When you die.

When you die, it does not really matter because you probably only ever heasr about other people dying.
In this life, our achievements are only limited by our mindsets.
What is important is how we are remembered, because when we are gone, we still exist in other peoples' memories.
 
Byers first name William … some stuff my son works at …. First 4 , he is making one smart car from 2 , last is Land Rover phaser out of time , check gauge out of casting , he say scratching his head When you die.
 

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Got news 4 days before Christmas , oncologists say few months or years left , will know more by June , once they can study test results , etc. ….. no regrets here , have had more fun than a barrel of monkeys in this life , no sympathy, thanks … carry on 😉
Just recently lost my two older sisters in the course of 6 months. I am what's left. The golden years aren't all that golden. My best to you and yours sir.
 
Thank you ! …. my younger sister lost her battle in ‘18 …. It really, really tough losing your siblings … sometimes life just bites you hard , take care
 
I just turned 65 and it started me thinking of people in my past. These are people that are as fresh in my mind as if I just saw them yesterday. I worked with Paul at the bike shop. I found out that he died over ten years ago. I looked up his older brother Robert and found his obituary. He passed in 2016. These were great friends and truly fun individuates. The guys, Rex, Leo and Leroy, I used to ride with in my 20s are all gone but I see their faces as clear as day. I lost my old racing buddy Jerry to Parkinson's years ago but we were mad for bikes together. Debby, who's Norton I am the steward of, died of pulmonary fibrosis a couple of years back. If you live long enough you outlive those friends that mean so much. I guess it's not a bad thing if we remember them and keep them with us in our hearts.
 
looks like some kinda forum software glitch has come up. Prob 3+ wks now, posted links have been disappearing?? like i had a utube link up in this thread, prior post ..poof gone

also happened in other threads
 
My family arrived here around 267 yrs ago , I live less than 2 miles from our original land grant , ( family still lives there ) I’m going to see this through here … I have seen as much of this blue ball as I felt the need to …. If I wished to travel the world seeking a cure I would have , thanks for all the suggestions , going to stay put and enjoy familiar roads, family & friends till I get away …. also thank you for all your kind words , again ,please no sympathy I‘m facing what we all ultimately face , I just have the pleasure of seeing my end coming …. will let ya all know when gone 😉
 
My family arrived here around 267 yrs ago , I live less than 2 miles from our original land grant , ( family still lives there ) I’m going to see this through here … I have seen as much of this blue ball as I felt the need to …. If I wished to travel the world seeking a cure I would have , thanks for all the suggestions , going to stay put and enjoy familiar roads, family & friends till I get away …. also thank you for all your kind words , again ,please no sympathy I‘m facing what we all ultimately face , I just have the pleasure of seeing my end coming …. will let ya all know when gone 😉
A very good mate if mine has the end in sight
He likes to joke about it
He hasn't been able to work for over a year now
He says he's taken early "exspirerment" rather than early retirement !!
Best wishes mate
 
A very good mate if mine has the end in sight
He likes to joke about it
He hasn't been able to work for over a year now
He says he's taken early "exspirerment" rather than early retirement !!
Best wishes mate
Your friend came up with a great line 👍
 
I have a friend who is one month younger than myself. I sometimes phone him and ask him if he is still alive, The other day a surgeon had his hand inside my friend's heart, after dropping some sort of filter. We had a bit of a laugh about that. My friend is different to me - when we were racing, he would stick his neck out a lot further. I think he had bladder cancer - there is always something which is trying to kill him.
I have been thinking I might die, but it hasn't happened yet. I might not know when it does.
 
My mom knew, in her heart, that I was going to die on a motorcycle. I still might but it looks increasing unlikely.
Three people told me I would die young because of motorcycles.
They are all gone now - poor diet for one - poor diet and NO exercise for another - lousy inattentive driving (an automobile)got the third .
 
I was told many times by my old foreman I'd never make 25 "the way I ride that bike"
I'm still here and 64 this year
 
Out on Duc GT yesterday with 3 others 300K , not a long ride but very enjoyable , was with a big Triumph , BMW, & FJR …. a little difficult standing straight & walking this morning …. weather has been non-cooperative these past few wks with tunder & lightning most days … great to get out !
 
I just turned 65 and it started me thinking of people in my past. These are people that are as fresh in my mind as if I just saw them yesterday. I worked with Paul at the bike shop. I found out that he died over ten years ago. I looked up his older brother Robert and found his obituary. He passed in 2016. These were great friends and truly fun individuates. The guys, Rex, Leo and Leroy, I used to ride with in my 20s are all gone but I see their faces as clear as day. I lost my old racing buddy Jerry to Parkinson's years ago but we were mad for bikes together. Debby, who's Norton I am the steward of, died of pulmonary fibrosis a couple of years back. If you live long enough you outlive those friends that mean so much. I guess it's not a bad thing if we remember them and keep them with us in our hearts.
I have only one regret - it is about the people I should have visited and didn't, and now need to talk to. I have had one job which, if it was offered to me now, I would pay to do. It involved development of a computerised spectrometer for analysing metals - in particular steel. My boss used the results, but I had not noticed he had never seen me do my job. I used to analyse his samples in 24 seconds where previously he had to wait two weeks. When I showed him the system in operation, he was horrified and fled - but he came back later and thanked me. I was not ready for him - he had actually authorised the expenditure for the equipment, so it was HIS achievement. He quietly retired without most people knowing.
His favourite go was telling me I was his second choice for the job. I did not tell him that he was my first choice, the other job I got at the same time did not have the computer, and the boss there was not a nasty bully. I think he would have died at least 15 years ago. But it is only recently I have really begun to reflect on the past. It mostly keeps me laughing. The highlights of my career were firing 5 inch naval guns and some pants-filling rocket motors.
 
I have only one regret - it is about the people I should have visited and didn't, and now need to talk to. I have had one job which, if it was offered to me now, I would pay to do. It involved development of a computerised spectrometer for analysing metals - in particular steel. My boss used the results, but I had not noticed he had never seen me do my job. I used to analyse his samples in 24 seconds where previously he had to wait two weeks. When I showed him the system in operation, he was horrified and fled - but he came back later and thanked me. I was not ready for him - he had actually authorised the expenditure for the equipment, so it was HIS achievement. He quietly retired without most people knowing.
His favourite go was telling me I was his second choice for the job. I did not tell him that he was my first choice, the other job I got at the same time did not have the computer, and the boss there was not a nasty bully. I think he would have died at least 15 years ago. But it is only recently I have really begun to reflect on the past. It mostly keeps me laughing. The highlights of my career were firing 5 inch naval guns and some pants-filling rocket motors.
The highlight of my career was making a stainless steel pole dancing pole for the Paul Raymond review bar Soho
 
Did you have to return to service it often ?
It was 60mm OD stainless steel, mirror polished that went across the stage at head height but dropped to knee height for about 3ft in the middle where it had a support post
Each end went into a socket on the wall to make it removable
I often wonder what's performed on it?🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
 
It was 60mm OD stainless steel, mirror polished that went across the stage at head height but dropped to knee height for about 3ft in the middle where it had a support post
Each end went into a socket on the wall to make it removable
I often wonder what's performed on it?🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
304L?

Snail tracks are corrosive....
 
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