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The Campfire / Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY The Miner '49er!!!
« Last post by rollingb on November 16, 2025, 08:43:34 PM »Happy Birthday Don!
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The Campfire / Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY The Miner '49er!!!
« Last post by Bigsmoke on November 16, 2025, 04:48:30 PM »Happy Birthday, Don.
This is going to be the last of your 70's. Make the most of it.
Once you hit 80, well, shucks, I dunno, I guess it's just like 79, only older.
But not in a bad way. Just think, it is better than the alternative.
John
This is going to be the last of your 70's. Make the most of it.
Once you hit 80, well, shucks, I dunno, I guess it's just like 79, only older.
But not in a bad way. Just think, it is better than the alternative.
John
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The Campfire / Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY The Miner '49er!!!
« Last post by Winter Hawk on November 16, 2025, 04:30:53 PM »Happy 79th, Don! Remember, 80 is just a number. Once you exceed it you can bask in the glory of doing things that younger folks think are impossible (especially for someone beyond their 70s).
~Kees~
~Kees~
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The Campfire / Re: HBD Marines
« Last post by Winter Hawk on November 16, 2025, 04:24:49 PM »I was cogitating on this the other day. Back in the later 1950s we lived in the "country" outside the town of Kaneohe, Hawaii. Across the bay was the Marine Air Station. On a training flight a jet fighter developed mechanical problems and was going down in a residential area, Kailua if memory serves me right. Instead of bailing out, the pilot stayed on board and managed to keep the plane from plowing into a school, although it did impact into a housing development. The pilot died fast; his helmet was found some distance away with his head still in it. His sacrifice saved all those school kids.
As a former Navy man who has worked with numerous former jarheads, I salute the Marine Corps for making great men like this pilot!
As a former Navy man who has worked with numerous former jarheads, I salute the Marine Corps for making great men like this pilot!
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The Campfire / Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY The Miner '49er!!!
« Last post by The Miner '49er on November 16, 2025, 11:32:01 AM »Thanks, guys! It's too windy today to shoot. Maybe tomorrow. My grandson wanted to be a teenager so much that on his 12th Bday he proudly told everyone "I'm going on 13!" Well now I can say, not so enthusiastically, "I'm going on 80."
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The Campfire / Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY The Miner '49er!!!
« Last post by No Powder on November 16, 2025, 06:10:37 AM »Well, well, well. I thought you quit having those things. Have a great one buddy. And let me know how you celebrated.
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The Campfire / Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY The Miner '49er!!!
« Last post by Hank in WV on November 16, 2025, 05:27:26 AM »
Happy Birthday Don 18
The Campfire / HAPPY BIRTHDAY The Miner '49er!!!
« Last post by Webmaster on November 16, 2025, 04:02:37 AM »YAY for The Miner '49er! - another year notched on yer gunstock! Hope you have a "bang up" birthday!
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Long Range Muzzleloading / Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Last post by Salty on November 14, 2025, 04:04:59 PM »Great idea Tom. More incentive and satisfaction even if you don?t qualify for the continental.
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Long Range Muzzleloading / Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Last post by No Powder on November 14, 2025, 02:13:56 PM »I think I got the deer ,but not the postage stamp. [ Invalid Attachment ]