Third time better be the charm

[907_Reefer]

These are amazing!

 

[Stang67]

These are amazing!

thanks i took so many and its so hard going through them on the phone. i need to transfer them to the laptop and go through them all then i can get some more posted.

 

[Stang67]

Volunteering from 9-4 tomorrow at our swap. Should be one heck of a long day. The challenge is not to buy anything. Bets on if I can do it?

 

[fishguy242]

A Sure bet... :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing: i'm in...:rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:
Beautiful pics by the way...;):)

 

[907_Reefer]

I'm gonna go with "No" on that one.. It's not so much "will" you not, but "should" you not? ;)

 

[rmorris_14]

I'm gonna go with "No" on that one.. It's not so much "will" you not, but "should" you not? ;)

wait... what?

 

[907_Reefer]

wait... what?

 

[rmorris_14]

you toking on that GSP again?

 

[tbrown]

German Shorthaired Pointer?

 

[Stang67]

Green Spinach, Popeye

 

[Stang67]

Swap was a good experience. I tend to be a non people person and this really pushed me. Got there at 9 and left at 3:30. Worked on setting up the raffle tables pre show then worked the door the whole day. Had a great time chatting with @Aqua62 But missed @exnisstech? By the time I got a chance to look around nothing really caught my eye. I think I am becoming more picky with getting things now since space is limited. I did remove a rock from the 180 that was getting covered in cloves. I was able to save the zoas off the rock and but them back in.
Anyone want purple cloves?

 

[exnisstech]

@Stang67 sorry:pleading-face:
Just wasn't feeling up to it. Sometimes I get anxious around groups of people and yesterday felt like one of those days. Its hard to believe I used to go to concerts at the old stadium with over 80k people and had a great time and now some times I have to walk out of walmart. Must be an age thing :thinking-face: or maybe the altered state of mind I was usually in back then :face-with-hand-over-mouth:
I recently bought some frags from @therman and don't have them mounted yet so I really don't have room for anything at the moment anyway.

 

[Stang67]

@Stang67 sorry:pleading-face:
Just wasn't feeling up to it. Sometimes I get anxious around groups of people and yesterday felt like one of those days. Its hard to believe I used to go to concerts at the old stadium with over 80k people and had a great time and now some times I have to walk out of walmart. Must be an age thing :thinking-face: or maybe the altered state of mind I was usually in back then :face-with-hand-over-mouth:
I recently bought some frags from @therman and don't have them mounted yet so I really don't have room for anything at the moment anyway.

Trust me I get it. I am trying to make myself do things which I know will make me "deal with it". We went grocery shopping at 11 instead of 9 this morning and it was torture. The man is supportive but sometimes doesn't get it. I have found that my CBD supplement is very helpful with that flight reaction I get.

 

[Stang67]

@Stang67 sorry:pleading-face:
Just wasn't feeling up to it. Sometimes I get anxious around groups of people and yesterday felt like one of those days. Its hard to believe I used to go to concerts at the old stadium with over 80k people and had a great time and now some times I have to walk out of walmart. Must be an age thing :thinking-face: or maybe the altered state of mind I was usually in back then :face-with-hand-over-mouth:
I recently bought some frags from @therman and don't have them mounted yet so I really don't have room for anything at the moment anyway.

Let me know how you like the stuff you got from @therman i am always looking for a good local connection.

 

[exnisstech]

Let me know how you like the stuff you got from @therman i am always looking for a good local connection.

I'm very happy with them. This was the day after they arrived. Haven't lost one yet knock on wood and all are starting to show a little growth and I've only had them since 9/21
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/therman-frags-are-awesome.1009027/

 

[Stang67]

Warning longish post not reef related.
I am getting to the age where I have determined I have already lived longer then the time I have left to live. Time to actually start living. That was part of what Fiji was about. Testing my limits seeing how far I could push myself and I really surprised myself tbh. 96 foot dive the deepest I have ever gone. That along with my 100th dive and getting Night/Limited viz certified were the highlights. Now it's time to live out a dream. When I graduated high school the goal was to never be stuck in a grey cube or behind a desk. Failed. I wanted to be the female version of Steve Irwin. Wolves were being re introduced into Yellowstone and that was what I wanted to do. As a job. For the rest of my life. I got the degree and then realized that I couldn't do it. It wasn't paying enough to pay the bills. I couldn't live on that and I didn't have any help. I couldn't go the next step in my education (masters) as there was no $ and I barely got the bachelor's as it was. So I gave up on the dream.
Tomorrow I am booking a trip for my 47th birthday to spend a week in Yellowstone tracking down wolves. I am finally going to catch that dream and I am so happy. It only took 23 years but I am going to make it happen.
Don't wait to live your life. You never know how long you have. It may be over sooner then you think. I am not going to regret a second of it.

Ps. It's in January so any recommendations on good cold weather clothing is welcome and appreciated.

 

[Mhamilton0911]

Warning longish post not reef related.
I am getting to the age where I have determined I have already lived longer then the time I have left to live. Time to actually start living. That was part of what Fiji was about. Testing my limits seeing how far I could push myself and I really surprised myself tbh. 96 foot dive the deepest I have ever gone. That along with my 100th dive and getting Night/Limited viz certified were the highlights. Now it's time to live out a dream. When I graduated high school the goal was to never be stuck in a grey cube or behind a desk. Failed. I wanted to be the female version of Steve Irwin. Wolves were being re introduced into Yellowstone and that was what I wanted to do. As a job. For the rest of my life. I got the degree and then realized that I couldn't do it. It wasn't paying enough to pay the bills. I couldn't live on that and I didn't have any help. I couldn't go the next step in my education (masters) as there was no $ and I barely got the bachelor's as it was. So I gave up on the dream.
Tomorrow I am booking a trip for my 47th birthday to spend a week in Yellowstone tracking down wolves. I am finally going to catch that dream and I am so happy. It only took 23 years but I am going to make it happen.
Don't wait to live your life. You never know how long you have. It may be over sooner then you think. I am not going to regret a second of it.

Ps. It's in January so any recommendations on good cold weather clothing is welcome and appreciated.

I lived off grid for a few years with 10' snow winters. Good muck boots are literally a lifesaver, totally waterproof, comfortable, keeps feet warm.

 

[tbrown]

Warning longish post not reef related.
I am getting to the age where I have determined I have already lived longer then the time I have left to live. Time to actually start living. That was part of what Fiji was about. Testing my limits seeing how far I could push myself and I really surprised myself tbh. 96 foot dive the deepest I have ever gone. That along with my 100th dive and getting Night/Limited viz certified were the highlights. Now it's time to live out a dream. When I graduated high school the goal was to never be stuck in a grey cube or behind a desk. Failed. I wanted to be the female version of Steve Irwin. Wolves were being re introduced into Yellowstone and that was what I wanted to do. As a job. For the rest of my life. I got the degree and then realized that I couldn't do it. It wasn't paying enough to pay the bills. I couldn't live on that and I didn't have any help. I couldn't go the next step in my education (masters) as there was no $ and I barely got the bachelor's as it was. So I gave up on the dream.
Tomorrow I am booking a trip for my 47th birthday to spend a week in Yellowstone tracking down wolves. I am finally going to catch that dream and I am so happy. It only took 23 years but I am going to make it happen.
Don't wait to live your life. You never know how long you have. It may be over sooner then you think. I am not going to regret a second of it.

Ps. It's in January so any recommendations on good cold weather clothing is welcome and appreciated.

Awesome! I can't give good cold weather clothing advice as out here it's flip flops, jeans, and a long sleeve t-shirt. Sometimes we throw on socks and a sweater so it feels like Christmas, but that's only with the A/C set to 52 and a fire in the fireplace.

 

[Mhamilton0911]

I lived off grid for a few years with 10' snow winters. Good muck boots are literally a lifesaver, totally waterproof, comfortable, keeps feet warm.

Also, a tiny bit of Yellowstone is in Idaho, so you're kinda close to me, well, closer than you've ever been!

 

[Mschmidt]

Awesome trip!
clothes:
boot gators like: Amazon product ASIN B07J5NJ5TH
wool socks, long underwear, under armor or other brand thermal base layers. Layers are your friends, coat with a hood, and a hat, good UV blocking sunglasses or ski goggles. ski goggles with protect against wind better.