: There were the 3 young studs at a tool shop. Each outweighed me and I was in
: terrible physical shape. I simply said I would show up. I did. They did
: not. ############## Which was probably best for you... People these days don't throw fists they pull triggers........ You yourself said "choose your fights with care" #############
: There were the 5 want-to-be racers who showed up for my daily bike ride -
: they were offered trips to Europe (from a friend of mine) to ride with the
: big guys if they could "sit in" on my ride. I left them in a
: heap on a 13% grade 150 miles into the ride, 20 miles from a phone. ############ Congrats. I am an avid biker... mountain bike with cityslicker tires but my 232 pound butt makes the uphills tougher than they should be :-)... persistence is working though because I started this summer off at #269 or so.... I will make 200 by next spring and I will keep up with the 135 pound roadies in our club ;-) I'm close now... they lose me on the hills on their road bikes but on flat land, no wind I do OK....... Your daily ride is longer 150 miles +????
: There was a dean at a university - I gave him way too much grief. He kicked
: me out. ############# I find that easy to believe :-) #############
: Except for "making easy money", the only people I paddle with are
: my wife and kids and whoever they are paddling with. I am there to make
: sure that my wife and kids get home alive. I will give my life for them if
: necessary. The rest of the people I will not even try to help. ############# And this is the difference between you and I. I would do everything in my power to save your life, or your mom's, or your child's......... It takes all kinds to make the world go 'round. I'm the guy you want to see coming around the corner late at night on your vacation driving through the middle of eastern Montana at 2 AM on a saturday night when you have a flat tire and your spare is no better.... I'll stop and help, most others would throw the empty rainer can at you. Let's get back to building stuff.......... Doug