bunnyman666

@badger_14 Nice pads! Nothing feels better than something you get to make dirty. Those are nice pads! @beedee What a haul you have made!!!

" Dominik Hasek on a drunken bender" Priceless.

wags- AWESOME first post. Your wisdom is something that needs to be here to boost some confidence. I am back and posting in this thread because at nearly 43 years young, I am a beginning goalie. First off, I will not even pretend that I am going to be any good. If I end up with a 5.00 GAA by the time I have done this for a few years, I will be quite chuffed! I decided to start goal because I like the cool gear. Actually, it is because I have finally amassed the funds to buy the gear. In shinny, we will NEVER have good D-men. Even the good D-men have decided they want to try and do their best T.J. Oshie and treat shinny like a shoot out! Marty McDangles always tries to dangle everyone and the hapless, lesser-skilled players end up as the D-men (if they even know how to skate backwards). Furthermore, everybody pinches in too far in the zone and the one bloke who can skate cherry picks the break away. Gets mighty frustrating as a goalie... I will always give this advice as a beginning goalie to other beginner goalies: remember that DESPITE the fact you are letting in what you call a "soft goal", you have the TESTICULAR FORTITUDE to play goal. The D-men that should be wearing orange to signify their pylonitude DON'T HAVE THE BALLS to be goalies, let alone block shots or stand their ground at the blue line. Stand proud, and as wags sez: COUNT YOUR SAVES!!!! bunnyman out.

Not quite proud of it, but not hating it either. As I had said before, I would have preferred to strip him clean of the puck with minimal contact. He was going full speed ahead with his head down. Normally, he is pretty cocky. He turns it up to 11 most days.

Highlight reel hit in pick up today. I didn't even intend on making a hit, but this cat was trying hard for the net and I was going to try to deter him. I would have preferred a clean poke check. His head was down, and I stood my ground. A collective " oh shit!!!" and taps on my benches dashers resulted. We were both down, but he was flat on his ass and I was up before him. I extended a hand for him; sportsmanship can be extended after a clean hit. My game improved afterwards; as far as the young man I hit, his head was nowhere near the game for the remaining time. Poor bastard.

Crikey.

As grumpy as a forced washer/dryer pair purchase has made me, I am happy that I can FINALLY get washers and dryers almost advanced as they are back home ;)

Pool = Money Pit

That just blows. Sorry to hear.

The pick ups are good, the brass blocks for trems are good, even their Floyd Rose is good (as I have it on good authority that it's basically the same one that came on the Peavey Wolfgang), but the tuners I got from GFS are meh. I just wonder if anyone has any experience with the Earl Slick guitars, but I am thinking I have to be the first. I'm thinking I'd rather buy a Gibson LP faded special or Melody Maker for a "cheap" guitar.

My local rink was "closed for maintenance" on the first week of July. There is still a hole on the rubber floor on one bench, the ice is fair to poor, and one can barely see the markings. Me thinks that nothing happened that entire week.

Has anyone checked out the GFS Earl Slick guitars? The price looks right. I have tried lots of GFS parts and liked them a LOT. First, I gots to pay off the washing machine and get goalie stuff first.

When did a washer/dryer pair cost $1600 ON SALE!?!?!? Please pray for me to win the lottery or something.

Facking washing machine called it a day. When it rains it facking pours.

Draining, acid washing, and painting my bloody pool. 'nuff said.

As a person who has cared for a chronically ill spouse for the better part of the last ten years, I have had a few of the same feelings you have had, particularly with feeling selfish with the emotions. I did realise something- you need to take care of yourself so that you can be strong for your friend. Have a cry, get it out, vent, and you will be stronger for your friend. Do take care of yourself and know that you and your friend will be in my prayers.

I have decided to publicly forgive some former band mates.

Wow. It kills me when I hear small shoppe keepers lament about how the internet is killing their sales, but then I see the knowledgeable sales people get replaced with tools like you have written about. When you have a better chance of making an informed purchase decision on line rather than in store, it is no wonder that the 'net is killing the bricks and mortar store.

Watching old Stanley Cup games on the NHL Network. Right now it's the '80 Cup final (Isles vs. Flyers). Wow- never saw so many Gretzky style Jofa helmets and even Mikita helmets, not to mention the no helmet players. Then, there's Butch Goring's helmet!!!! Billy Smith is wearing a Jofa with an HM30.

Got both my custom Converse (to match my Raging Rabbits colours) AND my pro stock Kariya blade... Today is an okay day.

Part of me wants to see if anti-fog works. It isn't horrible; just have to wipe it between shifts.

I liked my Avision Ahead, but ultimately, the lens ends up fogging. It took six months of playing 3x per week. It is replaceable, and if I get into a league that requires HECC certification on cages/visors, I will replace the lens.

G is more than likely Grande, or Large.

Cracking good news!!!!!

Yeah- I kvetched about a clapper in my numbers; but the sweet spot is that working on my shot in the back garden is starting to pay off despite it being with light inline pucks. I am finally learning how to shoot with composite sticks. When I hear a positive "thunk" on the goaler's pads, I know that something is happening with that puck...