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#144975 - 08/20/08 08:01 PM Howdy howdy!
Air_Pirate Offline
It looked easier on TV!
Journeyman

Registered: 08/20/08
Posts: 56
Loc: Memphis, TN
Just wanted to announce my presence here. This seems to be a great forum and as an added bonus I can get to it from work! I just hope I don't offend anyone or upset anyone. So hello to all.

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#144978 - 08/20/08 08:10 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: Air_Pirate]
Shadow_oo00 Offline
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Registered: 08/21/07
Posts: 301
Loc: Pennsylvania, USA
Welcome Air_Pirate
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#144982 - 08/20/08 08:22 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: ]
BobS Offline
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Registered: 02/08/08
Posts: 924
Loc: Toledo Ohio
Just don't get fired from work because you spend all your time here...


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#144983 - 08/20/08 08:23 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: Air_Pirate]
epirider Offline
Enthusiast

Registered: 12/03/05
Posts: 232
Loc: Wyoming, USA
Welcome! I have been here for a few years off and on and 99% of the people here are people that I would not being neighbors with. I may not agree with all that is said, but that is the beauty of this forum is that you can agree to disagree and everyone seems fine with it.
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#144988 - 08/20/08 08:37 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: Air_Pirate]
Blast Offline
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Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 07/15/02
Posts: 3760
Loc: TX
Welcome to the fire, newguy! You've just joined the best forum on the internet.

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#144989 - 08/20/08 08:39 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: epirider]
dougwalkabout Offline
Crazy Canuck
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 3256
Loc: Alberta, Canada
Hey A_P, welcome aboard.

I think we all try to keep it reasonably civil, and focus on subject matter instead of personalities. That makes the forum work. Anything else is a waste of time.

FWIW, sooner or later a topic will get you totally PO'd. IMO the correct response is: "let's agree to (strongly) disagree and just move on."

Edit: Any background info you'd like to share? What sort of stuff are you interested in?


Edited by dougwalkabout (08/20/08 08:42 PM)

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#144992 - 08/20/08 08:48 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: epirider]
bsmith Offline
day hiker
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Registered: 02/15/07
Posts: 590
Loc: ventura county, ca
Originally Posted By: epirider
Welcome! I have been here for a few years off and on and 99% of the people here are people that I would not being neighbors with.


well, this could go either way - i think there's a word missing between "not" and "being".

'mind' or 'like' are two possibilities. i've voting for 'mind'.

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#144993 - 08/20/08 08:49 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: Air_Pirate]
bsmith Offline
day hiker
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Registered: 02/15/07
Posts: 590
Loc: ventura county, ca
welcome!
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#144994 - 08/20/08 08:51 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: dougwalkabout]
BillLiptak Offline
Enthusiast

Registered: 12/19/07
Posts: 259
Welcome aboard newguy! I agree this is one of the most civil boards I've ever seen. Enjoy your time here....
I too surf this all the time at work, from my phone instead of a computer. For some reason they don't seem to trust me with one of those wink

-Bill Liptak

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#145005 - 08/20/08 09:42 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: Air_Pirate]
OldBaldGuy Offline
Geezer

Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 5695
Loc: Former AFB in CA, recouping fr...
Welcome, Newguy!!!
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#145010 - 08/20/08 10:03 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: bsmith]
comms Offline
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Registered: 07/23/08
Posts: 1502
Loc: Mesa, AZ
howdy
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#145013 - 08/20/08 10:10 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: bsmith]
epirider Offline
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Registered: 12/03/05
Posts: 232
Loc: Wyoming, USA
OOOOOPS! Ya brain went faster then the fingers. And yes the word missing is MIND. I would not MIND being neighbors with most of them. I must be getting old as when I read it back to myself...it looked fine. Thanks for the catch.
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#145015 - 08/20/08 10:16 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: Air_Pirate]
ironraven Offline
Cranky Geek
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 09/08/05
Posts: 4642
Loc: Vermont
Howdy Air Pirate. If you annoy, you'll be told. *laughs*

BTW, like the name. So I figured I'd share this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WrPWFn7e2c
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#145016 - 08/20/08 10:17 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: Blast]
Grouch Offline
Enthusiast

Registered: 07/02/08
Posts: 395
Loc: Ohio
Originally Posted By: Blast
Welcome to the fire, newguy! You've just joined the best forum on the internet.

-Blast

I haven't been here long but I agree. Welcome aboard.

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#145023 - 08/20/08 10:55 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: Air_Pirate]
rescueguru Offline
Wanderer
Member

Registered: 09/02/06
Posts: 119
Loc: Southeastern USA
:)WELCOME TO ONE OF THE MOST INFORMATIVE FORUMS ON THE NET. smile
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#145043 - 08/21/08 01:05 AM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: rescueguru]
Kris Offline
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Registered: 04/13/07
Posts: 627
Loc: A Canadian Back in Canada
Welcome to the board... I can't say it better then whats already mentioned.
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#145055 - 08/21/08 02:09 AM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: Kris]
Air_Pirate Offline
It looked easier on TV!
Journeyman

Registered: 08/20/08
Posts: 56
Loc: Memphis, TN
Wow thanks everyone! As far as my interests, I like: camping, hiking, mountain biking, reading, geocaching, and survival stuff. I'm a gear/gadget guy, especially knives and other blades. I like watching both Survivorman and Man vs. Wild, I see merits in both shows, I just happen to enjoy Survivorman more.

I did 6 years active duty in the Air Force and am currently a technician with the Tennessee Air National Guard. (Re)Married, with a daughter and step-son. I live in Memphis, TN which is one of the violent crime capitals of the US (we are not proud).

Anyway, that about does it for what I can think of at the moment. If anyone wants to know more, just ask.


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#145085 - 08/21/08 04:43 AM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: Air_Pirate]
Nicodemus Offline
Paranoid?
Veteran

Registered: 10/30/05
Posts: 1341
Loc: Virginia, US
Welcome aboard Air Pirate.
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#145087 - 08/21/08 04:57 AM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: Nicodemus]
dweste Offline
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 02/16/08
Posts: 2463
Loc: Central California
Howdy right back at you.

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#145107 - 08/21/08 12:34 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: dweste]
Themalemutekid Offline
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Registered: 11/17/06
Posts: 351
Loc: New Jersey
Welcome aboard A---P
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#145189 - 08/21/08 06:54 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: Air_Pirate]
TheSock Offline
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Registered: 11/13/07
Posts: 471
Loc: London England
Originally Posted By: Air_Pirate
Wow thanks everyone! As far as my interests, I like: camping, hiking, mountain biking, reading, geocaching, and survival stuff. I'm a gear/gadget guy, especially knives and other blades. I like watching both Survivorman and Man vs. Wild, I see merits in both shows, I just happen to enjoy Survivorman more.

I did 6 years active duty in the Air Force and am currently a technician with the Tennessee Air National Guard. (Re)Married, with a daughter and step-son. I live in Memphis, TN which is one of the violent crime capitals of the US (we are not proud).

Anyway, that about does it for what I can think of at the moment. If anyone wants to know more, just ask.



You are into survival, being away from civilisation, knives and other blades, are ex military and proud of the fact you live in a high crime area, (where you see yourself as the vigilante?) And you have a logo of a skull and cross bones. Let me guess; you think of yourself as a bit of a renegade who was born 150 years too late?
You sound a bit of a lunatic in fact.
You'll fit right in with us! Welcome aboard!
The Sock
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#145206 - 08/21/08 09:21 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: TheSock]
Air_Pirate Offline
It looked easier on TV!
Journeyman

Registered: 08/20/08
Posts: 56
Loc: Memphis, TN
Actually I'm not proud of living in a high crime area. As far as the vigilante image goes, I don't let people get in front of me without signalling when I'm on the interstate, I brake check tailgaters, and I have been known to put on a mask and run around at night (but for other reasons...you probably shouldn't ask).

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#145212 - 08/21/08 09:49 PM Re: Howdy howdy! [Re: Air_Pirate]
leemann Offline
Soylent Green
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Registered: 02/08/04
Posts: 623
Loc: At the soylent green plant.
Welcome Sir to the forums.

Lee
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