So what do you do when you can no longer fly fish?

I am in much the same place. The lung issues have grounded me pretty effectively. I can go shore or bank fishing if I can get someone to come along and baby sit but I don't last long. Building rods and tying Bergman style flies is my outlet for now.

Doom and Gloom? You bet! This ticks me off! I quit smoking years ago. I wasn't supposed to get lung cancer let alone the cancer paired with emphysema. I might have to live with this, but I do NOT have to like it anymore than Nighthawk has to like his situation.

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Right on with the graphic.
Bruce

I try not to think about it. After a bout with cancer at 40yrs old, I made up my mind that I would enjoy every one of my passions for as long as they will let me. And when one becomes a thing of the past, the next will fill in the void. When I can no longer fish, I will tie more. When I can no longer tie, I will write more. When I can no longer do any of those, I will tutor my kids and grandkids in the sport.....and all the money I used to spend will go to stock their tying benches. :)

I might feel more sympathy for Mr. Nighthawk if he didn't label someone, on a public forum, a drunk and an arrogant ole crab.
No need for that type of slur. Disagree, ok, but with respect, not verbal abuse.

hey, he didn't exactly call anyone anything, just that he wouldn't be a drunk, arrogant crab.

Although I'm in a different profession than Nighthawk, I work in the same agency and at the same installation as him. I know what the workers do where he works, and it is difficult, unpleasant, and thankless- all to keep the uniformed services of this nation able to complete their missions. Doing it with severe physical problems is almost unimaginable. Most folks would have quit a long time ago. I don't personally know him, but I know where he's coming from.

Wow....just saw the remarks and read back through.

"good guys"? Did I read that right Jack? Wow.

I think Nighthawks response was alot nicer than what I would have come up with.

Folks need to count their blessings for the health they have. Oftimes it has absolutely nothing to do with keeping yourself in shape, or the lack thereof.

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I might feel more sympathy for Mr. Nighthawk if he didn't label someone, on a public forum, a drunk and an arrogant ole crab.
No need for that type of slur. Disagree, ok, but with respect, not verbal abuse.

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Verbal abuse takes many forms. There was a post or two on this thread I considered to be far more insensitive and abusive than Nighthawk's. Just sayin.

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