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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bounce" data-source="post: 1099386" data-attributes="member: 257">I would love to do a 2nd. Unfortunately it's entirely too much of a financial and family impact so 2003 truly was a once-in-a-lifetime event for me. It took me about 5 or so years to recover from it the first time. Now I'm retired and my fixed income isn't what it used to be when I was working and getting bonuses. As small as most of those were, they pretty much funded my rallying and solo cert rides.In 2003, I was about 18 months post-surgery for 3 fused cervical vertebra. We weren't sure if I'd ever ride again after the surgery. Just completing (against searing spinal pain that started on leg 2 and only got worse) was my sense of accomplishment. That was also the year some ******** started yammering about "checkpoint charlies"... **** 'em all.What was the question? Oh yeah... I'd love to do it again and see if I could make different mistakes.  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>