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Rain Man 1,968 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Yes!!!!!!! The world is an ok place again! Thanks Hobot and welcome back! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Bump-n-Grind 2,661 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 I thought I sensed a tremor in the force! Welcome back mate! Hope the recovery is going well! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Point Break 4,397 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Well well well.............. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dorado 921 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Oh hell yes . . . Hobbs, you rock man ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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dyslexic dog 272 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Life is starting to feel normal again. Boat is back in the water and hobs is back with us. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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hobot 4,405 Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 thank you for the greetings, things are still pretty wonky trying to do this so just bear with me and My energy level is low but I know this is good to bring my brain back online so I'll keep posting as best I can. 36 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Bump-n-Grind 2,661 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, hobot said: thank you for the greetings, things are still pretty wonky trying to do this so just bear with me and My energy level is low but I know this is good to bring my brain back online so I'll keep posting as best I can. one page at a time but lets keep a serious eye on the post count now eh? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hobot 4,405 Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 Is the picture sizing is too small I won't know anything until I get off my phone and start using a laptop or I can make changes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bump-n-Grind 2,661 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 1 minute ago, hobot said: Is the picture sizing is too small I won't know anything until I get off my phone and start using a laptop or I can make changes. it's perfect mate 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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ancientseawolf 75 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, hobot said: Is the picture sizing is too small I won't know anything until I get off my phone and start using a laptop or I can make changes. If I had to use a microscope I wouldn't complain. Welcome Home 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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hobot 4,405 Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, ancientseawolf said: If I had to use a microscope I wouldn't complain. Welcome Home Quote Link to post Share on other sites
luminary 55 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Welcome back Hobot. I understand there is an impact on one's memory but top of page typically goes something like this... 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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hobot 4,405 Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, luminary said: Welcome back Hobot. I understand there is an impact on one's memory but top of page typically goes something like this... My bad, I had forgotten about that and will correct it on the next page 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snaggletooth 5,168 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 14 minutes ago, luminary said: Welcome back Hobot. I understand there is an impact on one's memory but top of page typically goes something like this... Moire licke thisse.......... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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alphafb552 624 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 44 minutes ago, hobot said: thank you for the greetings, things are still pretty wonky trying to do this so just bear with me and My energy level is low but I know this is good to bring my brain back online so I'll keep posting as best I can. Hobot, the news of your recovery was all we could have hoped for. But the resurrection of the Random Pic thread, man that's the icing on the cake! I didn't even realize how much I missed it until just now. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MaxHeadroom 277 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Welcome back Hobot! I look forward to resuming the many trips down the rabbit hole.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Lightning2 627 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 And the universe makes sense again! Welcome back!! WL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Snaggletooth 5,168 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 52 minutes ago, hobot said: 39 minutes ago, hobot said: Enpire State Buildeng, B25 into 78th & 80th floores, 1945. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Son of a Sailor 113 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Welcome back Hobot!! Very glad to hear you are recovering and that you are well enough to be back posting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gangbusters 279 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 1 hour ago, hobot said: thank you for the greetings, things are still pretty wonky trying to do this so just bear with me and My energy level is low but I know this is good to bring my brain back online so I'll keep posting as best I can. Now we can stop ignoring the ignore this thread. Glad to have you back! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snaggletooth 5,168 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 10 minutes ago, El Mariachi said: .....don't get snagged up in any of Wolfsey's posts that contain more than two sentences They alle do.........brevittey ist notte hisse strongue suite.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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SloopJonB 12,578 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Snaggletooth said: 2 hours ago, hobot said: Expand Expand 2 hours ago, hobot said: Expand Expand Enpire State Buildeng, B25 into 78th & 80th floores, 1945. Imagine one of these coming through your office at 200 MPH. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snaggletooth 5,168 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 11 minutes ago, SloopJonB said: Imagine one of these coming through your office at 200 MPH. "Wowe, that plane sondes realley loude............ " BLAMMO! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Irrational 14 416 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Woohoo! HOMER HOBOT is back! Captain Manny says Hi. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ropetrick 197 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Welcome back. Nothing stops an old bow guy. Thanks for all the great pages and looking forward to some more. P.S. Please do not cheat on the rehab. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dibley 48 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 great to have you back up and running. Safe and quick recovery mate! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bump-n-Grind 2,661 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 there was a really rather interesting documentary on the life and times of Betty Page on HBO I think it was. I good piece of it was dedicated to her S&M and wrasslin' type photosessions. She was interviewed quite extensively to comment on the content of the piece. Her descriptions of the photo shoots were interesting. Sadly there was really nothing salacious, but it was quite interesting. Quite a few pics in this genre were described.. it was like "we were doing this photo shoot and then the lunch wagon pulled up and we all ran up to get a sandwich in our bondage wear" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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00seven 423 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Good to see you back mate. Keep up the good work! I want video of Lucy going nuts when you get home. And sooner rather than later! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Snaggletooth 5,168 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 The PC nevere reappearred aftere th e laste fuck-up upgrade............ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Left Shift 3,617 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Snaggletooth said: "Wowe, that plane sondes realley loude............ " BLAMMO! BLAMMO! might be my favorite word. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boomer 1,367 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Holy arbitrary unpredictable chance! The indiscriminate, the unplanned, the unrestricted, the fortuitous - the happening by chance, rather then design, has returned. The return & effect of one good hearted person is incalculable. Welcome back Hobot! 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Off Watch 86 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 This made my day! Welcome back Hotbot! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
warbird 937 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 8 hours ago, hobot said: I could only smile when I saw the H 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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MisterMoon 410 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Well, there goes my productivity for an hour a day as I go down new rabbit holes. totally worth it! And welcome back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
warbird 937 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 25 minutes ago, boomer said: Holy arbitrary unpredictable chance! The indiscriminate, the unplanned, the unrestricted, the fortuitous - the happening by chance, rather then design, has returned. The return & effect of one good hearted person is incalculable. Welcome back Hobot! We carpooled to mammoth mountain with a one legged skier and your pics reminded of the weekend. Dave was not put out by being mono legged. He saved 50% on boots and a pair of skis lasted him twice as long. He never crossed tips. He always went to the front of the lift line. Dave had a most positive attitude that washed overall who knew him. We caught him only once on that weekend as a group and all posed for a group club picture on a slope . As we took pics (35 mm film days) an ankle biter plowed through our group on the slope ending up near Dave down hill in a settling cloud of powder. Dave regained his footing as the ankle biter looked up and Dave exclaimed "Look what you did to my foot".... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The great unwashed 383 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Yes!!!! The day is much brighter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Navig8tor 1,768 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 The thread is back and quite rightly so is Hobot. Thankful for both Lets all go on a trip down memory lane......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laurent 2,000 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Welcome back Hobot! But please, do not skip on your Physical Therapy; even though we all cherish this thread, your PT is more important than this. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MKF 10 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 5 hours ago, hobot said: Hobot - good to have a new thread started, most definitely the high light of SA. Looking back in history it must be asked WTF they were thinking at the time... even if they were drug addled there is no excuse for a dashboard and fabric like that.... amazingly bad... the design team should be named and shamed for eternity!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
olaf hart 780 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Aurora Borealis over the Huon River, southern Tasmania last night 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
justsomeguy! 1,032 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Aurora "australis". Aussie-appropriated. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,578 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 1 hour ago, olaf hart said: Aurora Borealis over the Huon River, southern Tasmania last night One of my staff was in Hiroshima and took a pic of ground zero that looked like that. Very disturbing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boomer 1,367 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 13 hours ago, warbird said: We carpooled to mammoth mountain with a one legged skier and your pics reminded of the weekend. Dave was not put out by being mono legged. He saved 50% on boots and a pair of skis lasted him twice as long. He never crossed tips. He always went to the front of the lift line. Dave had a most positive attitude that washed overall who knew him. We caught him only once on that weekend as a group and all posed for a group club picture on a slope . As we took pics (35 mm film days) an ankle biter plowed through our group on the slope ending up near Dave down hill in a settling cloud of powder. Dave regained his footing as the ankle biter looked up and Dave exclaimed "Look what you did to my foot".... The one legged skier had great attitude and sense of humor - which is an asset for amps, who wish to maintain an active lifestyle or just got on with life as an amputee. German prosthetic manufacturer Ottbock along with making waterproof micro-processor Genium X3 knees for sailing, windsurfing, kite-boarding and other watersports - came out with a mechanical hydraulic assisted knee ProCarve for snowboarding , skiing, water-skiing & wakeboarding about eight years ago. The benefits of this besides snowboarding and skiing with both legs, one isn't stressing a singular hip socket. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BayRacer 79 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Great to see you back at it, Hobot! All the best for continued recovery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Point Break 4,397 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 2 hours ago, SloopJonB said: One of my staff was in Hiroshima and took a pic of ground zero that looked like that. Very disturbing. In 1974 my USN ship was in Kure Japan for a few days and liberty was generous (3 section) so a buddy of mine and I decided to visit Hiroshima. We had to take the train to get there and since civies were not allowed in those days, we were in undress whites. The train made many stops along the way as it was sort of a commuter train. So just the two of us in the train station looking confused (because we were) about how to get to Hiroshima when all the signs were in Japanese. Finally a conductor who spoke okay english asked if he could help. We explained our destination and he nodded, marched us onto the train and announced in Japanese to the assembled passengers where we were headed and they should advise us when it was time to get off. Each stop we'd look around and the group would shake their heads no and motion for us to stay seated. Finally we pulled into a stop and were advised with gestures and nodding that we had arrived. We get off the train after profusely thanking our guides and now stood at a taxi stand with a similar language barrier. Finally my buddy made an explosion sound and gestured with his hands an explosion. The driver smiled, nodded and took us directly to the Peace Park and Museum at Ground Zero. All I can say is it was stunning. The stark dome, the "shadows" of people vaporized by the blast, the museum. We finished the visit playing frisbee in the park and fountain with a bunch of kids much to their parents amusement. On the train ride back we were approached by a middle aged man who spoke pretty good English. Turned out he was a professor or teacher of some sort at a local university and wanted to try out his english. At the end of the ride back in Kure he got off as well and invited us to dinner in his home. We accepted and had a wonderful evening almost missing expiration of liberty hours back on board. An experience I will never forget. 16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jewingiv 114 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Hooray! Welcome back to the thread, and more importantly, to its inimitable author. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bacchus66 111 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 29 minutes ago, Point Break said: In 1974 my USN ship was in Kure Japan for a few days and liberty was generous (3 section) so a buddy of mine and I decided to visit Hiroshima. We had to take the train to get there and since cities were not allowed in those days, we were in undress whites. The train made many stops along the way as it was sort of a commuter train. So just the two of us in the train station looking confused (because we were) about how to get to Hiroshima when all the signs were in Japanese. Finally a conductor who spoke okay english asked if he could help. We explained our destination and he nodded, marched us onto the train and announced in Japanese to the assembled passengers where we were headed and they should advise us when it was time to get off. Each stop we'd look around and the group would shake their heads no and motion for us to stay seated. Finally we pulled into a stop and were advised with gestures and nodding that we had arrived. We get off the train after profusely thanking our guides and now stood at a taxi stand with a similar manage barrier. Finally my buddy made an explosion sound and gestured with his hands an explosion. The driver smiled, nodded and took us directly to the Peace Park and Museum at Ground Zero. All I can say is it was stunning. The stark dome, the "shadows" of people vaporized by the blast, the museum. We finished the visit playing frisbee in the park and fountain with a bunch of kids much to their parents amusement. On the train ride back we were approached by a middle aged man who spoke pretty good English. Turned out he was a professor or teacher of some sort at a local university and waned to try out his english. At the end of the ride back in Jure he got off as well and invited us to dinner in his home. We accepted and had a wonderful evening almost missing expiration of liberty hours back on board. An experience I will never forget. Wow. Thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tax Man 316 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 3 hours ago, olaf hart said: Aurora Borealis over the Huon River, southern Tasmania last night Things are seriously out of whack if you can see the northern lights in Tasmania. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boomer 1,367 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 41 minutes ago, Tax Man said: Things are seriously out of whack if you can see the northern lights in Tasmania. Unlike Aurora Borealis, which is subject to extreme seasonal light changes, the Southern Lights or rather the Aurora Australis can be viewed all year round – although most commonly during winter, May to August, and during the spring equinox in September. By the same token the Aurora Borealis which requires getting as far north as possible to best see it - the Aurora Australis is visible from many places, but the best chance of seeing it, is to be as far south as possible – which means Tasmania. Great pic Olaf - thanks for sharing! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Bugsy 699 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 43 minutes ago, boomer said: the Aurora Australis is visible from many places, but the best chance of seeing it, is to be as far south as possible – which means Tasmania. OK, so you may me look it up (dang this random pic thread and its endless rabbit holes!). Hobart, Tasmania is at about -42 deg latitude. The northern California border and Boston are both at about +42 deg latitude. I have never seen northern lights (other than just a faint flow on the horizon) at less than about 50 deg latitude. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,578 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 3 hours ago, boomer said: The one legged skier had great attitude and sense of humor - which is an asset for amps, who wish to maintain an active lifestyle or just got on with life as an amputee. German prosthetic manufacturer Ottbock along with making waterproof micro-processor Genium X3 knees for sailing, windsurfing, kite-boarding and other watersports - came out with a mechanical hydraulic assisted knee ProCarve for snowboarding , skiing, water-skiing & wakeboarding about eight years ago. The benefits of this besides snowboarding and skiing with both legs, one isn't stressing a singular hip socket. Those things have come so far from wooden peg legs it's astounding. Not long ago I saw a guy on Lonsdale who had two of them and if he hadn't been wearing shorts I'd never have known - his gait was completely normal. I've seen old bikers with two "good" legs who didn't walk nearly as smoothly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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