So a poster can continually use the same personal attack after they have received a ban for it and no further action other than deleting some of them is all that will happen. Nice to know that further offenses carry no further penalty. Why should the guy stop? You're welcome.
A very good friend of my dad's water skied non stop for 1,000 miles on the Columbia. My dad was one of the drivers and is still a world record to this date and took 33 1/2 hours. I think the longest I skied was when I was around 16 for about 2 hours and I was totally exhausted. Can't imagine doing it for 33 1/2 hours.
Your complaint is misdirected. I only have access to adjust content, not user access. You can PM Sly if you think he should ban someone.
I have made my feelings known in pm's with no responses. All any of us want is consistency and fairness.
wow a 1000 miles. Its amazing how much strength/stamina it takes to ski long distances. Love water skiing, haven't been for about 3 years though.
Well I just got home from the procedure....still a bit blurry from being sedated but all went well...chest feels sunburned from being zapped...they got my heart beating at an almost normal rate...50 percent...60 is normal..before I was at 25 percent...and the pulse is no longer erratic...go back on Sept 16th for a checkup and will have minimum 3 month recovery...but all is good news...I no longer have nearly as many dietary restrictions which is a relief....still will stay low sodium and I'll not drink alcohol ever again as it can cause a relapse...I want to thank everyone for their well wishes and support....you guys have been great! Left home at 4 am to make the appointment so I'll probably crash out early tonight.
Glad to hear you're home recovering! Get some rest and heal quickly. The season is right around the corner and we need you in top form!
Glad to hear it went well Riv! I’ve been dealing with Afib for 6-7 years now, and it’s only been the last 6 months or so that I have finally acknowledged that alcohol is a contributing factor. I tried my best to dispel that notion but the proof is in the pudding (or the Afib episodes after a night of 3-4 pints). It sucks to an extent but legal weed (in moderation) softens the blow. I can still have an occasional drink but one is now pretty much my limit. If you can find a way to blame all this heart trouble on being stationed aboard the USS Blue Ridge please let me know!
Pointing the bow at Sitka in the spring. I won't be single-handing after that though. Grandsons aboard while we visit Petersburg, Wrangle, Ketchikan and a multitude of anchorages in between. Might even talk one into crewing back to the Columbia river.
1600 sailors on the Blue Ridge chain smoking....that's what caused all this and also probably red lead paint in the engine room that time I had to spray paint the damned thing at sea after being late for a shift
So how do we know if you are alive or a zombie? Zombies are a major problem, based on some movies I've not seen. Did they give you a Not-A-Zombie card when they released you? barfo
I wondered if I actually died on the table and just am now experiencing the afterlife in an alternative version of my previous life...before the zap...I was considering finding a functioning vampire to solve my blood problems but I've seen the sun today and didn't melt
That's pretty cool, but also misleading because he skied back and forth on a 12.5 stretch of the river. Hard to ski through the many locks at dams. https://obits.oregonlive.com/obituaries/oregon/obituary.aspx?n=ray-defir&pid=154272153
Obviously not, as you and a couple other posters continually break the very rules you are leaning on. If you're not up to honest debate, which so far appears to be the case, there is an ignore function to give you a Safe Space. I can't figure out why MarAzul terrifies you so?
There was absolutely nothing misleading in my post and I am very well aware of how it was done. I have a framed picture in my room from Ray thanking my dad on the 50th anniversary of the event. He also did a warm up run from his marina around 92nd and Marine Drive to Astoria and back. He was not only an awesome boat builder (he helped my dad build our Defir boat) but a helluva skier as well. I use to spend a lot of time at his shop and marina on the Columbia as a young kid as it was right across from Government Island. Here's a more detailed story of his life. https://sea-to-summit.net/ray-defir-portland-speed-skier-and-boat-builder-1930-2011/
Heh--after your earlier post about his achievement, I went out googling, and that was the page I found. Enjoyed the account immensely.
I'd appreciate it if my thread here didn't turn into a pissing contest....use the pm mode or flag a post...let's collectively keep threads on topic and use the tools the forum provides for a complaint dept....Marz pm'd me with a string of really heartfelt and wonderful posts ...we disagree about things but what we have in common far out weighs the bullshit in the end...make S2 great again folks...it should be fun. the topic in this thread is riverman almost bought the farm....I'm doing my best to lead by example when possible and follow my own advice....the ignore button isn't a safe space...it's a mute button for infommercials or bad music
