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Old 01-12-16 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave Cutter

My 1st summer retired I built a backyard rover robot. It's purpose was to chase deer from the yard. It was something I had wanted to build for years.
How did the robot work out? There's probably a lot of money to be made for something that works - could be a whole second career! Which leads to the next ....

Originally Posted by Dave Cutter

I sometimes say I had life figured out as a child. I'd ride my bike, hang with friends, and do chores and yard work around the house. Then I wasted more than half a century working and earning a living... just so I could live like a kid again.
I laughed reading this. If only we could figure out a way to skip the 50 years in between. Although I don't think we'd have the same appreciation for the joy of riding our bikes and hanging with friends. For me, I'm still waiting for my turn. Someday ... I promise myself.
[MENTION=57577]Pamestique[/MENTION], great thread. It's been very interesting to read all the posts. Also looking forward to photos of Rick on his mountain bike!
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