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[quote=jsarno;326546]I completely understand the desire to do that...I just feel I waste a week of vaca by doing so. I would rather split up the two weeks.[/quote]


Yes I was spoiled in the Army. I got 30 days paid vacation a year.

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[QUOTE=EARTHQUAKE2689;326540]Yeah I noticed that. But it is a natural reaction to panic.[/QUOTE]

Not for me it's not...and not for people that can swim.
OK, I know I am going to sound rude quake...but seriously, learning to swim is very important. It's VERY easy, you just have to get over your initial fear. I LOVE to swim, and I LOVE the water...that is so because I learned how to swim when I was a kid. I've even won diving contests when I was an early teenager.

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[QUOTE=angryssg;326547]Yes I was spoiled in the Army. I got 30 days paid vacation a year.[/QUOTE]

WOW...that is amazing.
I guess that's the benefit for owning your ass the other 11 months out of the year huh?

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[quote=angryssg;326545]You want swim lessons? My daughter can teach you.[/quote]


Ouch! My GF keeps trying to teach me and I am like "I dont wanna learn" I am a lazy ass right now. I need to get out of this phase.

Isnt your daughter like 8?

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[quote=jsarno;326548]Not for me it's not...and not for people that can swim.
OK, I know I am going to sound rude quake...but seriously, learning to swim is very important. It's VERY easy, you just have to get over your initial fear[B]. I LOVE to swim, and I LOVE the water...that is so because I learned how to swim when I was a kid.[/B] I've even won diving contests when I was an early teenager.[/quote]


Or maybe it is because you are a mermaid. But I am not afraid, just lazy.

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[quote=jsarno;326549]WOW...that is amazing.
I guess that's the benefit for owning your ass the other 11 months out of the year huh?[/quote]


you forgot the:[IMG]http://www.thewarpath.net/images/icons/icon10.gif[/IMG]

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[quote=jsarno;326549]WOW...that is amazing.
I guess that's the benefit for owning your ass the other 11 months out of the year huh?[/quote]

Basically, but like I said, I didnt take a vacation the last two years that I was active. I was burnt out and then went on 60 days of vacation which was entirely too long.

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[quote=angryssg;326553]Basically, but like I said, I didnt take a vacation the last two years that I was active. I was burnt out and then went on 60 days of vacation which was entirely too long.[/quote]


I would love a 60 day vacation.

Shit I will settle for a 6 day vacation.

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[QUOTE=EARTHQUAKE2689;326551]Or maybe it is because you are a mermaid. But I am not afraid, just lazy.[/QUOTE]


My mother used to seriously call me a fish cause I loved the water. I used to help my cousin for free (well for food) by going out into the harbor and help him clean out his lobster traps. Yummy.
You can't let fear of ANYTHING win you over. You need to overcome it.
You gf is right. This is important to learn, you never know when you might need it.

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[QUOTE=angryssg;326553]Basically, but like I said, I didnt take a vacation the last two years that I was active. I was burnt out and then went on 60 days of vacation which was entirely too long.[/QUOTE]

I bet...you were probably used to doing nothing, then all of sudden when it was time to work again, it was tough pulling yourself off the sofa?

Oh wait...this is for you quake. :D

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[quote=jsarno;326556]My mother used to seriously call me a fish cause I loved the water. I used to help my cousin for free (well for food) by going out into the harbor and help him clean out his lobster traps. Yummy.
You can't let fear of ANYTHING win you over. You need to overcome it.
You gf is right. This is important to learn, you never know when you might need it.[/quote]


Ok cant I be right once. I am tired of being wrong. On the other hand then she gets in a bikini again, so it is win-win. But I am so fucking lazy that she could be willing to teach me how to swim naked and I would probably just blow it off.

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[QUOTE=EARTHQUAKE2689;326559]Ok cant I be right once. I am tired of being wrong. On the other hand then she gets in a bikini again, so it is win-win. But I am so fucking lazy that she could be willing to teach me how to swim naked and I would probably just blow it off.[/QUOTE]

lol...when it comes to trying to learn to save your life, yeah, she's right.
I bet you could make it a game for you. I would bet she REALLY wants to teach you how to swim, so she'd be willing to do certain things in the bedroom to compensate for your willingness to learn to swim?

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[QUOTE=EARTHQUAKE2689;326550]Ouch! My GF keeps trying to teach me and I am like "I dont wanna learn" I am a lazy ass right now. I need to get out of this phase.

Isnt your daughter like 8?[/QUOTE]

I'm with you man. I can't swim either. No one in my immediate family can, except my brother who learned when he was like 21. It's kind of embarassing because I'm half Puerto Rican. I love the water and I go to the beach all the time just can't swim.

I had some bad experiences. When I was 3 or 4 I nearly drowned. I was passed out, my cousin saw me and saved me basically. I didn't go into a pool for about 7 years. Then I was at a pool party and decided what the hell. But then I broke my ribs in a freak accident in the pool.

I've always preferred the ocean to a pool but I would love to get in either and go swimming but I just can't bring myself to lift that second leg

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[quote=jsarno;326557]I bet...you were probably used to doing nothing, then all of sudden when it was time to work again, it was tough pulling yourself off the sofa?

Oh wait...this is for you quake. :D[/quote]

No, I was ready to get off of the sofa. The only troublre that I had was finding competitive pay and benefits to go back to work.

The messed up thing is that when I got desperate and was willing to take just about anything for a paycheck no one would hire me. They would look at what I had been making previously and my job skills and often told me that I was over qualified. Among those who turned me down were Police depts. and Security jobs. I was like WTF! It all worked out for the best though.

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[QUOTE=SmootSmack;326562]I'm with you man. I can't swim either. No one in my immediate family can, except my brother who learned when he was like 21. It's kind of embarassing because I'm half Puerto Rican. I love the water and I go to the beach all the time just can't swim.

I had some bad experiences. When I was 3 or 4 I nearly drowned. I was passed out, my cousin saw me and saved me basically. I didn't go into a pool for about 7 years. Then I was at a pool party and decided what the hell. But then I broke my ribs in a freak accident in the pool.

I've always preferred the ocean to a pool but I would love to get in either and go swimming but I just can't bring myself to lift that second leg[/QUOTE]

I can understand your apprehension, but you really need to learn too...especially since you actually do enter a large body of water. Although, I would not recommend learning in the ocean.

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;326550]Ouch! My GF keeps trying to teach me and I am like "I dont wanna learn" I am a lazy ass right now. I need to get out of this phase.

Isnt your daughter like 8?[/quote]

7, but close enough. She is on the Garrett Park Swim team.

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[quote=SmootSmack;326562]I'm with you man. I can't swim either. No one in my immediate family can, except my brother who learned when he was like 21. It's kind of embarassing because I'm half Puerto Rican. I love the water and I go to the beach all the time just can't swim.

I had some bad experiences. When I was 3 or 4 I nearly drowned. I was passed out, my cousin saw me and saved me basically. I didn't go into a pool for about 7 years. Then I was at a pool party and decided what the hell. But then I broke my ribs in a freak accident in the pool.

I've always preferred the ocean to a pool but I would love to get in either and go swimming but I just can't bring myself to lift that second leg[/quote]


Damn. Water dont like you. But Puerto Rican people are the best. ONe of my employees is puerto rican and sometimes he acts like he cant speak English to a customer. It is hilarious then they get mad and he tells the it is a joke.

I am the only kid in my immediate family that cant swim.

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[QUOTE=jsarno;326567]I can understand your apprehension, but you really need to learn too...especially since you actually do enter a large body of water. Although, I would not recommend learning in the ocean.[/QUOTE]

My girlfriend wants to teach me too so we can go boating and jet skiing and all that good stuff

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[QUOTE=angryssg;326566]No, I was ready to get off of the sofa. The only troublre that I had was finding competitive pay and benefits to go back to work.

The messed up thing is that when I got desperate and was willing to take just about anything for a paycheck no one would hire me. They would look at what I had been making previously and my job skills and often told me that I was over qualified. Among those who turned me down were Police depts. and Security jobs. I was like WTF! It all worked out for the best though.[/QUOTE]

I know the feeling...man do I ever know the feeling. I have had shit jobs because of the same thing...just settling for what came around cause I was "overqualified". People saw that I had a Masters in a place when it's rare to have a Bachelors, and they passed on me. It sucks. They assume I want a very high level of pay, when I don't.
This is just another reason why I want to move.

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[quote=angryssg;326568]7, but close enough. She is on the Garrett Park Swim team.[/quote]


Dont you think her teaching me to swim would be kinda embarassing.

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[quote=SmootSmack;326570]My girlfriend wants to teach me too so we can go boating and jet skiing and all that good stuff[/quote]


My GF better not come at me with that bull**** about jet skiing, and boating!! Damn SS remember she reads the site. Dont give her ideas. [IMG]http://www.thewarpath.net/images/icons/icon7.gif[/IMG]

Even though I wont do it even if she asked.

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[QUOTE=SmootSmack;326570]My girlfriend wants to teach me too so we can go boating and jet skiing and all that good stuff[/QUOTE]

I'm not just saying this cause I love to swim, but it's really easy. The fact that you love the water just makes it easier for you than say quake. Once you learn, you'll wonder why you were so afraid.
I have taught several people to swim, and they have all said the same thing..."this was much easier than I thought."

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[QUOTE=EARTHQUAKE2689;326573]My GF better not come at me with that bull**** about jet skiing, and boating!! Damn SS remember she reads the site. Dont give her ideas. [IMG]http://www.thewarpath.net/images/icons/icon7.gif[/IMG]

Even though I wont do it even if she asked.[/QUOTE]

Well, to each his own.
Like I said...make it worth your while.
"Honey I'll learn to swim if you (fill in the blank)"

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;326572]Dont you think her teaching me to swim would be kinda embarassing.[/quote]
Yes that is the point.
Seriously though, are you too good to learn something from a 7 year old? My kids teach me something new almost every day. Age gives you wisdom, not knowledge. There is a fine line between the two.

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[QUOTE=angryssg;326578]Yes that is the point.
Seriously though, are you too good to learn something from a 7 year old? My kids teach me something new almost every day. Age gives you wisdom, not knowledge. There is a fine line between the two.[/QUOTE]

oddly enough, that is very good advice from angry. (although, you need to be willing to seek wisdom)

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[quote=jsarno;326571]I know the feeling...man do I ever know the feeling. I have had shit jobs because of the same thing...just settling for what came around cause I was "overqualified". People saw that I had a Masters in a place when it's rare to have a Bachelors, and they passed on me. It sucks. They assume I want a very high level of pay, when I don't.
This is just another reason why I want to move.[/quote]

I understand that. That is exactly why I didnt stay in Augusta when I ETS'd. Augusta was the Lowest paying city in the State of Georgia in 2005. I would have been overqualified and underpaid had I stayed there.

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[quote=angryssg;326578]Yes that is the point.
Seriously though, are you too good to learn something from a 7 year old? My kids teach me something new almost every day. Age gives you wisdom, not knowledge. There is a fine line between the two.[/quote]


No I meant embarassing cause I am a 300 pund man and your daughter is not a 300 pound man. People would think I am stupid.

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[quote=angryssg;326578]Yes that is the point.
Seriously though, are you too good to learn something from a 7 year old? My kids teach me something new almost every day. [B][I]Age gives you wisdom, not knowledge. There is a fine line between the two.[/quote[/I][/B]]


I remember that line from The Cosby Show.

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[quote=jsarno;326575]Well, to each his own.
Like I said...make it worth your while.
"Honey I'll learn to swim if you (fill in the blank)"[/quote]


tried that and then she went off on some tangent about me needing to be healthier and how swimming is a great source of excercise and we need to spend more time together. I am like we live together and work together and are going to the same school together. What more do you want?

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;326584]No I meant embarassing cause I am a 300 pund man and your daughter is not a 300 pound man. People would think I am stupid.[/quote]


Ok, I will have my sister in law teach you, she is a swim coach and a 300 pound man, or at least I think so.

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;326585][quote=angryssg;326578]Yes that is the point.
Seriously though, are you too good to learn something from a 7 year old? My kids teach me something new almost every day. [B][I]Age gives you wisdom, not knowledge. There is a fine line between the two.[/quote[/I][/B]]


I remember that line from The Cosby Show.[/quote]

Great now I am being accused of Plagarism! Well, I didn't see that episode.

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[quote=angryssg;326587]Ok, I will have my sister in law teach you, she is a swim coach and a 300 pound man, or at least I think so.[/quote]


that would work. So may have tried to teach me and so many have failed.

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[quote=angryssg;326588][quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;326585]

Great now I am being accused of Plagarism! Well, I didn't see that episode.[/quote]


It was the episode when Cliff and Claire were comlaining about the kids.

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;326589]that would work. So may have tried to teach me and so many have failed.[/quote]

Dude, what is so hard about swimming. You blow bubbles out of you nose and mouth while simotaneously kicking your feet and stroking your arms. It works both on top and underneath the water.

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;326590][quote=angryssg;326588]


It was the episode when Cliff and Claire were comlaining about the kids.[/quote]


Wasn't that all of the episodes?

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[quote=angryssg;326592]Dude, what is so hard about swimming. You blow bubbles out of you nose and mouth while simotaneously kicking your feet and stroking your arms. It works both on top and underneath the water.[/quote]


I have tried and I have failed countless times at swimming so I just gave up on it all together.

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UH OH, I think we lost JSARNO!

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[quote=angryssg;326593][quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;326590]


Wasn't that all of the episodes?[/quote]


I know. That was the joke.

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[quote=angryssg;326596]UH OH, I think we lost JSARNO![/quote]


THAT SON OF A BISCUIT EATER!!!

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[QUOTE=EARTHQUAKE2689;326590][quote=angryssg;326588]


It was the episode when Cliff and Claire were comlaining about the kids.[/QUOTE]

That was my favorite episode!