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Fishing With Face
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| July 12th, 2019 at 8:56:10 PM permalink | |
| petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | What's going on? Thought you were ready to mount the kicker and a six back of beer buddies and reel 'em in? The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |
| July 12th, 2019 at 8:56:22 PM permalink | |
| petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 |
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| July 13th, 2019 at 8:33:56 AM permalink | |
| JimRockford Member since: Sep 18, 2015 Threads: 2 Posts: 971 |
I'm actually thinking of simplifying things.  The mind hungers for that on which it feeds. |
| July 13th, 2019 at 9:12:45 AM permalink | |
| Face Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 61 Posts: 3941 |
Ah. Big fan, it's just not an option here June-Sept. Water's either too hot/congested or too posted for trespass (=p), and I ain't yakin' Erie.
Koyaanisqatsi. I put the car on hold this year, partly due to surgery, mostly due to wanting a break. I've been busting ass for 5yrs now without rest and I just needed to regroup. Figured I'd stop hustling and enjoy myself. And... ~$4k later I'm still busting my ass. Trying to figure out s#$% I don't know because no calls are being returned and I can't find a wrench. Still having to half ass end arounds because my gear ain't up to the task. Having every outing be an invitation to disaster and another stranding. I'm just not enjoying myself. I can't even travel because I just know I'll get to Ogdensburg and have something critical fail, and I'm about to end a 7 month+ vacation having done not one single thing to fill my spiritual tank. And, though I've kept mum, every asphalt track around me is now closed. Holland, Lancaster, Lake Erie, all shut. I just need a win. And being left dreamless and crippled with a few thousand dollar race budget with no home's got me thinking to quit the lifestyle, get fat, and just fish. Probably just spinning out. I'm sure I'll drop it soon. But yeah, I don't usually fish with other people, and certainly not with other people who are handy in an emergency. My shifting issues are critical now; I almost can't get it out of gear no matter how hard I pull. And a guy who had a familiar issue said his did that right before he blew out the lower unit. And I can't get anyone to return a call for service, and can't get any one of the guys who "know a guy" to return with a phone number. So it's near impossible to troll as we can't get anything in when under way, and my sit and soak option is damn near in Canada and not exactly where I wanna be with a boat about to die, and I've no hope it'll be fixed before I have to go back to work, and little hope it's gonna be a quick and cheap repair that doesn't ruin a whole month of outings. I'm f#$%ing tired, man. Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it. |
| July 13th, 2019 at 2:16:09 PM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4969 | Face, you will probably be jealous. My father who is 83 years old and lives in Florida decided he is too old to go out fishing anymore in the Gulf. He doesn't want to go out alone and most of his fishing buddies died off or are in a nursing home. He offered me his fishing boat. It is a Proline 240 Sport with center console with a Yamaha V4 outboard and a Yamaha 40hp backup motor. I turned him down. Why do I want a big fishing boat in Las Vegas? At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
| July 13th, 2019 at 4:42:32 PM permalink | |
| Face Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 61 Posts: 3941 |
Had you said yes, then called me with a "come get this thing", we could have avoided all this awkwardness ;) Should I ever so happen to win the Powerball, I'm founding "Reels on Wheels". Just an army of good ol boys traipsing the country taking too-old men fishing. As good a way to spend a life as any, IMO. Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it. |
| July 13th, 2019 at 5:11:42 PM permalink | |
| petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 |
Well, there it is right there. I think, and probably everyone else here thinks, you are doing a great job being a dad? So Kudos to you on that! Maybe that's what's going on? I remember way back talking to myself about what I was going to do about me being a parent. I decided that, that was where I was then, my life wasn't about me anymore, or at least my wants weren't the most important thing that needed so much attention. You are doing so much with junior that, that thought had occurred to me again, maybe face was doing something metaphysical like that, putting the kid first? Yeah, that's private stuff, but maybe something similar was going on with you, the transition, the progression. And you've had a pretty amazing run, but comes a time, if junior is going to get the best life possible, that's going to have to come by way of your sacrifice , at least for now.
I have to call bullshit . Maybe as far as racing, but we've all seen some pretty big grins on juniors face, and seen how proud you were of him reeling in good size Chinooks. Watched you build your dream pond outside your front door, and so forth. It's like the fish doesn't see the water, you are so ensconced in the joy around you, you can't see it. Step back a little further and take another look .
You don't have the budget to keep scaling up, that's what you get for being born handsome instead of rich. Besides that, you have sustained some physical damage which dictates, if you want to be able to walk to juniors graduation, you might want to consider slowing down your personal collisions? You don't have to funds for the big circuit, or frankly, you don't have the youth anymore either, or the body etc. What about staying involved in the game but making it about junior? https://www.wordracing.com/how-to-get-started-in-kart-racing.htm You do have almost everything to make this a reality. The knowledge, fixit skills, truck/trailer adequate shop area plus plus ? It's still adrenaline making.
You thought the old adage, "if it fly's, floats or ****, rent it" was a joke? Do your self a magnificent favor and rent a boat that will give you and company a great time, and if it breaks, it isn't your problem. Take a few friends and split the cost. The best boat possible is a loaner. I thought we talked about outdrives/versus yamaha's : ) You either pay the price and get something reliable or spend all your "free" time working on that "great deal". And that goes for so many things a guy runs into. The way I've found life to be is, there really isn't enough spare time to work on that "great deal" we found, and use it enough times and still make a living? I drive in alley's and see all the dreams that never were. The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |
| July 13th, 2019 at 6:57:38 PM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4969 |
My Old Man would be all for that. He wants to go but he is smart enough to know his health isn't good enough to go out 20 miles by himself. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
| July 13th, 2019 at 7:11:31 PM permalink | |
| petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | That walk thru transom is really special The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |
| July 16th, 2019 at 11:32:39 AM permalink | |
| Face Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 61 Posts: 3941 |
Meh, it's a mix of different things. The boy is part of it, but I think that's completely typical. Ain't no instructions for this mess so you just gotta wait until he's done cooking and hope he comes out right lol. I dunno. After a glimpse into "lottery life" (being paid for nothing) I can say that as far as non-medical reasons go, my job is my A#1 problem. If still a casino suit I'd have bought a boat long ago. But I have no security here, and as we saw with me years ago or ace right now, I'm not shackling myself to wage slavery. I want to preserve my ability to "two fingers and bounce" more than I want a boat lol. Maybe once I return and see that the claims of better atmosphere are real, I'll settle. Until then, about the only difference between me and a cornered animal is I have to wear clothes.
And now we're back to medical lol. I do get lost at times, but I've made a point to stop and smell the roses since I was 20. I can and have stepped back, and I DO see it. I just have problems feeling anything. Makes things harder.
To quote Freddy Mercury, "I want it all, and I want it now".
Bahahaha! Oh, you sweet summer child lol. The reason I raced a s#$%box Honda is because I couldn't afford karts. Those are no joke, and not a lick cheaper than street stocks. I was shocked, too.
I'm starting to get it, really, I am. I just thought I'd take a whack, ya know? I can't afford a wheeler AND a boat AND a truck... but if I just work hard enough, I should be able to find something Good Enough for me. I'm not sure if the race car spoiled me into thinking this stuff was easy or that I was any good, but damn if I ain't been gettin' rocked. I'll prove it, since I owe some shaden… I've gone twice since the last fix. Once was that nasty blower that got my kid sick, spent maybe 10min on the water. And then we went back out Sunday. Would you know, along with the shifting getting worse and worse, I returned that day on 5 cylinders? It's broke AGAIN! F#$% me running, for real. And then, I managed to get 'er home and unhooked, soon as I took off from that I lost the brakes. Pad snapped off, the plate grabbed the rotor, snapped, and jammed itself into where my caliper piston used to be. No big deal, it's just brakes, right? Well, right pads were brand GD new. Left gone. Cool, no bigs, just fix it and bleed em. Well of course I'd snap my ratchet knuckle, it's but Horror Fright chinesium. Fortunately I have proper tools for the job. Until I explode the GD socket. Fished once for 6hrs, I didn't wet a single line cuz I couldn't leave the wheel, and the entire shootin' match is back in the shop. YOU'RE WELCOME. Now... what do we all look for in new boats? I know y'all have been on them before. What do you like, what do you hate? What should a young man 'bout to make an impulse purchase and looking for 10+yrs of ownership be coveting? Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it. |