Bucket List !

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I am studying for a captains license, wanted one at 16 yrs old, never got it.
Thought it would be special if I got it now ( at 60+ years ). I probably will not do
anything with it but knowing I have it sounds priceless.
Would like to know every ones thoughts on what they would do
if they had the opportunity to do it, or do it over , what would you have done.
Me, I would have joined the Coast Guard at 18 ( Vietnam war not really ended)
and said " put me on a boat, I do not care if I have to clean toilets "
OK, I probably would skip the toilet thing, but you know its in the mix
 

ranger335

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Sep 6, 2025
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First off, go for it, I love to see old guys doing stuff. I wish I had known at 18 just what a wildlife biologist did and what the schooling was like. At 64, I don't see it, but I wish I had gone to college. I listen to a podcast every week called Wild Turkey Science, makes me realise I missed my calling.
 

tphoyt

Commander
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Jun 10, 2010
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There are a lot of things I wish I would have done differently but I have no regrets.
I would go for it if you have the time. If nothing else you gain a ton of knowledge to share with others.
 

dingbat

Supreme Mariner
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Nov 20, 2001
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I say go for it
Got my 6pack license at 40 yro. Let it expire 10 years ago.

Life has been very good to me. If I knew back then what I know now, I’m not sure I’d change a thing… except maybe my first wife…lol

Bucket list…
  1. Visit Hawaii, Alaska and New Mexico to complete all 50 States
  2. Catch a 50” Striper to round out my Mid -Atlantic inshore Trophy Slam
  3. Attend a winter solstice celebration at Stonehenge.
 
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