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80 Years Ago Today in the far Pacific
My families story. My Great uncle, on my Moms side. Was WW 2 Vet. That served in the pacific theatre. i was a young teen when I asked him one day “ Uncle Harvey, why do you limp so bad”? without hesitation He raised both, his one pant leg and his shirt, revealing old wounds that literally... -
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Info: Ticket Exchange Forum - Some Safeguard Changes
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Attending my first Cy Hawk game in Iowa City. What do i need to know/ be aware of?
Been there once for a CyHok game. Was the Seneca game. Great game! However…. Will not go back again. The Hok fans were horrible. Even the old bastards sitting behind us. 1st half they were obnoxious, 2nd Half ISU comeback win…. oooh boy!!! -
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Best Advice You Ever got
Be goal oriented. Make goals and work to achieve them. -
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Random Thread of Photography
You Now join the ranks of being an “Award Winning Photographer” And a quite prestigious award too! For those new to the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. This is one of the biggest, and extremely competitive photo contests among state fairs across the US. It draws both professional... -
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Random Thread of Photography
Bringing this thread up to the top! Angie might have something to share with the group, about her Photgraphy!! -
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Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch (and maybe big Northern Lights show)
Last Night. Northern Iowa, 8 second exposure with my Canon camera on a tripod. -
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Meniscus repair
I had meniscus repair. Recovery wasn’t too bad, after the 1st few days post op. I was golfing after approx 30 days. However this was several decades ago, when I was much younger. -
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***Official 2024 Weather Thread***
Need input from weather guru's here. We are supposed to fly out of DSM early Sat morning, and It's really important that we depart no later than Saturday. Is this next system, Thurs. Night - Sat. going to be another Des Moines heavy snow and wind event? It appears Thurs afternoon will be a... -
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Off-Topic: Putting a Pet Down
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FYI - Screen shots will no longer work for ticket entry at games
I recently switched to Verizon. I was told that if I qualified for a business plan, (slightly higher priced) I wouldn’t be throttled down at big events , like at football games, (His exact words) the less expensive personal plans can be throttled down at big events, as business plans have...