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Frostillicus
Footballguy
I feel like Otis's news is overshadowing the fact that I got into the Survivor Contest by posting an email someone else originally posted as a joke.
Seriously though, congrats Otis. It's the awesomest thing ever.
Seriously though, congrats Otis. It's the awesomest thing ever.
Otis
Footballguy
Yeh she had to tell them. She's a drinker, no way could she pull of some bs lie over multiple days. But they have strict orders to keep it secret. That's what is most annoying is that maid of honor keeps making a big deal about her being tired and not drinking, but she KNOWS. What a ####### ###. Really has me ticked off. The pawning my pregnant wife to be off on other guys is fairly annoying too. Anyway thanks for the well wishes all. This will be the craziest year ever. Within just a few months I will find out about partnership at my firm, get married, and knock up my gal. Ridiculous. And yes SK, looking to sell the car soon and swap in an SUV. Would love the 555hp BMW X5 M, but we really shouldn't be spending the monthly payment on a car like that with our silly amounts of debt. Considering the Ford Edge or maybe the new Jeep Grand Cherokee (maybe the one with the Hemi)
mr. furley
Footballguy
congrats and gllllllllllll
Celph Titled
Footballguy
Agree 100%. The whole idea of a bachelor(ette) being obligated to "party their ### off" or "get totally ####ed up" is kind of ridiculous anyway.If the c-word didn't violate the FBG TOS, I think it would be appropriate to use it re: the MOH here.
Otis
Footballguy
Agreed. I have zero interest in doing such things at my bah party, particularly given all i have going on in life right now. But my best man (righetti) and the other guys wouldn't disrespect my gal like that anyway. Just stupid.ETA of course we'll end up at a strip club and I will end up getting a lap dance or ten, but thats very different from a civilian trying to pick me up/me her up.
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Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
The 5 finalists for the XGames skateboarding street final are 14, 15, 18, 37 and 37! Apparently there was a 20 year period where no one skateboarded.
Otis
Footballguy
Close cousins.
mr. furley
Footballguy
time to set up the Sito alias
krista4
Footballguy
And this thread really has it all now, with the big Onouncement. 
Sheriff Bart
Footballguy
Man, anybody else horny?
YSR
Footballguy
Well, second to your getting into the Survivor Contest by posting an email someone else originally posted as a joke, that is.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Okay, so interesting last few days, to say the least...
I was slammed on Friday at work, pressed on a deadline and up against a shortened day thanks to my wife and sons meeting me at my office at 2pm for a quick departure en route to a camping trip in the central part of the state - a drive that takes 2 and a half hours if you beat the rest of Portland to the punch; 3 and a half hours if you get clogged with them on the rush out. I didn't get a chance to get this in and man...kinda depressing.
Back up to Thursday night. Wife and I are leaving Boot Camp, held about a mile from my house at the rec center. Because of its proximity, we walk on nice days to get an extra couple of miles in.
As we're exiting the main door, we see cops blocking off the entry to Park from Cedar Hills, which is highly unusual. This is not a high crime area and there just isn't much road blocking by the police. I scan the other direction and see more cops blocking off Park about a block down. A Fire Engine is screaming towards us, snaking past the cop car. In the middle, between the blockades, is a green Toyota pick-up truck, stopped dead in the street. About 15 feet - maybe more, maybe less - is a crumpled human body, laying motionless.
Amidst the chaos, the obese young blonde girl who works at the front desk is franticly telling us to move our cars out of the lot before we are blocked in by the police. Since we had walked, we decided to check it out. There were other rec center members milling around, hands up to their mouths, astonished. The paramedics were attending the person crumpled in the road, fetal position style and not moving. We got closer to the scene and spotted the cane of a blind person. There was a large man on the sidewalk, in front of a house, gesticulating towards the sun and obviously blaming its incredible intensity on the mess in front of us all.
Park runs east to west, right into the face of the sun for precisely 1-2 evening hours in the summer, rendering the driver with an enormous hazard to deal with. Portland summer suns are notoriously intense and because of its hilly topography, it's a battle in some parts that just can't avoid. If you're windshields are smeared, good luck to you. Going slow and cautious is warranted because bikers and pedestrians are everywhere. The driver of the Toyota truck was probably not going very slow. There is a downward slope from Park, propelling cars to faster than safe speeds in a residential area. This guy must have picked up a lot of speed and I don't think he did much to try and stop it. There were NO skid marks. I don't think he saw this pedestrian at all and considering the damage to his hood and the fact this pedestrian was absent shoes, I'd say 35-45MPH isn't unreasonable.
The pedestrian was a blind woman who had been coming to the rec center for years. She is a very independent woman and has, from what one other bystander told me, been walking there on her own with great precaution. However, she wasn't using a cross walk. She was keeping her ears low and taking her chances mid-street, which is not bestowed with a cross walk. She was being worked on carefully by the EMT, while the police talked to the driver. As time went by, neighbors came out to see what was happening. Finally, a man zoomed up in a car and ran out towards her. It was her husband, I heard the cops say. Oh, I felt just horrible for this man.
The lady on the ground began to finally show signs of movement. As they carefully and gingerly put her on a stretcher, a large and deep pool of blood was visible to all. As they wheeled her towards the ambulance, I got a look at her head and it didn't look very good. She was unable to straighten her legs. It was an awful scene and I just hope she is recovers. I have no idea what happened to her. I thought it would be on the news at night as our local news is so starved for action that a story like this is their wet dream. Nothing from the nightly news. Nothing in the paper or the internet. I'll ask the rec center on Tuesday. I don't know what happened to the driver. He didn't appear drunk at all.
I don't see things like this very often. It's sobering when I do. I know for damn sure I'll be a careful SOB driving into the sun on that and every street. And when I jog at night, I think I'll stick to tracks and trails and leave the roads to the bikers. I wouldn't mind seeing a few of them hit. :unsure....
That was just a joke. I love you bikers. Kinda hate it when you don't obey the traffic laws and stuff and getting stuck behind you on a hill is no treat...but I don't want to hit you...or have you be hit.
And then there was the camping trip this weekend. I'm going to get some food, booze and other stuff and tell you about my own near death experience. Wife is out of town and the boys are with their mom. Wish some of you dickmittens lived closer.
I was slammed on Friday at work, pressed on a deadline and up against a shortened day thanks to my wife and sons meeting me at my office at 2pm for a quick departure en route to a camping trip in the central part of the state - a drive that takes 2 and a half hours if you beat the rest of Portland to the punch; 3 and a half hours if you get clogged with them on the rush out. I didn't get a chance to get this in and man...kinda depressing.
Back up to Thursday night. Wife and I are leaving Boot Camp, held about a mile from my house at the rec center. Because of its proximity, we walk on nice days to get an extra couple of miles in.
As we're exiting the main door, we see cops blocking off the entry to Park from Cedar Hills, which is highly unusual. This is not a high crime area and there just isn't much road blocking by the police. I scan the other direction and see more cops blocking off Park about a block down. A Fire Engine is screaming towards us, snaking past the cop car. In the middle, between the blockades, is a green Toyota pick-up truck, stopped dead in the street. About 15 feet - maybe more, maybe less - is a crumpled human body, laying motionless.Amidst the chaos, the obese young blonde girl who works at the front desk is franticly telling us to move our cars out of the lot before we are blocked in by the police. Since we had walked, we decided to check it out. There were other rec center members milling around, hands up to their mouths, astonished. The paramedics were attending the person crumpled in the road, fetal position style and not moving. We got closer to the scene and spotted the cane of a blind person. There was a large man on the sidewalk, in front of a house, gesticulating towards the sun and obviously blaming its incredible intensity on the mess in front of us all.
Park runs east to west, right into the face of the sun for precisely 1-2 evening hours in the summer, rendering the driver with an enormous hazard to deal with. Portland summer suns are notoriously intense and because of its hilly topography, it's a battle in some parts that just can't avoid. If you're windshields are smeared, good luck to you. Going slow and cautious is warranted because bikers and pedestrians are everywhere. The driver of the Toyota truck was probably not going very slow. There is a downward slope from Park, propelling cars to faster than safe speeds in a residential area. This guy must have picked up a lot of speed and I don't think he did much to try and stop it. There were NO skid marks. I don't think he saw this pedestrian at all and considering the damage to his hood and the fact this pedestrian was absent shoes, I'd say 35-45MPH isn't unreasonable.
The pedestrian was a blind woman who had been coming to the rec center for years. She is a very independent woman and has, from what one other bystander told me, been walking there on her own with great precaution. However, she wasn't using a cross walk. She was keeping her ears low and taking her chances mid-street, which is not bestowed with a cross walk. She was being worked on carefully by the EMT, while the police talked to the driver. As time went by, neighbors came out to see what was happening. Finally, a man zoomed up in a car and ran out towards her. It was her husband, I heard the cops say. Oh, I felt just horrible for this man.
The lady on the ground began to finally show signs of movement. As they carefully and gingerly put her on a stretcher, a large and deep pool of blood was visible to all. As they wheeled her towards the ambulance, I got a look at her head and it didn't look very good. She was unable to straighten her legs. It was an awful scene and I just hope she is recovers. I have no idea what happened to her. I thought it would be on the news at night as our local news is so starved for action that a story like this is their wet dream. Nothing from the nightly news. Nothing in the paper or the internet. I'll ask the rec center on Tuesday. I don't know what happened to the driver. He didn't appear drunk at all.
I don't see things like this very often. It's sobering when I do. I know for damn sure I'll be a careful SOB driving into the sun on that and every street. And when I jog at night, I think I'll stick to tracks and trails and leave the roads to the bikers. I wouldn't mind seeing a few of them hit. :unsure....
That was just a joke. I love you bikers. Kinda hate it when you don't obey the traffic laws and stuff and getting stuck behind you on a hill is no treat...but I don't want to hit you...or have you be hit.
And then there was the camping trip this weekend. I'm going to get some food, booze and other stuff and tell you about my own near death experience. Wife is out of town and the boys are with their mom. Wish some of you dickmittens lived closer.
krista4
Footballguy
SHARK WEEK!
I am trying to get Mr. krista4 to go shark diving in South Africa while we're there. Though he's not thrilled at the idea of being separated from the great whites by a little metal cage, his biggest objection seems to be that we would have to start our day at 5:30 a.m.
I am trying to get Mr. krista4 to go shark diving in South Africa while we're there. Though he's not thrilled at the idea of being separated from the great whites by a little metal cage, his biggest objection seems to be that we would have to start our day at 5:30 a.m.
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SofaKings
Footballguy
Valid concern for non-lawyer types.SHARK WEEK!
I am trying to get Mr. krista4 to go shark diving in South Africa while we're there. Though he's not thrilled at the idea of being separated from the great whites by a little metal cage, his biggest objection seems to be that we would have to start our day at 5:30 a.m.
CGRdrJoe
Footballguy
Most men are hesitant to be in a situation that will cause them to #### their pantsSHARK WEEK!
I am trying to get Mr. krista4 to go shark diving in South Africa while we're there. Though he's not thrilled at the idea of being separated from the great whites by a little metal cage, his biggest objection seems to be that we would have to start our day at 5:30 a.m.
Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
I hate the term "bucket list," but if I didn't, this would be on itHave loved sharks my whole lifeSHARK WEEK!
I am trying to get Mr. krista4 to go shark diving in South Africa while we're there. Though he's not thrilled at the idea of being separated from the great whites by a little metal cage, his biggest objection seems to be that we would have to start our day at 5:30 a.m.
Diving off of Seal Island is something I hope to do someday
krista4
Footballguy
I think that just might be the issue. Watching "Air Jaws" now. This probably won't help.Most men are hesitant to be in a situation that will cause them to #### their pantsSHARK WEEK!
I am trying to get Mr. krista4 to go shark diving in South Africa while we're there. Though he's not thrilled at the idea of being separated from the great whites by a little metal cage, his biggest objection seems to be that we would have to start our day at 5:30 a.m.
Sharks are so cool. I can't see going there and not doing this. If we had more people, we could charter a boat for a breaching trip. That would be incredible.ETA: I take it back; found a company where we can do both in one day. Yippee!I hate the term "bucket list," but if I didn't, this would be on itHave loved sharks my whole lifeSHARK WEEK!
I am trying to get Mr. krista4 to go shark diving in South Africa while we're there. Though he's not thrilled at the idea of being separated from the great whites by a little metal cage, his biggest objection seems to be that we would have to start our day at 5:30 a.m.
Diving off of Seal Island is something I hope to do someday
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Josie Maran
Footballguy
That's my favorite of the new Most Interesting Man quotes, closely followed by "He once challenged his own reflection to a staring contest. On the fourth day, he won."
Never heard that one before. Awesome.
kevzilla
Footballguy
Careful...you don't want to wind up like Sito.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Ooooof. I don't recall this, but can identify. What a nightmare. Sorry man.It wasn't because of the FFA, but she popped up here while she was in bloodhound mode during our separation and made a few posts trying to humiliate me (as if I needed the help) in a thread I thought I had cleverly disguised for advice. Of course, she was cheating on me but I guess she was trying to ease her own conscience by bringing me down. Fun times!
General Malaise
Footballguy
Thanks Krista! She'll be barely three months at the wedding. We decided to give it one try and see what happened. Turns out, baby happened. We're both psyched. Ps... If any family members see this in here, please keep it on the super DL. Telling closest family over the next week or so, and then keeping it otherwise under wraps until after the wedding.Congrats, GBO! Don't let your posting go down the drain like Truck's did after the little one's arrival.
Nothing tops being a dad. nothing.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Lotta blond Oregon fans with kids...pretty sure this is the Iceland of the USA.
McJose
Footballguy
Early_10
footballgoddess
When you do out it, make sure to bump that poem to the O seedling.Congrats, bro. Welcome to the club.
thanks dude. Unbelieveably stoked. But there are some family members ln this board and i cant say anything to them yet, so im not starting a thread or anything. Anyway i guess should be safe in here.
(twins!)
Early_10
footballgoddess
I'd have to agree. Hubby and I (having already been together for 6 years, living together for 4 and having a 2 yr old son by the time we tied the knot) had one big bachol/bachlorette party to avoid the inevitable craziness of our friends.
Early_10
footballgoddess
When I watch those "animals gone wild" type shows and see some guy get his head stuck in a crocs mouth or mangled by a bear, I cheer on the animal. What kind of idiot sticks their head in a crocs mouth or sits down in a small room with a bear? It's the sharks ocean, I'm happy to stay the f' out of his crib.SHARK WEEK!
I am trying to get Mr. krista4 to go shark diving in South Africa while we're there. Though he's not thrilled at the idea of being separated from the great whites by a little metal cage, his biggest objection seems to be that we would have to start our day at 5:30 a.m.
Sheriff Bart
Footballguy
Morning.
We just made some vodkas and its golf time soon.
We just made some vodkas and its golf time soon.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
It's all good now, but thanks. The thread didn't last long as I had it nuked once she showed up in it. Unbeknownst to me, she was reading my e-mail & saw a link I had sent a friend to the thread I started asking if I had disguised the details well enough to escape detection. That worked out well for meOoooof. I don't recall this, but can identify. What a nightmare. Sorry man.
She then created a screen name that she knew I'd recognize & proceeded to post her version of history. We had just started counseling when this happened and that ended any future sessions. Just as well, as I'm happier than I've ever been & she's happily remarried to a guy who's a better match for her. I did continue my own counseling & it really helped me. I date when I want, don't when I don't feel like being bothered. I have a couple of FWB (depending on their relationship status at any given time) to see me through dry spells.
Sammy3469
Footballguy
Thanks, GB. In May, I actually had a guy I was on a ride with plow into a car that didn't see him (he was going straight downhill at about 35mph and the car decided it was a perfect time to make a lefthand turn). The short version is he broke every bone in his face.At least the car was totalled.
urbanhack
Fight The Power!
whoa...Thanks Krista! She'll be barely three months at the wedding. We decided to give it one try and see what happened. Turns out, baby happened. We're both psyched.Congrats, GBO! Don't let your posting go down the drain like Truck's did after the little one's arrival.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Same deal. Getting in a cage and going down with the Great Whites has always been a dream of mine.I hate the term "bucket list," but if I didn't, this would be on itHave loved sharks my whole lifeSHARK WEEK!
I am trying to get Mr. krista4 to go shark diving in South Africa while we're there. Though he's not thrilled at the idea of being separated from the great whites by a little metal cage, his biggest objection seems to be that we would have to start our day at 5:30 a.m.
Diving off of Seal Island is something I hope to do someday
ShaqAttaq
Morally Ambiguous
it's almost like the game room.Congrats, bro. Welcome to the club.
mr. furley
Footballguy
wife and i just went Mazda CX-9 Touring after comparison shopping against the other sensible options out there.lots of the suv/crossover types are smaller than you think.. don't have a viable 3rd row.. and get #### gas mileage.
this was a happy meeting of decent gas mileage, style, space and need fit.
Sammy3469
Footballguy
Otis (congrats) doesn't care about gas mileage jetting out to the Hamptons.
YSR
Footballguy
Otiscousins> show yourselvesCongrats to you, Otis. I bet you'll be a cool dad.
mr. furley
Footballguy
Frostillicus
Footballguy
So after a month or so of basically trying to hide from the 8-months pregnant Mrs. Frostillicus, I think she might have turned a corner. My parents took out 2-year old for the night, so she went shopping and I went to watch some friends play in a Kittenball tournament and was there for a few hours. When I got home, she suggested that for dinner we go up to the corner bar for their meat raffle and suggested I have a couple of beers. This behavior would never have occurred even a week ago.
I'm trying to decide if she's feeling better or if this is some kind of trap.
I'm trying to decide if she's feeling better or if this is some kind of trap.
YSR
Footballguy
Kittenball.Meat raffle.Moar on these plz.
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