The Original Old Farts Club

[Carty]

Woot woot..... I did it, my battle is finally paying off and I'm winning again.

I've needed my left hip replaced for 10yrs, my right one 5yrs. Unable to walk I of course got depressed and gained weight. Always a big dude I got to over 300lbs for the 1st time ever. then 332, omg.. Looked like a bee stung me

So, the real battle began 2yrs ago when I finally was unable to bear the pain any longer, which is what a neurosurgeon told me to do 10yrs ago. idjit. bad advice. Try losing weight when you cannot walk, although they told me just
that.. lost a bunch of weight or no surgery..

Thursday was weigh in day and I finally got under 280. My BMI now at 40 and qualifying for surgery.. The Dr's office will call me soon with dates in early August.. giving the wife time to recover from her back surgery from being rear ended last year. and of course he has no insurance to speak of..

For my friends who stood by me thru it all I thank you so much...

 

[RosterMan]

Great News Brother , You'll be back in not time at all
My neighbor had hip done at 75 and he was walking pretty quick

 

[RosterMan]

Woot woot..... I did it, my battle is finally paying off and I'm winning again.

I've needed my left hip replaced for 10yrs, my right one 5yrs. Unable to walk I of course got depressed and gained weight. Always a big dude I got to over 300lbs for the 1st time ever. then 332, omg.. Looked like a bee stung me

So, the real battle began 2yrs ago when I finally was unable to bear the pain any longer, which is what a neurosurgeon told me to do 10yrs ago. idjit. bad advice. Try losing weight when you cannot walk, although they told me just
that.. lost a bunch of weight or no surgery..

Thursday was weigh in day and I finally got under 280. My BMI now at 40 and qualifying for surgery.. The Dr's office will call me soon with dates in early August.. giving the wife time to recover from her back surgery from being rear ended last year. and of course he has no insurance to speak of..

For my friends who stood by me thru it all I thank you so much...
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[Unca Walt]

They had to learn how to wrestle, especially if'n they had brothers.

Walt, remember when you'd rag me about living in Yankeeland and giggle when I mentioned how cold it was?
Say hi to my friend Alex when he gets there.

Alex who?

Is he on the lam, "Escape(ing) From New York"?

Or -- is he just smart enuf to realize that if you live in a place where if you go out nekkid and lay down in your front yard you WILL DIE in about 1/2 hour from hypothermia? <-- that is called a "hostile environment".

 

[Unca Walt]

My big sister could still whip me up until high school and was the first to beat me up using boxing gloves.

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My sister is 4 years older'n me. She would kick my *** until I was about six years old. That's when I suddenly discovered I could wipe the fargin floor with her.

My mother immediately intervened, saying these words:

"You are never to strike her. She is delicate."

 

[pute]

Morning OFC. Good luck Carty. After yesterday I need a whole body replacement. Where are my antiinflammatories.... At least I have all the plants in.

Today Mrs Pute wants me to pressure wash the deck. Damn woman is never happy or satisfied.

Thinking I need to stretch out a bit.

 

[Tattered Old Graywolf]

My sister is 4 years older'n me. She would kick my *** until I was about six years old. That's when I suddenly discovered I could wipe the fargin floor with her.

My mother immediately intervened, saying these words:

"You are never to strike her. She is delicate."

After I finally center punched my big sister in self-defense, my dad told me that a gentleman doesn't hit a lady and a lady doesn't put herself in the place of a man.

Except for that one time in junior high where I cold cocked a girl trying to beat me in the face with her spiked heel shoe after I tripped trying to back out of her way, I've given up beating on girls. My two younger sisters and I always got along better and were always best buds.

 

[Tattered Old Graywolf]

Ummmmmmm, I'm not including all the purdy ladies that I hit upon over the years........................

 

[RosterMan]

Ummmmmmm, I'm not including all the purdy ladies that I hit upon over the years........................

 

[Hippie420]

"You are never to strike her. She is delicate."

I'll bet her fists didn't feel so delicate when she was punchin' yer lights out.

You're right about the hypothermia stuff, but at least we don't get too many tropical storms or hurricanes up this way. Alex is gonna keep ya busy picking up branches this weekend.

 

[pute]

Good night

 

[Tattered Old Graywolf]

 

[user 60570]

Sunday!
Sunday!
Sunday!

Thrills!….Spills!…..the Wall of Death!

1/4 mile of death!

shake hands with the devil!

 

[RosterMan]

Puerta Rican Girls are the greatest in the world

 

[RosterMan]

Sunday!
Sunday!
Sunday!

Thrills!….Spills!…..the Wall of Death!


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1/4 mile of death!

shake hands with the devil!

About Time

 

[WeedHopper]

 

[Unca Walt]

While we are talkin' about airplanes... this is a neato video I just now discovered. The pilots here will love it.

I will 'fess up to doing a primal scream on my very first solo about what the heck was I doing all alone in an airplane at 1000' on the downwind leg?

And as a student pilot with 16 hours doing touch and goes... my propeller suddenly froze as I turned base leg (that is just before you turn again to line up on the runway). I called in the emergency and dead sticked the Spam Can and even managed to tootle it offa the runway onto a ramp.

But this little girl... any guy here that does not get chokey when they hear her trembly little voice when they tell her that a wheel has fallen offa her plane on takeoff just ain't a guy.

Fascinating tower response... Good stuff.

 

[Hippie420]

Had that happen to a friend of mine. Wheel fell off on takeoff, he tooled around for a while 'til he got the balls to land, and put her down on the grass runway. Tricycle gear, rear left wheel gone. Didn't even trash the landing gear.

 

[Tattered Old Graywolf]

While we are talkin' about airplanes... this is a neato video I just now discovered. The pilots here will love it.

I will 'fess up to doing a primal scream on my very first solo about what the heck was I doing all alone in an airplane at 1000' on the downwind leg?

And as a student pilot with 16 hours doing touch and goes... my propeller suddenly froze as I turned base leg (that is just before you turn again to line up on the runway). I called in the emergency and dead sticked the Spam Can and even managed to tootle it offa the runway onto a ramp.

But this little girl... any guy here that does not get chokey when they hear her trembly little voice when they tell her that a wheel has fallen offa her plane on takeoff just ain't a guy.

Fascinating tower response... Good stuff.

Ooops!

 

[pute]

Good morning old farts. Another Monday. Got to feed the ladies this morning. Walk the dog and Mrs Pute. One nice thing instead of planting I get to watch everything grow.

Supposed to be a cooler day and I will certainly enjoy that.