Stress relief tactics?

BDBohnzie · 06-15-2007, 09:20 AM

jamf has the right idea...

I'm fortunate enough that my folks rent a very small place on the Delaware Seashore 2.5 blocks from the beach from May 15 to September 15 (might be 300 square feet but who cares, all you do is shower and sleep there), so if I'm ever stressed out enough, I'll take Friday off, hop in the car Thursday night and head on down. Grab a beer at my favorite watering hole, and then hit the beach the next day. Read your favorite book or periodical, grab some rays and some waves. To me, there's nothing better. Very easy way to just get away from the grind of the week.

If I can't make the beach, I call a few buddies and grab a tee time. While golf stresses some out, it's very relaxing to me. I think it has to do with the fact that I know i'm not good, so I don't expect much from myself. I'm probably between an 18-20 handicap (was a 12 while playing in high school), so I just go out and have fun. If I break 90, it's a good day. If I shoot triple digits, I chalk it up to the beer.

Life's just too short to be stressed out all the time. I've seen too many people break down because of stress, and I always tell myself that it could always be worse.

SmootSmack · 06-15-2007, 09:24 AM

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BDBohnzie · 06-15-2007, 09:38 AM

That would definitely be hick...pushing a riding mower.

Lady Brave · 06-15-2007, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

That would definitely be hick...pushing a riding mower.

The hickest thing would be getting a DWI while riding one. It happens.

saden1 · 06-15-2007, 09:40 AM

A Redskins win relaxes me quite a it

TheMalcolmConnection · 06-15-2007, 10:59 AM

It seems like every town has one of those. There's a wheelchair lady here and she DARES you to run into her. She'll pull right out in front of you and not care at all.

MTK · 06-15-2007, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

It seems like every town has one of those. There's a wheelchair lady here and she DARES you to run into her. She'll pull right out in front of you and not care at all.

LOL when I lived in Massachusetts a few years ago there was this old lady who used to drive right down the middle of the road in her wheelchair. I think she even had turn signals on the back of it.

dmek25 · 06-15-2007, 11:25 AM

man, you will do anything for a job?

MTK · 06-15-2007, 11:43 AM

As a kid we had this town drunk who had so many DWI's they took his license away for good. So he drove a small farm tractor around town, I guess you don't need a license for that.

It was hilarious, this old drunk totally bombed cruising around on a damn tractor. We used to chase after him on our bikes and one of my friends would even hop on the back and the old guy wouldn't even notice!

Looking back now I don't understand why the cops didn't pull his drunk ass over whenever he was on that tractor.

TheMalcolmConnection · 06-15-2007, 11:46 AM

It's kind of surprising that no one has run them over. Like they really piss people off a LOT.

Hog1 · 06-15-2007, 12:04 PM

Sadly................it's in Florida

NASGRASS -

EternalEnigma21 · 06-15-2007, 09:37 PM

you can get a set of pulleys for tens of dollars and take off the belly mower on a lawn tractor and make a 12hp mower run at like 45mph and get there in no time... you seriously have to install drag bars on these things... especially when you get into the 20hp+ jobs...

i have family in front royal who race them and am thinking about starting an event featuring lawnmower races...

ArtMonkDrillz · 06-22-2007, 01:03 PM

I know this is an old thread at this point, but I found an article that relates to what we were talking about a week ago...

Looks like the cops in WI are the only ones smart enough to ticket people rolling down the street in their wheelchairs.
Man In Wheelchair Ticketed For Riding In Street - News Story - WISN Milwaukee

SmootSmack · 06-22-2007, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

I know this is an old thread at this point, but I found an article that relates to what we were talking about a week ago...

Looks like the cops in WI are the only ones smart enough to ticket people rolling down the street in their wheelchairs.
Man In Wheelchair Ticketed For Riding In Street - News Story - WISN Milwaukee

Wouldn't this have been more relevant if you had resurrected the actual thread that story pertains to?

ArtMonkDrillz · 06-22-2007, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Wouldn't this have been more relevant if you had resurrected the actual thread that story pertains to?

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06-15-2007, 09:20 AM	#1
BDBohnzie Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Frederick, MD Age: 47 Posts: 4,628	Re: Stress relief tactics? jamf has the right idea... I'm fortunate enough that my folks rent a very small place on the Delaware Seashore 2.5 blocks from the beach from May 15 to September 15 (might be 300 square feet but who cares, all you do is shower and sleep there), so if I'm ever stressed out enough, I'll take Friday off, hop in the car Thursday night and head on down. Grab a beer at my favorite watering hole, and then hit the beach the next day. Read your favorite book or periodical, grab some rays and some waves. To me, there's nothing better. Very easy way to just get away from the grind of the week. If I can't make the beach, I call a few buddies and grab a tee time. While golf stresses some out, it's very relaxing to me. I think it has to do with the fact that I know i'm not good, so I don't expect much from myself. I'm probably between an 18-20 handicap (was a 12 while playing in high school), so I just go out and have fun. If I break 90, it's a good day. If I shoot triple digits, I chalk it up to the beer. Life's just too short to be stressed out all the time. I've seen too many people break down because of stress, and I always tell myself that it could always be worse. __________________ Bad Things man, I mean bad things... “WE TOOK HIM IN THE SIXTH ROUND SO WE'RE NOT SMART EITHER.” - Shanny on what the Skins saw in Alfred Morris

06-15-2007, 09:24 AM	#2
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06-15-2007, 09:38 AM	#3
BDBohnzie Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Frederick, MD Age: 47 Posts: 4,628	Re: Stress relief tactics? That would definitely be hick...pushing a riding mower. __________________ Bad Things man, I mean bad things... “WE TOOK HIM IN THE SIXTH ROUND SO WE'RE NOT SMART EITHER.” - Shanny on what the Skins saw in Alfred Morris

06-15-2007, 09:40 AM	#5
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06-15-2007, 10:59 AM	#6
TheMalcolmConnection I like big (_\|_)s. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Age: 44 Posts: 19,264	Re: Stress relief tactics? It seems like every town has one of those. There's a wheelchair lady here and she DARES you to run into her. She'll pull right out in front of you and not care at all. __________________ Regret nothing. At one time it was exactly what you wanted.

06-15-2007, 11:25 AM	#8
dmek25 MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: lancaster,pa Age: 64 Posts: 10,672	Re: Stress relief tactics? man, you will do anything for a job? __________________ "It's better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." courtesy of 53fan

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MTK Hail Raiser Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 53 Posts: 100,044	Re: Stress relief tactics? As a kid we had this town drunk who had so many DWI's they took his license away for good. So he drove a small farm tractor around town, I guess you don't need a license for that. It was hilarious, this old drunk totally bombed cruising around on a damn tractor. We used to chase after him on our bikes and one of my friends would even hop on the back and the old guy wouldn't even notice! Looking back now I don't understand why the cops didn't pull his drunk ass over whenever he was on that tractor. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

06-15-2007, 11:46 AM	#10
TheMalcolmConnection I like big (_\|_)s. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Age: 44 Posts: 19,264	Re: Stress relief tactics? It's kind of surprising that no one has run them over. Like they really piss people off a LOT. __________________ Regret nothing. At one time it was exactly what you wanted.

06-15-2007, 12:04 PM	#11
Hog1 Quietly Dominating the East Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 10,675	Re: Stress relief tactics? Sadly................it's in Florida NASGRASS - __________________ Goodbye Sean..........Vaya Con Dios thankyou Joe....... *“God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.” – Joe Gibbs*

06-15-2007, 09:37 PM	#12
EternalEnigma21 Assistant Regional Mod Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Carbondale CO Age: 46 Posts: 2,958	Re: Stress relief tactics? you can get a set of pulleys for tens of dollars and take off the belly mower on a lawn tractor and make a 12hp mower run at like 45mph and get there in no time... you seriously have to install drag bars on these things... especially when you get into the 20hp+ jobs... i have family in front royal who race them and am thinking about starting an event featuring lawnmower races... __________________ I am the brute squad.

06-22-2007, 01:03 PM	#13
ArtMonkDrillz Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ellicott City, MD Age: 43 Posts: 8,029	Re: Stress relief tactics? I know this is an old thread at this point, but I found an article that relates to what we were talking about a week ago... Looks like the cops in WI are the only ones smart enough to ticket people rolling down the street in their wheelchairs. Man In Wheelchair Ticketed For Riding In Street - News Story - WISN Milwaukee __________________ "Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." The Dude

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