Just me standing in front of a 1943 T-6 Texan, used to train WWII fighter pilots.
I had the privlidge of flying her for a couple hours and received some acrobatic training and log book time (I'm a Private Pilot).
It took over a week for that grin to leave my face, probably the most fun flying I've ever experienced (other than seaplanes).
Sulphur River Blue Highfin loaded with nightcrawlers
33-17-29.81 N
94-28-17.86 W
A picture of me Surveying 8 years ago.
I used it because it was already small sized (e.g. I'm lazy-haven't made a new avatar file yet).
No 'splainin, Lucy.
Me getting ready for my "Senior Prom"....
Just me from a couple years ago.
(actually I borrowed it from the other site in the past)
All this avatar discussion, I suppose I need an avatar. OK, avatar now uploaded.
Explanation:
My avatar is an avatar. Of the jarhead tribe.
My rebel wild child and myself around 2006.
Me trying to mean mug because I was behind bars.
If you're gonna play journalist, you gotta have a role model.
What will become of this thread when people change their avatars? 😀
I just changed my Avatar so my comment above is no longer valid.
The current one is me doing a bridge topo at Jackson Demonstration State Forest near Fort Bragg, California.
Balanced cantilever cast in place segmental cable stayed bridge. Turned out pretty.
Dr. Gonzo, I presume?
> If you're gonna play journalist, you gotta have a role model.
LOL! Hunter S. Thompson would have hung out with surveyors, but the Hell's Angels weren't quite a rough a crowd.
My grandson and me just before this years Independence Day parade.
Me on the coast north of San Francisco a couple of years ago in the middle of July.
We were in Sacramento about 4 hours earlier where it was 105 degrees. The temp in the photo is in the low 50's I think. It was...bracing...
Central Coast of beautiful California
It should be obvious.
Nascent Nitzschean Nihilist
The most care free being I know.
> Me, wearing a denim shirt embroidered with a logo from a certain other surveyor's message board that is now defunct. That picture is several years old now though, I have a lot more gray hair! < (From Wendell)
He blames the gray hair on me. 😐
Wendell drew my avatar. It was going to be my tattoo but I chickened out!! It's a cartoon style of my footless rat, Stubs. Oh how this little rat taught me to NEVER ever judge someone or something ever again by what "society" thinks. (I use to hate rats!!)
On Halloween 2002, I went to petco in Tucson, Az. to get some pet goodies. Naturally I'd go over and "visit" the rodents. Well, here was this sole rat cowering in the corner of the top bin. I climbed up to see what was wrong and saw blood everywhere. I flipped him over to see that some IDIOT had cut off his back feet and left him there, suffering!! (Later on I found out it was their local "breeder" playing a joke on the petco manager).
Anyhow, I pulled him out and cuddled/comforted him and asked the manager what they were going to do about this footless rat?? The manager said they would just euthanize him. I said no and raised a big stink and so the manager told me I could take him home for "free" since I seemed to know what I was doing and the rat liked me.
So I take this bleeding rat home in a pet box and as soon as I walked in the door Wendell saw my face and goes "OH NO, WHAT DID YOU BRING HOME?!" I just handed him the box and told him to look inside and as soon as he did he goes "Oh no..." but the tone of voice he used was the very different from the what-did-I-bring-home tone and he said "I see why you brought him home."
I nursed this little guy back to health and he was my "Stubs" for over a year. I carried him around in a basket lined with T-shirts because his stubs would get raw/blistered if left too long in a normal rat cage. He became quite famous in many different countries and even got rat/animal "haters" to like him. People sent me all sorts of rat gifts, etc...for taking in this rat and doing what I did.
(I don't see the big deal; I just did what my heart felt was right.)
Wendell's 90 year old grandma wanted to knit him booties!! THAT was a hoot!!
Sorry, guys, I didn't mean to ramble on here but I figured a good explanation of why Stubs Avatar is what it is was deserving. I posted pics below of the REAL Stubs if anyone was interested.
:angel: Angel
First night home. This is after a bath and wound cleaning.
Resting in comfort.
Wendells favorite rat photo ever!!
