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Old 04-06-12 | 12:40 AM
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Ranger Dan
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I'm no master mechanic, but I do all the work on my bikes, including building wheels. I work on cars, too, but that's getting harder every model year.

Long, long ago and far away, I used to be a pretty good ski racer (Nor-Am level) and a fair long distance runner (2:30 marathon). I still go pretty fast on skis, but my knees won't let me run anymore. And what was once a 34" standing vertical leap is now more in the range of 3 - 4".

I've been an amateur radio operator for over 40 years. And I've had commercial radiotelephone and telegraph licenses for nearly that long. I haven't used my commercial licenses for years, though. Still a reasonably good radiotelegraph (Morse code) operator.

Commercial pilot, but the only time I flew for hire was when I ferried a plane up to Alberta for some folks. I just fly for fun -- I got the commercial ticket for the challenge of it.

I know something about shooting a pistol: Master level in bullseye, and what our police department calls Distinguished Expert in their qualification rounds. I'd say my hand-eye coordination is the best physical skill that I have.
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