View Full Version : I need to get motivated.
El Caballo Loco
06-10-2012, 18:39
I have so many damn projects/hobbies/etc and I want to whittle it all down to...one, two, maybe three at the most.
I really want a nice adventure bike. Something maintenance free and reliable. I need to get rid of my race car and second truck first and I can't even find the damn energy to clean and tune them up to sell. I'm half tempted to just take the loss on them and call it a day to get out from under them.
Anyways, I'm just rambling.
You ever have so much going on that you sort of clutter your own life up, but in the end, it's just your own doing?
That's how I feel.
islandermyk
06-10-2012, 19:07
I take ammo (.45 acp, .308) for service [LOL]
Yep... I had the same problem.
Simple solution... take one thing at a time. Go buy that bike, and maybe it'll help you sell your stuff just so you could catch up with the bills you've accumulated with your new purchase....
... it worked for me [LOL]
Bailey Guns
06-10-2012, 19:09
Yep...I fell ya. I need to clean my garage. I need to sort through and throw away a lot of stuff.
But after working a full week, taking call-outs, and running a business on the weekends I'm supposed to do all of the things I need to do when?
Freakin' life gets in the way of living sometimes.
You're not alone if it makes you feel any better.
El Caballo Loco
06-10-2012, 19:21
I'll be getting out of the Army in the future and I was considering going Jeremiah Johnson on the world and just leaving everything in storage for a while. Just getting on a bike and leaving. Walking the Appalachian trail, working a ranch in the North, one of those sorta things. Settle the bills, debts, get rid of the payments and major responsibilities and go have an adventure. It feels odd not finding a reason that could keep me from doing that.
Do it man if I could I would GL!
islandermyk
06-10-2012, 19:26
Oh sh*t... that sure is another adventure...
not trying to encourage or discourage... but that would be one hell of a ride [Beer]
El Caballo Loco
06-10-2012, 19:28
Yea it would. I think riding to the south end of the applaichain trail, having the bike shipped up north, and walking through would be fucking killer.
mcantar18c
06-10-2012, 19:43
That sounds like a ton of fun. While I was waiting to ship out to basic training I had a lot of "nothing stopping me from going anywhere I want, wtf am I still doing sitting here?" moments.
Now about these vehicles you're trying to get rid of....?
If you don't have kids or a other obligations, I'd say you had better get your ass on the trail, for the sake of all the people that CAN'T do it.
HOWEVER, if you are one of those people who get stressed out over all the little things you need to do and think you need a vacation to save you from your stress, then I'd say you need a good back hand instead. Get off your ass, fix one project, then the next, then the next until everything is in order. When you are done, you'll realize that YOU were the cause of your stress and you don't need a break anymore. Then you can build an adventure bike and have a good time between the times you aren't maintaining your life like an adult. ;)
islandermyk
06-10-2012, 20:05
.. and when you do go on this journey/adventure..
.. bring a camera and a lot of batteries! [Tooth]
[Beer]
El Caballo Loco
06-10-2012, 20:10
That sounds like a ton of fun. While I was waiting to ship out to basic training I had a lot of "nothing stopping me from going anywhere I want, wtf am I still doing sitting here?" moments.
Now about these vehicles you're trying to get rid of....?
Nothing stopping you except....a report date?
The vehicles are my '98 Trans Am and Nicks old white F-250.
If you don't have kids or a other obligations, I'd say you had better get your ass on the trail, for the sake of all the people that CAN'T do it.
HOWEVER, if you are one of those people who get stressed out over all the little things you need to do and think you need a vacation to save you from your stress, then I'd say you need a good back hand instead. Get off your ass, fix one project, then the next, then the next until everything is in order. When you are done, you'll realize that YOU were the cause of your stress and you don't need a break anymore. Then you can build an adventure bike and have a good time between the times you aren't maintaining your life like an adult. ;)
No kids and no obligations other than the service right now.
The reason I've stacked piled shit so high is because I was having a lot of problems concentrating, prioritizing, focusing, etc. etc. which sort of came about in the past year. Mostly issues stemming from some previous experiences. I was just recklessly running around doing whatever while I bottle all my issues up.
Technically, you're nor supposed to bring a firearm on the AT . . . but there are some really bad people who lurk on that trail sometimes, and they often have one. As long as you're not with a female and aren't covered in expensive gear and look somewhat competent and really pissed off they'll probably leave you alone. Things to look out for are guys without any camping gear (usually they don't even have a daypack), especially if they're close to a town or parking area and look like they've been in the same spot for hours (beer cans and cigarette butts). Sometimes they'll even show up at your campsite after dark without a flashlight. A lot of stupidity happens on that trail every year.
El Caballo Loco
06-10-2012, 20:16
.. and when you do go on this journey/adventure..
.. bring a camera and a lot of batteries! [Tooth]
[Beer]
Heck no. An Iridium and a GPS at the most for emergencies. I just want simple.
Maybe my andriod for porn. [ROFL2]
El Caballo Loco
06-10-2012, 20:19
Technically, you're nor supposed to bring a firearm on the AT . . . but there are some really bad people who lurk on that trail sometimes, and they often have one. As long as you're not with a female and aren't covered in expensive gear and look somewhat competent and really pissed off they'll probably leave you alone. Things to look out for are guys without any camping gear (usually they don't even have a daypack), especially if they're close to a town or parking area and look like they've been in the same spot for hours (beer cans and cigarette butts). Sometimes they'll even show up at your campsite after dark without a flashlight. A lot of stupidity happens on that trail every year.
Good to know.
When I hike Pikes Peak I do it on the railway (I know, I know, that's a no-no) and I open carry. Sort of. I sort of just carry it in my hand. I'm more scared of mountain lions than I am trigger happy fish and wildlife officers.
Mountain lions, spiders, and some other shit I'm not going to talk about.
SideShow Bob
06-10-2012, 20:19
Well, if you need to clear out any unfinished or even finished firearms projects,
I can back my truck up to your door and you can toss them all into the bed. I'll haul them off for you so that you are never troubled by them again......[Tooth]
El Caballo Loco
06-10-2012, 20:23
Jesus, slow down dude. I'm not offing myself here.
mcantar18c
06-10-2012, 20:28
Nothing stopping you except....a report date?
The vehicles are my '98 Trans Am and Nicks old white F250.
A report date that was 6 months away. I figured as long as I made it to the Denver MEPS on the date and time they wanted me...
Damn. If the Trans was 30 years older, or Nick had made a better choice in options on that truck (4x4 and cab size), we'd be talking business.
Which reminds me I need to text him...
Mountain lions, spiders, and some other shit I'm not going to talk about.
Manbearpig?
redneck122
06-10-2012, 20:31
Nicks old white F-250.
Mason, buy my old pickup!
El Caballo Loco
06-10-2012, 20:34
Yesterday, one of the guys at the state match was telling me about this guy.
http://www.megameladventures.blogspot.com/
StagLefty
06-10-2012, 20:46
It's a different age but back in "67" when I got out I hitchhiked around the country. Kind of stopped when I needed to get some money and worked construction type jobs and then moved on. Ended up at Woodstock and then I settled down for awhile.
We used to call it wanderlust. I don't regret one minute but I bet I would have if I just had thought about it. DO IT !! [Beer]
mcantar18c
06-10-2012, 21:09
Mason, buy my old pickup!
Man as much as I want to I just can't bring myself to buy a 2wd. Shit if it wasn't 2wd I'd have bought it the first time.
redneck122
06-10-2012, 21:12
It an easy swap!
mcantar18c
06-10-2012, 22:03
4x4 is, but cab sizes ain't... the ony two things I didn't like about your truck just had to be my main two selling points. If it were a 4x4 and had a crew cab, or at least an ext. cab, I could easily look over mechanical issues, a beat up exterior or interior, no stereo, whatever... none of which it has of course. It's a damn perfect truck for its age, which is why I WANT to want it lol.
El Caballo Loco
06-17-2012, 18:50
Well now no one will want the damn truck since it developed some crazy problem.
Talk about lacking motivation. Another thing broken that I really dint want right now anyways.
El Caballo Loco
06-17-2012, 18:59
Pft, 2500 and one yous can take the damn truck away right now. That's less than I paid for it. Ask redneck122.
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