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Coin collector's thread
by Sickman- 3 followers
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Do we have any coin collectors in this group. Seems boring to some but I love find in old and odd coins. Anybody else have any they'd like to talk about. Feel free to post some pics of your collection.
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Getting planes ready for the year
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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Most know I love to fly RC planes, I didn't get to do hardly any flying last year so my planes pretty well were just hanging around, so I am trying to get them up to flight ready condition for this year. Checking batteries by charging and discharging them a few times to make sure the voltage across multiple cells are within tolerance (had one nearly blow up when charging, swelled to triple its size, LiPo's are no joke). Checking servo mounts, running the nitro engines a bit to get them lubed up, had a bastard of a time getting the .35cc and the .65cc racing engine to start. On the line up this year for flight is my always faithful and easy to fly Hobbico…
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Buying a new gun, not sure which
by JustHatched- 3 followers
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I use to shoot competition trap, and I am wanting to again except I no longer have the gun I used for trap shooting. SO I have to get a new one, and I wouldn't buy one like I had, although I did well with it it really wasn't designed to be used as much as I was using it plus I have more knowledge of other trap guns than I had then Choice #1 is the Remington 1100 Trap, it is a semi auto (won't ever need a 2nd shot as I don't shoot doubles), adjustable comb and buttplate. Close to what I had (11-87) but better built, I have used Remingtons all my life and have never had an issue with them. Choice #2 is the Browning BT99, these…
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Dead X got screwed
by JustHatched- 3 followers
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He had Sectionals for track last Saturday, if he had run well he would have gone to State, coach told him a few days before he would only be running the 4x1 relay race (he normally does that, the mile and 400 meter). No biggie right? SO he gets up at 5:30am, on the bus at 6:30. He doesn't get to run, one of the other kids in the relay was a no show. SO he doesn't go to State because of that.
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Paintball thread
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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It's a new paintball season for the NXL. (I probably only one in the crew to follow professional paintball) PSP doesn't seem to have anything going on this year (I think the NXL absorbed them into their ranks) and no word yet on if the NPPL is coming back anything soon after their bankruptcy in 2014. Anyway, I'm sure San Diego will still be a top team, personally I am a Chicago fan (got whooped by Aftershock a few times while I was training with my semi pro team about 10 years ago). I haven't kept track of collage ball for a long time, played against Purdue many times back in the day cuz we used the same field f…
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Invictus Games 2016
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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http://invictusgames2016.org/ Seen this on the news today, never heard of till today. It is more or less an Olympics for wounded soldiers of several countries (Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States of America). and this is it's 2nd year. It looks pretty interesting, and probably a pretty competitive event/s, it's worth looking into and if you can or want to donate here is the link for US residents https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/invictusgames2016 (dunno about other countries) I will say I almost never pay any at…
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Favorite Rollercoaster??
by JustHatched- 4 followers
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Put this in as a hobby cuz for some it is.. What is your fav rollercoaster, why, and where is it? My fav is The Son of Beast at Kings Island in Ohio. I've rode a couple dozen coasters so not nearly as many as some but this one is a wooden coaster with a loop and it just beats the snot out of you, I love wooded coasters over steel just cuz they have the extra kick your ass feeling.
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Well, this is more towards you people who care little to nothing about soccer, but nevertheless appreciate sports and its greatest achievements. I mean, I don't even know the rules of baseball, but I've watched Joe Carter's World Series winning homerun hundreds of times, feeling a shiver in every one of them. I know it's rare, I know it's great, I know it's in the books. What Leicester City FC achieved today it's not supposed to happen. Big teams almost always win the big football leagues. When it's not the big teams, it's the next best thing below them. In Portuguese football history, for example, only twice in 81 years has a team other than the traditional …
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Karting
by DavidCore89- 1 follower
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I was wondering if anyone here had done any karting and had any tips to share from experience. I've done some solo driving in the past, but I'm gonna be doing a casual 45 minute race with 7 other guys on track in the next few weeks, so any tips or advice would be appreciated!
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Proud of my daughter
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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Tomorrow we are going to Springfield (state capitol of Illinois) cuz my 10 year old daughter is competing in the state finals for archery. She is pretty good with her bow especially considering it has no sights on it. She is a bit odd when compared to other kids cuz she does better from the 15 meter line then the 10 meter. I think this gives her an edge as other kids her age suffer a bit at the 15. Anyways, if she finishes in the top 5 she will go nationals in Kentucky.
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NFL: Rams move back to L.A.
by Dodge- 1 follower
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So it was announced in January. St. Louis is no longer the home of the Rams. They will move to a new facility in Inglewood, CA. Is it a good thing, bad thing? Are you indifferent in the whole ordeal? http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14558668/st-louis-rams-relocate-los-angeles
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Skydiving?
by JustHatched- 3 followers
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Have you ever been skydiving? What was it like if you have? And if you have not would you be willing to try it?
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NFL Superbowl 1 2
by sarCAZum- 2 followers
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Predictions! aaaaand.... GO!
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Fishing anyone?
by JustHatched- 5 replies
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wecang posted about fishing in GTA and I wondered who are the fishermen/women on here, what to you fish for? Rose and I catfish, usually in local tournaments. There is alot of channel cats and flatheads in this area. It's fun wrestling them into the boat.
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Art
by Prodigy_Rocks_- 2 replies
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Stuff I drew http://i.imgur.com/R4SjQY3.jpg http://i.imgur.com/gIUHyeN.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Nnrls5A.jpg Anything thing you guys drew?
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R.I.P. Ultimate Warrior
by Pb76- 10 replies
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My favourite WWF wrestler from back in the day has died....
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FIFA Scandel
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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I'm really surprised this hasn't been posted by the non American members of the crew, or is it to sensitive of a subject (I it is I am totally unaware) Well? Thoughts? Was this always something suspected or really just found out? What impact will all the crimes have on the sport?
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MLB
by G37- 12 replies
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Ha, and you thought I was talking about LN. Going off of Burger's topic, Major League Baseball kicked off the 2015 season a few days ago. We have any fans of the sport here? Anyone go to any games? Have a long distance favorite or home town team? I'm a Red Sox fan. I've gone to a fair number of games over the years in Boston as well as Toronto back when I lived in New York. And that's right, I'm from New York and I'm not a Yankees fan. Coincidentally enough, tonight (just started about 15 minutes ago) begins yet another bout of one of the most storied rivalries in all of sports: Red Sox vs Yankees. So, am I alone in liking baseball here (other than LN and Furd…
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Golf
by Burgermauger- 13 replies
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Just wondering if there are any other golfers following The Masters this weekend?
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Cycling/Mountain Biking app
by Fido_le_muet- 9 replies
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Hey DB, I'm planning on doing a lot more cycling/mountain biking this spring and summer and was wondering if you knew some great apps to track your runs. I currently use Mapmyride and it's OK. I also have Runtastic but I never use it I know a lot of you love your biking trips so what app do you use? Also, feel free to share your runs stats in the future
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Grenade Fishing
by JustHatched- 7 replies
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1. Pull the pin. 2. Throw it far from the boat. 3. Net the stunned and dead fish. These guys forgot step 2.
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SUPERBOWL!
by iriekine- 1 follower
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GO HAWKS! I bleed blue and green, 12th man to the core! Did I mention GO HAWKS!!? hahahhahaa!
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You know 1 think that makes everyone different is the things they like to pick up.. Some people like to pick up knitting, some like to pick up killing people as hobbies.. Tell us here what you like to do for shits and giggles.. I myself like to blow fire.. ya really blow fire... And video.. Was done the july 4th week.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4x4YRA_rpU4#t=24 I also like walks on the beach and politics and other wierd things like Death and religion.. But this here and well mostly everything I do is what sets me apart from everyone else.
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RC Fighter Jet
by ScottyB- 1 follower
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So I have come across this pretty cool video of a remote control fighter jet. There are heaps of videos of other ones but this guy has installed a camera for a point of view and even made the pilot move to control the plane! It would be so much fun to fly one of these things! gta will have to do for now haha What do you guys think of it and have you ever flown rc planes before?
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FIBA World Championship 2014 1 2
by zmurko- 1 follower
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Any basketball fans in the crew? World championship is starting next weekend and we definitely have some members from countries taking part: USA, Canada, Australia, France, Finland, Slovenia, Mexico ... There's actually a friendly preparation game today between the mighty USA and my national team, Slovenia, apparently even televised on ESPN2 at 2PM EST. I'll most defnitely be watching that. USA has a very strong team despite some of the stars not on the team. They haven't lost a game in 8 years with 53 consecutive wins. Our team is a bit weakened with 2 of our best inside players missing due to injuries and it's not like we can find couple of NBA star to take thei…
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