71 and my first post

I had two, lab/pointer brothers. Oh man, owning them, I took on a job of high heat and heavy sweating. For them I suffered and loved it. To have two wagging tails greet me when I got home. It was so worth it.

My last picture of them.

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Hey Everyone.
I must say I was just taken back but how many of you Welcomed me here.
Sure feels nice to be noticed and recognized. Thank You all for that.
A couple requested a photo. so here goes.
And I am in Fort Myers Florida, just 5 miles from Ground Zero of Hurricane Ian.
I would say about 70% of this areas Waterfront homes and businesses are now completely gone
from the surge of water estimated at 12-15 feet. Just took everything out.
I just can't imagine loosing everything I won like thousands have, and left with nothing.
I'm blessed as I live on higher ground at 12 above sea level. So only damage here was mostly Wind Damage.
Personally just some roof damage, that I fixed myself vs paying a fortune for a roofing company to do.
Also Blessed that at 71 I'm still able to do such things as climbing up on my roof, and do the repairs myself.

But this area will in a couple years hopefully be back to normal again, maybe look completely different, but life goes on and all is well..

Thank You all for you're beautiful messages to this newbie here.

Blessings. PCman 😎

ps: Can anyone tell me how to post a photo here? Thanks
 
PCman said:
Greetings all.
Here I am at 71 here, and my only best friend is my old Yellow Lab that's 14yrs himself. Two old boys just trying to figure it all out.
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Well if you do figure it out, give me a holler. Hard as I try. I can't make any sense of it. Life and the universe, none of it makes any sense. NONE!!! Leading me to believe there's something big behind the curtain that we don't know about.
 
Indiana Joe said:
We used to have 5 to 6 mutts at the same time. The last one passed away almost 5 years ago. We figure we can't get any more from the shelter because of our age. I and my wife are almost 90, and we doubt that we will live long enuf to take care of a new set of mutts. The house seems empty without them. Living without mutts is ain't easy.
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Dogs are just the best. Can't imagine being with at least one in my life.
 
Pinky said:
Welcome to the forum @PCman
I hope you will post photos of your yellow lab. I've had black labs in the past .. labs are good dogs :)
Whereabouts do you live? A general area is fine if you choose not to be too specific.
I'm in Toronto.

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Hi. I live in Florida. Fort Myers where we just lost 60% of our homes and businesses from hurricane Ian. I was mostly spared as I live 6 miles from the coast.
Still About $20,000 in damages as I need a new roof.
Not covered by my insurance, but hopefully it all works out.
I repaired most of it myself so I'll get by for now.
Nice to meet you.
 
jimintoronto said:
Perhaps you could contact a local dog rescue center, and ask if they would like to bring a lonely dog over for the day ? Not to adopt, just to give the dog a bit of personal attention for the day. That might be good for both you and the dog. Try that ? JImB In Toronto.
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I would consider that, not sure if that's allowed in this area. But a great idea.
 
Here's an answer to your question about how to post a picture but I don't know if it works if you're using a tablet (sometimes on mine, those icons don't show up). If you need more help, you can post your question in the Forums & Support category found at the bottom of the Forums page. For now, after opening this link, you can just click on the category name above the reply box.
https://www.seniorforums.com/threads/how-does-one-post-a-picture-in-a-reply.77401/
BTW..that you didn't sustain major damage and can do repairs yourself....you are blessed for sure! I like that you used "Blessed" instead of "lucky". My BFF had to go to Ft. Myers on business just a couple of weeks before Ian and she couldn't believe the areas that were decimated. She said there was a theater there that's now gone. Brings back memories of when I went to visit her, we drove from where she lives (west coast of FLA) all the way down to Key West, passing through Homestead. Two weeks later, Homestead was flattened by Hurricane Andrew.
 
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PCman said:
Hi. I live in Florida. Fort Myers where we just lost 60% of our homes and businesses from hurricane Ian. I was mostly spared as I live 6 miles from the coast.
Still About $20,000 in damages as I need a new roof.
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Ouch! I'm sorry to hear that Ian did that roof damage! 🥺 Welcome to the forum and I hope you'll enjoy it here as much as I do. I only found this place recently... Christmas evening actually! Pull up a chair and make yourself at home... coffee for you and a bone for your golden friend... 🦴:coffee: @PCman
 
OneEyedDiva said:
Here's an answer to your question about how to post a picture but I don't know if it works if you're using a tablet (sometimes on mine, those icons don't show up). If you need more help, you can post your question in the Forums & Support category found at the bottom of the Forums page. For now, after opening this link, you can just click on the category name above the reply box.
https://www.seniorforums.com/threads/how-does-one-post-a-picture-in-a-reply.77401/
BTW..that you didn't sustain major damage and can do repairs yourself....you are blessed for sure! I like that you used "Blessed" instead of "lucky". My BFF had to go to Ft. Myers on business just a couple of weeks before Ian and she couldn't believe the areas that were decimated. She said there was a theater there that's now gone. Brings back memories of when I went to visit her, we drove from where she lives (west coast of FLA) all the way down to Key West, passing through Homestead. Two weeks later, Homestead was flattened by Hurricane Andrew.
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Oh, dag blithering nabbit! I wanted to answer PCman's question, now that I'VE finally figgered it out! :(;)
 
Here's a "Welcome, eh?" from me, up in Southern Ontario, Canada ... just west of Toronto. Call me TJ. I'm relatively new here meself, n' still exploring this reeeeeally big forum, with lots n' lotsa very nice, friendly folks! Enjoy, eh? :)
 
Welcome from Metro Atlanta. Originally from NY/New England. We came south with my husband's job many years ago. I did freelance work and didn't mind moving around. He has been gone a couple of decades, so I guess this is home. There are some interesting people here and it looks like you are one of them.
 
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