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skills@eurocarsplus
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| sb001 wrote: |
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The ongoing clusterfuck in the Bay forums. |
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fun starts about here
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9194219#9194219
one of my favorite pix is how they sawed the NEW headliner around the rust on a bus that was "restored". top notch work here....
and then blaming them for crowned roads causing the rust 
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TDCTDI
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Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:01 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
| sb001 wrote: |
| TDCTDI wrote: |
The ongoing clusterfuck in the Bay forums. |
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fun starts about here… |
Ohhh, it started WAAAAYYY before that. Be sure to check the other threads linked in the beginning of that thread.
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sb001
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 11:08 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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Man, I've got to get to other forums more often. 
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crofty
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 12:02 pm Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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| TDCTDI wrote: |
| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
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| What the fuck has the world come to?!? Making excuses for & celebrating a QUITTER! |
i think that is the difference between knowing when to say when and aging out. my brother in law is a professional athlete who was set to compete in the Olympics until the wuflu made a mess out of everything.
thing is, he has an exit plan and realized at an early enough age he will in fact age out of the world of professional competition. his story is a little different seeing he races sail boats so there's ton of money behind it all. |
I have a customer that was always difficult to contact because he was always in some resort-ish area for business. Colorado one week, the Alps another, & so on. Curious, I had to ask what he did for a living & he replied insurance industry. He grew up a skier & mountain biker & he told me that after seeing one friend after another eat it in one extreme sport or another, he decided that he would start selling insurance instead. So now he sells insurance to as many skiers, bikers, parachuters, & wing suiters as possible. His life expectancy shot straight up & he said that he out lived most of his buddies. |
Sounds like a quitter. what a douche.
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crofty
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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Saw an interesting post...some of which was political which I will not repeat:
"Simone Biles won national titles with broken toes in both feet, national titles with a kidney stone, and has carried the burden of being a face of sexual assault survivors as a national institution failed to support them"
Yet people are questioning her "toughness"? |
Exactly. But a bunch of chest pounding vw guiys have it all figured out. LMFAO!!
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I slept on crofty's tent once. I passed out drunk from two bottles of Everett's brother's wine. |
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Cusser
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Location: Hot Arizona
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:09 pm Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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| My brother won an Olympic gold medal and was so proud that he had it bronzed. |
Excellent !
Full points given. |
When I was a teenager, I practiced and trained for the Olympics as often as I could. Then I found out that the breast stroke was a swimming event !!!!
So I switched to the broad jump....
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raydog
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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It's quite the "free for all" today. Enjoying the entertainment.
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56Cabrio
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Zundfolge1432 
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 4:45 pm Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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| the U.S. last night took gold and silver in the shot put. These guys can bench 700+lbs. to train for this. Then in men’s 400m relay they got knocked out of finals coming in 5th place. Afterward in interview when asked about it one of them was quoted as saying “ this is some bullshit”😀 |
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sb001
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 5:04 pm Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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| Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
| Afterward in interview when asked about it one of them was quoted as saying “ this is some bullshit”😀 |
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calvinater
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 4:19 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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Hometown dairy farmer Ellie Purrier St.Pierre will run the 1500 meter woman’s finals at nine am est today. Go Ellie Go!
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calvinater
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 8:03 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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Sadly she came in fourth from last. Kudos for your effort. You still hold the world record for the mile.
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Abscate
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 9:31 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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| Sadly she came in fourth from last. Kudos for your effort. You still hold the world record for the mile. |
She will join the Club of Tanzanian John Stephen Akhwari, 1968
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stephen_Akhwari
he took a fall during the Marathon, limped in bloody and bruised in just under four hours. The film crew covering the Medals rushed back to the stadium when they learned someone else was still on the race.
Media - Why did you keep on running?
JSA ""My country did not send me 5,000 miles to start the race; they sent me 5,000 miles to finish the race."[3]"
These are the people who make the Olympics worthwhile
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 10:01 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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| Sadly she came in fourth from last. Kudos for your effort. You still hold the world record for the mile. |
She will join the Club of Tanzanian John Stephen Akhwari, 1968
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stephen_Akhwari
he took a fall during the Marathon, limped in bloody and bruised in just under four hours. The film crew covering the Medals rushed back to the stadium when they learned someone else was still on the race.
Media - Why did you keep on running?
JSA ""My country did not send me 5,000 miles to start the race; they sent me 5,000 miles to finish the race."[3]"
These are the people who make the Olympics worthwhile |
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62DoKaGuy
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 10:10 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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| Sadly she came in fourth from last. Kudos for your effort. You still hold the world record for the mile. |
She will join the Club of Tanzanian John Stephen Akhwari, 1968
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stephen_Akhwari
he took a fall during the Marathon, limped in bloody and bruised in just under four hours. The film crew covering the Medals rushed back to the stadium when they learned someone else was still on the race.
Media - Why did you keep on running?
JSA ""My country did not send me 5,000 miles to start the race; they sent me 5,000 miles to finish the race."[3]"
These are the people who make the Olympics worthwhile |
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This is called class, a man of honor and pride.
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finster
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2021 11:13 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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I see the germans are doing well in horse boxing  but seriously I think the random and unknown horses idea should be carried over to some other sports...for example competing cyclists could be confronted with a random assortment of every-day bikes or sailors given various sea craft they've never practiced on.
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udidwht
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 3:33 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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Just because you are a professional athlete (or professional mother or professional garbage man or whatever) does not mean you can't suffer from mental health issues.
By covering professional athletes and their battles with mental health issues it might help others who might be feeling the same way get the treatment they might need before they decide to leave their spouses, or children, or siblings. I don't see why we should discourage covering an athletes mental health issues if they are willing to discuss them publicly..
Mental illness doesn't care if you have a lot of things or not. It doesn't care if you are employed or not. It doesn't care if the world knows you or if you are jus known to your local folks at the diner. It can strike anyone.
And the more we talk about it....versus hiding it like we have done in the past....the more treatment people will accept and the better off we are as a country.
Remember.....people have always had mental health issues. Just because we chose to hide it in the past does not mean it never existed. And if you think ignoring something or burying it makes it not exist then you are sadly mistaken. |
What the fuck are you even talking about?!?
The athletes that participate in these games, and the professional sports leagues are playing a fucking GAME. Yes, they are the best at what THEY do. But that doesn’t mean that I want to see or hear their opinions on whatever hot button topic that they want to push, and other than showing that they have some serious mental health issues, none of them seem to be pushing a “mental health awareness” agenda.
If you want to compete in the Olympics, AS an AMERICAN, you should not show your contempt for America or the rest it’s citizens. The only way that this shit is gonna stop is when the sanctioning bodies finally start fining, stripping them of whatever trophies/records, and/or firing the assholes that bring whatever sign/signal/symbol of protest to the field or podium.
That sort of selfish signaling ruins it for the rest of the competitors… and for those of us that just want to watch a fucking game. |
Best?
Plenty of folks out there that compete but have no desire to go to the Olympics. My wife swam for years for team Japan (200m breaststroke) she did not wish to be in the Olympics ever. Asked her why?
It is to commercialized.
Most of those athletes would fold in boot camp.
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Abscate
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 3:40 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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| I see the germans are doing well in horse boxing but seriously I think the random and unknown horses idea should be carried over to some other sports...for example competing cyclists could be confronted with a random assortment of every-day bikes or sailors given various sea craft they've never practiced on. |
How about the random engine build?
Give each team a box of Gex parts and you have to build an engine and drive 26 miles in it. Wait, let’s make that 100 meters
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vwinnovator
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 5:28 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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| I see the germans are doing well in horse boxing but seriously I think the random and unknown horses idea should be carried over to some other sports...for example competing cyclists could be confronted with a random assortment of every-day bikes or sailors given various sea craft they've never practiced on. |
How about the random engine build?
Give each team a box of Gex parts and you have to build an engine and drive 26 miles in it. Wait, let’s make that 100 meters |
I'm in.
Like they say, "it's not the parts, It's the mechanic " |
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Zundfolge1432
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 6:30 am Post subject: Re: Olympics and mild rant |
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| Watched little bit of closing ceremonies last night. We can all be proud of all the team USA women they set a record for most Gold medals ever. As I’m writing this April Ross and Alix Klineman are explaining the finer points of women’s beach volleyball. A bit of positive news today😀 |
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