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    Default How's this for motivation!?

    I had a friend from high school pass away a couple of weeks ago. 43 years old. They found him on the couch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SCGamecock View Post
    I had a friend from high school pass away a couple of weeks ago. 43 years old. They found him on the couch.
    I guess it's better than being found in a windshield.
    The trouble I have with campfires are the folks that carry a bottle in one hand and a Bible in the other.
    You never know which one is talking.

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    True. Just sad that he was so young.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SCGamecock View Post
    I had a friend from high school pass away a couple of weeks ago. 43 years old. They found him on the couch.
    so..........?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lone Wolf:1272422
    Quote Originally Posted by SCGamecock View Post
    I had a friend from high school pass away a couple of weeks ago. 43 years old. They found him on the couch.
    so..........?
    Ever thought of a second career doing eulogies?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rastraikis View Post
    Ever thought of a second career doing eulogies?
    i'm miffed. a friend dies and the other friend is motivated ?

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    I also just had a good friend die, in his chair......at 46 yrs old.
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    Sorry that your friend died on his couch. You may need to explain in what way you were motivated.
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    If a person dies that young sitting on the couch it shows the poor quality of life he or she lived. They didnt die at 65 summiting everest or doing anything wild. Sorry for the loss but I guess I do see where the motivation comes from..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heavy Pack 627 View Post
    If a person dies that young sitting on the couch it shows the poor quality of life he or she lived. They didn't die at 65 summiting everest or doing anything wild. Sorry for the loss but I guess I do see where the motivation comes from..
    Not really following ya there,on the quality of life thing.

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    Maybe he just finished a thru-hike and was preparing to climb Mt Everest. Just because you sit on a couch doesn't make you a couch potato.
    Maybe the OP is motivated because his friend dying so young made him realize that life is short and that he should make the most of every day.

    Sorry you friend died.
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    I wasn't going to right a book so everyone on WB could understand my motivation. It's so funny how people love to be so critical on here. Some of you got it. Thanks. Life is short. He died young. Pretty simple.

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    My dear friend Joe left us @ 40, cancer, and he fought it hard. I'm not layin' up in Hospice wishin' I would'a, could'a or should'a!

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    Quote Originally Posted by rocketsocks:1272487
    Quote Originally Posted by Heavy Pack 627 View Post
    If a person dies that young sitting on the couch it shows the poor quality of life he or she lived. They didn't die at 65 summiting everest or doing anything wild. Sorry for the loss but I guess I do see where the motivation comes from..
    Not really following ya there,on the quality of life thing.
    Vague post so we will all interpret it differently.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HeavyPack627 View Post
    Vague post so we will all interpret it differently.
    all righty then.

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    What was the cause of death?

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    I think his point is that you can die on the couch in your living room, or you can be motivated to get up, get out and be doing something.

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    Is the couch okay?

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    Sorry to hear about your friend, it does motivate one to get out and enjoy life when it is possible

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    Quote Originally Posted by SCGamecock View Post
    I wasn't going to right a book so everyone on WB could understand my motivation. It's so funny how people love to be so critical on here. Some of you got it. Thanks. Life is short. He died young. Pretty simple.

    I hear you, SCGamecock. Yes, folks on here can get their panties in a wad very easily. If your buddy died from a sedentary lifestyle, then you know what to do. Sorry for your loss. How did a SCGamecock wind up in Canada?

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