mormanman Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 My mom just made me stop pyrotechnics.... One flowerpot too much (But god was it loud. Loudest thing I've heard, well maybe my salute shell was louder)... I'm so depressed, this is seriously going to be a big change. I've been doing this for the past 3 years... Not that I'm a big pyro that can make flawless 8" double petal shells, but still, I liked making fountains, small toilet paper shells, etc... My god I'm pissed and at the same time depressed... At least I can still fly...That does suck but there are still loop holes. I remember when I got my citation in Fort Worth I stop for like 6 month then had to rush back in to make some stuff to go shooting. Anyway what I did was model rockets and man I got into them. I bought a some rocket designed for a B or C engine and a pack of E's. I modified the rocket to fit the E and it was awesome. It went at least 1000 ft. So cool.Oskar, thats what I recommend then you can eventually sneak back into pyro by saying, "Hey Mom, if you buy or let me buy this rocket tool I can make my own engines and then no one has to buy the three E engines for $18.00 (over here)."Just a thought.
Pretty green flame Posted December 5, 2008 Author Posted December 5, 2008 Had to take my cat, whos been with me for 5 years, to the vet to be put to sleep, what a fucking shitty feeling I hate myself
TheSidewinder Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 PGF, That's the price we pay for loving god's furry little creatures. At some point, we must do the humane and right thing, and end their suffering. It's never easy, and the more it hurts just means the more you loved them. Take comfort in the memories of the good times you had with your pet, and know that what you did WAS right. What's right is seldom easy...... TS
Brakkie Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 I know what you mean PGF, my dog had to be put to sleep about half a year ago because of cancer, it's never easy. The only thing you can think of is that what you did is right, he/she's at peace now. Don't blame yourself, I'm sure there was a legitimate reason to have it put to sleep. You did the right thing!
Swede Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 I have a horrible pet story about our dog. Years later, I still feel pretty guilty about it. It was awful. Here's the scenario... neighbors have some big dogs, generally nice. We had an ankle biter (a terrier) that had more balls than brains. Every so often, he'd get in their yard and challenge them. A dog fight would ensue. He would get wounded, usually punctures, but always healed. You'd think he'd learn a lesson... don't eff with those big dogs. Nope, he went for it one final time. After separating the dogs, I took a look at him and he was bloody but seemed OK. I apologized to the neighbor (our dog was in his yard) and when I turned around he was gone. But I knew where he was. A big-assed armadillo had dug a tunnel deep under our foundation. Our dog knew about that tunnel, and had explored it on occasion. When a dog is hurt, it usually finds a place like that to hide. Sure enough, I shined a flashlight into the tunnel, and there he was, a good 30 feet away. A LONG way. I tried everything I knew to lure him out, but he stayed put. And there he died about two days later. He knew he was going to die, and it is instinct to "hole up" like he did. If we could have gotten to him, he might have been saved, or at a minimum euthanized. Instead, he suffered. That tunnel was so long and deep, there was no way to get his body out, so I filled in the hole. We moved a year later, and I never told the new owners that our dog was right beneath their feet in the garage. I hope he's in some doggy heaven, kicking ass.
oskarchem Posted December 7, 2008 Posted December 7, 2008 Ok, I guess I'm gonna add some depression to the depression thread. So, yesterday I went flying, after the flight I'm sitting and speaking with some pilots, my GF calls, I didn't hear the call, this happened about 3-4 times during that day. So finally I take out my cell, and see 4 missed calls, I call back, and get a really panicked voice "WTF!? Why weren't you answering your god damn cell?" So I ask what happened, and she told me that there was a small plane crash in our area, and she thought that it was me. I head back home, go on the net, and find out that a pilot to whom I had spoken numerous times, had crashed in his "Fouga Magister" ( http://www.meeting-air-lens.com/www.upload...ugaMagister.jpg ) and that he died on the spot. The cause for the crash is still unknown.
Richtee Posted December 7, 2008 Posted December 7, 2008 Ok, I guess I'm gonna add some depression to the depression thread. So, yesterday I went flying, after the flight I'm sitting and speaking with some pilots, my GF calls, I didn't hear the call, this happened about 3-4 times during that day. So finally I take out my cell, and see 4 missed calls, I call back, and get a really panicked voice "WTF!? Why weren't you answering your god damn cell?" So I ask what happened, and she told me that there was a small plane crash in our area, and she thought that it was me. I head back home, go on the net, and find out that a pilot to whom I had spoken numerous times, had crashed in his "Fouga Magister" ( http://www.meeting-air-lens.com/www.upload...ugaMagister.jpg ) and that he died on the spot. The cause for the crash is still unknown.Jeez... You owe her flowers and hugs. Sorry for your loss Oskar.
Swede Posted December 7, 2008 Posted December 7, 2008 Pretty common in aviation, unfortunately. After 9-11, I had dozens of calls to make sure I was not on one of those airplanes. It is SOP, after a plane crash, to call loved ones immediately and say "It was not me."
oskarchem Posted December 7, 2008 Posted December 7, 2008 I would of answered, but I had no idea it happened...
Swede Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 I would of answered, but I had no idea it happened... Yes, I understand. RIP to the fallen aviator. Clear skies West.
Pretty green flame Posted December 11, 2008 Author Posted December 11, 2008 I now fully understand why we have the occasional person that snaps and kills off a dozen poeple he doesn't know. I hate every last one of those bastards at the DMV. I trully hate each and everyone of them.
Boomer Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Fuck eating + sleeping, all you need is love???Fuck women!!! Lost 14 pounds to pneumonia, then 8 pounds to the bitch that needed a month to find out she rather had her freedom.112 pounds at 6 feet isn't funny 22 years after boot camp. Going back into HEs, minimum charge size from now on will be one kilogram. If one of *those* bitches turns me down again, there's no more fucking pain forever.
Richtee Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Lost 14 pounds to pneumonia, then 8 pounds to the bitch that needed a month to find out she rather had her freedom.112 pounds at 6 feet isn't funny 22 years after boot camp. Going back into HEs, minimum charge size from now on will be one kilogram. You sure you can lift a kilo? ;{) Get a grip, man. You COULD be self employed in Michigan....
Swede Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 A lot of the posts in this thread deal with women - making bad choices. I'm not ancient, but I'm not young either. Been married 25 years, same woman, one time. The secret to finding a good woman is far less complicated than one might think. What attracts a 20 yr old male horn-dog most? A hot babe. Reject the hot babes (for long term). They inevitably go psycho on you. And they'll age like any other woman, which makes the psycho-factor worse as they lose their youthful beauty. Here's what you do. Find a woman who is attractive. Not jaw-dropping hot, just decent looking. She must have the following traits in this order of importance, most to least. 1) Stable - doesn't go "flighty" on you, or crumble at the slightest problem. Because there WILL be crises and problems in life.2) Intelligent - can hold a conversation. Won't bore you with her stupidity.3) Healthy - not prone to constant illness4) CAN (if necesssary) have her own career. A professional woman. Can support you so you can do Pyro.5) Not clingy - has her own life, her own friends, her own hobby6) Forms opinions that have a sound logic behind them. 7) Enjoys activities away from the home. Rock climbing, SCUBA, biking, anything to get her off the couch.8) Looks good to you. Note #8 is last. Beauty fades. Are you going to dump her when she gets wrinkles? Or do you want to be the couple who are both wrinkled prunes celebrating their 50thy anniversary? Follow Swede's guide to female selection, and you will never again post here!
flying fish Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 I say add 1 more point - good sense of humor! Or maybe that falls under point (2). Well...not necessarily... But personally I think that's one of the most important things...finding someone you can laugh with...and occasionally at...
LGM Posted December 22, 2008 Posted December 22, 2008 Well, to kick up the theme from the top of this page, my dog that has been with me for literally as long as I can remember is going to be euthanized sometime in the next few days. She's at least thirteen years old, and has trouble getting up a few stairs on a good day, so I guess I should just be glad that she's had a long happy life (for a dog) and won't be in pain anymore. That somehow doesn't make it easier though... One of the only memories I have from my early childhood is walking into a grocery store with my mom and dad and running into a teen boy at the entrance with a black puppy. He said that his dog had had a litter, and his family couldn't take care of them. After only a little prodding my parents added some dog food and a water bowl to our cart and we picked the dog up on our way out. The store was called "Lucky Groceries", so we named her Lucky. She came with us when we moved to here to Wisconsin from California, and she's been with us in three houses overall. I guess it's fitting that we're in the last house my parents plan to buy. I don't think that I'm going to be having a particularly merry Christmas this year.
Mumbles Posted December 22, 2008 Posted December 22, 2008 I have a very unsettling feeling that this is one of the last christmases I get to have with my golden retriever as well. Being from Wisconsin as well, the weather sure doesn't help her any. Stairs are becoming an issue, and she has trouble getting in and out of my mom's bed. Luckily she is still capable of getting up on the couch so I can tuck my feet underneath her She apparantly has something wrong with her thyroid, but is being medicated for it. Hopefully she will loose some weight and help herself out. Although that means less of her to tuck my feet under, I'd gladly welcome it. We've been trying to give her glucosamine, but my mom never remembers to do it. And my sister, well my sister often forgets to feed her or let her outside. I try to do it when I'm around. With all the peanut butter we have to give her to get her to swallow the pills, it might counteract the weightloss from the thyroid medication.
LGM Posted December 22, 2008 Posted December 22, 2008 My dog's walking and general mobility has been a big problem too. My dad made a ramp with carpeting on it to let her outside down a steep set of stairs, and painkillers only helped her for a week or two. She loves to run in the snow, and it's sad to watch her stumble in pain afterward. Hope your retriever starts getting better, I know what it's like to watch a dog be in pain.
Richtee Posted December 22, 2008 Posted December 22, 2008 To quote a Disney movie... All Dogs Go to Heaven. They have to. They are the last vestige of pure altruism and loyalty left on this dirtball. God, let me be as worthy as my dog. Sniff...
LGM Posted December 22, 2008 Posted December 22, 2008 As sad as I found that movie when I was little, I enjoyed it. I can't believe I didn't think of it until you mentioned it. I agree that dogs embody every trait that a true friend has. If there were any single being whose grace and kindness a person should aspire to, it would probably be their dog.
TheSidewinder Posted December 22, 2008 Posted December 22, 2008 If there's ever a question of "Who's Your Best Friend".... lock both your dog and your spouse in the car trunk for an hour, then open it up and guess which one will be really happy to see you........
Swede Posted December 23, 2008 Posted December 23, 2008 I know this is the depresion thread.. here's your Prozac: http://www.5bears.com/pups/2week02.jpg Our Britanny whelped a huge litter a while back. First time mom, 11 puppies, all survived! http://www.5bears.com/pups/pup003.jpg Watching her maternal instincts kick in was amazing. She went from being fairly dopey, to being attentive and caring. It was impossible to nurse 11 simultaneously, so we rotated them through the teats. The mom must have eaten 10 pounds of dog food plus meat (beef heart, ground beef, kidney) each day, and she still lost a third of her weight; the little vampires nearly sucked the life out of her. All of them have good homes now. Unbelievably, when we were finding homes, some PETA freak accosted us, screeching "DON'T BREED ANIMALS!" Eff you b***ch, get out of my face or I'll strangle a rabbit in front of you.
LGM Posted December 23, 2008 Posted December 23, 2008 She yelled at you for finding loving homes for puppies? What a bitch. I'm all for not torturing animals and treating them in at least a humane way, but PETA needs to shut the hell up and let people eat what they want. Thanks for the little bit of cheer.
Richtee Posted December 25, 2008 Posted December 25, 2008 Oh MAN am I in trouble! Sent up a trial 3"...maybe a bit overlifted... Down comes a new Ipod, X-Box, a pair of gloves... and a hearty "HEY ASSHOLE! WTF?" Oh boy coal coming my way...
Yankie Posted December 25, 2008 Posted December 25, 2008 Oh MAN am I in trouble! Sent up a trial 3"...maybe a bit overlifted... Down comes a new Ipod, X-Box, a pair of gloves... and a hearty "HEY ASSHOLE! WTF?" Oh boy coal coming my way... Sorry Richtee but I am not on the same page as you, what exactly happened??
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