dr_bar wrote:Spent what seemed like a week at Peter Lougheed Center in Calgary while my Daughter struggled with 27 hours of labour to end up with a c-section and brought into this world my 2nd grandson, Noah Edward Pike, 9lb 3oz, 22 inches long. I'm one proud father and grandfather at this point.
Just like his parents, a gorgeous child...
awesome....
So I bet just like us someone came in next door and popped their baby out in 10 minutes. My wife was in labor for 36 hours before c-section and my first son was 9lbs 11 oz same length as your daughters. We were about 28 hours into when someone came in screamed (pushed) like twice and then you heard the crying of the baby. WTF no fair.
dr_bar wrote:Spent what seemed like a week at Peter Lougheed Center in Calgary while my Daughter struggled with 27 hours of labour to end up with a c-section and brought into this world my 2nd grandson, Noah Edward Pike, 9lb 3oz, 22 inches long. I'm one proud father and grandfather at this point.
Just like his parents, a gorgeous child...
congrats on the new addition to the family. Now time to get a sidecar so you can take him for a ride-a-long when he's old enough.
One thing you can count on: You push a man too far, and sooner or later he'll start pushing back.
So it's been 8 years today that I started riding but Dec. 2011 will be 8 years that I've owned my own motorcycle. I've learned so much on various types of bikes and today when I go out and ride I feel I don't really need to rely on traction control or ABS or even needing the most powerful bike as I can find a way to wring out more performance from my current rides just by using better technique tailored to the machine at hand. I also have the California Super Bike School to thank for that as well as Keith Code's Twist of the Wrist and those Proficient Motorcycling series and of course You guys here on the forums with the myriads of informative posts.
Now the bad of the day:
Those riding buddies turned squids I mentioned before don't consider me to be a "Rider" because either I'm too afraid to ride fast or my bike is too old to go fast (140+ on public roads, usually at night).
Went to the motorcycle show and aside from looking at bikes I also wanted some advice from the racers and manufacturers because I always wanted to do professional racing in motocross or in sport bikes and it's official I'm too old to start doing stuff like that (to be noticed anyway) even if I do great on a track day. All I can do is regionals/ local and fund myself.
Good to know before plunking down a deposit on a rally car that this kind of thing can only be a really expensive hobby and nothing more...
One thing you can count on: You push a man too far, and sooner or later he'll start pushing back.
dr_bar wrote:Spent what seemed like a week at Peter Lougheed Center in Calgary while my Daughter struggled with 27 hours of labour to end up with a c-section and brought into this world my 2nd grandson, Noah Edward Pike, 9lb 3oz, 22 inches long. I'm one proud father and grandfather at this point.
Just like his parents, a gorgeous child...
congrats on the new addition to the family. Now time to get a sidecar so you can take him for a ride-a-long when he's old enough.
Wow, that's one great "What did you do today post" for ya!
Yes, I would agree, you need a side-car ride-a-long when he is old enough, you would be the "cool grand father" for life.
JC Viper wrote:So it's been 8 years today that I started riding but Dec. 2011 will be 8 years that I've owned my own motorcycle. I've learned so much on various types of bikes and today when I go out and ride I feel I don't really need to rely on traction control or ABS or even needing the most powerful bike as I can find a way to wring out more performance from my current rides just by using better technique tailored to the machine at hand. I also have the California Super Bike School to thank for that as well as Keith Code's Twist of the Wrist and those Proficient Motorcycling series and of course You guys here on the forums with the myriads of informative posts.
Now the bad of the day:
Those riding buddies turned squids I mentioned before don't consider me to be a "Rider" because either I'm too afraid to ride fast or my bike is too old to go fast (140+ on public roads, usually at night).
Went to the motorcycle show and aside from looking at bikes I also wanted some advice from the racers and manufacturers because I always wanted to do professional racing in motocross or in sport bikes and it's official I'm too old to start doing stuff like that (to be noticed anyway) even if I do great on a track day. All I can do is regionals/ local and fund myself.
Good to know before plunking down a deposit on a rally car that this kind of thing can only be a really expensive hobby and nothing more...
CONGRATULATIONS on 8 years of riding! As you joined in 2006, that's more than 1/2 your riding career as part of the Total Motorcycle Forum Community.... Wow! Just think of how many millions of other riders you have helped out while learning yourself at the same time.
You should sign up for an Advanced Rider Training Course, they usually involve track riding, so you can blast along at 140 per hour on a safe place to do it. Maybe go even faster than those squids too!
dr_bar wrote:Spent what seemed like a week at Peter Lougheed Center in Calgary while my Daughter struggled with 27 hours of labour to end up with a c-section and brought into this world my 2nd grandson, Noah Edward Pike, 9lb 3oz, 22 inches long. I'm one proud father and grandfather at this point.
Just like his parents, a gorgeous child...
WOW! Cool! Congrats!
Sorry I missed you in Calgary but it sounds like you were well occupied!
Suddenly my horrible, stressful, crappy work day feels so much better. Ahhhhh... Wonder if the strong Cuba Libre has anything to do with that too?
