biggtim

So cool!!!

I'd much rather visit VA than anything in Indiana, but I may have to wait for that one. Airfare from my neck of the woods is about 1200 bucks per person right now, so with lodging and food, I'd be minimum 2500 if I went alone, not counting all the stuff I would likely buy..... So highly unlikely this year.

I would LOVE to go this year, but I'm not sure I can afford it. I have always wanted to visit Virginia, so it would be cool to find a way to do it. If I could find someone to share a hotel room with or crash in someone's guest room who lives there, I might look into it. Last year's trip to Madison cost a LOT, and I'm not sure I can swing it two years in a row! BTW, where is it next year? Tim

I didn't do too bad on my Garand either, it was 750 from CMP, very nice service grade 1953 SA. That said, I still wish I could have grabbed some more when I was a kid.

Like buying M1 Garands, M1 Carbines, and M1As for 200 bucks back in the 70s and 80s at every sporting goods store.

Just finished this. I picked it up because I served at the same place the author did during the 2010 Haiti quake relief in the Dominican Republic border town of Jimani, and I worked with him a little bit during the events in the book. I was with a different organization than he was, but we hit town about the same time, and saw many of the same patients. Not the best written book ever, and maybe not super interesting to someone who wasn't there, but I liked it.

I have a set of those, just haven't made time to install them!! Just FYI, I sell those conversions....😁

No....don't say that!! I might come up with something!

Thank God you don't have anything on that list that I want.....

Yep, but he's doing better than ever. Plans to be at Nationals this year as a spectator, not a vendor.

Yep, that's Gary of GT Resin, but he's at least 100 pounds and one leg lighter now. He looks great!

I found a few from Phoenix!!! Left to right: Brian Leitch (Out2gcha a@ LSP), Richard Alexander (then with Wingnut), Radu Brinzan, Maru, Smitty44, Ernie the Clunkmeister, my man Harv, Wolf Buddee, and yours truly. God dang, I miss Harv!! I so wanted to hang with him again!! Damn good times!!!

I suggest we post any photos here we can find of Harvey from Nats or whatever. I'll do that this weekend, as I think most of mine are on my external drive at home. So we can all remember the good times with him. Tim

Wait till you get a fire in one of those damn cathedral ceilings, and you have to pull every bit of the drywall down to get it all out because there's no attic..... Makes for dang miserable New Year's Eve for everyone concerned.

Sometimes a misspelling can nail the situation better than the correct one.....