A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day 08-29-02

Aquamarine and Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest.....
......Every Day

FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues;  salute
and support our military and our leaders;  tell a few jokes;  learn a new
word;  write poetry;  pray for those in need;  and congratulate those who
are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which
we can express ourselves.

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.  I
can remember lurking when there were only a few regulars who posted, and now there are over 60,000 who have registered for posting privileges. The forum is read daily by tens of thousands
of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.

A Few of FR's Finest November 11, 2001

So many people have written me since my original Veteran's Day Tribute, asking how they, or a loved one, could be included in that tribute. Since I can no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I've been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.

Still that doesn't seem to be enough. I think there's never been a better nor more appropriate time to keep the faces of our own Veterans and Active Military in front of FReepers--every day! That's why I wanted to do yet another Daily Thread .....ABOUT FReepers .....and FOR FReepers. But not only about our Military FReepers; for all FReepers! Wouldn't it be nice to get to know a few of the other FReepers as well? That's why, in addition to seeing FR's Finest Military Personnel every day, I thought it might be fun to feature a different FReeper (or FReepers) each day. If you would like to be pictured, or know someone who would, please FReepmail me and we'll turn the spotlight - on YOU - for the day!

And do let me know if you'd like your picture added to the groups of Veterans/Active Military below. I will keep this page updated, and continue to add them to the comment section of the original Veteran's Day thread as well.

TOP:  g'nad, AgThorn's son Justin, SLB, AgThorn's son Brett

MIDDLE:  fish70, razorback-bert, CheneyChick,Leroy S Mort, Mark17

BOTTOM:  Terry's Take, Taxman, DinkyDau

TOP:  ValerieUSA's son Grant, SK1Thurman, kd5cts, RangerVetNam,

dansangel and .45man's son-in-law Tony

BOTTOM:  rangerX, Old China Hand, Trish, Howlin's dad, Mustang

TOP: ohioWfan's son, MamaBear's father-in-law, MamaBear's dad, ladtx

MIDDLE:  The Mayor's niece, M.Kehoe, Beach_Babe's son-in-law

BOTTOM:  deadhead's dad, HiJinx, Severa's hubby, viligantcitizen's granddad.

TOP: Q6-God, Scan59, Mama Bear and JKPhoto's son, ofMagog

MIDDLE:  Big'ol_freeper, JustAmy's great uncle, Prodigal Son

BOTTOM:  JustAmy's husband, JustAmy's brother-in-law, JustAmy's brother.

TOP: dakine's wife, MeeknMing's dad, Auntbee's nephew, MilitiaMan7,
AlasBabylon.
BOTTOM:  Joe Brower, Temple Owl, Temple Owl's wife, dutchess' dad,
Aomagrat

                     

Grampa Dave
FReeper since 08-04-00

Graphic by Ebuck and Paul Atreides

Grampa Dave By Aquamarine

Grampa Dave feels passionate about enjoying the environment of the great outdoors; he especially loves to fish the great rivers out West and can tell some unforgettable fishing stories that will make you feel you were right there in the river with him! But he doesn't stop there -- he'll even tell you the best way to cook the catch!

He also has great knowledge of the greenies and the damage that they are doing to the farmers, loggers and the environment with their inside-out, backward approach to common sense. You will find him on the environmental threads fighting them with all his might! He also worked tirelessly on the Klamath threads last year and gave untold hours of knowledge to the threads during that trying time.

Grampa Dave also works very hard on the fundraising threads on Freerepublic. He loves his children and grandchildren and can tell the sweetest stories about them on any given day. I'm proud to call Grampa Dave a FRiend of mine and consider him to be one of the Finest. ~~Aquamarine

I want to thank Aquamarine for her words about Grampa Dave above (and for that neat fishing pole gif!), and for introducing him to us. I wrote him for additional information and learned that he has been posting a continual thread since the middle of July about Oregon burning.... or, as he said, "Rural Cleansing as a result of the Watermelon Green Jehadists of Oregon."

That thread has developed a great cadre of Oregon people close to the fires, as well as a lot of others from other states.

Grampa Dave has a collection of cartoons that show the end goal of the Watermelon jhadists re burning our forests to prevent any logging. I have included a couple of them at his request.

The graphic by Ebuck and Paul Atriedes at the beginning of the thread was the result of several exchanges between Grampa Dave and Ebuck and others. Ebuck came up with the great idea of renting a billboard off of I5 to show disgust re the fires in Oregon and to lay the blame at the feet of those responsible.

A wonderful, unnamed Freeper donated the money to pay for the art work and the rental for the first month. (FReeper Blackie has the exact location of this billboard). There is a committee composed of Oregonians, and Grampa Dave to coordinate the funding to keep the billboard up until after the November elections. Please contact Grampa Dave via FReepmail for further information on how you might help.

Links to some of the threads where Grampa Dave's passions lie:

*VANITY* environ-MENTAL-ist Bulletin Board!! Containment nearing on Biscuit Fire (Oregon still burning) Saving Water, U.S. Farmers Are Worried They'll Parch Red Flag Warning/Fire Weather Watch Information, for SW Oregon Area

Grampa Dave and his wife will have their 41st wedding anniversary in September! They have two grown sons, and two grandchildren. As Aquamarine said, he is quite a doting grandfather. (the screen name he chose just might have revealed that!)

He served in the U.S. Navy from 1962 - 1964, during the Cuban Crisis, and was discharged from the Reserves in 1970. A Republican all his life, he became a conservative during the Cuban Crisis! Church is a vital part of his family life; both he and his wife have served on vestries, and both the grandchildren have already been baptized.

Grampa Dave became a backer and supporter of George W. after he saw who his 'enemies' were and became more involved with FReeRepublic after the election, fighting along with other FReepers to keep the gore backers from stealing the election. He was responsible for getting many young people involved in politics for the first time in their life.

There is so much more to Grampa Dave than I have touched on in these brief paragraphs. Many of you have 'met' him, 'stood' beside him during the Klamath Basin Crisis, or rallied beside him in his fight against the environmentalists on many other threads. Please take a few moments and visit his profile page (link is provided at the beginning of this tribute). You'll see why he has been chosen ONE OF FR'S FINEST!

Please come and say hello to Grampa Dave, but if you don't hear from him after about 9:30 AM PDT, it's because he's......

THIS WEEK'S THREADS

08-26-02 D.C. Freepers
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[Grampa Dave]

Actually, Italian Grits, called Polenta is great with salmon right off the grill or with smoke salmon in the morning for breakfast.

That bear picture with the salmon in her mouth is one my wife's favorites. She has a joke that if this Episcopalian trip doesn't work out for her, she wants to come back as one of these protected bears in Alaska to catch feed on fresh salmon. I would opt to be one of those cute little protected Sea Otters living around Monterey Bay. All the abalone and fresh fish that you can eat, and all the humans think that you are so cute.

[Fred Mertz]

Thanks for all that you do, Grampa Dave.

[Diver Dave]

Just did a 'tree hugger' search on google. Here's a couple of examples. I'll go for the latter. :^)

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for all that you have done for the innocent people in the Klamath Basis last year and for the smoked out people in and around where you live this year!

You know that you are one my best friends on Free Republic. Your plea for help for the farmers and ranchers and their families a year ago May got me really involved in this war against the Watermelons.

Keep up the good fight! Just look at the changes versus a year ago last May.

[JustAmy]

You have freepmail! LOL
I always wanted to say that!

[WVNan]

ROTFLOL. You paint a wonderful word picture, Dave. That is too funny. I'm glad you like the gif...it's a gift. Catching a trout like that reminds me of the time we were playing a gig in Missoula, MT. and the manager of a lodge in the Bitteroot Wilderness in Idaho asked us to come up and play for a party for some firejumpers. He put us up at the lodge and we had a great time. Some of the locals took our 12 year old son fly fishing. He had never been fly fishing in his life. In fact, I'm not sure he had ever been fishing at all. But the people had a son about his age and he wanted to go. The family came back later that day somewhat chagrined. Our son apparently was a fast learner. He had caught a 1 lb brown trout, and none of the others caught anything. To be fair, I should say that this son is one of the luckiest people alive. His luck is almost scary. I've seen coke machines spit out cokes for him without money. LOL.

[MeekOneGOP]

Maybe he will post a couple of his favorites, he has on little Mullah Tommy Da$$hle if we say please. (which I just did).

Thanks, Grampa ! You're so kind. I was away for a little bit. Back now. Sure, here's Mullah
(LOL!) tommy for ya.....

If it doesn't fit, you must obstruct it !

[ValerieUSA]

Hooray for Grampa Dave!!

[Diver Dave]

Here's one titled "Catch of the Day."

[MeekOneGOP]

[MeekOneGOP]

Little Tommy Daschle's
Skool Picture! !

[WVNan]

This is a refreshing thead today. Makes me want to go fishing. Something I haven't done for 30 years.

[Grampa Dave]

Billei, aquamarine, dansangel, thank you so much for this great honor today. The Freeper Family is such a wonderful and incredible family of talented and great people. I happy to be a Grampa for so many!

I'm off to go fly fishing. However,I promise to answer every great reply tomorrow.

Jim Rob, thank you for your gift to conservatives across America and into other lands.

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Thank you for this great gif, WVNan!

[MeekOneGOP]

Alright! Glad ya liked my Popeye graph, Grampa !

[WVNan]

My pleasure, Dave. Have a great time.

[chadsworth]

If you start hiking your leg on all the trees, it'll be a desert when y'all leave!

My Slogan is

SAVE THE WORLD,

PLANT AN ENVIRONMENTALIST

[madfly]

Grampa Dave Freeper Roast ping!

[Jeff Head]

You are welcome ... there are so many unbelievably talented and dedicated individuals ... great American patriots all ... here on FR.

My view is that anyone working for the restoration of our constitutional Republic and dedicated to the moral principles upon which it was founded is my ally ... even if they choose to work in a different area of focus than me ... or come at a little different than I would. All of that is the beauty of it and it will take us all to fight back the liberal/sicialist/marxistic/global monstrocity trying to be perpetrated on us.

Thank you for doing this ... it helps bring us all together and appreciate one another.

FRegards.

[Jeff Head]

Thanks for the congrats. I was honored to be a small part of the effort in Klamath. I really just went over there to help some friends ... and tok my cell phone with me and made liberal use of it.

AuntB, Washington_minuteman, nunya bidness, tonk,Grampa Dave, and so many others were also so very involved.

I pray we can see more and more of this, involving more and more individuals in the future. Like a wave cresting over the top of the heads of our liberal/socialist/marxist/globalist oponents.

God bless and best FRegards.

[Billie]

Afternoon, Mo1, and thanks for coming over to 'salute' another of FR's Finest!