Fred Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Well, for all the hate towards Grayson and saying we weren't going to do anything last year, we made it to the semi-finals before we lost. That was after graduating 36 seniors from the previous year. Not too bad and better than some/most/all of the more vocal naysayers on here did. That makes the past 3 years quarterfinals, championship, and semi-finals. I'll take that. As for why I went away for a while, I was in the middle of a huge project at work. I ran the fiber optic network that tied all of our major locations together and took our network from 472 gigabits of capacity to 3.024 terabits of capacity all on an in service basis with no interruptions and only the network monitoring folks knowing. Finished that up and retired after 42 1/2 years at the same place. Then my small business got crazy for a month or so taking all my time. Finally I got into the Christmas season and didn't have time to turn around. I dropped in once or twice without logging in only to see the hatred still being spewed by the usual suspects and decided life was too short with all I had going on to listen to such downers. It certainly made for a pleasant several months not listening to the haters. It was kind of like when my wife was driving 1 1/2 hours home in traffic from work while listening to talk radio. She would come in spitting nails. Once I convinced her to change the channel, she was in a much better mood. Similarly, not listening to the few spew their nonsense made for a much nicer fall and early winter season. I hope everyone had a safe and wonderful holiday season! I'm looking forward to watching some football tonight and while I normally don't pull for the Bulldogs, tonight they are going to be my team. 3 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxchoboian Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Fred said: Finished that up and retired after 42 1/2 years at the same place. ...decided life was too short with all I had going on to listen to such downers. It certainly made for a pleasant several months not listening to the haters. It was kind of like when my wife was driving 1 1/2 hours home in traffic from work while listening to talk radio. She would come in spitting nails. Once I convinced her to change the channel, she was in a much better mood. Similarly, not listening to the few spew their nonsense made for a much nicer fall and early winter season. Congrats! Definitely an abundance of "channels" we can tune into. Makes sense to choose how we spend our time with what we each enjoy. Unfortunately for some people that enjoyment includes a majority of their waking hours being disgruntled. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooverOutlaw Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Fred said: Well, for all the hate towards Grayson and saying we weren't going to do anything last year, we made it to the semi-finals before we lost. That was after graduating 36 seniors from the previous year. Not too bad and better than some/most/all of the more vocal naysayers on here did. That makes the past 3 years quarterfinals, championship, and semi-finals. I'll take that. As for why I went away for a while, I was in the middle of a huge project at work. I ran the fiber optic network that tied all of our major locations together and took our network from 472 gigabits of capacity to 3.024 terabits of capacity all on an in service basis with no interruptions and only the network monitoring folks knowing. Finished that up and retired after 42 1/2 years at the same place. Then my small business got crazy for a month or so taking all my time. Finally I got into the Christmas season and didn't have time to turn around. I dropped in once or twice without logging in only to see the hatred still being spewed by the usual suspects and decided life was too short with all I had going on to listen to such downers. It certainly made for a pleasant several months not listening to the haters. It was kind of like when my wife was driving 1 1/2 hours home in traffic from work while listening to talk radio. She would come in spitting nails. Once I convinced her to change the channel, she was in a much better mood. Similarly, not listening to the few spew their nonsense made for a much nicer fall and early winter season. I hope everyone had a safe and wonderful holiday season! I'm looking forward to watching some football tonight and while I normally don't pull for the Bulldogs, tonight they are going to be my team. Ask Hawg I ask about you more than anybody on this board. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 4 hours ago, Fred said: Well, for all the hate towards Grayson and saying we weren't going to do anything last year, we made it to the semi-finals before we lost. That was after graduating 36 seniors from the previous year. Not too bad and better than some/most/all of the more vocal naysayers on here did. That makes the past 3 years quarterfinals, championship, and semi-finals. I'll take that. As for why I went away for a while, I was in the middle of a huge project at work. I ran the fiber optic network that tied all of our major locations together and took our network from 472 gigabits of capacity to 3.024 terabits of capacity all on an in service basis with no interruptions and only the network monitoring folks knowing. Finished that up and retired after 42 1/2 years at the same place. Then my small business got crazy for a month or so taking all my time. Finally I got into the Christmas season and didn't have time to turn around. I dropped in once or twice without logging in only to see the hatred still being spewed by the usual suspects and decided life was too short with all I had going on to listen to such downers. It certainly made for a pleasant several months not listening to the haters. It was kind of like when my wife was driving 1 1/2 hours home in traffic from work while listening to talk radio. She would come in spitting nails. Once I convinced her to change the channel, she was in a much better mood. Similarly, not listening to the few spew their nonsense made for a much nicer fall and early winter season. I hope everyone had a safe and wonderful holiday season! I'm looking forward to watching some football tonight and while I normally don't pull for the Bulldogs, tonight they are going to be my team. Good to see ya. With all this COVID crap we were starting to worry about you. I was tempted to text or call once or twice, and would have if we reached next season discussion heavy and we still hadn't heard from you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Citizen Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 5 hours ago, Fred said: Well, for all the hate towards Grayson and saying we weren't going to do anything last year, we made it to the semi-finals before we lost. That was after graduating 36 seniors from the previous year. Not too bad and better than some/most/all of the more vocal naysayers on here did. That makes the past 3 years quarterfinals, championship, and semi-finals. I'll take that. As for why I went away for a while, I was in the middle of a huge project at work. I ran the fiber optic network that tied all of our major locations together and took our network from 472 gigabits of capacity to 3.024 terabits of capacity all on an in service basis with no interruptions and only the network monitoring folks knowing. Finished that up and retired after 42 1/2 years at the same place. Then my small business got crazy for a month or so taking all my time. Finally I got into the Christmas season and didn't have time to turn around. I dropped in once or twice without logging in only to see the hatred still being spewed by the usual suspects and decided life was too short with all I had going on to listen to such downers. It certainly made for a pleasant several months not listening to the haters. It was kind of like when my wife was driving 1 1/2 hours home in traffic from work while listening to talk radio. She would come in spitting nails. Once I convinced her to change the channel, she was in a much better mood. Similarly, not listening to the few spew their nonsense made for a much nicer fall and early winter season. I hope everyone had a safe and wonderful holiday season! I'm looking forward to watching some football tonight and while I normally don't pull for the Bulldogs, tonight they are going to be my team. Brother, congrats on your retirement. Well done. Not many people in stay anyplace for that long anymore. Can you envision a day when that network pipe gets filled up and they will have to upgrade? 3.024 Terabits is insane. Lol. Makes dial-up seem sooo long ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossacks Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Congrats on the retirement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ga96 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Congrats on retirement but telling the truth about your cheating goats isn't hating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosinc Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 11 hours ago, Fred said: Well, for all the hate towards Grayson and saying we weren't going to do anything last year, we made it to the semi-finals before we lost. That was after graduating 36 seniors from the previous year. Not too bad and better than some/most/all of the more vocal naysayers on here did. That makes the past 3 years quarterfinals, championship, and semi-finals. I'll take that. As for why I went away for a while, I was in the middle of a huge project at work. I ran the fiber optic network that tied all of our major locations together and took our network from 472 gigabits of capacity to 3.024 terabits of capacity all on an in service basis with no interruptions and only the network monitoring folks knowing. Finished that up and retired after 42 1/2 years at the same place. Then my small business got crazy for a month or so taking all my time. Finally I got into the Christmas season and didn't have time to turn around. I dropped in once or twice without logging in only to see the hatred still being spewed by the usual suspects and decided life was too short with all I had going on to listen to such downers. It certainly made for a pleasant several months not listening to the haters. It was kind of like when my wife was driving 1 1/2 hours home in traffic from work while listening to talk radio. She would come in spitting nails. Once I convinced her to change the channel, she was in a much better mood. Similarly, not listening to the few spew their nonsense made for a much nicer fall and early winter season. I hope everyone had a safe and wonderful holiday season! I'm looking forward to watching some football tonight and while I normally don't pull for the Bulldogs, tonight they are going to be my team. When I retired I thought the all-day margarita show would start. Now? I can not figure out how I ever had the time to go to work. Good luck with yours 🤠 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted January 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 5 hours ago, Ga96 said: Congrats on retirement but telling the truth about your cheating goats isn't hating. Called no names and yet the struck dog barks. Not surprised at all and proves my point. It must be miserable to be that unhappy all the time and carry that chip on your shoulder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted January 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 10 hours ago, HawgGoneIt said: Good to see ya. With all this COVID crap we were starting to worry about you. I was tempted to text or call once or twice, and would have if we reached next season discussion heavy and we still hadn't heard from you. Thanks! I appreciate it. I knew you know how to contact me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted January 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 11 hours ago, HooverOutlaw said: Ask Hawg I ask about you more than anybody on this board. Got to have someone to mess with or what's the fun? 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooverOutlaw Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, Fred said: Got to have someone to mess with or what's the fun? 😁 Congrats on the win if you follow Georgia at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted January 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, HooverOutlaw said: Congrats on the win if you follow Georgia at all. As a Tech fan it hurt to say but tonight was Go Dogs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliNorth Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 12 hours ago, Fred said: As a Tech fan it hurt to say but tonight was Go Dogs! Boy, you really are a devoted fan GT hasn't done anything for a long time. One of the first college football games I ever attended was when the rambling wreck beat Alabama and Bear Bryant during his last season 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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