Nidan1

Just when you think that you can finally coast in life, fate has a way of laying you low...pulling the rug out from under you, so to speak. One can never be too complacent, a man has to always be on his guard, there are forces in the universe that are constantly conspiring to ruin your day. When I was in Nam, and someone we knew was killed or maimed, we never directly dealt with it...we would say stuff like "boy was his health record messed up" or "at least it wasn't a sucking chest wound". We knew that the same things could happen to us in a flash, but at twenty it would never happen. As one gets older..you learn to appreciate some of the gifts that the Creator has given you, and allowed you to keep. Athletic prowess fades with age, not matter what your mind says you think you can do....the body simply cannot respond the way it did in your twenties. Being a martial artist, I can attest to the way my body protests when I attempt to do things that I used to be able to do with ease. That you can accept, its hard, but you do learn to realize the fact. So you sublimate it into success at work, getting promotions, being recognized for achievement, you know that your days as a hunter killer are over. You learn to temper yourself...to use those strengths that you still have...to use years of training and experience as a substitute for raw speed and power. You say to yourself I can still do it , but you know at the age of 57 that is not the case. About a month ago I noticed some disturbing symtoms in my left eye...flashes of light, large spots floating in my field of vision...things I recognized as symptoms of a retinal detachment. I suffered one of those about seven years ago, so I knew what was happening. I was examined by an othalmologist, and he said there was no detachment, but I had suffered a shifting of the gel in the eyeball, and it had caused some internal bleeding. Seems I am prone to that. About a week ago it happened again, this time much worse, the lower half of my across my whole field of vision went dark. I saw the doctor again, and this time I definitely had a detachment. I also have a condition call "Lattice Degeneration", this causes tiny holes in the retina which bleed and cause floaters in my field of vision. The doctor injected gas into my eyeball in a technique called "steamrolling"..pretty cool huh? The pressure of the gas is suppposed to flatten the retina back down onto the wall of the eyeball. I have to keep my head tilted to the left in order for the gas to cover the damaged area. I have been at this for four days now. Yesterday I had laser surgery. Modern medical techniques are a wonder, but it is no fun sitting, pressed up against an apparatus while a green argon laser beam fries the tissue inside of your eye. Right now it is 99% reattached, but I still cant see well out of that eye. The doctor says that there is no reason to believe that this will continue to happen of the course of the rest of my life. No lifestyle change or medicines are needed. When confronting the frailty of your own body, it requires some real thought, the kind of thought that one never wants to engage in. You think to yourself I've got more years behind me, than I do in front a very sobering revelation that sneaks up on you from time to time. Of course this minor set-back does not influence the playing of CM...I could beat most of you with one eye anyway. So don't rub your hands together with glee and think you can take advantage of my temporary infirmity,

Oh, make no mistake about it Leeo , he's done.... RRRHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! ...that one was set for WELL DONE.

Oh, make no mistake about it Leeo , he's done.... RRRHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! ...that one was set for WELL DONE.

Whew!!!, it was a long drive from Minsk to Derna, sure is a desolate place....at least there is no snow....but these damned flies are everywhere...shoo Boo, Mace , Leeo , as you can see I have given all my flies pet names. Ins einen kuhlen Grunde Der geht ein muhlenrad, Mein Liebschen ist verschwunden, Die dort gewohnnen hat. [ October 11, 2003, 06:56 AM: Message edited by: Nidan1 ]

Whew!!!, it was a long drive from Minsk to Derna, sure is a desolate place....at least there is no snow....but these damned flies are everywhere...shoo Boo, Mace , Leeo , as you can see I have given all my flies pet names. Ins einen kuhlen Grunde Der geht ein muhlenrad, Mein Liebschen ist verschwunden, Die dort gewohnnen hat. [ October 11, 2003, 06:56 AM: Message edited by: Nidan1 ]

Just thought I would add to this note SirReal gandy dancin', no turn sendin' Pillock!!! Lay that rail, spike those ties, send me a bloody turn!!!!.....oh and by the way...he loses T-34s faster than you can say.... "Uncle Joe made me do it"

Heathen. You'll need to back up the rhetoric with action, if you don't fall asleep first. Send a set up. NO SNOW ! I will swat your pixelations like the "New Messiah", Matthew smote the hapless Zimbabweans... Lustily and without rancour. Noba. </font>

Think of it mate,that would give you a whole 5", the next time you pop the little blue pill. The Sheilas must be beating a path to your door. [ October 10, 2003, 06:28 AM: Message edited by: Nidan1 ]

Looks like I lifted the wrong rock. All the slugs from "Down Unda" are now exposed to the light. Funny how they all congregate..it does make it easier to eliminate them though... Squiiiissssssssh

Seems like an awful waste of bandwidth, why would anyone want to reply to you in the first place? Even if it is an error message. Godawful Aussies, they just dont get it...Roight Mate.

Will do, maybe if I zipped them before sending? Sometimes that helps, I will resend it both zipped and unzipped when I get home.

Californian environmentalists not good enough for you? I was thinking about branching out into ritual seal-clubbing at a later stage. Would that be enough of a draw you think? </font>

When I read over his name I simply pronounce it "dumbsh*t". It doesn't seem to change the meaning of the posts at all. </font>

Whoops ??? already asked. [ October 07, 2003, 01:08 PM: Message edited by: Nidan1 ]

Well, gladly, madly, badly, sadly, Adlai ( Stevenson...sort of) come to mind, immediately. This whole rhyming thing is sort of way over your head, isn't it, Spanky? </font>

Oh are you in for it. Tell your MKIII TCs to check their rear-view mirrors.

Seanachai , did you get my last turn? Are you so busy posting in every thread on the board, to see if anyone even gives an iota about you, that you havent noticed? If I am still alive tonight I will re-send it.

Trekkie-grog!!! </font>

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Originally posted by SirReal: ....you are the biggest twit to ever be spawned in the Kingdom of Sweden. DONT YOU OWE ME A TURN? I know I have completely demolished two or three companys of your Russian Armor, and I am now mopping up the nakedly exposed infantry like spilled soup, but its only battle number one. I am sure there will be more T-34s for my Panzers to turn into scrap. Get with it laddie, you know you want to.

WTF. do we now have Q's in the BFC forum? We lowly humans will never be able to live up to the lofty requirements set by Andreas, Berli, Seanachai, et al. Goody, that will only annoy them no end. [ October 06, 2003, 06:48 AM: Message edited by: Nidan1 ]

Why is the desire to pop the bubbles on bubble-wrap, so irresistable? Can anyone say? [ October 04, 2003, 06:47 PM: Message edited by: Nidan1 ]

How do you know I have any? Oh sorry, I forgot you designed the scenario. Can I expect my armor to start self-destructing, by turn 10. Gamey bastiche.

Originally posted by: Mike_the_Idjit I said The Strategy Guide , not the Stragety Guide , you massive festering pustule. You cant get the info from the sample, you need to shell out the bucks for the real thing. Wait a minute....shoot yourself now, do yourself a favor. BTW, what is "apprectiate", does that have something to do with Colon and Rectal Surgery? [ October 03, 2003, 02:57 PM: Message edited by: Nidan1 ]

Welcome back Konrad . Been collecting new pics I see.