Americano Blue's musher/mushing chat thread

[charnic44]

1 of my buddies had a kinda boring 9-5er and he was texting me about every 20mins-1/2hr. i would have to stop whatever i was doing and reply.
if i didn't reply right away quickly he would become very irritating and needy then get upset and snippy. it caused me much anguish because my thing is "outdoors and busy". i just got rid of my cell phone.
i don't think its normal to waste time.
 i do believe that if someone thinks its so necessary that i converse with them, they can come visit me......if they can ever catch me doing nothing.
that or they can come to wherever i am and chat with me while i'm doing what i'm doing....or better yet help me do it so it'll get done quicker and we can go have tea and cookies or something.
but waste time constantly paying attention to someone else???,,,,, that would see me freeze because i didn't have time to haul wood or starve because i didn't have time to hunt or look after my garden.
that's just me though.....old school
but i guess y normal aint normal anymore.

Yeah, that's true. But sometimes it's helpful, like when you can't call them or they don't pick up, you can text them and they just have to read it. (Ex. My mom will text me while I'm at school (my phone is always off while I'm at school) to tell me to make dinner when I get home cause she has to work late. I get the text when I turn my phone on later. It helps that way because she can't call me when I'm at school.)

 

[charnic44]

that green scooter that Blue posted is a great choice. i used one something like that one summer. worked good. not so great for 4 dogs though. my dogs anyway. i'm glad no-one saw me.LOL

"Life is a 4 letter word. It starts with W."
"W" = Work
in the bible it states"Life without works is death" & also tells us not to be an "idle worshipper".
both passages essentially mean we work for what we need or I guess"want"in some instances.
my belief system says the same thing, just in a different manor, well actually a totally different language

Work makes more sense.

 

[RezChamp]

as for the dogs in the big race that will follow my Grandfather's old HBC freighting route, i really would like to have a purse for every separate breed.
my personal favorite for race like that would be Qimmiqs.
the race would most likely be in mid December which is around the time he would've started his run.
if i remember there were actually 15 or 16 different runs/teams that travelled that route, like one a week when weather allowed dogteam travel. even at that sometimes dangerous lake travel.
i'm having a rough time finding people who remember where the ledgers are.
when i do find that info i will be taking the second step to realizing the race.
and i would be honoured to have all you young ladies come and help or better yet,, enter.

either way it'd be awesome
my arm aint busted. pretty sore though. doc gave me anti-inflamitories and I had an awesome sleep lasyt. i don't take much meds so i got a bit buzzed out. i feel kinda guilty for "altered perception" inducing drugs but in this case i guess it was actually necessary.
i have a little mobility in my arm but doc say no mushing till next week.

i really don't like that but.....

 

[RezChamp]

Yeah, that's true. But sometimes it's helpful, like when you can't call them or they don't pick up, you can text them and they just have to read it. (Ex. My mom will text me while I'm at school (my phone is always off while I'm at school) to tell me to make dinner when I get home cause she has to work late. I get the text when I turn my phone on later. It helps that way because she can't call me when I'm at school.)

ya. i just never turned my phone off because i was always afraid to miss a call or text from my daughters or a business associate.
plus when id be alone miles from home cutting firewood or something else dangerous. having young children at my age is a heck of a wake-up call to mortality.
but ya, cell phones although a big nuisance to me can be a very useful tool.

 

[charnic44]

as for the dogs in the big race that will follow my Grandfather's old HBC freighting route, i really would like to have a purse for every separate breed.
my personal favorite for race like that would be Qimmiqs.
the race would most likely be in mid December which is around the time he would've started his run.
if i remember there were actually 15 or 16 different runs/teams that travelled that route, like one a week when weather allowed dogteam travel. even at that sometimes dangerous lake travel.
i'm having a rough time finding people who remember where the ledgers are.
when i do find that info i will be taking the second step to realizing the race.
and i would be honoured to have all you young ladies come and help or better yet,, enter.
either way it'd be awesome
my arm aint busted. pretty sore though. doc gave me anti-inflamitories and I had an awesome sleep lasyt. i don't take much meds so i got a bit buzzed out. i feel kinda guilty for "altered perception" inducing drugs but in this case i guess it was actually necessary.
i have a little mobility in my arm but doc say no mushing till next week.  i really don't like that but.....

Separate breeds would be cool. Though I'd do an overall section, too. Well, if nobody remembers the ledgers, you'd either have to mush it yourself (the whole thing) drive by truck (unless you can't drive on certain parts), or snowmobile through it. But even yet, that's 1,500 miles. Are there villages/towns (checkpoint stops) along they way? I think I'd be helping, at least for a few years. I don't know that I be mentally or physically ready to go 1,500 miles in the cold temps up there. Some days it too cold here to be outside for a whole day, let alone 20 something days and nights. I'd probably go a little crazy.... And get frostbite... Or pass out from sleep deprivation... Yup, I'd winthe Red Lantern award!

 

[SternRose]

So me and my crush are at a stand still.
I'm probly over reacting but his best freind said my crush and my bus buddy made out at his house. I know we're not dating but it realy hit me.
I think what make it seem so bad is I got realy attached to him. And I've been realy stressed this past 2 weeks.

 

[SternRose]

Mom "sold" Hank for $150
I told her nothing under $200
And she'll have to pry him from my dead body and I'm gunna have a death grip on him.
And I don't even get the $$

 

[charnic44]

So me and my crush are at a stand still.
I'm probly over reacting but his best freind said my crush and my bus buddy made out at his house. I know we're not dating but it realy hit me.
I think what make it seem so bad is I got realy attached to him. And I've been realy stressed this past 2 weeks.

Mom "sold" Hank for $150
I told her nothing under $200
And she'll have to pry him from my dead body and I'm gunna have a death grip on him.
And I don't even get the $$

;( You were so close to being able to keep him. Maybe it just wasn't meant to be. Maybe now you can get a dog that's trained already and you still have Nala.

 

[RezChamp]

Separate breeds would be cool. Though I'd do an overall section, too. Well, if nobody remembers the ledgers, you'd either have to mush it yourself (the whole thing) drive by truck (unless you can't drive on certain parts), or snowmobile through it. But even yet, that's 1,500 miles. Are there villages/towns (checkpoint stops) along they way? I think I'd be helping, at least for a few years. I don't know that I be mentally or physically ready to go 1,500 miles in the cold temps up there. Some days it too cold here to be outside for a whole day, let alone 20 something days and nights. I'd probably go a little crazy.... And get frostbite... Or pass out from sleep deprivation... Yup, I'd winthe Red Lantern award!

LOL.
RedLantern. Never know! Maybe.Maybe worse. Maybe better.

Oh yes one open class of course. The biggest purses would be for the pure breeds of sledding dogs though, Sibe, Mal, Sam, all the seperate strains of Laika would be one entry class as will the Eastern and Western and Greenland strains of Qimmiq.
It may sound like I'm being a bit a favoritist but the open class is essentially Alaskan Husky, a breed of dog that is bred as a speedster. There are many races these dogs dominate for that reason. I want to the pure breeds to have a chance as well.
Going through the route would be very hard as there are very few if any people alive that remember. It would also be so very hard to traverse it other than the dead of winter since much of it is over large bodies of water, thick forest and bog, essentially Boreal landscape. There are many settlements en-route as the purpose of the original run was to service the northern communities, mail, news, food and other supplies.

Ready.... Young people have better circulation than us old guys. Yeah we're tougher....to an extent. But your youth and exuberance coupled with experience and knowledge of older people and mushers,..... If I ever get this race to the way I want it you will be ready to enter..... ..and finish in good standing.
I can't comprehend how one would go crazy being by themself. I find being around too may people for too long is what makes me crazy. The RatRace and all its trappings is insanity mapped.
My friend was teased about his Grampa talking to himself,"your Grampa is crazy" and other mean things were often said by many. The boy was hurt and confused since his Grampa was his prime caregiver and always acted kindly and wise. Everette finally couldn't take the teasing and harass no longer and asked his Grampa why he talked to himself. The old man smiled gently and said, "Your granny is gone now for 4 years". Everette said,"What do you mean by that?"
"Grandson, I'm old. No-one is old as me. No-one can comprehend where I'm coming from. Your granny did." Everette says to him" I still don't know what you mean." His Grampa smiled again and againgently said, "the mind is like a river. It needs to flow."
Everette told me it took him another 7or8 years to understand. Grampa had since died.
I've thought about that story for 30+ years.
Others make much noise that is of little to no importance/consequence to my life space. If I am surrounded by the noise of others I can't hear the quiet of me. No-one can understand me the way I can. If I am afraid of my company how will I ever comprehend me?

 

[RezChamp]

So me and my crush are at a stand still.
I'm probly over reacting but his best freind said my crush and my bus buddy made out at his house. I know we're not dating but it realy hit me.
I think what make it seem so bad is I got realy attached to him. And I've been realy stressed this past 2 weeks.

So me and my crush are at a stand still.
I'm probly over reacting but his best freind said my crush and my bus buddy made out at his house. I know we're not dating but it realy hit me.
I think what make it seem so bad is I got realy attached to him. And I've been realy stressed this past 2 weeks.

Mom "sold" Hank for $150
I told her nothing under $200
And she'll have to pry him from my dead body and I'm gunna have a death grip on him.
And I don't even get the $$

I can relate to both scenarios.
I am still alive and actually thriving.
Some that have crossed me have already passed and some are close, some are sick in one of aspect of their humanity or another.
I chose to walk in grace. I chose to take the higher road.
Love yourself. Love from others can never come close to self love.
I ain't talkin egocentricity, I'm talkin real love.