Introduce Yourselves
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SoupOrMan
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I'm Soup. Former Airman and Avionics Specialist for the F-111 series of strike aircraft. I finally had the spare cash to pick up a handgun a couple of years ago and start shooting on a regular basis, and I shoot IPSC/USPSA Limited and Production matches. Open's too pricy for me. I have added to the collection ever since and have a soft spot in my heart for the homely-looking S&W Bodyguard J-frame. My next stunt is to get good enough with a levergun that I can make a good show of deer hunting in the states around Illinois that allow centerfire rifles.
Remember, folks, you can't spell "douche" without "Che."
“PET PARENTS?” You’re not a “pet parent.” You’re a pet owner. Unless you’ve committed an unnatural act that succeeded in spite of biology. - Glenn Reynolds
“PET PARENTS?” You’re not a “pet parent.” You’re a pet owner. Unless you’ve committed an unnatural act that succeeded in spite of biology. - Glenn Reynolds
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blackeagle603
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A, B or C shop?
"The Guncounter: More fun than a barrel of tattooed knife-fighting chain-smoking monkey butlers with drinking problems and excessive gambling debts!"
"The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic;" Justice Story
"The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic;" Justice Story
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Cybrludite
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Cool! Welcome to the Big Sleazy! Let me know when you get here, & we'll have to meet up at some point. Hopefully after either my CERT training or the construction work around my apartment building finishes & I can manage to get some sleep during the week...viper32cm wrote:Now, thankfully, I'm moving to New Orleans to start being a lawyer.
"If it ain't the Devil's Music, you ain't doin' it right." - Chris Thomas King
"When liberal democracies collapse, someone comes along who promises to make the trains run on time if we load the right people into them." - Tam K.
"When liberal democracies collapse, someone comes along who promises to make the trains run on time if we load the right people into them." - Tam K.
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Cybrludite
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Careful with that. He might get mad enough to invade Georgia, and you know he'd make it at least to Macon before calming down.CByrneIV wrote:AZMARK wrote:[
Haven't seen Eugene check in yet either.
I shit you not, he can't seem to figure out how. I've been too busy mocking him rather than helping him. Eventually I'll just fix it for him, but I'm having too much fun now.
"If it ain't the Devil's Music, you ain't doin' it right." - Chris Thomas King
"When liberal democracies collapse, someone comes along who promises to make the trains run on time if we load the right people into them." - Tam K.
"When liberal democracies collapse, someone comes along who promises to make the trains run on time if we load the right people into them." - Tam K.
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Catbird
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Catbird checking in.
I've spent most of my life here in Seattle, WA, with interludes in Massachusetts, North Carolina, and some other places courtesy of the U.S. Army.
I've worked as an electronics tech, a brewer, and a welder. I currently work for a large local aircraft manufacturer building 777's.
My current hobbies are reading, fixing up a 1961 Shasta travel trailer, and my dog.
I've spent most of my life here in Seattle, WA, with interludes in Massachusetts, North Carolina, and some other places courtesy of the U.S. Army.
I've worked as an electronics tech, a brewer, and a welder. I currently work for a large local aircraft manufacturer building 777's.
My current hobbies are reading, fixing up a 1961 Shasta travel trailer, and my dog.
"If at first you don't succeed, that's one data point." XKCD
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cageym
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I spent 11 years active duty in the USN, then went USAF for 11. I retired and went to work in Diego Garcia for 5 years, now I live east of Dallas, and am considering looking for work soon. 
I spent my 11 years in the USAF in Combat Communications and got to make great trips to Panama, Columbia, etc.
I shoot, I read, I even stare at the idiot box. I help out in the area when I can, hey a community is what you make it.
I spent my 11 years in the USAF in Combat Communications and got to make great trips to Panama, Columbia, etc.I shoot, I read, I even stare at the idiot box. I help out in the area when I can, hey a community is what you make it.
RESISTANCE IS NOT FUTILE. It's voltage divided by current.
There is no such thing as overkill. There is only "Open fire!" and "Reloading!"
-John Ringo "The Hot Gate"
There is no such thing as overkill. There is only "Open fire!" and "Reloading!"
-John Ringo "The Hot Gate"
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Weetabix
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He gave me shit in a thread once for reading a manual. Maybe he's taking this a step further and refusing to have the monitor powered up while he registers.morsetaper wrote:Engineer,huh?CByrneIV wrote:I shit you not, he can't seem to figure out how. I've been too busy mocking him rather than helping him. Eventually I'll just fix it for him, but I'm having too much fun now.AZMARK wrote:[
Haven't seen Eugene check in yet either.
Note to self: start reading sig lines. They're actually quite amusing. :D
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SoupOrMan
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I worked B-Shop: if it had an indicator or was a pain in the ass to locate on the plane, chances are we fixed the system, or at least knew about the system as much as the proper specialists. The only caveat to that was that we did no work on the ALQ-99 jamming system or its displays, nor did we touch the ALQ-131 defensive jamming pods on the E and F models. I think I spent as much time rolling engines as I did replacing rate gyros.blackeagle603 wrote:A, B or C shop?
Remember, folks, you can't spell "douche" without "Che."
“PET PARENTS?” You’re not a “pet parent.” You’re a pet owner. Unless you’ve committed an unnatural act that succeeded in spite of biology. - Glenn Reynolds
“PET PARENTS?” You’re not a “pet parent.” You’re a pet owner. Unless you’ve committed an unnatural act that succeeded in spite of biology. - Glenn Reynolds
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tcourtplayer
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Hey, tcourtplayer (formally tcourtplayer1 on gunthing/KdT's site) and like many first joined this community through Kim's site. I like the usual stuff shooting, sports, motorcycles, fast cars...huge GB Packer fan (born and raised in WI.) Currently in the hell hole known as FL (hey, if you were stuck in the panhandle you'd say the same thing) going through flight school for the Navy.
Mostly interested in milsurps but the collection is mighty small right now b/c of possibility of certain politicians coming to power. Therefore I'm hedging my bets with the EBR purchases and combining that with me just starting life in the real world, it means I don't have enough money to go around for ammo and building the collection.
Mostly interested in milsurps but the collection is mighty small right now b/c of possibility of certain politicians coming to power. Therefore I'm hedging my bets with the EBR purchases and combining that with me just starting life in the real world, it means I don't have enough money to go around for ammo and building the collection.
JAG: So why do you need armor piercing ammo?
tcourtplayer: Zombies
JAG: For when they hide behind engine blocks?
tcourtplayer: Just because the movies say they will be dumb and slow doesn't make it true.
JAG: WOW!!!
tcourtplayer: Zombies
JAG: For when they hide behind engine blocks?
tcourtplayer: Just because the movies say they will be dumb and slow doesn't make it true.
JAG: WOW!!!
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drice
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Hey, it's Don.
I live in San Diego (Manilla Mesa specifically). I am twice divorced, no children, but I do have a great little mini schnauzer whos "happy to see you bark" could be used as a crowd control weapon.
I mostly lurk around here listening to y'all spew. I know many things, but it seems that on any given topic there are always a few people who know more than I do, so I mostly keep my mouth shut.
My hobbies now are shooting paper & clays, and golf. Right now I seem to spend all my free time watching the Olympics. (bragging)I spent most of my life totally immersed in R/C airplanes, and even managed to win a world championship in 1996.(/bragging).
I'm the Operations Director for a company that makes satellite tracking devices for hi-$$$ assets.
I live in San Diego (Manilla Mesa specifically). I am twice divorced, no children, but I do have a great little mini schnauzer whos "happy to see you bark" could be used as a crowd control weapon.
I mostly lurk around here listening to y'all spew. I know many things, but it seems that on any given topic there are always a few people who know more than I do, so I mostly keep my mouth shut.
My hobbies now are shooting paper & clays, and golf. Right now I seem to spend all my free time watching the Olympics. (bragging)I spent most of my life totally immersed in R/C airplanes, and even managed to win a world championship in 1996.(/bragging).
I'm the Operations Director for a company that makes satellite tracking devices for hi-$$$ assets.