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
08-27-02 Freedom Poster
08-28-02 humblegunner

[Billie]

I knew it was you before I got to your name. You write some of the nicest posts, Dave.

And that picture of that little fisherman and his little buddy is just TOO sweet!

[dansangel]

Yay! Good Morning Grampa Dave!!!!! You just made my morning!

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[Billie]

It's not planned, honest! But I notice it so often - I get to a point and have to leave, and when I get back, it's SO OFTEN JUST BEFORE YOUR POST!

[Grampa Dave]

The Upper Sacramento River is one of those special places for Fly Fishers in the early part of the season and in October.

In October, there is this very large fly, the October Caddis that emerges from the water (fish try to eat it then) or comes back to lay its eggs (fish go ballistic then). In the last 30 minutes of light, you can catch and release a whole lot of beautiful trout with PHD's in how not to be caught. However, they act like liberals trying to get our tax $'s during this time period, so if you know what you are doing, you can have an incredible time.

[Grampa Dave]

I hope to try and catch some this September and October and maybe this winter when the winter steelhead come into SW Oregon.

[Grampa Dave]

Please join us on a thread one of these times! That is how we get to know each other.

[wattsmag2]

A sciatic tingling blues bump.

[Grampa Dave]

Crater Lake is incredible.

If anyone is up in that area after Labor Day, tour and go around the lake during the day. Before you do that, make dinner reservations in the lodge so that you will be seated about 30 minutes before sunset.

Then one of you faces the lake and one faces to the West for the sunset. Then you keep each other posted on what to see. You will have a sore neck the next day, but you will see sunset colors and views that can only be seen from that lodge.

The service is incredible and so is the food. After Labor Day most tourists are gone, so every guest is someone special at dinner.

Dinner at Crater Lake Lodge at sunset after Labor Day is one of our favorite places.

[Aquamarine]

Mossbrae Falls, Upper Sacramento River

[MeekOneGOP]

Fahr....

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks Amy!

If the Watermelon Enviros who hate most Americans get their way, there would be no farmers or ranchers raising the food that we feed our families with.

Does anyone want to stand in line at the Club Sierra Recycled Food or Soylent Green food outline for your families daily ration of this stuff?

If they had their way, there would be no farmers nor ranchers. If there are no farmers or ranchers, who will raise the food that we and our families need.

This Watermelon goal of removing farmers and ranchers has been labeled by the Wall Street Journal as Rural Cleansing.

Amy understands this, and we need to wake up about 200 million more Americans about this harsh reality!

[madfly]

"Thanks for your updates on this mess in Oregon."

[The Thin Man]

Good morning, all! Congratulations Grampa Dave on being today's honoree and for your upcoming wedding anniversary.

I love that first cartoon about saving the land from being logged!

[MeekOneGOP]

heh heh !

[Billie]

Excellent thread. : )

Wow! A pedestal! You put me on a pedestal!!

[MeekOneGOP]

heh heh ! Thanks. Grampa keeps me young !

[ladyinred]

Good morning Amy! How much did it cost you to repair that hockey rink huh? :)

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks to the incredible Madfly, the poster and pinger for those of us who fight the envirals.

Last weekend, I was Grampa starting on Friday. So I couldn't start the Oregon Still Burning Threads. So MadFly living in Arizona stepped in and did a great job.

Again, this can only happen on Jim Robinson's great invention for conservatives, Free Republic.

Thanks MadFly for your tireless work.

Re those killer words, if you could see some of the freep mail that I get from phoney conservatives who are really Green Jihadists, you would know that those words have an impact on them. The Green Jihadists can be successful as long as they control the media and what is said about them.

They don't control us, and we are starting to have an big impact going back to Jeff Head's and others who helped to prevent the Rural Cleansing of the Klamath Basin of over close to 1500 farm and ranch families. They were taking away their irrigation water so supposedly save a bottom sucking Short Nosed Sucker Fish. It didn't work!

Aunt B got the word out. Jeff Head and others got involved and for the first time the Watermelon Rural Cleansing were stopped. I really feel if it wasn't for these two and so many other great Freepers, most of those farm and ranch families would have been rurally cleansed.

[Billie]

This is a wonderful way to get to know our fellow FReepers.

It really is - I think we are all learning a lot about others we've seen on threads......this gives us a chance to see something besides the screen name. :)

[Grampa Dave]

Glad you had a safe trip. We/I still haven't made reservations for our annual fall migration to the beauties of SW Oregon, thanks to the fires.