Retired Spook
Master of the Pit
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Sorry to hear about your friend but I hope you still get an opportunity to go and shoot some.My avatar is one of my most favorite views. . .Canada Geese with locked wings landing into my decoys.
Hunted geese with my best friend for 50 years.
My hunting and fishing days however have sadly come to an end. My best friend and companion on all those adventures suffers with rheumatoid arthritis, and it's just not the same without him.
John
Prank caller! Prank caller!Mine is Lance from Pulp Fiction, the couple times he is in the movie cracked me up. I am a movie buff.
Well the "xbubblehead" reflects my past submarine service and the avatar reflects my stubborn, traditional attitude.I’ve always been curious about random things that most people don’t think twice about. Personalized license plates I can’t understand drive me crazy. Since Joining SMF I’ve spent a little too much free time pondering your Avatars and why you picked those pictures to represent you amongst this group. Some of you probably didn’t think twice, others may have an interesting personal story, but I’d greatly appreciate hearing either! If anything it will free up some mental Bandwidth!
For me, I joined SMF after a long deployment to Africa where I was training the Liberian Engineers. Over few day break, me and a few other guys grabbed some surfboards (one from Peace Corps & one brought in with our gear) and drove up the coast for a few days surfing at empty breaks and Robertsport. My Avatar picture was taken somewhere along that time. It was my 6th deployment and first one that didn’t involve Iraq or Afghanistan so it felt pretty special. A unique experience, surfing West Africa. When I joined SMF it was the picture that I figured captured my happy place at the time. Now it would be something different, but I don’t want to confuse people
Ok, I hope you share your story. Again, Merry Christmas!!!![]()
I had a feeling that Avatar had Tequila involved
Must have been the night he bought the second pizza oven...lolI had a feeling that Avatar had Tequila involved![]()
Sorry to hear about your friend but I hope you still get an opportunity to go and shoot some.
That is rough. I’m sorry and sort of understand in my own way. I grew up hunting geese and ducks with my Dad, lots of great memories and adventures. Once I went off to the Marines it pretty much stopped, I always thought I’d be back next year and we’d have another adventure, but almost 30 years later the opportunity is gone. To paraphrase Milne, “How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard~Don't get out anymore. . .When Rick got sick we sold all our equipment except for my shotguns.View attachment 652155
Fortunately I have this guy to remind me of those wonderful times.
John
I only had one image i could find with small enough dimensions to use. Me in one of my swamp toys.I’ve always been curious about random things that most people don’t think twice about. Personalized license plates I can’t understand drive me crazy. Since Joining SMF I’ve spent a little too much free time pondering your Avatars and why you picked those pictures to represent you amongst this group. Some of you probably didn’t think twice, others may have an interesting personal story, but I’d greatly appreciate hearing either! If anything it will free up some mental Bandwidth!
For me, I joined SMF after a long deployment to Africa where I was training the Liberian Engineers. Over few day break, me and a few other guys grabbed some surfboards (one from Peace Corps & one brought in with our gear) and drove up the coast for a few days surfing at empty breaks and Robertsport. My Avatar picture was taken somewhere along that time. It was my 6th deployment and first one that didn’t involve Iraq or Afghanistan so it felt pretty special. A unique experience, surfing West Africa. When I joined SMF it was the picture that I figured captured my happy place at the time. Now it would be something different, but I don’t want to confuse people
Ok, I hope you share your story. Again, Merry Christmas!!!![]()
But Jed...whatever in the world would giver you that idea??I had a feeling that Avatar had Tequila involved![]()
Tequila gives me the same faceBut Jed...whatever in the world would giver you that idea??
Robert