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Milestones
09/12/18 at 12:43:34

Had a milestone last month, hit 65 years old on August 23rd. It's not like I didn't expect to get this far, I just didn't think about when younger mainly because I was too busy raising hell in my own special way.
Now I've got a house, paid for, a wife which I'm still paying for and have pretty much achieved what is to be considered success in today's world.
darn, How did I get here?
Saw retirement pretty much kill my dad from inaction and boredom and am fighting to keep active just because it was an ugly way to go.
Time to start an old fart's bucket list. Wink

Always wanted a 375 H&H magnum like my 30-06 doesn't kick enough LOL

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Milestones Reply #1 - 09/12/18 at 13:32:01 Dad said the same thing about granddad. He volunteered to deliver food/meals and other things. You'll just have to get more involved in extended controls. develop more products, remodel, fish, surf.
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Eegore Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 8343	Re: Milestones Reply #2 - 09/12/18 at 17:37:26 My Great, Great Grandmother said that we have to be careful that we do not let our work define us. Something to the effect of: "If your work is your life, when the work is done, your life is done. Be someone new everyday." I was in maybe 7th grade and none of that made sense at the time.
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GOF Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 216 Buffalo, NY	Re: Milestones Reply #3 - 09/12/18 at 18:18:59 It is amazing how the things our elders told us seemed cryptic and meaningless at the time. Yet those things turn out to be pearls ow wisdom when we have grown enough to understand them.
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Milestones Reply #4 - 09/12/18 at 19:36:52 I retired six and a half years ago, no I'm not someone new every day, but I do agree about the your work is your life bit. I'd like to be riding at eighty plus, but that's eleven years away.
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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: Milestones Reply #5 - 09/13/18 at 06:21:18 That's part of my old fart's bucket list, get more riding in. Twisted up my left shoulder a few months ago and have found riding to be a bit more challenging since then. Haven't even got the boat out this year either. Can't cry over split milk and have some good years ahead.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Milestones Reply #6 - 09/13/18 at 08:34:29 better milestones than gallstones.
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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: Milestones Reply #7 - 09/13/18 at 13:44:35 LOL or grave stones
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Papa Bear Senior Member Offline Posts: 476 Canada ... near the Motor City Gender:	Re: Milestones Reply #8 - 09/13/18 at 18:12:55 I'll be 75 next birthday. I am truly amazed that it is Sept 13, 2018 and I'm still here
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Re: Milestones
Reply #9 - 09/13/18 at 20:49:21

Ed.

I Retired … so long ago I have to think really hard to remember when ! Let's see … I was 53 and now I'm 65 … 12 years ago …

I don't know how I ever had time to work . There are so many neat places to ride to and even the back roads around home are a source of Joy !

I've been inspiired by YouzGuyz in Texas. Seems he rides every day ,

Yep , pure inspiration . Just be sure to get a ride in EVER-DAY --- NO MATTER WHAT ELSE ! Unless its Raining ! Grin

Joining the local CMAUSA was a good move , having the SAVAGE Gang over yearly is another good move. Going to visit some of my SAVAGE Bud's has been a REALLY FUN thing to do also.

I hope to do the Florida ride next year we got rained out of this year.

I hope your sholder heals up good ! Wink

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