Crossfireoops/ Greg was a crusty old bastard but I liked having him here.:)
I didn't agree with everything he posted or the way he posted it, but I liked him and knew his point of view was based on truth and real life experience...
We both liked the same type of guns and saw the world much the same way.
I hope he went out in the manner HE wanted .
RIP .Greg..
PS - Ed thanks for filling out some of the details of Greg's life -much appreciated.
I'm posting this in Greg's memory as it prompted the first PM exchange I had with the man, which in my case, were all positive. Greg had started a thread "Songs of the Southwest" or something along that line. It went on for a while and I posted "El Paso" by Marty Robbins. Within minutes of posting it Greg PM'd me and thanked me. I told him it was one of my favorites and he said the same. Vaya con Dios Greg.
Edited to say thanks to Ed. I didn't know many of the things you posted about Greg. He was a remarkable man.
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Know fat, know flavor. No fat, no flavor.
I tried going vegan, but then realized it was a big missed steak.
WOW!!!!!!! I can't believe he is gone. I always enjoyed his projects. He was smart and sharp as a tack. He was a man of honor. You will be missed Greg. RIP.
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
Bob, Greg would be tickled to know that you gave it to an up and coming young curmudgeon.
If you don't know one, perhaps you could mentor one. if you don't have one on tap, perhaps some of the runners-up of the Campfire Curmudgeon Contest such as TLee, curdog4570, ingwe, or Bristoe have a candidate they have coming along.
Ed
"Not in an open forum, where truth has less value than opinions, where all opinions are equally welcome regardless of their origins, rationale, inanity, or truth, where opinions are neither of equal value nor decisive." Ken Howell
Particular blade design Greg had asked me to "keep an eye out for", has not been located yet. But when found, a notice will go out!
Bob
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
Very sad to hear this news... Cross seemed to be a man that was very adapt a reading his own moral compass bearings and sticking true to his course. A vanishing trait it seems now days. ... He will be missed but remembered often...RIP
To Greg's friends, I'm so very sorry for your loss. To Dan, and Ed, and the others that have gone so far beyond expectations, thank you very much. You are good men.
tt's taking me some time to digest all this. Obviously, I've read Greg's posts for well over a decade, but I never knew him. Perhaps he read some of mine, though I don't recall any specific interactions. Somehow, I have been part of the same virtual community, yet never became part of the real community it so obviously has created. That's giving me pause.
I've been gone for quite some time and I find this out. Greg helped me when I was teaching welding and machining several times. I miss him already. RIP, my friend. Thanks soooo much to others that have commented here about him..
Has it been discovered yet how he died? Or how his dog died? My thinking has been that he died of natural causes, and that his dog then died from dehydration. I hate to think of it, but I guess I'm hoping that the dog didn't die of dehydration, which is why I'm eager to know one way or another. Seems the most likely situation, though.
Has anyone here seen the dog yet? I know there's been talk of someone caring for the body.
Has it been discovered yet how he died? Or how his dog died? My thinking has been that he died of natural causes, and that his dog then died from dehydration. I hate to think of it, but I guess I'm hoping that the dog didn't die of dehydration, which is why I'm eager to know one way or another. Seems the most likely situation, though.
Has anyone here seen the dog yet? I know there's been talk of someone caring for the body.
The guy is dead.... this is like the billionth time you have asked this question in a different angle. You don't have a need to know for " closure" or whatever. The dudes on here dealing with their dead friend ain't even asked how he died either if you can fricking read and comprehend English from their post they have made. Gawd,,,,,, go file a freedom of information request with the county coroner if it's eating at ya this bad.
i am hopeful our good friend did not succumb to an armed invasion, especially from illegal aliens looking for resources, food, money, etc. i hope the dog transitioned peacefully, and not from bullet wounds from invaders, etc. i don't know what happened, and knowing won't bring either one of the individuals back. they're gone.
i don't have to "know" it aint required. but we all know an individual and his pet dog has left us, and left the scene.
Has it been discovered yet how he died? Or how his dog died? My thinking has been that he died of natural causes, and that his dog then died from dehydration. I hate to think of it, but I guess I'm hoping that the dog didn't die of dehydration, which is why I'm eager to know one way or another. Seems the most likely situation, though.
Has anyone here seen the dog yet? I know there's been talk of someone caring for the body.
The guy is dead.... this is like the billionth time you have asked this question in a different angle. You don't have a need to know for " closure" or whatever. The dudes on here dealing with their dead friend ain't even asked how he died either if you can fricking read and comprehend English from their post they have made. Gawd,,,,,, go file a freedom of information request with the county coroner if it's eating at ya this bad.
Well, I haven't read every single post in this thread, and if it had been stated, I would appreciate any info. I believe I've been respectful.
And if it is really bugging the heck outta ya TRH go grab a dictionary and look up the word DIGNITY...... A consenus word his friends dealing with their dead friends matters they might just be doing in this situation.
And if it is really bugging the heck outta ya TRH go grab a dictionary and look up the word DIGNITY...... A consenus word his friends dealing with their dead friends matters they might just be doing in this situation.
I won't participate in turning this into a pissing match. Sorry.
