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Loaves and Fishes… PAX please keep helping Columbia.

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Loads, nay, tons of support has been poured out on the Columbia PAX, but we are far from out of the woods. Spiderman is trying to garner support for a Columbus day trip to help folks start the clean up process. There will be A LOT to do. If you’ve been following the news, twitter, etc., then you’ve seen the devastation. It’s not widespread like Katrina, but for those folks affected, it’s close to that level of devastation. We are also still taking donations.

SO DONATE! Bring supplies to your AOs tomorrow and the rest of the week: Dry food, water (LOTS OF WATER), toiletries, clothes, and especially blankets or other bedding. EVERYTHING and anything helps. If you can’t make that, then drop supplies by my house: 7183 Meyer Rd. (near The Coop) We will be taking more loads down tomorrow and all week long.

Thank you for your generosity thus far. Let’s keep it going.

Someone tonight as they were dropping supplies by said, “It’s not much, but it’s what we could do.” I said that a lot of “not muches” makes a whole pile of “somethings”.

It made me think of the stories of Christ feeding the 5,000; or the account of the Widow’s Mite. Men, let’s cast in what we have, add it to the growing stacks, and make a dent in the suffering of another human being. The little we can do WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. We are promised it is so…

Additionally, if you have the means and are so inclined, here’s the link to the GoFundMe site: http://gofundme.com/9x5mxfv8

Helmet out…

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Columbus Day in Columbia

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Gentlemen,

As you know Columbia was hit very hard over the past weekend by severe weather.  Many of our F3 brothers, their families, and friends have been impacted.  Daily trips are already in motion to deliver water and other necessary items.  As the waters subside the clean up will begin.  Let’s converge on Columbia to help our brothers dig out and clean up.

Details:

Plan to cut limbs, shovel mud, carry furniture, etc.  We will coordinate with those in Columbia and refine the details as we get closer.

When: Columbus Day, Monday, October 12th.

  • Meet at 6:00 – 7:00 to collect donations
  • Depart 7:30am

Where:  Lowes by Baxter Parking Lot (Slo Burn)

  • 1640 Highway 160 West, Fort Mill, SC 29708

What to bring:

  • At least one case of water
  • Sawzall (battery powered)
  • trash bags
  • Face mask
  • Chainsaws
  • Loppers
  • Gloves
  • Rope
  • Hacksaws
  • Water
  • Shovels – (snow shovels and regular)

What to wear:

  • Solid Shoes or Boots
  • Jeans
  • F3 shirt
  • Gloves – I know you have some smelly ones somewhere that have seen their day in the gloom

BEFORE YOU GO:

A tetanus shot is highly advised for cleaning up a flood area.  You can get this taken care of at a CVS or Walgreens so please get this done.  Get this done in NC so you can complete it without a prescription.  Check your insurance coverage, I was able to get this done at no charge.

Please help us make an impact!

Count so far:

HC:

  • Spider-Man
  • Dark Helmet
  • Chicken Hawk
  • Deacon
  • Cerrano
  • Jekyll
  • Barry Manilow
  • Fish Sticks
  • Senator Tressel
  • Rebel
  • Smuggler
  • Boeheim
  • Jennifer Cameron – BAC
  • Hank Chou – BAC

 

Thank you!

Spider-Man

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Be a #HIM and help out the Columbia Community

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Gentlemen:
As you may (or may not) be aware, Columbia has been hit hard be storms and has gotten over 2 FEET of rain in the last couple of days. It’s a pretty bad situation for a good number of folks have had to evacuate and some have lost homes and other property.

There isn’t a ton we can do from this end until it stops raining, but we are mobilizing to collect supplies to deliver to our F3 PAX down there, so they can help Red Cross and others distribute to those in need.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Bring the following to AO’s where you post tomorrow and Tuesday: Food (dry), water, clothes, blankets, toiletries. Anything you’d need if you were suddenly rendered homeless. We are asking Site Q’s and Q for the day to collect and I will be in touch to collect it all to take it down to Columbia. We’ve been in touch with folks down there and he and I will be working out the delivery of goods.

If you want to donate go here: http://gofundme.com/9x5mxfv8

Please step up and help.

Helmet, out.

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Pre-Blast for The Fort 2015 Christmas Party

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This is a long time coming, so here it is:  The Pre-Blast for The Fort 2015 Christmas Party!

Now this will be no ordinary Christmas party.  This party will be THE blowout of Fort Mill that people will be talking about for months, or at least hours….   There will be food, drinks, rap battles, break dancing, etc.  The typical PAX throw-down.  This is a BYOB event.  This is all you need to bring.  $65 a couple is a steal to hear DD drop the mic to an Eminen classic, “the Real Slim Shady” while Menthol throws down the cardboard to show us his old school break dancing moves….  This is something you don’t want to miss.

The Thang:

AO: The Diary Barn

Date: 12/19/2015

Time: 6:00pm – 10:00pm

Cost: $65 per couple – Pay here https://www.paypal.me/JoshuaSale  OR send check to Joshua Sale 1213 Whitetail Drive Fort Mill, SC 29708

Extras:  BYOB – If you would like to partake of a festive drink, please bring it and our bartender will be serving the PAX.

Remember that $65 now in September is easier to come by than in December.  Do this now and have a pre-paid date night for your M that will be loads of fun!

Let me know if you have any questions.

Funhouse

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Wait a Minute – Am I the Q?

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  • QIC: Twister
  • When: 09/24/2015
  • Pax: Repeat, Rooney, Cable Guy, Menthol, Green Wave, Kenny Rogers, Chainsaw, Dog Pound, Longshanks, WWL, Crab Cakes, Chicken Hawk, Boeheim, Pusher and Twister
  • Posted In: Laces In, Laces Out

The Thang

First YHC must apologize after he realized HE was the Q at about 3:30 in the AM after he awoke wondering if he had sent out a reminder, but then, why remind yourself? Not a lot of prep time. 8 PAX stayed in 7 PAX headed out for VERY preliminary P200 or P70 as the case may be training.

IR to the church followed by 50 Calf Raises
IR to the Wall at Springs with 10 Wall Pull Ups and 15 Derkins 2X, and 10 Wall Pull Ups with 15 Dips 2X
Wall Sit for 10 counts by PAX (total 80)
Mosey to Hill
Sprint to Top with 20 Merkins, down sprint up 40 Squats, down sprint up 40 LBC
Parking Lot – run to opposite end and back with 40 LBCs at one end and 20 Rosalitas at the other 2X
Run back to wall
10 Wall Pull Ups, 15 Derkins, 5 Wall Pull Ups, 15 Derkins
Run to COT ending with 10 Flutters, 10 Left/Right Plank Gravedigger and 10 Rosalitas

Many announcements – read the news letter

Thank you all for your patience as YHC had to do a little improv.

Prayers – for Pope Francis as he visits here. YHC missed at least one other.

Moleskin – Wisdom. We all need it and we all need to pray for it. Wisdom to lead our families, friends, co-workers and all in the right direction. With wisdom we can do many things.

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PREBLAST – THE FORT INVERGENCE, 3RD YEAR CELEBRATION!

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Mark your calendar, get ‘a hall pass’ from the M, and come join your fellow Fort Mill area pax for our annual birthday party, The Fort Invergence!    This September will mark the third year anniversary of F3 in the Fort Mill area,  and we’ll celebrate it with a night of great food, fellowship, and a look back of all that we’ve done since September 2012.

What:  Fort Mill Invergence (3rd anniversary party)

When:  Friday, September 18, 5:30PM

Where:  Bruce T. Rush Pavillion at the Anne Springs Greenway

Bring:  Food, drink, chair, some cash (to cover the pavillion rental/donations to the F3 Foundation)

Use the link below to RSVP and list what food you will bring:

F3 The Fort Invergence RSVP/Dinner Sign Up

This years theme is  High Impact Man (#HIM).   Several members of the Fort area Pax will review our accomplishments over the past year, and talk about where we are going in the coming year.    Our F3 leaders, OBT and Dredd, will be there too to discuss the plans for F3 nationwide.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THE PAX!

Consistent with the HIM theme this year,  we would like to recognize those who had an impact on the pax or the Fort area region.   Was there someone who got you through a tough workout or run?  Who inspired you?  Who got you out at 5:15 each day when you didn’t feel like it?  Who supported you through a tough time?  Who made a difference this year?  Who exemplified the HIM?

Please submit the name of the person with a breif summary to  fcicciarello1@gmail.com.  We will either read them or post them during the event.  You can remain anonymous if you like.  This is not a contest or competition, but rather just a chance to share some good stories from the past year.

Burning the Ship!

Once a man embraces F3 principles, he no longer needs adjustable waist trousers to accommodate his yo-yo waistline.  Bring in the clothes that no longer fit you. We will be celebrating the war and donating these clothes to a good cause.  Lay down the pogo and stick it to the 40 that comes with it!

There will be weekly Twitter updates as the date gets closer.  This is great event and one you won’t want to miss!  Hope to see you all there.

 

 

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Final day for Board of Pain

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  • QIC: Jekyll
  • When: 7/30/2015
  • Pax: Dog Pound, Cake Boss, Birdcage, Co Pay, Trucker, Backdraft
  • Posted In: Laces In

The final summer installment of the Board of Pain for the men of the Fort.  There is rumor it has migrated south to #TheRock.  Glad to have that trainwreck out of my hands!

Triple claps to Co- Pay as the only Pax to post all 4 weeks.  Add to that his improvement each time topping out at 10 Jumpsquats.  Backdraft had a good day and pushed YHC all the way through- neck and neck.  Dog Pound and Trucker were steady as rocks.  I think they both kicked it up when the play list moved from Country to Metallica…Big ups to Birdcage and Cake Boss for taking the challenge for the first time.

The Challenge:

(1/4 mile run between each exercise)

  • Burpees – 100
  • Calf Raises – 150 (50 regular, 50 toes pointed in, 50 toes pointed out)
  • Ski Abs – 100
  • Merkins – 100
  • Deep Squats – 100
  • LBCs – 200
  • Carolina Dry Docks – 100 Birdcage, Cake Boss
  •   Russian Twists – 100 Trucker (50)
  • Mac Tar Jai– 100 Dog Pound (35)
  • Jump Squats – 100 Jekyll, Back Draft (72), Co Pay (10)
  • Mountain Climbers – 100
  • Shoulder Raises – 200
  • Mary Catherines – 100
  • Hello Dolly – 200
  • Wide Arm Merkins – 100
  • Squat Jacks – 100
  • Nippler– 100
  • Burpees – 100

L&R

Jekyll

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Board of Pain – Week 3 – The Default Q

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  • QIC: Longshanks
  • When: 07/23/2015
  • Pax: Runners - Package, Pusher, Menthol, Private Ryan. Board of Pain - Burgundy, Aquaman, Copay, Seacrest, Carbomb, Greenwave, Longshanks
  • Posted In: Laces In, Laces Out

11 of the Forts finest avoided the fartsack this morning and posted to LILO at WEP despite knowing the Board of Pain would be present. 4 of the smarter Pax decided that going for a run was a better option, leaving the Lucky 7 to take on the Board.  Disclaimer given and we moseyed to the Board.

The Thang – Board of Pain

The Challenge:

(1/4 mile run between each exercise)

  • Burpees – 100
  • Calf Raises – 150 (50 regular, 50 toes pointed in, 50 toes pointed out)
  • Ski Abs – 100
  • Merkins – 100
  • Deep Squats – 100
  • LBCs – 200 
  • CarolinaDry Docks – 100
  •   Russian Twists – 100 
  • MACTar Jai– 100 
  • Jump Squats – 100 
  • Mountain Climbers – 100 
  • Shoulder Raises – 200
  • Mary Catherines – 100
  • Hello Dolly – 200
  • Wide Arm Merkins – 100
  • Squat Jacks – 100
  • Nippler– 100
  • Burpees – 100 

Announcements – 8-7 Third F at Eternal Church. 8-8 Gladiator Games/Pancakeaterria/golf

Prayers -Carbomb and his 2 interviews

Moleskin

1. Had thought about taking the board and turning it upside down thus starting at the bottom and then working way up to just to something different.  Decided against it.  Don’t want to make Jekyl mad

2.  Today was a default Q as I was the one with the Board and the regular Q wasn’t going to be there.  By default that makes you the Q.

3. Burgundy came out the gates strong and pushed the tempo of the rest.  Thought he would pass where MacGyver was last week but him and Aquaman decided to do their 100 mountain climbers together. Which lead to Aquaman improving from last week and earned both the Virtual Trophy for this week.

4. Copay wasn’t to far behind and he finished all of his Mac Tar Jai’s and got one squat jump in which was better than he did last week

5. Not quite sure where Seacrest, Greenwave, and Carbomb finished but I know they all said they improved from their previous attempts at the Board.

6. YHC was the only member of the PAX not to improve this week.  I’m not gonna make excuses but sometimes your body just isn’t up to the challenge that day.  Sometimes I think we feel like we have to post 6 days a week and push ourselves as hard as we can while we are there. Honestly the best thing we can do for ourselves to get better is to rest from time to time. Your body needs it to recover so that you can crush the next workout instead of just surviving

7.  Great work out there Package, Pusher, Menthol, and Private Ryan.  This was Private Ryan’s last post before he moves north.  You will be missed

 

 

 

 

 

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Board of Pain Week 2

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  • QIC: Jekyll
  • When: 7/16/2015
  • Pax: Co Pay, MacGuyver, Pusher, Dog Pound, Chitwood, Man O War, Toto, Howitzer, Full Count #respect (War Daddy), Aquaman, FNG Myspace, Long Shanks, The Package
  • Posted In: Laces In, Laces Out

13 men (2 for Laces Out) made it out to the 2nd week of  Board of Pain We had 4 returners and 1 FNG!!! Welcome MySpace.

All  returners improved from last week.  Co Pay and Dog Pound were extra amped and hit it hard going from Russian Twists to completing Mac Tar Jai’s.  T-Claps.

Chitwood, Man O War, Toto, and Howitzer kept company and pace completing the dreaded Russian Twists

Full Count brought the #respect and showed us boys how its done and Aquaman, who was a stud last year but missed week 1 2015, showed he takes no prisoners.

May have to cut the Virtual Trophy in half- MacGuyver crushes his performance last year taking the lead by knocking out all 100 jump squats.  On the other hand, Longshanks had no quit and stuck around to knock out the entire board.  Total time 1:27:17.  Great performances by all.

Prayers for the Handly family and for Jekyll to be strong in council of a friend going through marital issues.

3rd F Convergence 8/7 Eternal church.  Community forum from local teachers and and admins including a couple of our own PAX.  This is APPOINTMENT VIEWING.

8/8: Gladiator Games (Indian Land), Pancake Fundraiser: Applebees (Rock Hill) 8am-10am.  raises money for F3 Mission trip to Columbia.  1pm 2nd F Golf outing Carolina Lakes.

Jekyll

Week 1

The Challenge:

(1/4 mile run between each exercise)

  • Burpees – 100
  • Calf Raises – 150 (50 regular, 50 toes pointed in, 50 toes pointed out)
  • Ski Abs – 100
  • Merkins – 100
  • Deep Squats – 100
  • LBCs – 200 MySpace (FNG!!)
  • Carolina Dry Docks – 100
  •   Russian Twists – 100 Chitwood, Man O War, Toto, Howitzer
  • Mac Tar Jai– 100 Co-Pay, Dog Pound (75)
  • Jump Squats – 100 Longshanks, Full Count (75), Aquaman (72), Jekyll (70)
  • Mountain Climbers – 100 MacGuyver
  • Shoulder Raises – 200
  • Mary Catherines – 100
  • Hello Dolly – 200
  • Wide Arm Merkins – 100
  • Squat Jacks – 100
  • Nippler– 100
  • Burpees – 100 LongShanks (TIme: 1:27:17)
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Board of Pain July 2015 Week 1

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  • QIC: Jekyll
  • When: 7/9/15
  • Pax: Twister, War Eagle #Respect, Co Pay, Patton, Car Bomb, Wheels, Maximus, Dog Pound, Seacrest, Chaser, CSPAN, Full Count #Respect (WD), Green Wave, Socrates
  • Posted In: Laces In

15 men made it out to the 2nd annual Board of Pain.  This MOFO delivered.  What can I say- I’m sore.  Mission accomplished.  Come out next week.  Same bat time, same bat channel.  Can you do better?  Who will get the VT??

If you do not see your name below- sound off in the comment section or twitter machine and I’ll add you.

Jekyll

Week 1

The Challenge:

(1/4 mile run between each exercise)

  • Burpees – 100
  • Calf Raises – 150 (50 regular, 50 toes pointed in, 50 toes pointed out)
  • Ski Abs – 100
  • Merkins – 100
  • Deep Squats – 100
  • LBCs – 200
  • Carolina Dry Docks – 100
  •   Russian Twists – 100 Chaser, Dog Pound, Co-Pay, Seacrest (50), Twister (41), Socrates(3)
  • Mac Tar Jai– 100 Maximus (50), Full Count (50), Jekyll (40), CSPAN (30)
  • Jump Squats – 100
  • Mountain Climbers – 100
  • Shoulder Raises – 200
  • Mary Catherines – 100
  • Hello Dolly – 200
  • Wide Arm Merkins – 100
  • Squat Jacks – 100
  • Nippler– 100
  • Burpees – 100
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