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Re: What's something you've done that almost nobody else has ever done? Pharmseller #12028800 05/12/17
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Steelhead Campfire Oracle S Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121	Originally Posted by Pharmseller Originally Posted by HonestJohn I had to get a new ID for this one, as I don't want to tarnish my reputation. Haha. About 35 years ago I was very much into horses. I rode all the time, trail, shows, and even a few rodeos. I wasn't especially a talented horseman, but I had the best little horse in my part of the country, and she took care of me. One night a buddy and myself had been to a team roping in Paris, TN. Some of the other guys there suggested that we stop in at Hank's Place on our way back home. Hank's Place was a nightspot in Paris opened up by Hank Williams Jr., who was a nearby resident. We had just pulled our truck and horse trailer into the parking lot and got out, when 2 girls got came running towards us. One of them, a very hot little blonde, said "hot damn, I see the closet thing I've seen of a cowboy since I left Oklahoma". I didn't really consider myself to be a cowboy, but I guess I was dressed the part, in boots and jeans. We introduced ourselves, and turns out she was a 19 year old aspiring country singer, who was doing a gig there at Hank's, as well as also In Nashville, when she could find one. We went in, had a few drinks and dances, and she and I really hit it off. She said let's go out and ride your horse, but when we got outside in my truck, we did another kind of riding, if you catch my drift. Very good "riding" too, as she was a very enthusiastic rider. Well, I went to see her in Paris again a few weeks later, and afterwards found it hard to want to leave. Some time after that, I took my horses and met her at the nearby Land Between the Lakes and spent the day riding. Yes, actually horseback riding this time, plus a couple of other sessions of that other kind of "riding" that she was so good at. Now, she was starting to get to me, and I was so tore up about it that I couldn't eat or sleep. You see, I was married and 12 years older than she was, and I was beginning to feel very bad about what I was doing. She was pretty much a free spirit, getting by mostly on what her folks back home were sending her, as her singing gigs didn't pay much. I realized that all we really had in common was the sex we were having, and that to take things any further would be a huge mistake on my part, and probably cost me everything I was working to accomplish. So, I just walked away, and never contacted or saw her again, got my life back together, and am still married to the same woman. But, about 3 or 4 years afterwards, I'm watching TV one night and they're talking about the Country Music Association awards, and interviewing the different stars. Then I saw "her", one of the nominees for newest star, or something of the sort. She had changed her last name, but still looked very pretty, and turns out I'd been hearing her hit song on the radio and just didn't know who it was. Okay, to wind this up, she had a very nice career as a country singer, had several hit songs, and for several years was in the country music news quite a bit. I thought once or twice about trying to contact her, but thought it was better to let a sleeping dog lie. Anyway, I'm sure she didn't want to see me after the way I dumped her, and besides, she was married by that time. True story. People who cheat on their spouses are among the lowest form of dogmeat in the world, in my opinion. P I'm far more bothered by the lack of paragraph breaks. "Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"

Re: What's something you've done that almost nobody else has ever done? JamesJr #12028841 05/12/17
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KentuckyMountainMan Campfire Regular K Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,723 LOCUST	Originally Posted by JamesJr Originally Posted by kingston Originally Posted by Pharmseller He's bragging about it. "Very good riding" sure doesn't sound like remorse. He should be ashamed instead of wistful. And yes, I have my failings, and God knows I have holes in me. Betrayal ain't one of them. And I'm sure as hell not going to brag about them on the internet. P To what end do you cast stones Pharmseller? Why did you choose to callout HonestJohn in judgment? It took a while, but I went and read all the posts on this thread. A number of posters bragged about their sexual exploits, but HonestJohn was the only one to give a detailed report on his, and admit that he was married when he did it. I call myself a Christian, and will be the first one to tell you that I have to work very hard at being one, and still feel that I come up short a lot. I don't condone one cheating on one's spouse, partly from a trust issue, and partly from the fact that it goes against God's law. But I also believe that we can be forgiven of our sins, and it seems to me that John had realized his mistake and hopefully has repented his sins. As far his giving us a more detailed description of his experience than the others, I rather enjoyed the story, even if I didn't agree with what he was doing.....providing he actually did it, and didn't just dream it up. Great story Honest John.... I enjoyed the read....I do not judge people like some of the Hypocrites on here.....How about You give us Her First Name or a Something? So we can get the whole picture!!!!!!!!! “When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”

Re: What's something you've done that almost nobody else has ever done? jwall #12028875 05/12/17
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Anjin Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,278 Sandia Mountains, NM	Originally Posted by jwall Originally Posted by muffin Back when flying charter had 'Slammin' Sam Snead as my only passenger.............. I'm not a golfer but that's KOOL beans. Jerry Back in the 1940s when I was a kid delivering newspapers in Toledo, Ohio, one person on my route was Gene Sarazen's daughter. He seemed to be around often and many times paid me for the papers. At that time, I knew next to nothing about golf except that Frank Stranahan, who never turned pro since his family was wealthy from owning Champion Spark Plug, lived a few doors away in a more upscale neighborhood, whereas we lived close to the university where my Dad worked. As a teacher, he had no interest in golf. Possibly for that reason, we never paid attention to the fact that the golf pro at Inverness, a short distance away, was Byron Nelson in those days. Man, the lessons we could have had! Norman Solberg International lawyer, lately for 25 years in Japan, now working on trusts in the US, the 3rd greatest tax haven. NRA Life Member for over 50 years, NRA Endowment (2014), Patron (2016).

Re: What's something you've done that almost nobody else has ever done? WyColoCowboy #12029094 05/12/17
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger
OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma	The First Punic War (264 to 241 BC) was the first of three wars fought between Ancient Carthage and the Roman Republic. For more than 20 years, the two powers struggled for supremacy, primarily on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and its surrounding waters, and also in North Africa. The war signaled the beginning of a strategic transformation in the western Mediterranean. Carthage began the war as the great sea-power of the western Mediterranean, while Rome had but a small fleet of fighting ships.[2] Over the course of the war, Rome built up a powerful navy, developed new naval tactics, and strategically used their navy, army, and local political alliances on Sicily in order to achieve a victory that expelled the Carthaginians from Sicily. The First Punic War ended with a treaty between Rome and Carthage, but years of bloodshed were to follow in the Second and Third Punic Wars before the strategic issue of power in the western Mediterranean was resolved in favor of Rome, and in the total destruction of Carthage. Back in the early 1980s I was flying co-pilot with my HMM-264 Black Knights Squadron CO Lieutenant Colonel William A. Beebe II., a Vietnam War recipient of the Silver Star (with Valor) and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He also happened to be a Roman History buff. We were getting ready to do some amphibious landing training with the Tunisian Army and were out flying a reconnoiter mission over the coast of Tunisia. It was at this time that the skipper started talking about the history of the Punic War and the Roman battles against the Carthaginians. As we were flying low over the landscape he started pointing out a battle field below us, and informed the crew we were going to land and take a look around. Before you knew it, we landed in the middle of nowhere in the desert of Tunisia, shutdown, and as we climbed out of the aircraft, Col Beebe grabbed his coin detector. We wandered around the site for about and hour and he found several Roman coins, WW2 rifle shell casing and other paraphernalia. Very Cool! How many other people have ever done that? "All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee

Re: What's something you've done that almost nobody else has ever done? WyColoCowboy #12029111 05/12/17
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WildWest Campfire Tracker W Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,984 Casper	Thats pretty damn cool.

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Re: What's something you've done that almost nobody else has ever done? WyColoCowboy #12029476 05/12/17
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,083 Oklahoma, Canadian River ExpatFromOK Campfire Tracker
ExpatFromOK Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,083 Oklahoma, Canadian River	Planned and synchronized Theater-level sustainment operations in the CENTCOM AOR. Last edited by ExpatFromOK; 05/12/17. "There are no dangerous weapons. There are only dangerous men." - Robert Heinlein

Re: What's something you've done that almost nobody else has ever done? WyColoCowboy #12029542 05/12/17
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rrroae Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 12,071 NW Pa	Pretty amazing thread. Most unique thing I've done in my mostly run of the mill life was wrestle with an injured doe at 14. Had her out of the woods still alive 2 hours later. Bruised up, exhausted and feeling pretty rotten about the whole experience. Last edited by rrroae; 05/12/17.

Re: What's something you've done that almost nobody else has ever done? WyColoCowboy #12031466 05/13/17
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kamo_gari Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 14,712 North Shore, MA	x Last edited by kamo_gari; 05/14/17.

Re: What's something you've done that almost nobody else has ever done? WyColoCowboy #12031477 05/14/17
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pyrexjarflower34 Campfire Greenhorn P Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 81 Arkansas	i can use my tongues to touch my nose.

Re: What's something you've done that almost nobody else has ever done? WyColoCowboy #12031481 05/14/17
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blairvt Campfire Tracker B Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,365 Likes: 2 Charlotte, NC	Re tasked a DOD satellite to get some imagery that we needed ASAP. Lots of hoops to jump through to make that happen. Before we had drones.

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Re: What's something you've done that almost nobody else has ever done? WyColoCowboy #12031869 05/14/17
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smarquez Campfire Tracker S Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 6,170 Rancho Altacucawanda, CA	I saw a doe tree a bobcat. Easter Sierra just outside Mammoth Lakes, CA. We were driving to an area we wanted to hunt, saw about 4 does and a couple fawns. 100 yards past we see what looks like a solo doe spinning around or something then bolts out of the brush hot on the tail of a bobcat. The bobcat is heading for the nearest tree. They ran behind us about 20 feet off my rear bumper crossed the road and the bobcat goes up the tree. She circles the tree stamping her hooves looking up in the tree then her fawn runs up to her, she runs her fawn off and goes back to circling the tree. We watched for a couple minutes then drove away. Fight fire, save lives, laugh in the face of danger. Stupid always finds a way.

Re: What's something you've done that almost nobody else has ever done? WyColoCowboy #12032018 05/14/17
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 331 M molly Campfire Member
molly Campfire Member M Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 331	Drove a semi with 44'long 13'high van over Logan pass in GNP. Got a ticket, but I made it. Late '70's.

Re: What's something you've done that almost nobody else has ever done? WyColoCowboy #12039545 05/18/17
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Kenlguy Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 5,235 Yakima WA	Thirty seven years ago today, Mount St Helens dropped a whole lot of crap on my head. The fear and uncertainty of that day has never been seen since. I could wish a lot of things on my worst enemy but neuropathy ain't one of them.

Re: What's something you've done that almost nobody else has ever done? WyColoCowboy #12063171 05/31/17
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Muffin Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,288 Likes: 1 Chassohowitzka, FL	Caught a deer, with my bare hands and carried it home. "...A man's rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box..." Frederick Douglass, 1867 ( . Y . )

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