The Thread

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

so mothernature tricked me today........ we get 3 inches of snow after 3 weeks of warm weather in the 50s and 60s, and the ground is too warm making any higher speeds than 2 mph down the biggest hill on campus impossible Smash

marhe · Faceplant Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 41 City: south uk

just had to say, . . . ..... ............

Breeeeett · Faceplant Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 48 City: Morris

Gnarly Dancer 42, i feel ya, here in illinois

Steven M · Posted: Apr 06, 2009 7:42 pm Post subject:

Nothing like opening the fridge after a long ass monday at work only to be greeted by a 6pk of Heineken.

bob. · Posted: Apr 06, 2009 10:14 pm Post subject:

jboss, he edited his post

at first he said i cant believe theres people who still believe in god

Steven M · Posted: Apr 06, 2009 11:36 pm Post subject:

I feel like uhh, like uhh, slice of butter... melting on a big 'ol pile of flap jacks. Yea...

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

sunday it was 70 and it snowed today

wtf is up with my weather

Shocked

Steven M · Posted: Apr 07, 2009 2:48 pm Post subject:

Their was a problem with my order on the Cassette bag. My order has now been cancelled and I have verify some bulljive between overtons and my bank that everything is ok. Dam, I wanted my bag to get here. Mad

-scuba

Guy · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 842 City: Orillia

I've had a nasty ingrown toenail for the past week.. haven't been able to do anything Smash

And it FUUUCCCKKKKIIIINNNGGG snowed!

Travis B · Frontside 180 Joined: 29 Mar 2009 Posts: 321 City: townie

its cold and windy Mad

.........Theres supposed to be really good surf tommorow Very Happy

Mario C. · Posted: Apr 07, 2009 5:17 pm Post subject:

Calskater23 · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 1795 City: FRESNO

I got spacers in for braces and it hurts like a ............ uhh very painful that's all. My teeth were very tight so fitting an o-ring in between them is a painful experience.

nick · Posted: Apr 11, 2009 10:55 pm Post subject:

The Art Of Being A Neighbor

by Eve Birch

April 12, 2009 · I used to believe in the American dream that meant a job, a mortgage, cable, credit, warranties, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us separately chasing the same thing.

One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell apart. I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56.

I scoured the countryside for someplace I could rent for the cheapest possible amount. I came upon a shack in an isolated hollow, four miles up a winding mountain road over the Potomac River in West Virginia.

It was abandoned, full of broken glass and rubbish. When I pried off the plywood over a window and climbed in, I found something I could put my hands to. I hadn't been alone for 25 years. I was scared, but I hoped the hard work would distract and heal me.

I found the owner and rented the place for $50 a month. I took a bedroll, a broom, rope, a gun and cooking gear, and cleared a corner to camp in while I worked.

The locals knew nothing about me. But slowly, they started teaching me the art of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, tools and canned deer meat, and they began sticking around to chat. They'd ask if I wanted to meet cousin Albie or go fishing, maybe get drunk some night. They started to teach me a belief in a different American dream — not the one of individual achievement but one of neighborliness.

Men would stop by with wild berries, ice cream, truck parts and bullets to see if I was up for courting. I wasn't, but they were civil anyway. The women on that mountain worked harder than any I'd ever met. They taught me the value of a whetstone to sharpen my knives, how to store food in the creek and keep it cold and safe. I learned to keep enough for an extra plate for company.

What I had believed in, all those things I thought were the necessary accouterments for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. Up on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my relationships with my neighbors.

After four years in that hollow, I moved back into town. I saw that a lot of people were having a really hard time, losing their jobs and homes. With the help of a real estate broker I chatted up at the grocery store, I managed to rent a big enough house to take in a handful of people.

It's four of us now, but over time I've had nine come in and move on to other places from here. We'd all be in shelters if we hadn't banded together.

The American dream I believe in now is a shared one. It's not so much about what I can get for myself; it's about how we can all get by together.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102961694

Evan71 · Posted: Apr 11, 2009 11:08 pm Post subject:

Mario C., FRESHIES!

brassmonkey · Posted: Apr 11, 2009 11:19 pm Post subject:

nick,

Steven M · Posted: Apr 12, 2009 8:10 pm Post subject:

I just finished Delta Sessions and now I'm tossing Metronome on, two videos that I haven't seen in at least a year. I used to watch them every friday before I left for the lake. They are making me want to pick up the 'ol wakeboard again and have some fun.

LFdisciple · Posted: Apr 12, 2009 8:33 pm Post subject:

i wish my f*ckin ex would quit talking to me so i could get with some other chicks and move on

dated this chick for 2 years and she dont know what she wants with life and says she dont want to be with me but still relies on me for everything, shes the one that kicked my ass to the curb because she changed overnight Rolling Eyes

the bad thing is is that i still do everything i can to make sure shes alright with everything....i know that makes me a fckin idiot. idk, im about sick of it so im about to be completely done with her. idk if any of this makes sense but im posting up anyway haha

Macthc · Frontside 180 Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 269 City: RDG

^^ f*ck bitches dawg. I just got dumped yesterday.. now I got no one to drive the winch. Crying or Very sad

wakemitch · Posted: Apr 14, 2009 3:03 pm Post subject:

i really really want to start a band but it is so hard to meet people. im trying to start a pop punk hardcore band similar in sound to set your goals and four year strong.

nick · Posted: Apr 14, 2009 3:06 pm Post subject:

wakemitch, I haven't heard their stuff, but I'd love to jam at Convergence. Me and Benny will have guitars...