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Post by tekriter on Sept 16, 2024 9:56:27 GMT -6
…so I’ll look for the giant Canadian faucet - takes a whole day to turn it, you know - and solve California’s water problems once and for all!
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Post by moody on Sept 16, 2024 10:08:00 GMT -6
…so I’ll look for the giant Canadian faucet - takes a whole day to turn it, you know - and solve California’s water problems once and for all! The world is counting on you! Seriously, enjoy your long visit. Vacation, I assume? |
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Post by 65 on Sept 16, 2024 10:14:20 GMT -6
…so I’ll look for the giant Canadian faucet - takes a whole day to turn it, you know - and solve California’s water problems once and for all! Skip Vancouver |
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Post by tekriter on Sept 16, 2024 11:31:40 GMT -6
…so I’ll look for the giant Canadian faucet - takes a whole day to turn it, you know - and solve California’s water problems once and for all! The world is counting on you! Seriously, enjoy your long visit. Vacation, I assume? Mrs. Tekriter has wanted to go on an Alaskan cruise for years. Over the last year or so, we both came to the conclusion that we work too much, we’re not getting any younger, and it won’t get any cheaper to do things. I’ll be 70 in a few months, and we both have a lifetime of “one of these days” things built up. So, this year it was finally the right time for me to buy my first motorcycle, and for her to get her Alaskan cruise. Our kids and grandkids are taking vacations we wished we had taken. Oldest daughter has already been to Europe twice this year alone. Middle daughter has gone whale watching in the Pacific Northwest, and then on a week-long lighthouse tour in Maine. Youngest daughter has been to Europe in the last year, headed to Miami for a week in November. Oldest grandson has been to Iceland, helping film a nature documentary and can’t wait to go back. Another granddaughter spent a month last year in the Yukon, is going back next summer. We’ve done our part to earn our living, raise our kids, put money in the bank. One lesson I learned from my parents is that no one else will make your dreams come true, you have to do it yourself. They never did. My father worked almost until the day he he died, took one actual vacation that wasn’t going to someone else’s house. Retired but died in less than a year. Left my mom with a comfortable amount of money that she held on to until she died, too. Did they have dreams of doing things, going places, enjoying retirement? We never knew; any talk about taking a cruise or a real vacation was dismissed as a waste of money. We offered to take them along with us on the trips we did take- nope. Last week I was in Toronto, visiting my brother who’s lived up there for a while. When I say you never know what life will throw at you, he’s a perfect example. He’s a year older than me but already deep into dementia. He lives in an assisted living home, didn’t recognize me, didn’t recognize his own son last year. Physically he’s fine, might live another twenty years, who knows? Life can be long, or it might be short. You never know how it’s going to turn out. In all the crap we go through, all the bickering and arguing, don’t forget to actually live a little. |
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Post by moody on Sept 16, 2024 11:37:04 GMT -6
The world is counting on you! Seriously, enjoy your long visit. Vacation, I assume? Mrs. Tekriter has wanted to go on an Alaskan cruise for years. Over the last year or so, we both came to the conclusion that we work too much, we’re not getting any younger, and it won’t get any cheaper to do things. I’ll be 70 in a few months, and we both have a lifetime of “one of these days” things built up. So, this year it was finally the right time for me to buy my first motorcycle, and for her to get her Alaskan cruise. Our kids and grandkids are taking vacations we wished we had taken. Oldest daughter has already been to Europe twice this year alone. Middle daughter has gone whale watching in the Pacific Northwest, and then on a week-long lighthouse tour in Maine. Youngest daughter has been to Europe in the last year, headed to Miami for a week in November. Oldest grandson has been to Iceland, helping film a nature documentary and can’t wait to go back. Another granddaughter spent a month last year in the Yukon, is going back next summer. We’ve done our part to earn our living, raise our kids, put money in the bank. One lesson I learned from my parents is that no one else will make your dreams come true, you have to do it yourself. They never did. My father worked almost until the day he he died, took one actual vacation that wasn’t going to someone else’s house. Retired but died in less than a year. Left my mom with a comfortable amount of money that she held on to until she died, too. Did they have dreams of doing things, going places, enjoying retirement? We never knew; any talk about taking a cruise or a real vacation was dismissed as a waste of money. We offered to take them along with us on the trips we did take- nope. Last week I was in Toronto, visiting my brother who’s lived up there for a while. When I say you never know what life will throw at you, he’s a perfect example. He’s a year older than me but already deep into dementia. He lives in an assisted living home, didn’t recognize me, didn’t recognize his own son last year. Physically he’s fine, might live another twenty years, who knows? Life can be long, or it might be short. You never know how it’s going to turn out. In all the crap we go through, all the bickering and arguing, don’t forget to actually live a little. Life is short. Good post and generally good advise, I think. Oddly, my sister just turned 70. See embarked on an Alaskan cruise out of Vancouver on her actual birthday they had a great time. It was with Norwegian. First class they said! But, they both came back with Covid. Still, they said it was worth it. |
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Post by wb on Sept 16, 2024 14:54:30 GMT -6
So Tek, congrats on getting the motorcycle, what did you get? I've been riding since I was a teenager and get to enjoy it more now that I'm retired. It's a simple pleasure that's hard to explain, but I hope to be able to continue to ride for years to come yet.
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Post by tekriter on Sept 17, 2024 19:48:23 GMT -6
So Tek, congrats on getting the motorcycle, what did you get? I've been riding since I was a teenager and get to enjoy it more now that I'm retired. It's a simple pleasure that's hard to explain, but I hope to be able to continue to ride for years to come yet. Well, it’s a bit of a story. Ive had a bike license since 1977, but never owned my own bike. I learned to ride on a Hodaka Road Toad, a 100cc dirt bike. A friend in the USAF used to let me ride his Honda CB360T. Life intervened, kids were born, house payments, bills. Always wanted a bike, though. A few years ago when I retired from my actual career, I weighed 247 pounds. I set a goal to get under 200, and if I did, I’d finally get my bike. Late this July, just about on my birthday, I made it down to 197. Fifty pounds off. That Friday I took delivery of a - don’t laugh, ok? - Honda Grom. I’ll ride that for a year or so, and if the itch is still there, I’ll get something in the 500 class. |
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Post by wb on Sept 20, 2024 8:54:35 GMT -6
So Tek, congrats on getting the motorcycle, what did you get? I've been riding since I was a teenager and get to enjoy it more now that I'm retired. It's a simple pleasure that's hard to explain, but I hope to be able to continue to ride for years to come yet. Well, it’s a bit of a story. Ive had a bike license since 1977, but never owned my own bike. I learned to ride on a Hodaka Road Toad, a 100cc dirt bike. A friend in the USAF used to let me ride his Honda CB360T. Life intervened, kids were born, house payments, bills. Always wanted a bike, though. A few years ago when I retired from my actual career, I weighed 247 pounds. I set a goal to get under 200, and if I did, I’d finally get my bike. Late this July, just about on my birthday, I made it down to 197. Fifty pounds off. That Friday I took delivery of a - don’t laugh, ok? - Honda Grom. I’ll ride that for a year or so, and if the itch is still there, I’ll get something in the 500 class. |
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Post by wb on Sept 20, 2024 9:06:28 GMT -6
Sounds like a good plan, have fun! You mentioned the Hodaka, that's a real blast from the past, if I recall correctly most (maybe all?) of them had bright shiny aluminum gas tanks. I knew a guy who had the Dirt Squirt, I think it was a 90cc.
Your description of riding when you were younger and then life intervening with kids, bills, etc. is one that I, and many others, dealt with as well. Now that you're back in the saddle, that is your reward for putting life's priorities in the right order. Enjoy your time on two wheels!
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Post by oedipustex on Sept 20, 2024 10:23:42 GMT -6
The world is counting on you! Seriously, enjoy your long visit. Vacation, I assume? Mrs. Tekriter has wanted to go on an Alaskan cruise for years. Over the last year or so, we both came to the conclusion that we work too much, we’re not getting any younger, and it won’t get any cheaper to do things. I’ll be 70 in a few months, and we both have a lifetime of “one of these days” things built up. So, this year it was finally the right time for me to buy my first motorcycle, and for her to get her Alaskan cruise. Our kids and grandkids are taking vacations we wished we had taken. Oldest daughter has already been to Europe twice this year alone. Middle daughter has gone whale watching in the Pacific Northwest, and then on a week-long lighthouse tour in Maine. Youngest daughter has been to Europe in the last year, headed to Miami for a week in November. Oldest grandson has been to Iceland, helping film a nature documentary and can’t wait to go back. Another granddaughter spent a month last year in the Yukon, is going back next summer. We’ve done our part to earn our living, raise our kids, put money in the bank. One lesson I learned from my parents is that no one else will make your dreams come true, you have to do it yourself. They never did. My father worked almost until the day he he died, took one actual vacation that wasn’t going to someone else’s house. Retired but died in less than a year. Left my mom with a comfortable amount of money that she held on to until she died, too. Did they have dreams of doing things, going places, enjoying retirement? We never knew; any talk about taking a cruise or a real vacation was dismissed as a waste of money. We offered to take them along with us on the trips we did take- nope. Last week I was in Toronto, visiting my brother who’s lived up there for a while. When I say you never know what life will throw at you, he’s a perfect example. He’s a year older than me but already deep into dementia. He lives in an assisted living home, didn’t recognize me, didn’t recognize his own son last year. Physically he’s fine, might live another twenty years, who knows? Life can be long, or it might be short. You never know how it’s going to turn out. In all the crap we go through, all the bickering and arguing, don’t forget to actually live a little. Awesome! My wife and I went on an Alaskan cruise earlier in the month (Friday to Friday, returning a week ago today). We did Royal Caribbean in and out of Seattle, with ports-of-call in Sitka, Skagway, Juneau, and Victoria, BC. Unfortunately, the Victoria stop was only 4 hours, which only gave us time to take a cab into the city and walk around for a bit. We pledged to come back someday and stay a couple days or so because it was a lovely town surrounded by such natural beauty. I've been to Vancouver several times on business. It's a big cosmopolitan city, a bit cleaner than your typical cosmopolitan city, and with great Asian food. I would have enjoyed it more but the Blues lost there both times I saw them play there. Enjoy the cruise. I expected Alaska to be beautiful, but it still exceeded my expectations. We pal'ed around a bit with a couple from Colorada, who said that Alaska's beauty puts Colorado's to shame. That's sayin' something. |
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Post by tekriter on Sept 21, 2024 7:19:05 GMT -6
Mrs. Tekriter has wanted to go on an Alaskan cruise for years. Over the last year or so, we both came to the conclusion that we work too much, we’re not getting any younger, and it won’t get any cheaper to do things. I’ll be 70 in a few months, and we both have a lifetime of “one of these days” things built up. So, this year it was finally the right time for me to buy my first motorcycle, and for her to get her Alaskan cruise. Our kids and grandkids are taking vacations we wished we had taken. Oldest daughter has already been to Europe twice this year alone. Middle daughter has gone whale watching in the Pacific Northwest, and then on a week-long lighthouse tour in Maine. Youngest daughter has been to Europe in the last year, headed to Miami for a week in November. Oldest grandson has been to Iceland, helping film a nature documentary and can’t wait to go back. Another granddaughter spent a month last year in the Yukon, is going back next summer. We’ve done our part to earn our living, raise our kids, put money in the bank. One lesson I learned from my parents is that no one else will make your dreams come true, you have to do it yourself. They never did. My father worked almost until the day he he died, took one actual vacation that wasn’t going to someone else’s house. Retired but died in less than a year. Left my mom with a comfortable amount of money that she held on to until she died, too. Did they have dreams of doing things, going places, enjoying retirement? We never knew; any talk about taking a cruise or a real vacation was dismissed as a waste of money. We offered to take them along with us on the trips we did take- nope. Last week I was in Toronto, visiting my brother who’s lived up there for a while. When I say you never know what life will throw at you, he’s a perfect example. He’s a year older than me but already deep into dementia. He lives in an assisted living home, didn’t recognize me, didn’t recognize his own son last year. Physically he’s fine, might live another twenty years, who knows? Life can be long, or it might be short. You never know how it’s going to turn out. In all the crap we go through, all the bickering and arguing, don’t forget to actually live a little. Awesome! My wife and I went on an Alaskan cruise earlier in the month (Friday to Friday, returning a week ago today). We did Royal Caribbean in and out of Seattle, with ports-of-call in Sitka, Skagway, Juneau, and Victoria, BC. Unfortunately, the Victoria stop was only 4 hours, which only gave us time to take a cab into the city and walk around for a bit. We pledged to come back someday and stay a couple days or so because it was a lovely town surrounded by such natural beauty. I've been to Vancouver several times on business. It's a big cosmopolitan city, a bit cleaner than your typical cosmopolitan city, and with great Asian food. I would have enjoyed it more but the Blues lost there both times I saw them play there. Enjoy the cruise. I expected Alaska to be beautiful, but it still exceeded my expectations. We pal'ed around a bit with a couple from Colorada, who said that Alaska's beauty puts Colorado's to shame. That's sayin' something. That sounds like the same cruise we are taking. And the stop in Victoria is the same, which bummed us out a bit because my sister lives there. We’ve been to Victoria once before, maybe thirty years ago. After we get back to Seattle, we are going back up to Victoria to spend a couple days there. |
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Post by oedipustex on Sept 21, 2024 11:09:09 GMT -6
Awesome! My wife and I went on an Alaskan cruise earlier in the month (Friday to Friday, returning a week ago today). We did Royal Caribbean in and out of Seattle, with ports-of-call in Sitka, Skagway, Juneau, and Victoria, BC. Unfortunately, the Victoria stop was only 4 hours, which only gave us time to take a cab into the city and walk around for a bit. We pledged to come back someday and stay a couple days or so because it was a lovely town surrounded by such natural beauty. I've been to Vancouver several times on business. It's a big cosmopolitan city, a bit cleaner than your typical cosmopolitan city, and with great Asian food. I would have enjoyed it more but the Blues lost there both times I saw them play there. Enjoy the cruise. I expected Alaska to be beautiful, but it still exceeded my expectations. We pal'ed around a bit with a couple from Colorada, who said that Alaska's beauty puts Colorado's to shame. That's sayin' something. That sounds like the same cruise we are taking. And the stop in Victoria is the same, which bummed us out a bit because my sister lives there. We’ve been to Victoria once before, maybe thirty years ago. After we get back to Seattle, we are going back up to Victoria to spend a couple days there. Sounds great! Bon voyage. |
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Post by oedipustex on Sept 21, 2024 11:29:40 GMT -6
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