Random Photo thread

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Rich, Hey, sports photography.
Would you be a past LAX player yourself? Or a involved Dad that got recruited to be a youth coach with no experience?

The latter. Due in large part to my dad’s involvement with such things, there were 2 thing that I wanted to be as a dad of 2 boys: a Scout leader, and a youth sports coach. I’ve been a Cub/Boy Scout leader since 2007, and have always loved Scouting. I have one Eagle Scout and another well on his way; Started with T-ball and coach-pitch baseball, then when my older son was 8 or 9 we discovered lacrosse. I had no experience other than having watched a few games on ESPN when I was a kid, didn’t have the first clue what the rules even were. But the whole family fell in love with the sport. I attended a bunch of coaching clinics, and it’s been all lax, all the time, ever since.

[cowboyup3371]

Congratulations for your son; it's one sport my high school never had nor do I understand it but I'm sure it's not an easy one.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Lacrosse, for those unfamiliar with the sport, is considered “the fastest game on 2 feet”. We’re fortunate to have 2 DI lax schools very close by: Bucknell U and Penn State. During non COVID years, Bucknell is literally 10 minutes away and games are free. PSU is an hour, and charges a small admission. Most colleges, for now, have very limited fan admittance. Some allowing no fans at all. College games are very exciting. I highly recommend, if you have even a small college nearby, and it’s allowed, go watch a game.

[dorkburger]

Congratulations Rich. Proud Papa moments are great.

[Redman]

Good for you Rich.

i let the local youth soccer league talk me into volunteering, so I check the box for “willing to help at practice”, then I was sent info for my “duties as assistant coach”. Then the coach told me what weeks he was going to be out of town. So, yah, some learning since I never played. A couple clinics. So that was the next several years for two kids. I untill neither made the high school team (with some mutterings about thier coaching).
We also got them into swimming . . . And that led into water polo for both of them, and rugby for one. And rowing for other. Including two years of MSU Big Ten water polo competition, and 4 years of college to rowing. Was good for them.

[cowboyup3371]

I received a phone call from the mail room of the Dayton VA Hospital today saying they had a package for me. After getting the okay from the boss (we have to tell them whenever we go into the hospital since COVID started), I rode the bike out and picked this up. It says 30 years of total Federal service although technically it's closer to 32: 20 years active duty AF, 2 years as a government contractor, and then another 10 years as a Government Civilian (1 year AF and 9 years VA). I miss the days when they would hand this to you in person but since we are a national team (folks everywhere from Hawaii out to New Jersey on our team) it's still nice to get.

30 Years Service by Scott Baker, on Flickr

[Sandy]

Big congratulations to the Honourable Mr. Scott Baker. WooHoo to you.

[dorkburger]

Congratulations. 30 years is impressive.

[steve murdoch]

Well done, Scott.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Congrats , Scott!

[Baatfam]

Very nice, Scott....

(Need that like button)

[cowboyup3371]

Thank you everyone. It's been an interesting start of my life ; wonder what the next 30 years will bring?

[dorkburger]

Yeah really. I’m wondering the same lately. This spring will be 30 years for me working at the same shop. Pretty rare thing in the HVAC world.

[metalfab]

Yeah really. I’m wondering the same lately. This spring will be 30 years for me working at the same shop. Pretty rare thing in the HVAC world.

HVAC I have a question for you. Who makes the best residential central air units that are not over priced.

[Phred]

Congratulations Scott. I had been teaching evening adult education courses in cabinetmaking at a local community college since 79. A few years ago I received a letter and a pin in the mail for 20 years of service! Don't know what happened to the other 20!