MadMonk2

Well, to start with, when I was in the Air Force, I was an Inertial Guidance Tech Atlas E and Atlas F ICBM's. I only had one bullet, but I could put it anywhere in the world with deadly accuracy. When I got out, I did a few different things and then did a 5 year apprenticeship with the Plumbers and Steamfitters and worked for 50 years either welding, pipe-fitting or plumbing. Got my 50 year pin a couple of years ago. My last job was 7 years at the Hanford Vitrification Plant running the Fitters Warehouse. Retired now, moved to Alabama and am steadily looking for places to fish.

7toes, you will be greatly missed. I enjoyed the many hours that we were able to play. Rest in peace my friend.

I really Thank all of you Idiots that wished me a Happy Birthday. It was appreciated. Just remember, I am watching you! Now if I could just get a good net connection.... they say it is coming

Well Guys, I received a bit of good news about internet. As I said before the only connection that I can get is with a Verizon JetPack. Nothing else available! Our Electric company is beginning to run lines for Internet Service. 300, 1 Gig and 2 Gig !!! Whoopie!!! They are beginning in Eastern Alabama and hopefully I should have connectivity by the end of Summer... Maybe. And the prices are not bad compared to Satellite or DSL where it is available. SO I'm hoping to be back sooner than later. Just want to say I really miss you people and I can't wait to get back in the game.

I have had friends that had their knees replaced and they are all in unison with you, about the pain. What percentage are they trying to get you to.... 110%?? Hope all goes well and that you recover quickly. Hmmm, I see a familiar area.... Metairie, LA.... I spent a lot of time south of LaFayette and on down to Morgan City and running on down from there. Lots of good memories. Keep working the knee.

Well, you could do like some do in Taxas.... forget the shotgun and get a 223. They shoot flat for a long way. A friend uses one with a scope and sets up in a high spot or in a tree and starts calling, when the old Tom sticks his head up, he pops it off.

Well people, I have a real problem! I moved to a very rural area in Alabama and there is no cable available.... I am using a Verizon Hot Spot and home network with the Jet Pack. We used up the monthly allowance in no time and that gives you unlimited 3G for the rest of the month. In other words.... No Fire Stick and I'm having a real hard time with Internet. I haven't tried to game yet, I figure that is totally out. Hughes Net is expensive from what I can see, so that is my delima. Does anyone have any experience in this situation? I know that there are different levels of connectivity that the different companies can supply, but here again, everyone that I have talked to in the companies have their own ideas of what I should do.... and no one can agree with each other. So that is why I am making this post, I need HELP from someone that has the knowledge to give me some direction.... in this case an Xtremeidiot. Thanks Guys

.Thanks for the notification Athena. USMALE and I went head to head many times. And when it was just the 2 of us, we had many conversations while hunting each other. I will miss him. Yes, I will be there on the 1st and 2nd.

You were Right Guys... I checked the back of my rig and there the Mic plug was laying on the table! Thanks, I really appreciate the help.

OK Guys, I can't figure out what is happening BUT.... Got a newer computer, quad core, etc. and installed CoD4 Modern Warfare. I update v. 1.6 and v. 1.7 and when I try to go on Multiplayer I get a message that IW3MP isn't starting. Tried everything and I am stumped...... got any ideas???

Have a very Happy Birthday Athena and may you have many many more.

Spin, I know the loss that you feel with your Mothers passing. It is hard, mine passed May of last year. You will miss her, but take heart in that she will always be with you, in your thoughts and memories.

Happy Birthday FireFit, may you have many, many more! Unless we are ingame, then I will definitely try to kill you.

The "Crabby" Wife The day after his wife disappeared in a kayaking accident in Antingonish,Nova Scotia a man answered his door to find two grim-faced Mounties. "We're sorry sir, but we have some information about your wife said one Mountie. "Tell me! Did you find her?" the husband shouted. The Mounties looked at each other. One said, "We have some bad news, some good news, and some really great news. Which do you want to hear first? Fearing the worst, the ashen husband said, "Give me the bad news first." The Mountie said, "I'm sorry to tell you, sir, but this morning we found your wife's body in the bay." "Oh my God!" exclaimed the husband. Swallowing hard, he asked, "What's the good news?" The Mountie continued, "When we pulled her up, she had 12 twenty-five pound snow crabs and 6 good-sized lobsters clinging to her." Stunned, the husband demanded, "If that's the good news, what's the great news?" The Mountie said, "We're going to pull her up again tomorrow." The Mounties looked at each other. One said, "We have some bad news, some good news, and some really great news. Which do you want to hear first? Fearing the worst, the ashen husband said, "Give me the bad news first." The Mountie said, "I'm sorry to tell you, sir, but this morning we found your wife's body in the bay." "Oh my God!" exclaimed the husband. Swallowing hard, he asked, "What's the good news?" The Mountie continued, "When we pulled her up, she had 12 twenty-five pound snow crabs and 6 good-sized lobsters clinging to her." Stunned, the husband demanded, "If that's the good news, what's the great news?" The Mountie said, "We're going to pull her up again tomorrow."

Happy Birthday Giggles, they have a tendency to add up, but don't let that stop you! Have a great day.

My Father-in-law has an original...... I may end up with it one of these days. Have used it up on the mining claims and it does some damage!

As an Idiot Brother and as an old biker; You are definetly in our prayers Dread.

Because even an Old Fart can come in an game with all ages, and all be equal, and joke and carry on and generally without someone getting thier nose out of joint.. Whether it is being Sliced and Diced by Dean, or getting the shit shot out of.... I will respawn and you had better watch your ass! Great game, Great site, GREAT People.

My favorite pistol is a Ruger 41Mag, western frame. Tried using a 357 and couldn't hit squat..... I was tapping them quite regularly with the 41, not near the noise or kick. Looked at a pistol yesterday that is interesting, it's a 45, and it will chamber 410 shells. Be great on an outing if there be snakes about!

Yeah Shamu, a barbless hook will make the fight a lot more even. You really have to play em or a quick turn and you will loose them. I love the sport, but only occasionally take one home. In another post I was reading, it talked about releasing your fish... If you have really fought the fish, it is going to be really tired and as we will build adreneline as we fight they build something too and when the fight is over, it acts like a toxin. Hold your hand loosely just in front of the tail and lightly support their body. Slowly push, then pull the fish backward to lightly force water through their gills till they revive enough to start fighting your grip of the tail.. then they will most likely survive. That 40# Chinook I caught, I fought for about and hour, up and down river. When I finally got him in, he was so tired I had to work with him for another 15 minutes till he came out of his duldrum and I let him swim away. Remember to help them if it is at all possible; to maintain or fisheries. An again if possible, remove the hook without touching them if you can, they have a light layer of "scum" on their bodies that protect them from infection and if they loose a little of it, they can pick up something and die... remember our hands are covered with bacteria that is foriegn to them.

It's been awhile since I last did any flyfishing, but now that I am retired (finally) I am going to be able to do so. I live in Eastern Washington, Yakima to be exact and up in the Yakima Canyon the river is flyfishing only, barbless hooks, 1 fish limit, which is about all I would want anyway. The Bow's get up to a fair size, 10# are not uncommon... I think a 15" would be perfect for me to take home. I am originally from Texas where I learned my fishing skills on Bass and Crappie and Channel Cat, and I do still miss the Channel Cat, catfish up here taste really weird. I got into flyfishing when I got to WA and began to tie my own flys..... I tie a Jay/Daves Hopper that looks real and is a killer, the Steelhead like them and so do the Bow's; problem is with the way my fingers have stiffened, each one will take awhile. But you can't beat tieing something that fools a nice fish. I also have all the other gear and go for Steelhead and Salmon in the Yakima, Klickitat, Cowletz and the Columbia. Biggest Steelie so far was 18 1/2# and on the Cowletz River my biggest Salmon was 40#.... there again, a long time ago for the Salmon, last year for the Steelie. Perhaps one of these days, if your ever up this way contact me... maybe we can go fishin'.

I don't know if it has gotten to that point or not.... I do know that cable companies have been asked in the past to voluntarily supply information on LARGE downloaders. At this time, I don't think that is happening. Another thing that I have found to have some basis are Govt. Sites..... any .gov site that is federa, imbeds. You can call them Cookies, or Trackers or whatever..... supposedly to help you.... but can be used to track what you are doing on line. Let's say you went on a .gov site for some political info on the Pres, and then you start going to sites that have a lot of anti-Pres dialogue, it is supposed that somewhere a little flag pops up and you are now on a list. You may or maynot be watched a little closer. But seeing that some of our elite politicos in Washington consider ex-servicemen, christians, and practically any conservative of either party a threat to be watched, that these people supposedly have the knowledge and knowhow, have the financial backing, and the God given backbone to stand up for what they believe; you may already be on a list. Hmmm, I'm on a lot of peoples lists!

Came across this on the net, and you may have seen it before, but I thought it was neat.