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

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[JustAmy]

Heh Heh Heh ...... Good one!!

[JustAmy]

"did you behave or not?"

Since Louie wasn't here I was an angel. After all, it's alway Louie's and lodwick's fault. They know I can't run as fast as they can! LOL

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for your kind words, Fred. I'm a day late, I took a fly fishing break.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for sharing some great pictures of Mullah Shorty Da$$hole, the best buddy in the Senate for al Qaeda and Club Sierra terrorists/thugs.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks Valerie! The 4th of July was very special for most Americans this year after 9/11.

[Grampa Dave]

That bear is obviously a great salmon fisher. That salmon ended as brunch in just one leap and one swallow by the bear.

[Grampa Dave]

What a great way to start a morning. My coffee and your pictures of Mullah Shorty Da$$hole, the Senator bought and controlled by the al Qaeda and Club Sierra Terrorist/thugs.

[LurkerNoMore!]

You are terrific!

[daisyscarlett]

THREAD FOR FRIDAY

[Grampa Dave]

You bet, that I loved the gif from Nan:

[Grampa Dave]

The rat controlled phoney businesses like World Com, Global Crossing need to be exposed just like the Watermelon Green Jihadists. Thanks for your work on this very important task.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks, I love to see the antics of porpoises, and their great swimming abilities.

[Grampa Dave]

Glad to have you as my ally against the Watermelon Green Jihadists.

Please post the link to your work in the Saw Grass Rebellion to this thread. Good luck in your battle against the Green Fascists who would rurally cleanse everyone of us! Your battle down there is for all of us. Conservatives have to realize that if the Green Fascists burn out rural Oregonians and seize property from people in Floriduh, that they will be on the Green Terrorist/thug target list some day.

[Grampa Dave]

Great picture. My son and I have joked that if and when we take his kids fishing. One of us will have to have a net to get them out of the water, and the other will have to have safety lines on them, in particuliar Bubba Bam Bam.

Our grand daughter most of the time has some good common sense. Bubba Bam Bam on a recent trip back to the Jersey Coast would run into the ocean until the waves threw him back on the beach. He would get up and repeat the process. She would wait until someone was there to hold her hand.

[Grampa Dave]

Thank you and for all your contributions to FR!

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for your very kind words. I think that we have two future fly fishers with our grandkids.

They both love to be outside. Since they could toddle, whenever they had to come inside, they would lay by the door and cry to go back outside. (even if they had been outside for hours).

[Grampa Dave]

Madfly is the official pinger. Let him know that you want to ping.

I'm ping list deficient. I have a few Oregonians and other real anti enviralists that I have on a short list. Then I ping Madfly, backhoe, farmfriend and Ernest at the beach. They are organized.

[Grampa Dave]

After a week or so of ODing on fish and seafood and chicken, we throw a chunk of beef on the old Weber. Then we enjoy it. Even when we visit the Oregon coast and eat more seafood than an Orca does, we know where the good hamburger places are or the good steak places.

[Grampa Dave]

Hey, fellow ranter against the Nattering Green Nannie Nazis in Kali, thanks.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the ping and the reminder of one of my better posts. We didn't get the 5000, but we sure got a few more monthly donors to Free Republic and wrapped up that Freepathon quickly: (link to what Ragtime Cowgirl was talking about)

Ragtime, thanks for all that you do and contribute to every day you bless this site!