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jOe, if you're gone from here,I'll probabley miss you...Geo

Joe,"No quarter asked; none given!" is unfortunately a parting line for somebody one side or another in all the sad little squabbles that bleed dry our good opinion of others. If that's the way it's to be, OK, but you might want to have a talk with John Meeker (JohnM) before you go. I did and learned that the good sense to just zip it say every other time there's a grand opportunity to stick in another shiv can fool people into thinking you have a compassionate and tolerant nature. After a time, you might believe it yourself. The fault, dear hOratiO, is not in our *****s. . . .

Ain't lecturing you. Found out from Meeker I'm right up there in the running for several "awards" such as "Compulsive Poster", "Daily Antagonist", "Self-Congratulatory Old Phart", etc. I know I'm not a source of stellar illumination and maybe you aren't either. Seldom seen Comet in Transit trumps Gas Giant in the end, or, put that other way, keep trap shut leave em guessin; open trap, leave no doubt. Don't despair; try NOT posting one day in three. It gets easier.

jack

John Meeker is a good man and can type forever.Don't always agree but you can still stay friends.HJ is a turkey guy and could be a five star on that type of forum.While turkey hunting is fine the folks here seem to be more of the covert type searching out grouse and quail with some snipe and woodcock thrown in.My turkey hunting experance would put me in poor fair on their forum as my birds fall under a deer feeder to a rifle shot and no glory put to a beard or spurs but may save a tail feather or two for the grandkids to play with.I would gladly give all the turkeys in the world to see one more time a woodcock flying stright up into the air 30,40 maybe 50 feet and tumbeling back to earth just at the start of night at the edge of the forrest so I then the next day I may fine his chocky palllet left on the ground just in the woods and from there the flush where I spooked him on his search for worms tring to keep my barrels clear and turn for a shot only to see him dissaper through the thin tangles of his home ground.You can't but both smile as it was a lucky day for both. I believ HJ's story would be setting against a tree first light on a frost covered morning. The wind blowing some but he could hear the bird wakeing on the roost a mile away it seemed.They answered his first call,the wind is good today and helpfull.Within thirty minuets the bird is clearning the woods,a great Tomm with a few jakes in training mode so to speak.A few soft pucks now and he is heading in.The old double so laughed at by the 3 1/2" 835 guys is now up and ready to do what it has for a hundred years on a hundred days just like this.The trigger is pulled as thats what you do wearing gloves on frosty mornings no caressing here its pull or be dammed.Clean headshot from years of experance and knowing his gun a load.Feels like 28 pounds maybe an 11 inch beard just look at it and the spurs at least 2 1/2" lets fan that tail out.This is a day I'll remember a long time,or at least untill that next big gobbler comes in.Same love of the bird and gun but miles apart on a good day hunt. Respect in the telling and shareing and the respect is owed to the bird and the gun.The same story would not be near as fitting on the forum if I told them in basic everyday biker talk which comes more natural to me but respect is what tones it down to something others might try or reconise seeing sometime in life.If you are leaveing Joe knock em dead at the next site.Kind words don't cost a thing but harsh words can cost the most valued of things,friends

j0e would never cut a deal and it's every man for himself - the way it should be - but I'd bet he'd watch your back!
You can't be handing out bandaids with each post to the thin skinners.

Lowell it not thin skined folks that are the problem. Its internet warriors that talk tuff but in real life cower at danger or at the very least are much more polite in public so as not to get their butt whipped.

When I said I gave him a star, I mean I gave him five stars. That should give him another one. GregSY, I have a can of Spanish Peanuts here by the computer. Would you care for some?

Dang, I thought I was doing well. I went from two stars to three and am now back to two, all without making a single post between any of changes. Now I'm back in the same company as before. Must be a few pissed off people after Ms. Palin delivered the coup de grace last night and they're looking for any way they can to take out their frustrations.

Skip

Don't have tears SH, the company ain't all that bad.

I'm giving up on honest, lengthy, and numerous replies to difficult questions as well as any hint of sarcasm, humor, or political comment. I want my stars to go from one end of the page to the other. After over 6000 posts, I have two stars and am proud of them, but I would be prouder if I had one or zero. However, I will be changing my attitude about pride in few stars. In a few days, I will be proud of many stars. Wish me luck. Murphy

Amigo, internet warriors are the last to complain to the site owners. Who does complain, are the small groups of in-the-know owners, of so-called unkown(to you and me, that is) rare pieces of the highest quality.
When you question their in-the-know obscure rarities, they get pissy and dial-up the site owner.