Shipping another one off tomorrow - Page 2

**coacha** · 08-02-2011, 08:53 PM

Well, the airlines strike again. My son's connector from Phoenix to Denver was delayed 25 minutes and his connector from Denver to Minot took off without him. Now he has to stay in Denver tonight for a noon flight tomorrow. I can't believe they closed the door on the flight as he was walking off the other flight. WTF is that?

Loafer · 08-03-2011, 05:30 AM

Probably when they saw the size of him, they all screamed "NO WAY"!
I think they were afraid they wouldn't get off the ground....;)

skeeter · 08-03-2011, 08:08 PM

anything to test your patience

traveler · 08-03-2011, 09:25 PM

Hey , Coach whats his scholarship in..

**Kawhead** · 08-04-2011, 05:01 AM

And whats a scholarship ??? Do you sail it or fly it or something ???

Congratulations to You and Tammy! I'm happy for both of you!

pirate · 08-04-2011, 08:29 AM

Ron, I was on the campus of Minot State yesterday for an athletic director meeting. The campus survived the flood and looks in great shape. I hope your son will like it there.

**coacha** · 08-04-2011, 08:40 PM

He is having a tough time adjusting to being away from home. I have been on the phone with him a few times. He is at practice now and I'm hoping he will get through this initial state.

He got an academic scholarship to attend. He is a preferred walk-on, one of four they brought in.

mrfuni · 08-06-2011, 05:02 AM

One thing about kids Coach, you feed them, give them water and they grow up and go away to college. Another page turns and the emotions you have as a parent are good, nothing like a tight family. I've always looked at it as another destination for a road trip.

Best from Terri and I to you and Tammy during this separation, when they return it makes the holidays all the more special. ;)

**coacha** · 08-06-2011, 09:20 PM

He is doing better today. Said practice went well and is going to go out and see a little of the area.

Bull Durham · 08-07-2011, 11:29 AM

Just wait until school begins and he starts seeing all those college girls walking around. Real quick he's not going to be missing home (until one breaks his heart). But he'll get over that real quick too.

All part of growing up and leaving the nest. I think the hardest part is for the parents.

**coacha** · 08-07-2011, 01:27 PM

Not hard for me except the texts and phone calls. He was much better yesterday and today when we had contact. Preseason camp is a tough deal for everyone. There is another lineman from FL there so they are hanging out together.

tammyallan2000 · 08-07-2011, 04:48 PM

Logistically this one was easy for me to take, less groceries, less cooking, less laundry, you get the idea but emotionally it has been a lot harder. Very difficult to tell your son who wants to come home that he can't and that if he just waits til the other students get there and he gets into a routine that he will be ok when all he can think about is home. Told him when we went to college we didn't have cell phones, face book, web cams, e-mail to communicate. We called home once a week and waited for a letter in our mail box like it was the Publisher Clearing House Sweepstakes. I know he will be ok, but that doesn't make it any easier. The older 2 were not like this at all.

**goose** · 08-14-2011, 08:12 AM

Tammy & CoachA, Ya'll are in our prayers.

**coacha** · 08-14-2011, 09:02 AM

Thanks Goose. He is adjusting better and better every day. He is now talking about changing majors because he would have to miss spring football if he stays in Spanish. I guess all the prayers and encouragement of people back home have helped immensely.

I'm flying out to visit him over Labor Day weekend.

**Kawhead** · 08-16-2011, 12:25 AM

That's great Coach, y'all did a good job!

I guess the boy the boy had a little bit to do with it to.

08-02-2011, 08:53 PM	#16
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Shipping another one off tomorrow Well, the airlines strike again. My son's connector from Phoenix to Denver was delayed 25 minutes and his connector from Denver to Minot took off without him. Now he has to stay in Denver tonight for a noon flight tomorrow. I can't believe they closed the door on the flight as he was walking off the other flight. WTF is that? __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-03-2011, 05:30 AM	#17
Loafer Sr. Contributor Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18,287	Shipping another one off tomorrow Probably when they saw the size of him, they all screamed "NO WAY"! I think they were afraid they wouldn't get off the ground....;) __________________ Gerry Martineau / 802 VT / VBA #0892 /[email]glmjgm@gmail.com[email]
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08-03-2011, 08:08 PM	#18
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08-03-2011, 09:25 PM	#19
traveler Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sand Mt. Alabama Posts: 187	Shipping another one off tomorrow Hey , Coach whats his scholarship in.. __________________ Cherish each day that our God has made. Our freedoms are not free! I give thanks to those that pay it for me ! 2002 1500 biege/biege ( Darksider) phattII risers / HD ultra trunk Member #0855
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08-04-2011, 05:01 AM	#20
Kawhead Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 6th Floor up at the The Nervous Hospital up in East Central State, NC Posts: 7,454	Shipping another one off tomorrow And whats a scholarship ??? Do you sail it or fly it or something ??? Congratulations to You and Tammy! I'm happy for both of you! __________________ ??-Mar.2,2012 "Rocky" My Beloved Dog RIP Mike Tripp VBA#767 '96 800 Vulcan Classic 06 1600 Nomad 07 1600 Nomad "The shoes you buy at the Salvation Army is already been broke in"- Aunt Kawhead Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-04-2011, 08:29 AM	#21
pirate Sr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,865	Shipping another one off tomorrow Ron, I was on the campus of Minot State yesterday for an athletic director meeting. The campus survived the flood and looks in great shape. I hope your son will like it there.
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08-04-2011, 08:40 PM	#22
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Shipping another one off tomorrow He is having a tough time adjusting to being away from home. I have been on the phone with him a few times. He is at practice now and I'm hoping he will get through this initial state. He got an academic scholarship to attend. He is a preferred walk-on, one of four they brought in. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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08-06-2011, 05:02 AM	#23
mrfuni Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Naples Florida Posts: 1,301	Shipping another one off tomorrow One thing about kids Coach, you feed them, give them water and they grow up and go away to college. Another page turns and the emotions you have as a parent are good, nothing like a tight family. I've always looked at it as another destination for a road trip. Best from Terri and I to you and Tammy during this separation, when they return it makes the holidays all the more special. ;)
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08-06-2011, 09:20 PM	#24
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Shipping another one off tomorrow He is doing better today. Said practice went well and is going to go out and see a little of the area. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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08-07-2011, 11:29 AM	#25
Bull Durham Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA area Posts: 785	Shipping another one off tomorrow Just wait until school begins and he starts seeing all those college girls walking around. Real quick he's not going to be missing home (until one breaks his heart). But he'll get over that real quick too. All part of growing up and leaving the nest. I think the hardest part is for the parents. __________________ 2005 Kawasaki Nomad VBA #1608 KZR #25622
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08-07-2011, 01:27 PM	#26
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Shipping another one off tomorrow Not hard for me except the texts and phone calls. He was much better yesterday and today when we had contact. Preseason camp is a tough deal for everyone. There is another lineman from FL there so they are hanging out together. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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08-07-2011, 04:48 PM	#27
tammyallan2000 Jr. Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 35	Shipping another one off tomorrow Logistically this one was easy for me to take, less groceries, less cooking, less laundry, you get the idea but emotionally it has been a lot harder. Very difficult to tell your son who wants to come home that he can't and that if he just waits til the other students get there and he gets into a routine that he will be ok when all he can think about is home. Told him when we went to college we didn't have cell phones, face book, web cams, e-mail to communicate. We called home once a week and waited for a letter in our mail box like it was the Publisher Clearing House Sweepstakes. I know he will be ok, but that doesn't make it any easier. The older 2 were not like this at all.
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08-14-2011, 08:12 AM	#28
goose Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cleveland, Tennessee Posts: 1,206	Shipping another one off tomorrow Tammy & CoachA, Ya'll are in our prayers. __________________ 2014 Nomad 1700(Satin Black&White) 2007 Nomad 1600(Black Beauty) 2008 Versys 650 2003 Bandit 1200 CMA GateKeepers, Southern Cruisers#034, Patriot Guard Rider
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08-14-2011, 09:02 AM	#29
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Shipping another one off tomorrow Thanks Goose. He is adjusting better and better every day. He is now talking about changing majors because he would have to miss spring football if he stays in Spanish. I guess all the prayers and encouragement of people back home have helped immensely. I'm flying out to visit him over Labor Day weekend. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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08-16-2011, 12:25 AM	#30
Kawhead Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 6th Floor up at the The Nervous Hospital up in East Central State, NC Posts: 7,454	Shipping another one off tomorrow That's great Coach, y'all did a good job! I guess the boy the boy had a little bit to do with it to. __________________ ??-Mar.2,2012 "Rocky" My Beloved Dog RIP Mike Tripp VBA#767 '96 800 Vulcan Classic 06 1600 Nomad 07 1600 Nomad "The shoes you buy at the Salvation Army is already been broke in"- Aunt Kawhead
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