Recent content by EQGuy

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G-mac I have suffered with shoulder pain that kept me up at night. It turned out that I had bone spurs. The doc told me that every time I moved my shoulder it was like I was taking a cheese grater to the tendons in my shoulder. I ended up having to have rotator cuff surgery in both shoulders...

When ever I sweep up in front of the firing line at our indoor range there is always unburned gun powder there. That video shows what happens if you do not regularly sweep up the powder.

My buddies sister in law is the 3 star admiral in charge of the Pacific area for the Cost Guard. Her office is in San Fran.

My best friend joined the Navy Reserves with a buddy of his for a 2 year active duty hitch. They decided to join the submarine service but after a short excursion off the Golden Gate they decided that subs were not for them. His buddy told him he had heard that if you joined the Seebees you...

When I originally posted this I was wanting to point out that veterans are being honored now unlike in the past. If Grocery Outlet wants to save a space for veterans to park I for one appreciate that fact. A few years ago I had back surgery. I had a handicap placard for 6 months because I...

I wondered that myself. If I am ever challenged I do carry my veteran ID card I use to get discounts from Home Depot and Sportsmans Warehouse. I kind of doubt anyone will be accosting a 73 year old man though for parking in the space. Besides I seldom shop there.

My wife had me stop at the local Grocery Outlet store to pick up an item. This store saves the front parking spaces for handicap parking and has signs up for family parking and eco friendly vehicle parking. As I pulled in I noticed that one of the family parking signs had been replaced with a...

This used to be a pigeon. I found his bird in a high rise in LA that was being converted to luxury condo's several years ago and my co worker and I put the message in its beak as a gag and left it on a work table.

I became a life member in 1968 when i was a young spec 4 in the army. The fee was $100 which I paid off at th rate of $12.50 per month. That was the best $100 I ever spent. I have often thought I should upgrade but kept putting it off. Yesterday I upgraded to Endowment Life Member because of...

I was stationed at USMA West Point in 1968 in the 50th Engineers. At that time Patton's revolvers were on display at the museum there.

I took basic training in a Calvary outfit in 1967 and we also marched to Yellow Ribbon.

Fifty years ago today I was in my 7th week of basic training. In my 8th week we were singing "Two more days of polishing brass, then Fort Bliss can kiss my ___. Fill in the blank.

I have never had cable or other subscription TV. I have always use an antenna and the last few years the internet for my TV viewing. Then about 2 weeks ago I found a deal I just could not pass up. I signed up with AT&T Direct TV Now. For $35 per month I get basic cable plus a sports package...

Cougar 14 I have had both shoulders done. I had bone spurs that had to be removed as they were the cause of the tears. I also had to have the opening the tendons passed thru opened up as they were too tight and were also causing issues. One shoulder only required arthroscopic surgery which...