Geezers 2008

Now now, JerseyGirl,



we can legitimately get to 30 pages with true short stories of real life situations and stuff and just keep typing because you secretly still think that you could have written something like "dharma bums" if only it hadn't been written before you were born and you also had a spirit of adventure and cared not for the general populace and enjoyed drugs of all types......



But today the Geezer lost. Actually, Vinny drove down the field on the Colts and scored in a stinging 10 minute opening drive. Late in the second quarter, he broke his hip and filed for medicare.




Dang it.





David Carr is the worst thing to happen to the Panthers since Sauerbraun kicked out of bounds in the Super Bowl.





SZ
 
i was in a tree today and the fall festivals in the area are in full swing. the hay ride pasted the tree that i was climbing with each pass the person on the tailgate would wave to me. As i was progressing with my climb, each pass he pointed me out to the new riders on the trailer filled with hay.

my main tie in was not on the side of the tree that i wanted to practice in, so i throw for another tie in, only one branch lower but it gave me a better angle for the limbs i wanted to get to.

practice for me, getting out on that branch getting comfortable with moving on a limb, setting my lanyard, leaning out to hit the cowbell, undoing the lanyard, then moving back into the trunk. moving from branch to branch, getting my tree legs. missing a step and figuring out how to recover, no panic.

after about 8 or more passes from the hay ride, i was pulling out my lines and got the last wave of the day.

the lake is low - artifacts from the indians are now being found, one person there that sat and watched me is from a local nature center , Ella-chee center and he asked if i would be interested in climbing in that private park, where there are 100 foot tulip poplars, they are doing a study on the invasive plants that are in their area and would like a climber to visit the canopys and take picture. i explained that i can take the pictures for sure but would not know what was native or not. (that reminds of a story that was on here, TD posted (i think) that we humans are the invaders)

IT is fun to climb openly in my area. I am meeting some very interesting people.

see you in floirda.

jz
 
I got one for you Jz don't you worry. And on the FL for us Geezers it's 25' and you can use upper ascenders. Other help comes on the 10th of Nov. in Tallahassee.(see post by Mikecross23 in General D.)
Scotty
 
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online - so i can print one out

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JG,

In case you had not yet found the link for the rules here it is:

http://itcc.isa-arbor.com/rules-scoring/rule.asp

Short climbs, age brackets, extended times, and oxygen tanks -- what type of TCC is this? Something to make the old poeple feel good. Well, it's working.

In a tattoo thread somewhere it is written "live to climb; climb to live". I always thought it was just simply, "he who dies with the most toys wins". So have fun climbing.

EZ -- the wife is not big on the idea of riding in an RV with you and your cronies to FLA. Something about the smell and funk... Not sure what she means, she has to put up with me... Anyway, lets talk over a latta sometime soon. Have you answering machine call mine.

UL
 
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Stuffing the turkey, Jersey?

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NA - no bird here that stuff makes you tired and need naps.

but up here or down here (depending on where you are) we still hve the WILD things prancing about the yard.

so UL are you competing or computing?

jz
 
At this time, Computing. I'm more into the mineral climbing. Which leads me to my next question. What are the geezers rules and times? I would like to be able to make a few test runs on the new program prior to TCC. If not, NO big deal. We will make it work and/or make up the scores and winners.
 
UL
Rules are pretty much the same. Except for Times on the AR and work climb are at 7 min; Also FL is set at 25' and you can use upper ascenders, so other than those small changes everything is the same.
Age brackets or handicapped is still out there. And we do still have a little time left to work out the details.
On a different subject Terry R who happens to work for the mouse down here has come up with a couple of park passes for the Lorax cup winner. Way to go Terry.
Till some other time
Scotty
 
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Stuffing the turkey, Jersey?

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NA - no bird here that stuff makes you tired and need naps.

but up here or down here (depending on where you are) we still hve the WILD things prancing about the yard.

so UL are you competing or computing?

jz

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I think he means by post number. And I like watching the wild ones run around also
Scotty
 
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Stuffing the turkey, Jersey?

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NA - no bird here that stuff makes you tired and need naps.

but up here or down here (depending on where you are) we still hve the WILD things prancing about the yard.

so UL are you competing or computing?

jz

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I think he means by post number. And I like watching the wild ones run around also
Scotty

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OPPS

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I can't believe Kathy is considered a geezer by age now. I'm still hoping to make it down for this great event. I know there's convoys heading down and I would love to get in on it but the way things are looking I might be going into surgery early January so I might be able to come and just have to be a ground help.
 
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Rules are pretty much the same. Except for Times on the AR and work climb are at 7 min; Also FL is set at 25' and you can use upper ascenders, so other than those small changes everything is the same.
Age brackets or handicapped is still out there. And we do still have a little time left to work out the details.
Scotty

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Very cool, then all we need is for all the great people of treebuzz and FLA to come up with the handicap and/or age brackets. Lets have those ideas blowing in, so we can be ready for an excellent day.
 
Hey Vince,

I understand about your wife not wanting to be a part of my overall "aroma", no need to explain.


I used to have a wife, then she decided she was a lesbian and left me. I was the happiest man on earth. I don't think she really is a lesbian, that's just the lame excuse she made for leaving. I said and continue to say good riddance.

My new girlfriend is much more rock and/or roll than my ex-wife, and she enjoys my "aroma". *bliss*


SZ
 
And Joyseeeee,


I like your stream of consciousness style of writing, good to read!


Ever think that maybe you are one of the Wild Things up there in your tree?


I have been climbing so much in my front yard, the neighbors no longer gawk and stare, they just go about their lives as I swing around.


SZ
 
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