clayton86

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That's usually my thought as well lol I hate running. I woke up this morning throbing my knee feels like some one smashed them with a baseball bat haha.

I guess its normally done in Washington DC but there are shadow runs all over for it. Well today I was woken up 10 minutes into my nap and told we had a mandatory platoon run at 1630 which was only an hour away from when I had just been woken up. So pretty mad and angry as I also found out I had to go do a full serial number run down of everything in the trucks and I lost my day off tomorrow and now a platoon run that would be 4-7 miles I wasn't a happy camper. Now I hate running with a passion I suck at it kinda lol I wend to sand bag because I hate doing it. So we all went out to do our platoon run which was gonna be just at our pace but our PSG's route which was 7 miles. I was doing pretty good actually towards the front of the pack running with the 2 team leaders in my squad. About at the id say 5.5- 6mi mark our PSG was going by us on his way back after the turn around on the north pier and told my team leader once we he hits the finish line if he does the 5k route continuing on he could get his army 10 miler shirt. Well I was feeling pretty good at this point and decided hey I want another t shirt d**n it lol. We crossed the finish line for the first 7 and kept on going grabbing water on the fly and ran the 5k route. I finished the 10 mile mark at 1 hour 29 minutes not so shabby for a former fat guy who couldn't even run 2 miles with out puking every 1/4 mile lol. I did the full 10 miles with out stopping once or puking I feel like I'm 90 years old now my bones and joints hurt but its worth it I can say iv done the 10 miler. It felt weird to during the run especially the last 3 miles my whole body was numb like couldn't feel anything just kept moving and at a good pace 1 hour 29 minutes is what like a steady 9 minute mile pace not to shabby but soon as I crossed the 10 mile mark and stopped this wave like hit me my whole body just went prickly numb like when your arm falls asleep it was crazy. Thats the farthest I have ever ran in my life iv done farther ruck marches but to run that's the farthest ever prior to tonight it was the 5 mile eagle run in basic 5 years ago. Has anyone else done the army 10 miler? there is a half marathon in 2 days they asked if I wanted to do but idk I know I could I could of tonight if I hadn't stopped I was feeling fine and could have kept going for 3 more no problem it was the stop at the finish of 10 that did me in.

An old man was asked, "At your ripe old age, what do you prefer to get - Parkinson's or Alzheimer's?" The wise one answered, "Definitely Parkinson's. Better to spill half an ounce of Jack Daniels, than to forget where you keep the bottle!!"

Im sure there was a lot of editing and cleaning done to "sell" it you break stuff doing them tests and beating on it. Our pulling engines barely get a mile put on them in a year and there top dollar machines every season get torn down and the look like they have been threw hell and back. Even engines the students run in the shop never see the road maybe get 4 hrs of run time they still get carboned up and need a cleaning.

probably the #5 plug its a very very very common problem with the 5.4 tritons no joking I probably did 7 or 8 a week when I wrenched. Something bout them 5.4's nd towing the blow the spark plug right out of the head or worse we had a fleet of maybe 10 lumber yard trucks all had that engine or the 7.3 power choke I dont think a day went by i want under the hood of one of them fords.

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I have a Ford though I like Dodge the best when it comes to trucks and suv's with the exception of the Toyota tundra now if I could slap a cummins in a tundra that would be sweet. My sister works at Ford though so we get good deals and Dodge trucks as with the Toyotas are pricey.

I think for numbers there's 123 and 456 and chevy and dodge does the 135 246 but it doesn't mater really. I don't know about the ecoboost specifically but I think the parallel turbo system is the same as I described that's how there new power jokes are uh I mean power choke dang it power stroke there we go lol. If the turbos are two different sizes they work how described. Now if there truely for each bank then that would mean each bank would need its own intake manifold which is odd iv never seen that before. Not saying its impossible but just different I would think it would be bad down the road though if the right turbo goes now the left side of the engine is under pressure and not the right or vice versa.

I think it did happen I don't think they really put his body in the sea though I think they have it some where. I also read the article in stars and stripes about the members of S.E.A.L team 6 getting some flack for the game in which is in 3 of the PS3's being played as i type this its one B.A game.

depending on the school of thought NA engines are actually under 14.7psi or 1 bar. Yes most typical turbos in the older mid 90's late 80's jap cars and some dodges ranged from 4-7psi some engine builders/tuners add natural pressure of 14.7psi to come up with 18-21psi total but for ease of what ever ya wanna call it comprehension I guess most people just state the boost created by turbo's or super chargers. Most modern turbo gas engines can handle the higher boost created heck my old 92' Nissan 240sx was running 15psi just fine stock till I tried to go for more with out upgrading injectors oopsie melted a hole in my piston. Diesel engines that are turbo charged its not uncommon to see 30-40psi with some of the hot rodded ones up near 80-100psi. I don't know much about the eco boost but its probably like 99% of the twin turbo V style engines out there. Its really a "Bi turbo" or "staged" theres a million slang words for it but basically one bank runs a smaller turbo thats quick to spool giving you that low end torque your towing abilities. While that first turbo is spooled up running hot the second larger one is just getting warmed up and spools up later as the smaller one is at its peak and then "shut off" with the bigger one giving you a constant steady boost at your higher cruising RPMs. Turbo's are nice when all is well you get a good clean burn of your fuel steady pressures better economy less waste. How ever there is the big down side to turbos. They require rebuilds especially if your towing and beating on it, you have to be spot on with your oil changes turbo's are oil cooled for the most part so you get some nasty oil you haven't changed in a while guess what kiss that turbo goodbye also being oil cooled and at extreme heat your oil goes to hell quicker. With that heat its not wise also to just shut the engine down and go inside turbo timers are worth every penny and invaluable in my opinion they keep the engine running at idle allowing the oil to circulate and turbos to cool to a good level and turns the engine off for you I have smoked a few turbos by not having one and have had a few friends as well. Once running timers we haven't had issues other then ones caused else where. Nothing beats in line engines though in terms of torque yeah some V style engines may put up numbers but they take more to get there its just the simple design of the engine everything in line less resistance more torque hands down. Personally id buy a dodge with a cummins in it

man I shoulda put that in the thread bout things I love about my job I forgot all the free food and drinks this uniform has gotten me!!!

How many dogs does it take to change a light bulb? Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, we’ve got our whole lives ahead of us, and you're inside worrying about a stupid light bulb? Border Collie: Just One. And then I'll replace ALL the wiring that's not up to code. Dachshund: You know I can't reach the stupid lamp. Rottweiler: Make Me. Boxer: Who cares? I can still play with my squeaky toys in the dark. Lab: Oh Me, me, me, PUHLEEEEEEEEZE let me change the light bulb. Can I? Can I? Huh? Huh? Huh? Can I, PUHLEEEEEEEEZE, PLEASE PLEASE? German Shepherd: I'll change it as soon as I've led these people from the dark, check to make sure I haven't missed any, and make one more perimeter patrol to see that no one has tried to take advantage of the situation. Jack Russell: I'll just pop it in while I am bouncing off the walls. Cocker Spaniel: Why change it? I can still pee on the carpet in the dark. Chihuahua: Yo Quiero Taco Bulb. Pointer: I see it, there it is, there it is, right there--RIGHT THERE Greyhound: It isn't moving, who cares? Australian Shepherd: First, I'll put all the light bulbs in a little circle. Basset Hound: I've got the bulb! Chase me for it or give me a dog biscuit in trade! Poodle: I'll just blow in the Border Collie's ear, and he'll do it. By the time he finishes rewiring the house, my nails will be dry. Terrier: Let me bark at it for a while to see if it really needs changing.

Well the Army lets me play with some cool toys that's always fun. Civilian side before I left for this deployment I was a teachers aide in a Diesel/Ag/Heavy Equip/Small engines class in a vocational school for 11th and 12th graders. It was fun kept me young even though I'm only 26 I started there when I was 21. Being close in age to some of these kids actually helped them understand better as they put it "its not coming from a ***** teacher looking down on you". I helped a few get into the military, shared a lot of my hard learned lessons in life with them and seen them make the right choices. For some reason they also felt they could tell me anything forgetting I was there teacher and was put in some hard spots and always had to turn them in but after wards was always actually thanked because I usually did it without making a big ruckus about it and they realized I was just doing my job and usually ended in a total attitude change and out look. Then there's the kids who just don't care one way or another should have failed but were not allowed to in today's society that I would like to strangle sadly these kids greatly out number the other ones willing to do something in life. How ever I'm not going back to teaching I have no clue what I'm gonna do when I rotate back in 4 weeks. Oh and another bonus to being a teacher....summers off to fish! winter and spring breaks to fish and hunt!

Not home yet but soon they said I should be on the first flight out of here because I have kids so if I'm on the first flight it will be within the next 4 weeks.

Well found out when the flights back state side are gonna be today and figured its a good time to go fishing for the last time while deployed. Theres a new unit here from Ft Carson thats been going every night bringing back shark, some tuna looking things, snapper, grouper, eels, u name it they have been catching it out there several sharks a night as well some good sized ones to pushing 5ft. So I went out to try my hand one last time. I didn't have anything to catch bait fish really I was out of the smaller sabiki rigs only had one pole just bare minimum really. Well I ended up snagging a "spot" like this little sunfish looking thing so I threw it on a hook and tossed it out there. Maybe 5 minutes into having it out there my pole goes sliding down the railing and i grab it and look into the water to see a shark on the other end of my line easily over 4ft and as big around as me thrashing on the surface. Thats about how long the fight lasted it busted my steel leader the snap part. So I threw the sabiki rig back on lowered it in this time I snagged what looked like a baby cuda it had lots of teeth and for only being maybe 9" it fought like hell. I decided not to use it as bait and threw it back in after digging the hook out out of its side. After that the waves were getting kinda bad couldent get anymore smaller baitfish but was watching sharks like crazy out there I counted at least 7 of them at one point with there fins outa the water like a jaws movie. So I started to head back ran into the Ft Carson guys they had a few snapper already and a few Kuwaiti officers stopped me to ask if I caught anything. I had just gotten past the turn around and tossed a bullet jig in for the heck of it and decided to "troll" as I walked back just giving it little twitches as I went. I took maybe 3 steps and bam fish on I couldn't believe it I had a little grouper on and landed it. did a quick photo op and tossed it back in. tossed the jig out and continued my walk back. Caught 1 more my PB grouper to date maybe 1.5-2lbs lol this one I watched take it seen it chasing the jig then I seen the jig disappear and I crossed his eyes like I was home bass fishing. Same deal quick photo op and tossed him back as he was spiting crab parts at me well i was trying to get the hook out he was hungry cuz his mouth was stuffed with 3 good sized crabs then my 1.5oz jig. I think im gonna go out once more tomorrow for another crack at a shark before I go back to WNY. this is the fish I though might be a baby Cuda

iv seen that video that's crazy and why you don't shoot at something with rocks as a backdrop

ah thats crazy if you go to Bloods rd in Lyndonville just off the parkway go down below the bridge to the east walk 150yds turn around you will see the same house and river "structure" as in your picture. If I was home id drive down there and take a pic to compare its seriously identical but its Johnsons creek iv been fishing since before I could walk.

John where was that first one taken it looks really similar to a spot I fish the house in the back the tree over hanging by the rip rap part in the back even the way the rocks are on the left making the little shallow pool. If its not the spot im thinking of its a cookie cutter copy identical to a spot iv been fishing my whole life and caught hundreds of salmon and trout out of.

So after reading A-Jays thread bout them tubes it reminded me of an incident we had this week while out at a range here. Those of you who were or are military and have been to Iraq and Kuwait probably know or have been to the Udari range. Now those of you who dont know but this ranges is a walking distance away from Iraq the dune directly behind our targets we could stand on and see into Iraq. Now we were warned to keep an eye out for UXO's(Un eXploded Ordnance) just in case. So were going threw our training doing my favorite battle drill 6 Alpha which is room clearing we were also doing react to contact and movement to contact(same thing pretty much). Nothing to exciting or different from any other time other then its sandy and windy as all hell. Well then nature calls from drinking so much water to stay hydrated out there so we break to go take a leak in the designated pee point. So there we are 3 of us standing junk in the wind when the guy to my right asks me what some thing is. I'm thinking hes playing a joke and i keep my eyes forward and crack a joke at him bout a wart lol. Then he said no seriously to look where we just pee'd. There were some metal fins sticking up out of the ground uncovered from ya know. So right there were all kinda got that butt pucker moment and reaction. We called the range safety over and he said it was some sort of UXO and we blocked the area off and called EOD. EOD finally showed up after about 30 minutes walks up to it no suit on nothing just a pair of gloves and kicks the thing! he kicks this thing out of the sand and picks it up turns around to show us its a AT4 round(US rocket launcher) so were all standing in the distance waiting to see the pink mist from this tard kicking a missile that failed to go boom and that we were just peeing on. The guy walks out a little ways sets it down places a charge on it comes back to us and blows the thing. That part was cool but watching him kick it and us finding it with our pee stream def made us at least me pucker just a bit lol. That was all we found UXO wise the rest was just scorpions and sand vipers hiding under our gear where it was cool.

I just seen this on another site and seriously LOL'ed

hahaha I have done that....as an adult....to a co worker at a new job......awkward That also reminds me of this contractor here in Kuwait SHE comes threw everyday and on my gate days I always see her. Well shes an older women pacific island heritage I think shes also very thick I'll call it with a short almost flat top haircut. For probably a good solid month I had been greating her at the gate with a "goodmorning sir" she never corrected me so I wasnt any the wiser till one day a fellow soldier laughed and informed the sir was a ma'am so next time she came in I took a closer look at her ID under the sex catagory sure enough the he was a she oh well lol.

Oh where to start if got the "I do" like some "I swear..."(army enlistment) probably my dumbest decision though was bust my arse threw tech school have perfect attendance 3.94 GPA nailed my interviews for a secondary school with my choice of BMW, Volvo, VW, Ford, Porsche all paid for at no cost to me just had to give them 12-24mo after training and I think the lowest salary was starting at 25.50 before the extra for my ASE certs which would have added 4 more dollars making it 29.50 an hour to start out I was only 19 years old at the time......My decision passed them all up to move back to NY to be with my HS sweetheart of 4 years and work at Nissan.......the hs sweet heart and I made it a month and broke up and I left Nissan after 2 weeks because it was to far of a drive and right when gas prices started going threw the roof after Katrina. Yup kicking my self in the arse for that one.

I still have yet to catch a shark here and only got a few weeks left. Talking to a few of the engineers that just got here that goes out every night they catch a few every night so I'm gonna try a time or two before we leave to try and get my first shark.

I cant believe y'all are talking bout Christmas already its just now November..............