Random Thoughts - Part III The Search for Spark (No Politics)

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by spike021

Had a random weird day yesterday. Was walking the dog in my apartment complex with another neighbor and their dog, and then we ran into a guy walking his dog. So our friend asks the dude for their names and stuff, he says they just moved in with his wife. Then he tells us he's originally from X town. So I say "hey wait a sec, same here. I went to Y high school." Then he says he went there too, class of 08 (I was class of 11) so apparently we may have crossed paths. He said I looked a little familiar but tbh I didn't recognize him at all.

Then in the afternoon I was walking Haru again and ran into the dudes wife walking their dog again. I realized holy shit she was also in my graduating class. We never had classes together but I knew a lot of her friends and I remember since she was a lifeguard after school at our pool she was there sometimes when I lap swimmed lol.

She didn't recognize me at all tho and I acted like I had no idea who she was.

This'll be interesting. Never thought I'd be neighbors with people from high school in another city.

To be fair, I don't recognize some of the people I went to school with, many of them from elementary school through high school and my graduating class was 42 We had our 20 year last summer and there were a few people I had to ask who they were

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

To be fair, I don't recognize some of the people I went to school with, many of them from elementary school through high school and my graduating class was 42 We had our 20 year last summer and there were a few people I had to ask who they were

Well over half of my graduating class (well their graduating class since I never did graduate) are dead. I doubt I would recognize single person now anyway. Hell I doubt I would have recognized more than a handful by 1980.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by spike021

Had a random weird day yesterday. Was walking the dog in my apartment complex with another neighbor and their dog, and then we ran into a guy walking his dog. So our friend asks the dude for their names and stuff, he says they just moved in with his wife. Then he tells us he's originally from X town. So I say "hey wait a sec, same here. I went to Y high school." Then he says he went there too, class of 08 (I was class of 11) so apparently we may have crossed paths. He said I looked a little familiar but tbh I didn't recognize him at all.

Then in the afternoon I was walking Haru again and ran into the dudes wife walking their dog again. I realized holy shit she was also in my graduating class. We never had classes together but I knew a lot of her friends and I remember since she was a lifeguard after school at our pool she was there sometimes when I lap swimmed lol.

She didn't recognize me at all tho and I acted like I had no idea who she was.

This'll be interesting. Never thought I'd be neighbors with people from high school in another city.

Same thing happened to me on this forum. It's a small world.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Well over half of my graduating class (well their graduating class since I never did graduate) are dead. I doubt I would recognize single person now anyway. Hell I doubt I would have recognized more than a handful by 1980.

Most people thought I looked exactly the same but with less hair so I was easy to recognize. A lot of times people think they recognize me actually think I am my brother which is funny because neither one of us think we look anything alike. He is 5 inches taller and always been skinny with a beard. I have always been stocky and can't grow facial hair

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Most people thought I looked exactly the same but with less hair so I was easy to recognize. A lot of times people think they recognize me actually think I am my brother which is funny because neither one of us think we look anything alike. He is 5 inches taller and always been skinny with a beard. I have always been stocky and can't grow facial hair

You have that half Asian thing going though so you won't look older until about 70. Then of course overnight you will look 120 but that is a ways away yet.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Well over half of my graduating class (well their graduating class since I never did graduate) are dead. I doubt I would recognize single person now anyway. Hell I doubt I would have recognized more than a handful by 1980.

I am pretty sure the only reason I recognized her is because: 1. her bf for a couple years was a classmate of mine a couple times and so I'd bump into him in the halls/lockers and she'd be with him, and 2. she was cute at the time

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You have that half Asian thing going though so you won't look older until about 70. Then of course overnight you will look 120 but that is a ways away yet.

We do age like avocados.

[Stephen W.]

Originally Posted by spike021

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Never thought I'd be neighbors with people from high school in another city.

Oh the stories I could tell about meeting people from my youth...
Actually my wife has met more of my old girl friends and other people I knew through her work. They see her last name and ask if she has relatives in Courtice. She explains her husband is from Courtice and it goes on from there.

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Well over half of my graduating class (well their graduating class since I never did graduate) are dead. I doubt I would recognize single person now anyway. Hell I doubt I would have recognized more than a handful by 1980.

Many of the kids I grew up with are gone now too. I seem to be able to remember faces better than names. Had one very embarrassing moment though a few years ago.
I went with my wife to her High School reunion as I knew a lot of the kids who went there. I spotted a woman I had dated for over year and the wife said I should go over and say Hi. I did and this little woman stared up at me with the strangest blank expression. I said my name and nothing changed. I explained how we met, how long we dated, named all her friends during that period and still no response. She finally spoke with a simple, "Sorry, I do not recall you." She did come over to me much later and said that she did remember me and that I lived in Courtice. Then she gave me the longest hug I have ever had. It was rather embarrassing it was so long. Not sure what happened in her life but it must have been major. We were the same height in high school, around 4 1/2 feet. But at this reunion she was shorter by at least 6 inches and I was about 5' 4".

[soundman98]

lol, how terrible did you treat her to have been struck from memory after a full year of dating?!?

[NoHaveMSG]

I haven't been to a doctor in so long I can't remember what I have for insurance. Looking at my benefits online is no help either.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

I haven't been to a doctor in so long I can't remember what I have for insurance. Looking at my benefits online is no help either.

Search your wallet for an insurance card?

[soundman98]

same for me. my doctor is something like 85. he could've retired 5 years ago and i wouldn't even know.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Search your wallet for an insurance card?

We change carriers so often I usually just keep it in my desk. Can't find it now.

[Teseo]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

We change carriers so often I usually just keep it in my desk. Can't find it now.

Call HR and ask your insurance name and contract number. That's enough for calling them what you have for benefits and you can go to any doctor office or ER