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I’ve often thought it would be interesting to put faces to the names here with a meet-up somewhere, although obviously it’s not practical. I’m sure there would be less acrimony meeting others in person. To make it more interesting I would propose that no one divulge their name/on line tag. After a couple of hours we would then see who could put the right on-line tag to each person. Shanks and I would need to learn to speak with an American accent though. Scot would need to kick the snow off of his boots beforehand and the Texas gents might need to leave their hats at home. | ||
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I have met many members from here. Some of them I have diametrically opposite political views! Despite all this, we met as friends, and left as friends. In fact, I don’t HAVE any political views! I just dislike all politics. | |||
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I have only ever worn a hat when I was in the Army and it was mandatory. | |||
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I’m sure a fair number of crater members in the US will have met others, I just thought it would be interesting to try to match up the on line persona to the real life face. LDO I’m pulling your wire about the hats. I’m sure some would look for the palest guy in the room and think that must be a Brit. | |||
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Hey nute, I've been to the uk many times, boots and hat every time. Now, its my soft felt traveling and weather hat, but a cowboy hat all the same. Keeps my head warm on airplanes too We used to do big bores shoots, and other gatherings. Plenty of fun, more work than one might expect, met many an AR brother opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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It'd be great to meet many of the participants here, truthfully I think I'd strongly resist even mentioning politics. We have much to discuss and visit other than Trump etc,.... Working, parenting, being a good neighbor, hunting, shooting, reloading, fishing,...... In a friendly meeting the last thing I'd want to do is disagree. My opinions on politics just don't matter and I have no interest in standing in front of someone and the two of us trying to shove it down each other's throats. | |||
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I think I've met one, in Wyoming one year. I've been marooned here the last year or two. TomP Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right, when wrong to be put right. Carl Schurz (1829 - 1906) | |||
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We met for several (6?) years in Dallas at DSC. I think 65 or 70 folks for supper and cocktails was the most attended. This was well before the Political Forum got so personal. DSC even subsidized some, too. I think the bill was $3200 that night. Everyone paid a prorated share and as the organizer, I never got stiffed a cent. Most of the emphasis back then was African hunting, not politics. JudgeG ... just counting time 'til I am again finding balm in Gilead chilled out somewhere in the Selous. | |||
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When you say same shit with guys over a beer, nobody gets offended On Internet and everyone is offended just because there is no face so it’s easy peasy And yes, face to face, guys will talk about hunting, countries and families Hey Nute, I’ll be in southern England next summer roe deer hunting, don’t know exactly where as it wasn’t my plan, just going along and hunt Never been lost, just confused here and there for month or two | |||
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Dsc dinners kinda fell away when they changed the dsc format and rusty and cal passed on opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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I've visited and hunted with a couple in the US. I still correspond with one. I have also kept in touch with one member whom I am visiting in Australia next week. Unfortunately a good ARPF friend for many years passed away a few years ago. He got ripped off by another guy who offered to help sell his guns. A real sad story. I still think of Floyd (Stanford educated) when i see some ridiculous post here. "When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick." | |||
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Yeah yeah, gibberish aside, when was the last time you lived here long enough to pay taxes? Never? Wow opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Well, I’ve met a couple… I don’t think I’d have an issue with meeting any of the membership here, but some I’d prefer to avoid talking politics with. I remember the era of the DSC get togethers… but I was going to SCI at the time. Unfortunately those aren’t still a thing. | |||
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I made every one of those. What good days those were. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Rusty and Cal…both great guys. Rusty and I had traded, loaned, and borrowed things from each other for years. A few months before he passed…reloading paraphernalia kept just showing up in the mail with a note from Rusty that said “I thought you might have a use for this.” He was a super human being. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Rusty, Keith, and Gene where forever in my shop, I loved them deeply and usually refer to Rusty as dad. Doc..and Doc, it highly likely we've meet.. ever share a cigar with rusty and Ernest? I was probably there, as i like both of those guys and used to love cigars opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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People are much uglier in person. Except Jeffeosso, that handsome devil. 577 BME 3"500 KILL ALL 358 GREMLIN 404-375 *we band of 45-70ers* (Founder) Single Shot Shooters Society S.S.S.S. (Founder) | |||
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If it's next summer you will be after bucks. We don't have tag system here and there are quite a lot of them about. Roe is one if my favourite things to eat  Message me if you are at a loose end and I'll buy you a warm beer if I'm here  - Im trying to plan a dive trip to Indonesia some time in the summer. Im about an hour south west of London | |||
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Yes it is for bucks Supposedly very good heads in southern England Got couple good ones this year in the east Still have to figure out logistics and I never got used to cold beer so warm beer is absolutely fine and thanks for the invite Nute I’ll ask girlfriend where we going exactly She’s hunted there two years ago Dorset county Never been lost, just confused here and there for month or two | |||
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Forums are cool, And most guys on them share more in common than not. Im pretty open and always happy to host people from the various forums I use. Most are cool, the odd one turns out to be way more suspect than I imagined. Only once did I really worry. I took a guy who got into a lot of online fights for a week of hunting Tahr. The subject of his fights came up and I diplomatically said he caused it himself. After the trip he wrote me an email that was so foul and offensive that I seriously wondered if I needed to take precautions. I deleted the email. but years later I wish I had of printed it and framed it as looking back I see it as more humorous now. | |||
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I hosted few over the years, so far so good but in my old guiding days, there were few downright scary guys You were lucky on that Shanks Never been lost, just confused here and there for month or two | |||
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oh oh oh .. did he drink A LOT? opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Nah that was a different kettle of fish. | |||
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