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#344,083
MCF said:
I do like Lovie’s in Thousand Oaks where we visited and dropped off a few basses for Brian to work on. The prices are high. But they have a lot of cool stuff, mostly guitars. I still have one Thunderbird to pick up and three more to drop off. Brian did a great job on the Fender PJ and BaCH I dropped off. I’ll have him enlarge the rout on the other BaCH I have, do a complete level and crown on the ‘13 NR, and do some work on my white LECS.
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After a few shifts at The Bass Shop/Thunder road, I gotta say, music store is a fun gig - except having to hear crappy guitarists.......
There's a cool Epi Rivoli hanging in the shop, it's$ 999.00 and I have at least 400.00 in store credit...........
 
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TheDuff said:
Great.

One thing I have noticed is that I myself do all kinds of physical work now. Yard work, shoveling, chopping, chainsawing, dragging, carrying, lifting, etc…..

Because of this I have injured myself more than once due to ‘age related overdoing it’. I required shoulder surgery a year ago to repair the problem and pain.

The pain from my injuries sustained from over doing it physically was interfering with my guitar playing. The pain was clearly a disincentive to playing guitar.

That is what motivated me to see the surgeon.

Therefore it might be wise to keep in mind taking it easy when it comes to dragging extra heavy objects or tackling chores that would have been a piece of cake 40 years ago.

Be careful overexerting yourself doing all kinds of physical work that might not actually be healthy.
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Yeah, the mind may feel 40 but the body definitely ain't!
 
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Stealth57 said:
Massachusetts?
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yes, Framingham...
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JIO said:
My TSC drummer is a Rush fan having seen them live before and favorably acknowledges their new kick-ass female drummer (as I do) but is less interested in a Rush nostalgia tour. I get that... but I'm sure it'll be a great show/tour.

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I'm happy they are out there again. It's thier band, thier legacy they can do whatever they want , good for them. Miles crushed it, did anyone think they would pick someone who couldn't cut it?
 
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TBird1958 said:
After a few shifts at The Bass Shop/Thunder road, I gotta say, music store is a fun gig - except having to hear crappy guitarists.......
There's a cool Epi Rivoli hanging in the shop, it's$ 999.00 and I have at least 400.00 in store credit...........
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How old is the Rivoli? I don't remember if you got to play my EB-2 at all. The Rivoli will be the same, unless it's one of the 1990s ones. Then it will be very similar.
 
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TBird1958 said:
Just up the street (Alaskan Way) from me, maybe I'll have a long lunch tomorrow or Friday.
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Swimming with the fishes and looking down at the ocean floor from not very far away makes for some different kinds of perspective on oysters and clams. You can see the mouth sticking out of the sand. It's a weird looking hole in the sand with very smooth sides. When disturbed, it spits out a bit of sand and disappears.
 
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Gaolee said:
Swimming with the fishes and looking down at the ocean floor from not very far away makes for some different kinds of perspective on oysters and clams. You can see the mouth sticking out of the sand. It's a weird looking hole in the sand with very smooth sides. When disturbed, it spits out a bit of sand and disappears.
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After seeing a Geoduck long neck clam being cleaned I think I’ll pass on the whole eating experience, although I’ve heard they do taste good…
 
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MCF said:
Yep. Good advice. I have a few days worth of chainsaw work left as part of annual fire clearing on my mountain property (1/2 acre). But I need my son to be there when I do it. I will not operate the saw without someone else being there with me. Plus, I’m a bit wary of rattlesnakes…they are pretty prevalent this year.
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Mic the rattlers so you can hear them over the chainsaw. :smug:
 
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TBird1958 said:
After a few shifts at The Bass Shop/Thunder road, I gotta say, music store is a fun gig - except having to hear crappy guitarists.......
There's a cool Epi Rivoli hanging in the shop, it's$ 999.00 and I have at least 400.00 in store credit...........
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Yer gonna be owing them.
 
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MCF said:
Yep. Good advice. I have a few days worth of chainsaw work left as part of annual fire clearing on my mountain property (1/2 acre). But I need my son to be there when I do it. I will not operate the saw without someone else being there with me. Plus, I’m a bit wary of rattlesnakes…they are pretty prevalent this year.
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Right. Be careful. You don’t need to be grabbing ahold of one of them…

No way.

I read that rattlesnakes are one of the most ‘irritable’ animals in the world. Meaning that they will bite at the slightest irritating thing. Such as a person being in their zone so to speak. Without hesitation.

In addition to that the rattlesnake bite is supposed to be one of the most painful experiences that a person can endure.

Nothing to be taken lightly. Especially around wood piles.

In my state rattlesnakes are protected. People are supposed to leave them alone and avoid trying to pick them up. Definitely good advice. But having them near your house or whatever would be sobering.

Around here where I live exist both copperheads and rattlesnakes. We live in a small neighborhood within a couple hundred yards of a vast forest stretching over 50 miles along Bald Eagle Mountain. Bears live in these mountains.

I enjoy living in a place like this where nature is close to you. You can see nature all around you and touch it. That is reassuring to me in this day of traffic jams and rat races.
 
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