OT: For our sanity: what are you doing this off-season?

[adsfan]

Newcastle

So the moat bridge is dark from burning coal?

 

[LCPreds]

Another castle ... with a different flag this time.

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I love that city. Hopefully had a chance for a quick train ride down to Durham. That cathedral is amazing.

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

Newcastle

"Countdown is incredibly popular in Sarah's hometown. No one gets anything done in Newcastle when Countdown is on, or indeed, when Countdown is not on."

"I'd imagine Sarah's very excited to be on Countdown tonight. Normally the only letters Geordies get are the ones from bailiffs."

 

[Adz]

Finally saw Toy Story 4 with my hockey buddy and my granddaughter. Waited around for the credits to see who from MD had graduated to working on that film. Just one this time. It was good--lot of funny things within the plot. As someone in the profession (sort of, I'm more the business end, but still) I notice things like lighting and hair and the way an object bounces. They nailed those things. Plot got a bit draggy but was worth it in the end. I give it 3 stars.

 

[Kebs]

I decided it would be fun to see how fast I can sell my current home and move in to a new home. If all goes to plan it will be 50 days start to finish on both.

 

[triggrman]

Well now that summer has ended we are now starting Fall baseball and school baseball. He’s just a freshman but I’ve heard that #20 for Blackman is pretty good

 

[hockey diva]

Had a fantastic time at Tolkien 2019 in Birmingham, UK. I was rather surprised to find a Tim Horton's in the city center.

 

[PredsV82]

Well now that summer has ended we are now starting Fall baseball and school baseball. He’s just a freshman but I’ve heard that #20 for Blackman is pretty good

Would #20 be a Trigg Jr?

 

[triggrman]

Hahaha maybe

 

[Adz]

Had a fantastic time at Tolkien 2019 in Birmingham, UK. I was rather surprised to find a Tim Horton's in the city center.

I saw your posts--ha ha, I thought you were in Birmingham ALABAMA so I was surprised about the Tim Horton's for sure.

 

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

I lost both of my toe nails yesterday

 

[PredsV82]

I lost both of my toe nails yesterday

You only have two toes??

 

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

You only have two toes??

Yes and they are both above my nipples

 

[triggrman]

ass nipples?

 

[Pred303]

went to Europe for 3 weeks. forgot about hockey completely.

 

[PredsV82]

Pretty eventful day for old Voldy today.

Eldest son started work as a flight instructor.. first paid job as an aviator.

Eldest daughter started work for the law firm that hired her.

Stepson had his first day of college classes.


You younger folks who hear us old guys say that time flies and think we are kidding... you're right... it doesnt fly, it goes by at warp speed.

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

You younger folks who hear us old guys say that time flies and think we are kidding... you're right... it doesnt fly, it goes by at warp speed.

I remember my first day of high school like it was just yesterday. It was almost 18 years ago.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

I don't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday.

But seriously, there is NOTHING I remember about high school or even really college, other than a general blur of basic times and places. That's like 15 years of ---

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

I don't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday.

But seriously, there is NOTHING I remember about high school or even really college, other than a general blur of basic times and places. That's like 15 years of ---

My 1st hour class was right by my locker, so I could get to school a couple minutes before the bell and still be on time, which was a huge plus considering we started at 7:26 and no 14 year old wants to voluntarily be up at 7:26 in the morning.

 

[Legionnaire11]

I remember my first day of HS well, it was 23 years ago when I moved from Philly to Nashville. But I do have a really good memory anyway even if it wasn't a significant move, not quite photographic, but much better than most people in my experience.

Now if my wife sends me out the door with a Kroger list and then happens to say "oh, and get some bread too!" On the way out the door, I'll most likely forget the bread :p

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

I'm pretty sure I had... lockers... in high school. I must have, right? Jeez. Do they sell something like early onset dementia insurance?

That said, I can always shock my kids by singing along with a wide array of songs from the 70s and 80s on the radio. I blew them away in Guitar Hero and Rock Band back in the day. Give me the mic stand and guitar --- that's where my high school memories went I guess.

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

I'm pretty sure I had... lockers... in high school.

We had lockers but they were mostly useless. We had 4 minutes between classes in a huge school so unless our locker was on our way to our next class, we just had to carry our books in our backpacks all day. My backpack my junior year weighed 30 pounds and I had to walk 1.5 miles to and from school.

 

[Armourboy]

I don't really remember anything specific about my first day of high school, but with me being in marching band it always started basically a couple of weeks before it really started anyways. I do remember a couple of things from my first band camp though.

Granted next year will be 25 years since I graduated, so a couple of you got me feeling a bit old. I remember when I was the young guy around here lol.

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

I don't really remember anything specific about my first day of high school, but with me being in marching band it always started basically a couple of weeks before it really started anyways. I do remember a couple of things from my first band camp though.

Granted next year will be 25 years since I graduated, so a couple of you got me feeling a bit old. I remember when I was the young guy around here lol.

Half of our first day of orientation was spent learning our school's fight song. I really don't know why, no one ever sang it.

 

[Legionnaire11]

I don't really remember anything specific about my first day of high school, but with me being in marching band it always started basically a couple of weeks before it really started anyways. I do remember a couple of things from my first band camp though.

Granted next year will be 25 years since I graduated, so a couple of you got me feeling a bit old. I remember when I was the young guy around here lol.

In Philly, whatever city name you lived in was where you went to school. So moving here to a Smyrna address in '96 we just registered me for Smyrna... Except I was actually zoned for LaVergne and didn't find out until halfway through Bandcamp. Doing a 180 to a new show was a blitz, but it worked out since LHS won the Mayor's Cup again that year