Majbasil

Its lake Cameron in front of my house in Laurentians mountains Quebec

@major-mark63, nice read and pictures  🙂 
 

Great read Mark. Looks like Gods country in the pics, beautiful!
 

Very nice great pictures

Looking good Major! Thanks for sharing.

@major-mark63 What a great read! Thank you for sharing. 
 

Let start with your clan name? major-Mark63
    Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? Personnal nick is Markus (not too original) but i game some call be boner or lately SkidMark
    When and where were you born? born in Montreal ,Quebec ,Canada in 1963 from two cajun parents.
    When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? At elementary school i dreamed about be plane pilot but since i wear glasses it changed to be a surgeon doctor.
    Where have you lived? All in Quebec prov. Carleton (gaspesian peninsula)then Boisbriand , Blainville ,Mirabel (all lower laurentians) Now Amherst Lake side 25 min of Mt-Tremblant Qc.
     
    What got you into gaming? early ages was Coleco vision that we had for christmas with my 3 brothers.
    Your first game you played? on pc it was DOOM my first FPS game and later Resident evil really hooked my in.
    And what do you play now? COD4 ,CODWAW (freeze tag) Left for Dead and of course a few resident evil games.
    Why did you join XI? I was playing a lot on DM XI server in afternoons and was asked to join the clan by Spinpuppy we had so much fun , and he felt a was a good idiot..
    What do you get from being in this clan? Now since im retired got most of my social here on website and servers.
    What is your favorite hobby?  actually my hobby is PC gaming but also like traditional board games like monopoly ,trivial pursuit etc and love listening to music.
    What is your favorite travel destination? All caribbeans and Mexico too for the sun the music and the rum.
    Are you married? not anymore , but now i live with my girlfriend since almost 20 yrs (shes really patient)
    Do you have children? yes two daughters , 33 and 31 and lately a grandson 2 months and a half.
    What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? we have 3 cats at home ,the mother named Rosie (which she was homeless and she choose us ) and two of her baby cats that we kept Garcon tomcat and Fifille femal and all sterilized now hahah..
    Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? Yes indeed , Ice hockey is my sport and Montreal Canadian Habs forever
    What causes are you passionate about? War amputees and a local foundation to help the poorer people
    Do you volunteer? If so, where? no did had the time.
    What is an interesting fact about you? i know all world countries capitals but except geographic classes or trivial pursuit its useless.

    Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? i had continuous training for new technology that was involved in upgrading PLC Most AB , robots and processes. did almost evening classes for gaining my electrician licenses.
    Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? iwas studying electronics but the last year of college , General motors came in lab classes to recruit some electrician apprentices and i was hired in 1983.
    Did you belong to any professional organizations? i was in Teamsters Graphics union, but now retiree.
    What is your current job title? retired licensed electrician and also electrotechnician.
    Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? had a few when younger at school , now they would call me a nerd.
    Where do you work? now retired since i was 56 yrs old.
    What other job titles have you had in your career? most title were electrician and or electrotechnician.
    Where else have you worked? General Motors from 1983 to 2002, then Kraft food from 2002-2006 then last at the Journal of Montreal printing plant 2006 to 2020
    Why did you choose to work in your industry? i liked a lot osund systems so wanted to study how to repair or build it, so it got me in electronics
    Why do you like your job? the challenge of fast trouble shooting, and also learn the latest technologies.i was  in maintenance and continuous improvement.
    How would you describe your career? very self rewarding and good money ive made.
    What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? all job i applied for was immediatly hired. But also getting the machinery ready in time in change overs is really rewarding. optimization of robots program decreasing time cycle for more productivity ; one line we did improve from 42 cars per hours to 57 just by tuning robots courses.
    Describe a time that your career was rewarding. in the first months when working at Kraft food plant a big boss came to me and one other electronician to personnaly give us congrats after we started up in 3 days a wrapping machine that was down for months.
    If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Yes its good to do what you will enjoy  but sometimes you can choose a job thats is also give better money.
    What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? electronics is always in progress and learned all the newest stuff that get on market.
    What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? team work youll always need some one to help you or you can help.
    What do you hope to accomplish in your career? its done, it bring me to good retirement .
    Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? none
    What is your favorite sport?  Ice hockey and cycling love also watching the olympics..
    Do you play any sports? now only snow shoes trekking (raquettes in french) in winter and cycling and boating in summer.
    If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? to have a perfect view without glasses
that would have changed my life ...but to be not selfish no kids should die from deseases.
THx for reading me.
Mark..
1St pic : me with my family,last august.
first row my defunct mother Cecile was 82 and father Jean-Marie 84
2nd row brothers Michel , Pierre and Daniel and me on the right the oldest.

As I lived in Ashburn for years, I know the area extremely well.  Been following this (as well as the plane landing on Ashburn (Loudoun County) Parkway last month) and it is so so so very tragic this happened!  OMG!  Not sure if folks realize that Loudoun County, VA has an all VOLUNTEER Fire Dept.  These are heros all of them.  That one of yours died, and so many others were burned and wounded by debris is heartbreaking.  I am so sorry for you, for Sterling, for all the firemen/women of Loudoun County, apparently even a Fairfax fireman was hurt (Sterling is not far from the Fairfax County border.)  
 
Youtube is the best way to get info about this, here are some links --> 
 
 
 

lol 

Sorry if this is "political"
The beginnings of computing technologies for the masses: 1984 Macintosh GUI computing, 2007 iPhone mobile computing, 2024 Vision Pro spatial computing

Ahhh I have no idea what look you’re going for but I think you’ve got it going on!

 

Full disclosure: I used 1/2 cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil instead of vegetable oil, so I could tell myself it's healthy. 
Still tastes great & you wouldn't know if nobody told you.

Let start with your clan name? SweeperMan
    Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? Boner, AssBlaster
    When and where were you born? Northern. Illinois, USA
    When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Paleontologist
    
    Where have you lived? Mutiple places in Northern Illinois, Upper Peninsula Michigan (Yooper). Yellowstone National Park, Denver Co., Oklahoma
    Your first game you played?  Doom, then Quake, the one with Gordon in it...
    And what do you play now? COD WAW freeze tag, COD 4 freeze tag,
    Why did you join XI? was playing on our servers for years and finally decide to become a certified IDIOT
    What do you get from being in this clan? fun,fun,fun and lots of stress relief!
    What is your favorite hobby? Judge KCBS BBQ competitions, gaming, riding Harley, camping, shooting real guns, car shows and cruise nights, ebiking
    Are you married?  No...I'm allergic to it...
    Do you have children? No
    What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? 1 cat named Bella...I really want a Black Lab!!!!
    Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? Greenbay Packers (Shareholder), Chicago Cubs, Rockford IceHogs hockey team
    What causes are you passionate about? Salvation Army, Mission Zero helping sucidial veterans out
    What is an interesting fact about you? I was an outlaw biker once and then become a cop
    What is your current job title? Mechanical Senior Designer, design the world's oldest street sweepers
    Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? High honors in college, finished 1st in my police academy class
    Where do you work? Elgin, Illinois at Elgin Sweeper
    Where else have you worked?  Union Special designing and making industrial sewing machines, Sheriff dept, Milkman.
    Why did you choose to work in your industry? Because I know the CAD software and they paid money!
    Why do you like your job? Cleaning up the world one street at a time
    How would you describe your career? It pays for play time!
    What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? Designing the 1st all Electric street sweeper
    Describe a time that your career was rewarding. When customers are happy with thing sweeper and when I do CAD demos for prospective customers and explain our design process
    If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Learn a trade or skill. finish school, hang with like minded people, be an IDIOT!
    
    What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? Purpose and cleaning the world up abit
    What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? Work is a means, enjoy life
    What do you hope to accomplish in your career? Retire!!!
    Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? Master Judge for Kansas City BBQ society, County chair of county zoning/planning commission, Chapter Prez of local motorcycle rights origination ABATE
    What is your favorite sport? Real football, ebiking, playing pinball, Freeze tag
    If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? more wishes!!! no wait peace, lower taxes, no corruption, more gaming time, Twix bars were healthy for me, more camping time, not to be dyslexic, cure for dementia.
 
 

Just got another one yesterday by a non admin, they took video, sent it to a couple admins, it was reviewed and the player was banned. 
It's a very simple process and it works

I want to say thanks to everyone for reducing the hacking accusations and actually taking video and getting these hackers banned. 3 players have been banned already because they took video and sent it in to an admin or posted to the forums. 
Thank you again and please do not accuse people of hacking in the servers, take video and send it in and they will be banned if they are hacking. 
 

miss you to iceq, come and play with us again

that new crossfire_2 is amazing!

Only an >IDIOT< would post something like that!!!  

A lot on your mind today eh, haha.

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Just wondering out post .... What is a Rugger?  Which is what Rugger made is name for?
 
Rugger may mean: A slang word for rugby, or for one who plays rugby football, or a rugby shirt. A person who makes rugs, or a tool used when making rugs. Rugger Ardizoia, an Italian baseball player. Rugger (Star Wars), a fictional creature in the Star Wars universe.
 
My guess... hmmmmm..... A fictional creature in the Star Wars Universe...  🗯️
 
Any other guesses, and will the real Rugger let us know?  

@basil
 @PHUCKITMAN pretty much nailed it, before COD I played Star Wars Galaxies, I was in a group that all had "ONE" after their name, my son played Rugby at the time and his name was Rugs, so I went with that same theme and went with Rugger. My official name was RuggerOne, when I came to COD, I dropped the "ONE" and now we have Rugger