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I'm a fat old white man from Oldham Lancs, currently claiming Egg Harbor WI as my temporary home. I like to eat (too much) and drink (too much) and I love hot and spicy foods, though I have a more sensible limit than most around here ;)

My biggest downfall is that I can't stay focused, or 'on-task'. Hence I've been an electrical engineer, Operations manager, web designer, art gallery owner, live music venue owner and managed a host of other enterprises which have all satisfied my craving for diversity but rarely for cash. Today (and for the last 12+ years) I run an internet business and peddle my own brand of vitamins, along with other things that I'm not permitted to mention here. To reduce the monotony of being alive I dabble with various website ventures and get-rich-quick internet schemes, all of which keep me relatively amused between getting up in the morning and going back to bed.
I'm an avid conspiracy theorist and I'm convinced that most politicians are actually aliens, probably of reptilian origin. I read Chomsky and Hawkins and Ayn Rand, so most people give me a wide berth, which suits me fine. I ponder religion daily and wonder why we're here and what it's all about. I soak up information from dubious sources and adopt their outlook on things until something new and better comes along.
I like MUFC, real ale and people without spots. F1 is OK, Nascar sucks. NFL is okay, Baseball sucks.
About half of what I say can be taken seriously and the other half dismissed as poppycock. I like it that most people never know which half is real.

That was invigorating, to whom do I make out the $100 check?
 
texas blues said:
I have been known to get so drunk that I wrestle myself to sleep while attempting to take my pants off over my head. I prefer women with little to no neck so when we walk into a swanky restaurant every head turns but hers.
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Texas Blues, I have not had such a good laugh in many months. I humbly request your permission to use this quote in my signature. My bloodline is mainly English, Dutch and Swiss with a good dose of Cherokee Indian thrown in. I'm decendant of a ship Captain from England, then throughout the ages my family has been Pennsylvania farmers, Virginia coal miners, Kentucky brickmakers, Kentucky boilermakers, American welders and American mechanics.
 
Well, Rooze, you could make it out to THP. I haven't really ever been able to stay on task either, which is probably why i've worked in Food services, residential/commercial electrical wiring, computer electronics tech, web design and now welding and mechanics. That so far has lasted a few years, so hopefully i've found a task I can stick to.
 
I am 33 yrs old and I build log cabins in the Smoky Mountains but I live in south central Ky. I brew beer and make wine as well as drive thru the woods and play golf. Sometimes all at the same time. I got a wife and 1 3/4 kids(It will be two kids in about a month as she is about to pop). I am building my own three+ hole golf course and see cows in my future. I also have several orchids and a dog covered in spots who is 12 yrs old.
Nice to meet all of you!

-Chris
 
Hey LanMan, what part of Ky? I was born in Rowan Co and all of my family lives in Carter County. My dad is going to start building a cabin up there this winter, got any tips? Congratulations on the kid, if it's a boy, you should buy him a blanket covered in peppers...matter of fact, do that if its a girl too! :D
 
I am an opinionated old southern bastard that is having a hard time staying politically correct in these new times...I have been growing hot peppers for about 14 years now but had my first introduction to them almost 60 yeaars ago in my grandmothers garden...I don't think I have ever eaten turnip greens without pepper sauce (vinegar and peppers)...I have two Bachelor degrees from Auburn University (thus my avatar), one in Biology, specialty Wildlife Management and one in Mechanical Engineering..I am a retired General Dynamics/Lockheed/Lockheed Martin Engineer after a short 22 year career and worked the F-35 program from ideas and drawings on paper until first fligtht then production. Thats after I realized being a Game Warden in the Big Cypress Swamp in south Florida didn't pay enough to get killed over.

If you ask me a question about growing peppers, I will tell you the answer if I know and probably give you a link to a scholarly article concerning the subject....if I don't know, or feel I am unqualified to answer your question, I will also tell you that.

I don't like nor will I put up with bullshit...especially if I know someone is talkiing out their ass...

I am 5 generations from being at Vicksburg with my 4 brothers during the seige and at Mobile during the seige at the end of the War of Northern Aggression.

I am 6 generations from clearing farm land in South Mississippi, and 7 generations from the move from South Carolina to Alabama.

I am also 8 generations from the Revolutionary War when I was fighting with Francis Marion.

I am 9 generations from arrival in the Carolina colony from England in the early 1700s...before that, nothing matters...

I am proud of my southern heritage and all my ancestors have worked the land for their humble existance they had and had the balls to fight to the death for what they thought was right....

that's on my mothers side...

on my fathers side, I am 5 generations from Camp Douglas in Chicago...and am descended from Reverand Thomas Walley who first came to Barnstable Mass in 1663...his son, John Walley married Pocahontis and there was a steady and continuous move from north to south until we ended up in deep south Mississippi and Alabama.

I value my heritage deeply and can see things more clearly now that I have finally decided to learn some American History
 
Hey Melium.
It is Metcalfe Co. Ky. If it is a real log cabin I sugest having enough help to lift the logs in place or have some type of machinery to do the heavy lifting for you. And always measure twice! It is a boy and my other son is very excited about having a little brother. This is my FIRST kid as I adopted my other son when the wife and I got married. It was the only time I ever saw a judge smile. The blanket will have to have beer and peppers as brewing beer is my favorite hobby as of yet :beer:
 
Thank you for your reply, AlabamaJack. I agree that being PC is hard, so I really don't even try these days :D. I also don't put up with BS in any shape or form. I thank you for your service to this country, as well as all others who have served. My brother is currently serving on the USS Albany and my uncle leaves for his 3rd overseas tour next week. I have started researching my heritage along with my family and on my mothers side I have managed to trace back to 1610, I havent gotten past 1850 with my fathers side, but neither side likes to give up any information at all so it's hard to trace it back myself.



Thank you for the tip, LanMan. I'll be sure to let him know about the lifting. I do follow by the old rule of measure twice/cut once but sometimes I measure thrice. I know he wants to use rebar and do flat cuts on each side to seat them. His profession is now carpentry since he nearly broke his back so I figure he knows most of what he's doing.
 
Name's Vincent, I live in Alabama about 20 miles north of Birmingham. I'm 25, just got married in May to my highschool girlfriend, got 2 dogs, lots of reptiles. Was in the Alabama National Guard for 7 years as a Military Police. Big Auburn football fan.
 
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