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PeteG662 -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 12:32:09 AM)
I believe AW1Steve started something like this a few years ago when he was in the DC area Job: Management Analyst Age: 50 Residence: Northern Virginia Family: Yep, SO and a few leftover kids from the seven Education: Florida based - BA in history (so I could be an officer in the Army) and an MPA (so I could have a career after the military) Work: 9 out of every 14, government has been good to work for especially in this traffic congested area Favorite Quote: "Anyone wanting to get on, get the hell on; anyone wanting to get off, get the hell off; any complaints see the beotch in the kitchen" Reading: Economist every week! The forum when the military servers allow access

LargeSlowTarget -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 1:16:33 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Historiker Do you work for EA? I love that company, it has granted me a press account [:D] I hope to be back in History, soon, to get my PhD and then to teaching in the US [:)] No, not EA - and you must be one of the few people who loves them: http://consumerist.com/2012/04/congratulations-ea-you-are-the-worst-company-in-america-for-2012.html But we sell EA games (and games from many other publishers). I am one of the lucky guys who has free access to hundreds of games, old classic and the brand-new stuff. But well, apart from some "familiarization runs" I need for my job I hardly ever touch them - who needs other games when there is AE!

Historiker -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 1:19:59 AM)
Of course, Steam... Well, they gave me a press account and treat me nicely. Whouldn't you like them, too, in my place? I mean, you don't bite the hand that feeds you, right? It's the same with the cigars I review. There are some companies that treat me very nicely. They can't buy me, but - of course - the treatment by a company doesn't stay unnotices. I try to find less harsh words for a really crappy cigar, so instead of "it is a crime to release that cigar", I may say "well, I'd propose some more changes in the mixture..." Can you get me a Steam-Pressaccount as well? [;)]

witpqs -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 1:32:25 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Panzerjaeger Hortlund We had a snowstorm today. A snowstorm in the middle of April I tell you. I dont think its too hard to figure out why the vikings were so pissed off all the time. Id go to Lindsfarme myself right now if I had a ship, just to get away from this bloody weather. Here too...

LargeSlowTarget -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 1:34:26 AM)
sneer Steam - no, missed again. I'm working for a French company (but it is not Ubisoft) - more per PM. Mmh, nice play on words: Who needs EA when there is AE [:)]

bilbow -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 1:56:41 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Canoerebel I figured the average age of Forumites might be 50 to 55, but based on the posts in here thus far it might be closer to 40 to 45. It is encouraging to note so many young folks with a passion for history and strategy of this kind. I'll have to move this back towards your original assumption. Job- Solution design for #1 logistics industry multinational. Age- 62 Residence- Concord NH, after a 20 year exile in Ohio Family- Wife, 3 grown kids, 3 grandkids. Was 2 until this week. Education- Tufts University Reading- This forum

Reg -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 2:35:45 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Tallyman662 I believe AW1Steve started something like this a few years ago when he was in the DC area And if you can dig it up, I believe it has an entry by CanoeRebel (you can run but you can't hide... [:D])

ChezDaJez -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 4:34:44 AM)
Job: Registered Nurse Age: 57 Residence: Chehalis, WA Family: Married 31 years to the same woman: 3 daughters, 1 son, 2 granddaughters, 3 grandsons Education: ASN Work: Currently Resident Care Manager at a local rehab facility, formerly 26 year Navy veteran (AWCS) with over 9000 hours in the P-3 Orion Favorite Quote: 3 ot them... "If you thought having kids was great, wait until you have grandkids!" Erma Bombeck "You guys ready? Ok, let's Roll!" Todd Beamer on American Airlines flight 93 "I can hear you, the rest of the world can hear you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon." George W. Bush at Ground Zero Reading: Nothing at the moment

rockmedic109 -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 4:46:49 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget Job: Customer Support / Fraud Management for an online distributor of pc games Age: 38 Residence: near Paris, France (but I'm a "boche") Family: 1 wife, 2 clowns (both boys, 6 and 7...) Education: studied long-term unemployment (modern history) and universal dilettantism (geography) Work: 8 days a week - there is no 'supply cap' on stupid questions... Favorite Quote: "If you make something idiot-proof, nature develops better idiots." Reading: in the backpack for the train ride from/to work: Hornfischer: Neptune's Inferno, on the nightstand: Bernard Fall: Street without joy, in the bathroom: Douglas Reeman (aka Alexander Kent): "Signal - Close Action!" Funny, with Historiker and VSWG I'm the third "historian-switched-to-IT" guy from Germany. I loved the Alexander Kent books. I never read any of his other books but was a Richard Bolitho junkie for years...well, decades. Started at age 15 and I think I was 40 the last one I read. I still have the entire collection in my gun safe. About the time WITP came out. Funny that.

wdolson -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 5:17:09 AM)
The books are so treasured you keep them in a safe? Bill

Sardaukar -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 7:29:58 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: wdolson The books are so treasured you keep them in a safe? Bill Because he loved them more than wife and life. Bringing those out would expose anyone to fate worse than death. [:D]

Sardaukar -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 7:31:45 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: wdolson The books are so treasured you keep them in a safe? Bill Because he loved them more than wife and life. Bringing those out would expose anyone to fate worse than death. [:D]

Skyros -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 2:34:49 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: dorjun driver quote: ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy quote: ORIGINAL: dorjun driver quote: ORIGINAL: Skyros Job: ERP Manager Age: 51 Residence: Blythewood SC Family: Wife and 3 daughters Education: BA history UR, MPA UCONN, MBA USC Work: School district Favorite Quote: I stick my neck out for nobody. Rick Reading: Collapse by Diamond, History of South Africa by Welsh and *December 1941 by Shirley* Last battle field: Antietem Stop reading that dreck before it's too late! It's right up there with the movie that can't be mentioned. Damn you dorjun! I started laughing at your post about the movie that can't be mentioned and my wife gave me a look of disgust when I explained to her that I was laughing on a wargame site. [:D] Is it possible to be anymore nerdy than a wargamer? No. What's not funny about war? But seriously, THAT book is the biggest waste of forest products I've ever had the displeasure of forcing my self to finish. Its been a slow read on my kindle, very repetitive. Must say I do have my kids using the term the movie that shall not be named, they think its very funny and use it when rating other movies.

dorjun driver -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 3:19:29 PM)
Well, if it's on a Kindle, all right then.

rockmedic109 -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 5:08:23 PM)
At the time I was living in an apartment that had a pipe bust in the upstairs unit above me. I lost a LOT of games and books. The gun safe was...well, safe. My wife still doesn't know how to open the safe. A great place to hide birthday, anniversery and Christmas gifts. I keep the passports, the clothes my little girl came in {we adopted her from China and are going back for another in 2 weeks}, important documents, a first printing of Star Fleet Technical Manual {someday it'll be worth more than the $5 I paid for it}, the original D&D game books in pristine condition, and a couple of guns, all safe. Now my wife wants a small wall safe.

davidgillsol -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 6:46:53 PM)
Job:Audit director Age: 52 Residence: High Wycombe, England Family:1 ex wife, 1 son just starting physics PhD. GFU is a nurse Education: MA Economics -Cambridge Work: Medium size accountancy firm in London Favorite Quote: I though i saw a light at the end of the tunnel, but it was just a bloody train coming towards me.... Reading:Currently Operation Barbarossa- David Glantz ( been updating my reading on the Russian front after starting to play WITE)

ilovestrategy -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 9:29:49 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rockmedic109 the original D&D game books in pristine condition, Oh my...........[&o]

Skyros -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 9:38:21 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy quote: ORIGINAL: rockmedic109 the original D&D game books in pristine condition, Oh my...........[&o] To think I traded my interest in a set for Tractics.

John 3rd -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/15/2012 9:41:53 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy quote: ORIGINAL: rockmedic109 the original D&D game books in pristine condition, Oh my...........[&o] I've got all my 1st and 2nd Edition AD&D stuff. Heck would still love to play once the boys are older and I can have some of a life back.

wdolson -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/16/2012 12:10:59 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Skyros Its been a slow read on my kindle, very repetitive. Must say I do have my kids using the term the movie that shall not be named, they think its very funny and use it when rating other movies. I never saw that movie. I ordered it on Netflix once and the disc sat there for two weeks. I couldn't bring myself to watch it. I finally sent it back without even putting it in the DVD player. It's too bad such a large scale production turned out to be such junk. There is a realism movement in Hollywood these days that have brought us some historically accurate movies. I guess some old time executives got ahold of TMTCBN. Bill

Bearcat2 -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/16/2012 12:28:47 AM)
Job: Federal retiree Age: 61 Residence: Cincinnati, Ohio Family: wife, 3 children, 4 grandchildren Education: Accounting Degree, Univ of Northern Colorado Work: Currently, manager of small minatures company Favorite Quote: below Reading - God's War

PaxMondo -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/16/2012 5:51:27 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rockmedic109 the original D&D game books in pristine condition, Which ones? As in the original Chainmail rule book? Or the old Gygax and Arneson set of 3? Greyhawk?

rockmedic109 -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/16/2012 6:40:04 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PaxMondo quote: ORIGINAL: rockmedic109 the original D&D game books in pristine condition, Which ones? As in the original Chainmail rule book? Or the old Gygax and Arneson set of 3? Greyhawk? Set of three. I never owned Chainmail I sold a few copies at a game store I worked at, but never bought it myself.

ilovestrategy -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/16/2012 9:04:17 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rockmedic109 quote: ORIGINAL: PaxMondo quote: ORIGINAL: rockmedic109 the original D&D game books in pristine condition, Which ones? As in the original Chainmail rule book? Or the old Gygax and Arneson set of 3? Greyhawk? Set of three. I never owned Chainmail I sold a few copies at a game store I worked at, but never bought it myself. That's what I have, the set of three. But they are worn out and dog eared.

PaxMondo -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/16/2012 1:45:42 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rockmedic109 quote: ORIGINAL: PaxMondo quote: ORIGINAL: rockmedic109 the original D&D game books in pristine condition, Which ones? As in the original Chainmail rule book? Or the old Gygax and Arneson set of 3? Greyhawk? Set of three. I never owned Chainmail I sold a few copies at a game store I worked at, but never bought it myself. Pretty sure I have all my originals around somewhere. My elder son isn't a game player, takes after Mom. Younger son, too early to tell. But maybe. We'll see.

Gridley380 -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/16/2012 7:23:51 PM)
Since you expressed a desire for newbies like myself: Job: Engineer, Boeing Commercial Aircraft Age: 30's Residence: Washington (state) Family: Wife and two perpetually terrified cats Education: BS Mech E, Paramedic Work: Junior Assistant Herder of Cats for the BCA portion of the interior of the KC-46A Favorite Quote: This too shall pass Reading: Just finished Terry Pratchet's Thief of Time. Partway through some book about dealing with back pain and the latest Cheaper Than Dirt catalog. Oh, and Termite2: which miniature company? Wonder if I have any of your stuff...

Bearcat2 -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/17/2012 12:44:05 AM)
Thunderbolt Mountain

CaptDave -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/19/2012 10:51:09 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: dorjun driver quote: ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy quote: ORIGINAL: dorjun driver quote: ORIGINAL: Skyros Job: ERP Manager Age: 51 Residence: Blythewood SC Family: Wife and 3 daughters Education: BA history UR, MPA UCONN, MBA USC Work: School district Favorite Quote: I stick my neck out for nobody. Rick Reading: Collapse by Diamond, History of South Africa by Welsh and *December 1941 by Shirley* Last battle field: Antietem Stop reading that dreck before it's too late! It's right up there with the movie that can't be mentioned. Damn you dorjun! I started laughing at your post about the movie that can't be mentioned and my wife gave me a look of disgust when I explained to her that I was laughing on a wargame site. [:D] Is it possible to be anymore nerdy than a wargamer? No. What's not funny about war? But seriously, THAT book is the biggest waste of forest products I've ever had the displeasure of forcing my self to finish. I don't know if I'd go so far as to call it the biggest waste of forest products, but it does have some pretty bad spots (which, unfortunately, outnumber the good). Poor editing, many inaccuracies, but just enough good parts to make me keep reading it. It is, though, eminently easy to put down and not pick back up for several days! I do at least appreciate the attempt to talk about life on the home front in wartime, a subject usually dismissed by most authors. I remember my high school history text had 7 chapters on the Civil War (and one for the entire first 75 years of the 20th century), but all it talked about was the war. Life went on for those not directly involved -- why can't we read something about them now and then?

jetjockey -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/24/2012 10:24:20 PM)
Job: FAA Age: 50 Residence: Pittsburgh,PA Family: Wife plus two Education: BS Meteorology, Navy Flight School, latest ATP: A-320 Work: Aviation Safety Inspector Favorite Quote: “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” Reading: Mark Levin Greetings all!

JSBoomer -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/25/2012 12:49:23 AM)
Job: Sheriff and an Infantry Platoon 2 I/C on weekends Age:39 Residence: Edmonton Alberta Family: None Education: Malaspina UC and the book of hard knocks... Favorite Quotes: "They are in front of us, behind us, and we are flanked on both sides by an enemy that outnumbers us 29:1. They can't get away from us now!" " "Go ahead, take the moral highground; all that heavenly backglow makes you an easier target." Reading: Starship Troopers, I have read it once a year for the last twenty and have never tired of it.

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