hard to appreciate some things - Pace and Cap

07-25-2005, 05:54 PM

We start out (most of us) fairly healthy and then some real challenges await us. YOU NEVER KNOW where DISEASE is lying in wait to come up and really take all the stuffing out of your proud sails. I KNOW, I had to watch my wife of 34 years shrink down into an 82 pound remnant of what she was over the almost 40 years we were togther. The last two years she never went anywhere without an oxygen tank, YET she still kept two cigarettes which she would hold. (I WILL NEVER understand tobacco addiction). She could not catch her breath...LUNG disease has now taken her sister (last June) and her brother (last September after putting up a good fight with a lung translplant).

I am reminded on a daily basis how fragile is the human being, in both working with the elderly and having recently lost one of my great friends who fell ill (6 feet 4 and only 42) and died only two months later. One of the most natural compter handicappers I EVER met was Alvin. He and I were the ONLY ones yelling in the OTB for War Emblem and we had it covered every whichaway. Just had to go to his house last week to pick up many of my old handicapping books he had been reading.

Believe me I see it everyday: all thier possessions would mean NOTHING to many of my patients if they could trade it for another healthy few weeks. Makes you think especailly when it hits close to home.

Health is the most UNDER-VALUED commodity on this planet.

Jonathan Steele · 07-25-2005, 07:00 PM

"Your health is your wealth." It's something that I never take for granted. Little do many people realize just how fragile we humans are and just how precious and too short life really is.

Jon

p.s. Sorry to hear about your friend. I really do understand how painful such a loss can be. Especially if it's losing someone in the prime of their life.

RichieP · 07-25-2005, 10:05 PM

Tim,
Thanx for sharing man.

Your post puts into perspective racing and how small a part it plays in our WHOLE being.

I am very sorry for your losses. I also wish you well on your new life journey and upcoming trip!

Yes we do CONTINUE to LIVE.

Peace
Richie

shoeless · 07-25-2005, 10:31 PM

Tim, I know we have had our differences but I feel the pain you went through.My father in law was never sick a day in his life then at 75 he got stomach cancer.He went from 160lbs down to 65 lbs a year later when he died.Now I know 75 is not as young as the people you are talking about but you never want to lose loved ones.Richie is right racing is a small part of our lives and when you get right down to it health,family and friends are the most important things of all.

shoeless · 07-26-2005, 05:24 AM

Tim, I know I have blasted you here in the past but now I feel you should get credit.Im 54 years old stuck in the same buisness for 30 years and STRESSED out because my bosses dont appreciate anything you do for them.But your post made me realize that you better live life to your fullest every day because you never know when it will end.I was just reading today how 4 scout leaders in VA were putting up a tent the pole hit an electrical wire and they all died.I appreciate you opening your personal life like that and even though it's tragic it did help me out.Sorry about the things I said and keep posting.I apologize to Bill and the group for this because it really doesnt have anything to do with Doc or the methodology.But it's something I felt needed to be said. Shoeless

RichieP · 07-26-2005, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoeless

Tim, I know I have blasted you here in the past but now I feel you should get credit.Im 54 years old stuck in the same buisness for 30 years and STRESSED out because my bosses dont appreciate anything you do for them.But your post made me realize that you better live life to your fullest every day because you never know when it will end.I was just reading today how 4 scout leaders in VA were putting up a tent the pole hit an electrical wire and they all died.I appreciate you opening your personal life like that and even though it's tragic it did help me out.Sorry about the things I said and keep posting.I apologize to Bill and the group for this because it really doesnt have anything to do with Doc or the methodology.But it's something I felt needed to be said. Shoeless

Lot of CLASS Jeff.

What's the saying: "Class tells" ?

My cash is on you!

Richie

shoeless · 07-26-2005, 03:58 PM

Richie,Much appreciated

Phase III Lives · 07-26-2005, 11:02 PM

[Thanks for the nice comments in Del Mar thread shoe]

Shoeless thought I should post this so I will share ... it does have a funny memory so maybe it's ok - I just didn't want to appear as if I was trying to outdo anyone - here goes (cut and paste)

when I was 27 my best friend and constant
handicapping buddy - the guy who got me hooked, got real
drunk, drove home and got stuck in a ditch.. he rocked
his old car back and forth and plugged up the tail
pipe with mud/clay and parked the car ... it was
cold so he ran the engine. His roomates found him the next
morning and he died due to Carbon monoxide poisoning...
we had so many fun times - i guess crazy times
at the track....

one funny time we had (or funny looking back)

we were at CT at the finish line - where we
always were - just as the horses come to the finish
line, he goes bizerk... hands flying, money going in the
air - he's screaming... i think wtf and ask him
what's wrong ... well he doesnt tell me - he just starts
beating on his leg/thigh.... what he did was - well he was
a smoker and used matches.
He had a (now bad) habit of folding the flap of
the match cover under the matches welllllll.... the
matches from one book scraped the sandpaper of
another and he started a small fire in his pants... we
went to the infirmary and we started laughing - we thought "can you
imagine being in the club house seats and
watching him and wondering what he was doing.... Here -
just take
my money"

the other Jeff

gl45 · 07-27-2005, 01:25 PM

Jeff
You are a gentleman.
Pino

07-25-2005, 05:54 PM	#1
TaWee Guest Posts: n/a	hard to appreciate some things We start out (most of us) fairly healthy and then some real challenges await us. YOU NEVER KNOW where DISEASE is lying in wait to come up and really take all the stuffing out of your proud sails. I KNOW, I had to watch my wife of 34 years shrink down into an 82 pound remnant of what she was over the almost 40 years we were togther. The last two years she never went anywhere without an oxygen tank, YET she still kept two cigarettes which she would hold. (I WILL NEVER understand tobacco addiction). She could not catch her breath...LUNG disease has now taken her sister (last June) and her brother (last September after putting up a good fight with a lung translplant). I am reminded on a daily basis how fragile is the human being, in both working with the elderly and having recently lost one of my great friends who fell ill (6 feet 4 and only 42) and died only two months later. One of the most natural compter handicappers I EVER met was Alvin. He and I were the ONLY ones yelling in the OTB for War Emblem and we had it covered every whichaway. Just had to go to his house last week to pick up many of my old handicapping books he had been reading. Believe me I see it everyday: all thier possessions would mean NOTHING to many of my patients if they could trade it for another healthy few weeks. Makes you think especailly when it hits close to home. Health is the most UNDER-VALUED commodity on this planet.

07-25-2005, 07:00 PM	#2
Jonathan Steele Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 471	"Your health is your wealth." It's something that I never take for granted. Little do many people realize just how fragile we humans are and just how precious and too short life really is. Jon p.s. Sorry to hear about your friend. I really do understand how painful such a loss can be. Especially if it's losing someone in the prime of their life. Last edited by Jonathan Steele; 07-25-2005 at 07:06 PM.

07-27-2005, 01:25 PM	#9
gl45 Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 878	Hard To Appreciate Some Things Jeff You are a gentleman. Pino

07-25-2005, 10:05 PM	#3
RichieP Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7,019	Tim, Thanx for sharing man. Your post puts into perspective racing and how small a part it plays in our WHOLE being. I am very sorry for your losses. I also wish you well on your new life journey and upcoming trip! Yes we do CONTINUE to LIVE. Peace Richie

07-25-2005, 10:31 PM	#4
shoeless Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,650	Tim, I know we have had our differences but I feel the pain you went through.My father in law was never sick a day in his life then at 75 he got stomach cancer.He went from 160lbs down to 65 lbs a year later when he died.Now I know 75 is not as young as the people you are talking about but you never want to lose loved ones.Richie is right racing is a small part of our lives and when you get right down to it health,family and friends are the most important things of all.

07-26-2005, 05:24 AM	#5
shoeless Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,650	Tim, I know I have blasted you here in the past but now I feel you should get credit.Im 54 years old stuck in the same buisness for 30 years and STRESSED out because my bosses dont appreciate anything you do for them.But your post made me realize that you better live life to your fullest every day because you never know when it will end.I was just reading today how 4 scout leaders in VA were putting up a tent the pole hit an electrical wire and they all died.I appreciate you opening your personal life like that and even though it's tragic it did help me out.Sorry about the things I said and keep posting.I apologize to Bill and the group for this because it really doesnt have anything to do with Doc or the methodology.But it's something I felt needed to be said. Shoeless

07-26-2005, 03:58 PM	#7
shoeless Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,650	Richie,Much appreciated

07-26-2005, 11:02 PM	#8
Phase III Lives Grade 2 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southern Md Posts: 94	[Thanks for the nice comments in Del Mar thread shoe] Shoeless thought I should post this so I will share ... it does have a funny memory so maybe it's ok - I just didn't want to appear as if I was trying to outdo anyone - here goes (cut and paste) when I was 27 my best friend and constant handicapping buddy - the guy who got me hooked, got real drunk, drove home and got stuck in a ditch.. he rocked his old car back and forth and plugged up the tail pipe with mud/clay and parked the car ... it was cold so he ran the engine. His roomates found him the next morning and he died due to Carbon monoxide poisoning... we had so many fun times - i guess crazy times at the track.... one funny time we had (or funny looking back) we were at CT at the finish line - where we always were - just as the horses come to the finish line, he goes bizerk... hands flying, money going in the air - he's screaming... i think wtf and ask him what's wrong ... well he doesnt tell me - he just starts beating on his leg/thigh.... what he did was - well he was a smoker and used matches. He had a (now bad) habit of folding the flap of the match cover under the matches welllllll.... the matches from one book scraped the sandpaper of another and he started a small fire in his pants... we went to the infirmary and we started laughing - we thought "can you imagine being in the club house seats and watching him and wondering what he was doing.... Here - just take my money" the other Jeff