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[*] posted on 10-20-2010 at 11:04 AM


Dignity? What's that?



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[*] posted on 10-20-2010 at 11:11 AM


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As anyone who has ever been in the position of "lucky just to get out
alive" knows material things do not matter much when your being chased by the reaper. Couldn't take it with me then and will not be able to at the last checkout when he finally catches up. Makes me want to clean out my garage filled with
all that "good indespensible stuff "that has not seen use in
years....Ah the thoughts that come when your closer to the end of the book than you are the begining.


Now thats pretty darn good... thanks... it is a phase in life which much different than the others..

Guess for once I'm lucky, my son wants me to not toss anything and to quite selling things.. said, "Dad you bought good stuff not junk" .. let me have it...

Must say.. makes me rest a lot easier... plus the wife's family want's all her "women" things.. decoration for every event one can imagine.. and enough boxes, warping paper and bows to setup a shop wrapping presents full time (yeah I know and the problem is)...

Good thread...




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[*] posted on 10-20-2010 at 12:46 PM


LOL~ Made me laugh in a good way :yes:
I saw my grandparents grow old in Baja and the whole family got everything. Even the rusted bolts left in the garage i kept and still have in La Barca. As long as you have loved ones next to you and can help you out id say stay where ever you call home. Do what feels right even if its wrong lol~ thats what im doing. Im 38 and go to baja once a week and i know im retiring there my wife isnt to crazy about it but shell come around as always lol~




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[*] posted on 10-20-2010 at 12:51 PM


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Dignity? What's that?


that's what i'm sayin'..... i'll let you know if i ever find it!:light:




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[*] posted on 10-20-2010 at 01:03 PM


Go ahead and max out that Visa bill to finish out that bucket list. Those bankers have enough.
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[*] posted on 10-20-2010 at 01:16 PM


38 Von? You either need to retire very young, or you will go crazy waiting to get down for good! I am awaiting sale of my shop, the wife has been in La Paz for 4 months now. I drive from Orange to my house in La Mision every weekend, but that is not EVEN enough once the Baja bug has bitten. I'll be 52 in a few months, but I was ready to leave 10 years ago. As far as stuff goes, my wife will keep it all I think. She loves time on the boat and fishing!:biggrin:



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[*] posted on 10-20-2010 at 01:57 PM


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LOL~ Made me laugh in a good way :yes:
I saw my grandparents grow old in Baja and the whole family got everything. Even the rusted bolts left in the garage i kept and still have in La Barca. As long as you have loved ones next to you and can help you out id say stay where ever you call home. Do what feels right even if its wrong lol~ thats what im doing. Im 38 and go to baja once a week and i know im retiring there my wife isnt to crazy about it but shell come around as always lol~


Ya got one hell of a good outlook on life... your Mom and Dad did a good job... :):)




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[*] posted on 10-20-2010 at 02:24 PM


'specially the "she'll come around" part.....

best 'o luck!




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[*] posted on 10-20-2010 at 06:42 PM


oh yeah .... I also thought the pic was dt - so funny to realize ...NOTTTTTTTTT

but, I also started, slowly, giving the hand me down stuff I had from my grandparents to those in the family whom I thought would appreciate them the most ... and I am slowly but surely downsizing - how much "stuff" do I really need ????

I thought this feeling of what the heck do I do with my stuff was just my own mind meandering down the road ... hmmmmm





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[*] posted on 10-20-2010 at 06:47 PM


have you seen the toll booths lately? BIG letters demand, "BAN BRAS". i concur. think i'm looney? check it out next time you pass thru the tollbooths.....

give 'em all away!




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[*] posted on 10-20-2010 at 07:43 PM


I had a similar conversation with my wife. She's younger then me so I said "Honey if I die before you save my gear. You're beautiful and charming, I'm sure you'll marry again and your new husband can use my stuff." She looked up and said "I can't." You can't? Why not? She said "Because he's left handed."



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[*] posted on 10-20-2010 at 07:48 PM


:lol::lol::lol::lol: NOT!!! Scares me sometimes! She is gorgeous, and I'm old! :no: :yes:



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[*] posted on 10-20-2010 at 08:28 PM


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I think you're right. Lawrence Of Arabia wore a hat like that and look what happened to his manhood.


:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Although his manhood went after he replaced it with a fez.

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[*] posted on 10-20-2010 at 09:32 PM


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Interesting DT. The thing that resonated with me was the focus on fishing equipment. I feel the same way in the sense that my whole life is organized around my pursuit of offshore fishing in the Baja - nobody around me knows that as that is my only real secret.



"Your only real secret"?......Gee mitchman, you need to get out more often......come visit us in the East Cape and we will find some more secrets for you to keep:lol::lol::lol:....dt




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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 07:11 AM


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Although his manhood went after he replaced it with a fez.



What???? This isn't manly???

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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 10:14 AM


You guys on the east cape, apparently, you guys know how to live.
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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 10:18 AM


I'll start thinking about growing old once I reach middle age...

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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 09:13 PM


Bajagringo, remember that you are only young once, but you can remain immature forever!:biggrin:
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[*] posted on 10-22-2010 at 04:30 AM


Different parts of a person grow old at different times. Sort of a planned obsolescence? The eyes seem to be the first to show signs of age. From then on, guess it all depends upon a persons lifestyle, heredity and luck.
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[*] posted on 10-22-2010 at 05:29 AM


I'm aware I'm on the verge of old but I never realized how much I've compensated for it. Moved from a 2 story house to the casita, sold the panga and got the 14' tin boat, sold the ATV and now have a UTV with a steering wheel and a real seat and softer suspension, fish inshore (less pounding) and from shore, have more than one pair of reading glasses, take siestas. I'm sure there are many more things I'm doing but can't seem to remember them:no:
Edit: I was given a BIG lighter I can find.

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