy or get anything positive from writing, I'm pretty sure ppl would want to read your work. EOM Dude, I get a vibe from certain ppl and that vibe is powerful with you. No homo. haha! Anyways, I get that you probably dont see yourself as an author, but I think that's part of why your essays or stories would be so authentic and compelling. I'm a leave it there - u get the gist.
Allz I ask is that you please think on it and also don't slit my throat. :D
Really dug the account you laid out. I could almost see it. :)[/QUOTE]
I agree with Chaz on this 100%. There are a few awesome writers/story tellers on this forum, ArchAngel and Eomrat comes to mind, that I really enjoy reading. Eomrat's story above made me reflect on my own life and the journey I've taken to get here. Thanks Chaz for eliciting that story from Eomrat. Good stuff.
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[QUOTE=Desparado;1643225043]I agree with Chaz on this 100%. There are a few awesome writers/story tellers on this forum, ArchAngel and Eomrat comes to mind, that I really enjoy reading. Eomrat's story above made me reflect on my own life and the journey I've taken to get here. Thanks Chaz for eliciting that story from Eomrat. Good stuff.[/QUOTE]
Get off your knees as it's unbecoming.
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[QUOTE=Desparado;1643225043]I agree with Chaz on this 100%. There are a few awesome writers/story tellers on this forum, ArchAngel and Eomrat comes to mind, that I really enjoy reading. Eomrat's story above made me reflect on my own life and the journey I've taken to get here. Thanks Chaz for eliciting that story from Eomrat. Good stuff.[/QUOTE]
Right on, brother. Cheers. :)
As corny as it sounds, I'm grateful to be part of such a diverse community that offers an abundance of inspiration, insight, comradery, and entertainment. I'll miss this place if/when they pull the plug.
and don't mind Mr Grumpi. Rumor has it he was caught gazing at some dude's johnson in the gym locker room and since then has been projecting maximum masculinity to ensure he doesn't turn fully ghey. :D
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oh boy!
[url]https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/covid-19-daily-video[/url]
[youtube]cmKb-VUUXoA[/youtube]
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[QUOTE=JonGomez;1643211193]Nope, never will. Who can make a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one...here we are months later with many admissions to the hospital due to problems 2ith the vaccine.
Get training, get sprinting, get lifting, get fighting.... Stay active.[/QUOTE]
You know they're talking of making (both doses) vaccinated as a requirement for visiting night clubs and large scale sporting events. Now I'm pro-vax but I see that as completely unfair BS
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[QUOTE=x-trainer ben;1643240173]oh boy!
[url]https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/covid-19-daily-video[/url]
[youtube]cmKb-VUUXoA[/youtube][/QUOTE]
Interesting video ben
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New Jersey hospital network fires 6 supervisors for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19
A New Jersey hospital network has fired a half-dozen high-ranking employees who refused to comply with a new policy requiring them to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
[I]The employees had not received medical and religious exemptions or a deferral.[/I]
RWJBarnabas Health, one of the largest health care systems in the Garden State and in the nation, announced in May that it was mandating COVID-19 vaccination for all staff at the supervisory level and above, effective immediately. Those employees were required to have completed their course of vaccinations no later than June 30.
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[QUOTE=mtpockets;1643242063]Interesting video ben[/QUOTE]
Hopkins has been doing a daily covid count as well as a map since the start. As of the last 8 months, a daily video was added to that.
[url]https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html[/url]
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Coronavirus in the U.S.:
— COVID death toll rose 40% in the past week: CDC
— Delta variant now 80%+ of all U.S. COVID cases
— Out-of-control outbreaks in hot spots
— 99% of deaths are in the unvaccinated
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[QUOTE=mtpockets;1643255153]New Jersey hospital network fires 6 supervisors for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19
A New Jersey hospital network has fired a half-dozen high-ranking employees who refused to comply with a new policy requiring them to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
[I]The employees had not received medical and religious exemptions or a deferral.[/I]
RWJBarnabas Health, one of the largest health care systems in the Garden State and in the nation, announced in May that it was mandating COVID-19 vaccination for all staff at the supervisory level and above, effective immediately. Those employees were required to have completed their course of vaccinations no later than June 30.[/QUOTE]
Love it. A hard lesson but it needed to be learned. We’ll see more of this. Either vaccinate or enjoy unemployment.
