Just missing Gus, makes me think of different folks here on this crazy place.

Like the old gag, "Everyone makes us happy, some when the come in, others when they leave".

Anyone you might list as noteworthy of a mention?

Think about me much Wabs? 😎

Didn’t think so....🙄

Our late language (and other things) master Dr Ken Howell.

There's only one Legend here, & he ain't here no mo..........................

MM

"When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."

John, you yourself have to be amouhgest em. I'm not sure what category however.

Gus wasn't like everyone else

I am sure there are some who are legends in their own minds, if nowhere else.

There are many great picture posters here, Sam Olson is one of them.

Good morning Brother Keith,we did not make it to Ontario this March. Looking out the north window, it looks like Ontario came to us.

I figure that I have "Miss Congeniality" and "Least Likely to Succeed" pretty much wrapped up.

“Fear is the ONLY Darkness”

Master Po

after what gus said to Tlee I'd rather have a cup of coffee with Paddler.

I missed that Paul.

Eddybo
Bigbuck215
Mickey Coleman
Fieldgrade

BobinNH

wabigoon;
Top of the morning to you sir, I hope that this second last Friday of March finds you and your fine family doing as well as can be in this interesting time in human history.

When it comes to threads such as this, I'm reluctant to post as I'll often recall someone else after the fact and feel remiss that I'd not included them in my list of folks who I fondly recall.

In no particular order then, when I first got here, Dennis - muledeer - used to PM back and forth with me quite a bit and we'd swap hunting stories and discuss the vagaries of life. He was always very gracious to me.

BobinNH similarly traded quite a few PM's with me. It struck me as interesting, but as a travelling hunter, one of the bits of data he liked to collect was what the "locals" carried for daily use rifles. Again he was very free with his considerable knowledge.

Bulletbutt had a great sense of humor and I want to say ScottF knew him personally somewhat. I miss that sense of humor.

Scott F has shared a couple meals with me, one on our back deck and I consider him a friend and brother for sure. He's still with us as of this morning - if this world ever straightens out I really need to saddle up the Mustang, drive down to Oregon and visit him again.

TLee - again still with us - used to PM back and forth with me on all sorts of topics, usually we'd talk about family and life in general. I believe he's still with us on this earth, but not the 'Fire.

crossfireoops approached me via PM and it became likely that we'd met back in late '80 or early '81 as I used to gas up at the Petro Can station he ran west of Calgary. Anyway, he called me "hoser" and helped me with a number of repair questions from how to keep an angle iron rack I was welding up square - pre figure out the warping hoser! said he - to plastic welding techniques. He was a wealth of knowledge when it came to repairing almost anything and though he was salty sometimes, he'd show one respect if it was shown to him. Anyway, he's now gone of course.

Honestly, although he's still very much with us, the one member here who led me to the 'Fire is Mule Deer - John Barsness. He's been so kind to me over the years answering my questions and listening to my theories on everything from bullet performance based on twist rates to average ear width spread of mule deer throughout their range.

Anyways wabigoon, I'll end with you in the group of legends as you've always been very approachable and the consummate gentleman in all our exchanges.

All the best to you all as we work through the current challenges.

Dwayne

Always a GREAT pleasure to hear from you Dwayne.

Where did Gus get off to?

Agreeing with Paul, especially Charlie.

I read most of BobinNH as a voyeur for years. He was and is a favorite.

Those amongst us still, I enjoy, are many. The Fire is a community of fits and misfits. Sadly, some of the best have parted. 😎

Crossfire Opps

Yeah what happened to Gus anyway ? Anybody know ? I miss his posts.

And the man love continues............smooch, smooch........lol.

Most logical conclusion is he got tired of the negativity.

Catman

Dude, what's with the Gus fixation? I get trying to start a conversation, but whoa! This ain't normal. Did you realize how many of these you've started? Maybe stalking ran him off?

Maybe Gus licked the ass end of one of those tropical frogs and has spent the last 4 months measure the growth rate of a single blade of lawn grass. 😬😎

Gus shows up, as being here, I don't see any posts.

Whoops...Man crushes do make a straight dude uncomfortable 😂😎

He’s taunting you....😎

Wow Hat, you worked hard on that.

Yeah I miss talking with Greg, he was certainly one of a kind.

Some of those folks were before my time here. I have no reason to doubt what you say.

yep

----------------------------

HIGH BRASS

Fieldgrade - Charlie
Crossfire - Greg

Genuine people.

But would still call a spade a bloody shovel !

RIP boys.

+1

I liked & conversed with Bob a fair amount, traded some stuff with him, but he was not a "Legend"............................Just another one of the good guys.

MM

From 2007, I believe.

I just checked to see if my memory was working.

Searched “Gus” and voila!

Well friend "Hat", it's nice that you were thinking of us. Gus brought a strange, and different tone to this too often downer, and combative place. He never had a nasty word in my time here. Before that, I don't know.

Thanks, and have great day sir.

Northern Dave does not post like he used to. I miss Dave as well.

Too bad Gus is gone. He was one of the very few good guys here.

Alan Day and Michael Petrov may not have been legends but they knew their stuff respectively.

some of you guys dealt with '223'

he was my older brother that passed away Dec '18

Saw him only once a year or so......but we talked 1-2 times a week.....

Yep.....sure miss BS ing to him........

he loved fishin' in Utah

He was more of a legend than some.... for sure.

Jerry

Sassy
Green Hornet
Less
Bro Dave
Bro Bill
Elf
Houndgirl, damn that girl could run a scam. She even got the best of Safariman.
SteveNO
Vanimrod
Nurse Kat
Dober

This place used to be a bunch of laughs.

Mark Dobrenski, and Stick back when you could get good information out of him without the theatrics were 2 people that got me to quit lurking and sign up.

Also miss MackeySagebrush, Although he may still post occasionally in the handgun forum.

Many are missed that left, not passed.

shrapnel
m. sagebush
deflave
formidolosus

good folks that made genuine contributions.


mike r

There can be only one!

Now that's a crowd that could keep thread after thread rolling with their life experiences. Solid entertainment value!

There are voids due to their absences....

Mickey Coleman

The on going topic specific photo requests started creeping me out some time back....
I'm thinkin' he's a "deep state" plant building dossiers on selected individuals here.
The God, Gus, fragile old timer thing is just for distraction....

Some of the best, like Greg, Bob and Mickey passed. Others just said [bleep] it and post in other venues.

It can be amazing the perception you get of a person via the Internet. When you meet them in person then sometimes it's a letdown and sometimes it's a big surprise way better than you think. I'll just leave it at that

I'd like to meet more of the good folks on this joint. The few I have are good people.

General Stuart was a legendary figure here.

RIP General!

Ya, Dober for sure !!

117gr round nose for the win !

You must be at least good for honorable Mention yourself Paul.

There is a very large population of great guys on here. I'm thankful to have shared a fire or drink with a decent handful of 'em.

George

TLee
Qtip
Penny
Shootinglady
Elf

Just a few that have not been mentioned...... but sorely missed.

Jim

mmmmnn?

Maybe?

You think he might be Jewish even?

Working for the Cabal?

Geno

PS, there's a few "legends" in hiding.

The Gig is up, hatari has me all pegged. My cover is blown, I'm no good now. I'll just have to shuffle all the papers, and type up my report to the CIA.

Anyone have a good idea for a sock puppet name?

Don’t fergit Evil Twin, and Isaac.

Yep. Still laugh about the stolen ambulance story!

EH76 & VANimrod. And BYC

Kawi. He made “conversations” interesting 🤠

Hound going dig tree dirt. Seen that.
Lol.

LMAO !

double laugh my ass off.

I forgot about that guy.

good thing when i first joined this august institution I was mostly alone when reading his post or folks would have thought I'd lost it.

Geno

General Stuart's ambulance post is by far the best ever.

Probably one notch above the Brother Dave child support thread.

Yep!

Sadly, I think the General was suffering a brain injury at the time.

Not that it makes the story any less legendary. I can only hope to go out after a multi state azz whoopin' tour in a stolen amber lamps.

God Speed, Sir.

Yeah. I suspected something was going on with him when I read that post.

General Stuart was a regular on the Smith & Wesson forums and regularly posted pics of his revolvers. He had a nice collection. He was a good source of information and always was a straight up acting fellow.

Still,....his ambulance post was outstanding.

Someone needs to define "Legend"........................lot of "good guys" listed but that surely does not make them a "Legend".

Like him or hate him, there's really only been one............just because you might not like him doesn't mean he's not a "Legend".

Only one other person here meets the requirements & he will surely go down in the annals for writing & hunting with all the other "Legends" past & that's John Barsness.

Like I said, lots of good guys, no "Legends".

JMHO, YMMV

MM

I miss T Lee.

i do agree x2 ,same dudes post the same animals pictures just to prove they are legends in their own mind.

Hat is a FIRE legend extraordinaire. GOD bless ya, Hat.

Been missing your intellectual posts. You and Doc Rocket too.

BTW, wheres Gunner been hiding lately?

Oh yes, the 270 big buck killer.

WTH is a Ledgends?

George Washington and John Wayne were legends. They never just said [bleep] and left.

Yep. I really miss Keith.

My understanding is that Nurse Kat shared laughs with a few members, if ya get my drift.
.

Boff threads need a bump.

The General

Bricktop.... love that guy, I am not racist....

I can only think of two!
Toby and maser!!!!

spent time with bob couple weekends ago.

Ok, i’ll confess. I miss Gus too. 😉

FB

FB

Leave him alone, he’s on the spectrum.

Ditto
Some good ones listed in this thread7.

Ingwe

I learn much when I ask my many questions. Thanks all.

ROFLMAO

78% of your threads could be phishing for the answers to people’s security questions.

Where did you meet your spouse?

Who was your favorite teacher?

Where was your favorite vacation?

What was your first pet’s name?

What’s your favorite meal?

Etc...

Feeling violated.....😎

Wow Brian, you have done some serious research. that, and I think you are mixing me up with someone else. Oh, just one more thing, could you Pm me your SSAN, your current address, your date of birth, and your mother's maiden name?

He hangs around sometimes.

Probably doesn't want anything to do with some guy who made up a cartridge "honoring" him.

Geno

kingston's phone

867-5309.

Geno

Google “Boolean”

The only thing I PM are dick pics.


Just ask Flave.


No Roy, no dick pics for you.

I'm not out to hurt no one, no insults, no unkind thoughts. Just trying to keep this place interesting. Thanks all.

It’s not like I’m accusing you of being a Russian Bot, but if you were, you’d be a real good one.

:-)

Safariman!

TLee, Ingwe, and Shrapnel

( Ijust couldn't bring myself to put them all in the same post ) !

Well, lets see, I am not in the habit of making trouble for trouble's sake. If I was, I'd like to be the best at it.

On another note, how are you, and family doing Brian? Before today I have not heard much form you.

Yep. And I’ll throw in Kaywoodie !

Sam makes place tolerable.

I need to watch this movie.

I need to get to sleep. Wabigoon has left the building.

Gus is probably off somewhere meeting with the High Priests of NASA and helping develop a vaccine for the Corona Virus

ROFLMFAO

Where did you first watch Stagecoach?

What’s Stagecoach?


Who was your favorite supporting actor in Stagecoach?

See above.


Did you ever go on vacation to fish and end up watching a Stagecoach marathon?

Not unless Stagecoach is slang for RedTube.


What was last pet you left outside to freeze to death?

February 29th, 2020


Do you like tater tots?

Everybody likes tater tots, that’s why they’re tater tots.


Anyone ever notice that guy in Stagecoach that looks like Sam Olsen?

It’s spelled Olson...

Enjoy........

BYC, SteveNO,EH76, Ken Howell. I enjoyed and miss all of them. Many others as well.

my bad, I was thinking of the big guy, with the nappy hair and beard 😃

The Olsen from Little House on the Prairie

Tell me this doesn’t look like Jim Conrad.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B96sOxODlie/?igshid=19akkynk5gst1

+ Cross

Lynn

There are a lot of great names that are listed that I enjoyed reading what they had to say. But a legend has to be Safariman. Love him or hate him, it is amazing how people can't stop talking about him.

That guy had clothes on

Na, that's Big Jim.
Before he got married and let himself go

SteveNO had the most bad azzed house ever!

Place was like a museum, the ancient cypress boards on the walls were like 36 inches wide.

Amen !

As you are also.

Lynn

Amen !

Lynn

Miss Sassy ! Still have all our PM's between us.

Miss her dearly !

Lynn

Truly good people.

Lynn

That’s Spring on the Hi-line.

CrossFire and I weren't exactly BFFs, but I do believe he was genuine and I do think he is a legend here...that and BobinNH.

Miss those guys.

Well he did have the TP in his hand...so I guess he did what he had to do?

Thought you were talking about Hanco for a sec. Whew....

I miss BobinNH the most.

I liked his taste in rifles and he wrote good reports of his annual trip west to hunt. Always seemed to have a good time and took great photos.

I also miss Fieldgrade. The photos of him and his dogs and the bobcats. He had nifty guns and knives. Told good stories.

That guy is in much better shape.

Listen up.............it doesn't get much better than this movie.

Why?..........because if not for Stagecoach, there might not have been The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Three Godfathers, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, Red River, Rio Grande, Fort Apache, The Cowboys, and a bunch of others.

I didn't read the whole thread, so my apologies if I'm repeating here. A few come to mind. Bricktop always made me laugh. Another one I really miss around here is Ron T. We had a meet and greet while up deer hunting in Pennsylvania. He was good people. Many of the older cast of characters have moved on, on their own accord, or by the ravages of time. We remember them and wish them well, regardless of how or why they left.

you know you ALL miss bricktop

Probably right about that!

Still wish he would post more on here,I do enjoy picking on him!

missed him at the pig hunt this yr.

DAMMIT JIM, GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF

Well.....Do you like tater tots?

Dont be busting on Marion.....

Shouldn't say much here. I miss a few and some are making me happy. But Be Well, Rustyzipper.

Any of you short timers remember DonKnows.
Dave

FB

Well said my Friend.

A note here to you: "You are by far, one of the very best of people here on the Fire, and that would include your dear Wife".

God Bless You and Yours.

Lynn

Lmao
the boxing gloves crack me the hell up

Seems odd to miss someone that you only know as black text on a white background. But I miss Crossfireoops.

Sometimes it was obvious that we were both having a few drinks and we'd cuss and fuss at each other something awful. Other times we'd have a good time sharing machinist tales and clowning.

He was a good guy.

That's very nice of you Lynne. Thank you very much.

Kinda wish that the guy who got arrested for whupping the pastor who had been banging his parishioners wives had stuck around. He seemed like a good guy. Believe he used air hose.

Haha,

Air hose Steve? He was from MS.

Wabbi's spelling is getting there....

Two things about my spelling, or lack thereof. I have been able to read words at an early age. That may be part of my problem. I type slowly, and poorly, I have to look at the keys, and you would be quite amused to see the combination of letters that show when I do look at the screen. (yes, I know that's aver two).

Rick's must have bought his spell check at Fred Flintstone's yard sale.

And, it ain;t easy bein' me!

Richard, the fact that you accept it with good humor speaks well of you.

same here i type with one finger, and i skip words a lot because my finger can't keep up with my thought process.

FB?

that's a thing?

Geno