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It might be a better idea to not include the site info, unfortunately. I might be the only one here who wouldn't care.

Although, if there were shirts available that had a huge homedistiller.org logo on them, I'd buy one of those as well. Especially if it said, "I make my own whiskey at home and you can too! Ask me how!"

I'll take the ones with the still if possible, Woodshed... but I'm happy either way.
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If not mentioned before - at my house (have 2 beautiful daughters) S3 means an entirely different thing -

Shoot - Shovel - Shhhh :wink:

Always nice to have the young men show some respect.
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All you need to do is grab a couple boxes of 3" shells, and as people show up hand them a shell and a sharpie tell them to write their name on it and put it on your mantel. If they ask why tell them you got a round with their name on it if they mess around.
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pfshine wrote:All you need to do is grab a couple boxes of 3" shells, and as people show up hand them a shell and a sharpie tell them to write their name on it and put it on your mantel. If they ask why tell them you got a round with their name on it if they mess around.
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[quote="pfshine"]All you need to do is grab a couple boxes of 3" shells, and as people show up hand them a shell and a sharpie tell them to write their name on it and put it on your mantel. If they ask why tell them you got a round with their name on it if they mess around.[/quote


That's a great idea... Last boyfriend I met I was sharpining my 12" Bowie. :ebiggrin:
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Thanks bigbob. The other thing I'm gonna do when my daughter is old enough is take the boy to my spare room with all my military stuff and gun safe tell him some war stories and that I haven't killed anybody since 07. Then I will tell him to put out his hand's and spray some glass cleaner on them and tell him its a special dye and I will be able to see everywhere he touches.
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Your evil... I like it :mrgreen:
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You guys remember being 17 and harassed by your girlfriends dads? I do. Did it scare you guys away at all? I dunno about you guys but when I was that age I could eat thunder and shit lightning I was so untouchable. At least I felt that way...lmao.
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" that's my little girl, anything happens to her, it won't bother me to go back to prison"- Bill Engvall. 8)
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I got 3 girls, and I heard from all of em at one time or another that their boyfriends were afraid of me. I dont recall saying or doing anything special ever, but Im sure my demeaner was appropriate for any such meetings and discussions with said suitors. All the same, we became friends with many of em. Fine young men some of em. A little fear is fine, and some respect and we'll get on fine. Oldest daughter is with a guy she's talking about the M word with. I couldnt be happier that they found each other, he's ambitious and treats her great.

Of course a few of em was total jackasses, and my dislike was maybe a little too evident at times.
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StillLearning1 wrote:You guys remember being 17 and harassed by your girlfriends dads? I do. Did it scare you guys away at all? I dunno about you guys but when I was that age I could eat thunder and shit lightning I was so untouchable. At least I felt that way...lmao.
To true. Although most of the dads that met me were pretty cool.
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I got 3 girls, and I heard from all of em at one time or another that their boyfriends were afraid of me.
Jimbo - same here. Both daughters have said that for some reason or another the young men are a bit afraid.

Don't know if it's because I've taught them both to shoot and clean weapons (Oldest daughter now shoots with the U of WY Trap & Skeet team) - or if it's because they both have been elbows deep in guts when dressing out a whitetail.

Either way, it seems to be working. :D

Sorry for the slight threadjack....
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I got two boys, oldest 17 and he's always telling me all of his friends are scared of me. Don't know why because I think I'm a pretty happy-go-lucky kind of guy. He says it's because I'll show up to pick them up at school in combats (my dress of the day) and bark from the door "ALEX, MOVE NOW" and the room parts. Now they just part when I walk in, I'm not mad, I'm just impatient, I want to get going...glad i didn't have girls though, can't imagine one of these horny little bastards even thinking bad thoughts about my little girl.

EDIT: My kid saw this and laughed, "it's not just my friends who are scared of you, the teachers are intimidated by you too, why do you think they only call her" :? When I asked why, I am pretty easy going, never did nothing to them he said "Dad, just look at you" and laughed...won't elaborate.... :eh:
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Thanks for all of the responses. Getting a sense of the size of this thing.
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Any update on the June get together?

Is everything still full steam ahead.?
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As long as woodshed shows up some where :?
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Yeah, i think a lot of tickets been bought and rooms reserved, but it's been quiet from casa d'shed. With his recent health challenges I just hope all is well there. Did he piss off someone and get sent to read only? no posts since end of March...
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Well he hasn't answered his phone either....
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HDNB wrote:Yeah, i think a lot of tickets been bought and rooms reserved, but it's been quiet from casa d'shed. With his recent health challenges I just hope all is well there. Did he piss off someone and get sent to read only? no posts since end of March...
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Bigbob wrote:Well he hasn't answered his phone either....
Wow, that's really taking a banishing from the board to a new level! :shock:

Just kidding, I hope he shows up and says his computer blew up or something as benign as that. Certainly hope he's ok.
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I should be specific.. I called both numbers in his classified, both went directly to voicemail. I left messages on both lines to call me on my personal line. As of tonight, no response.
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Well let's just hope the man is somewhere without cellular reception (a perfect vacation) and a nice beach with his loving wife. The last couple years have been pretty tough Lord knows he deserves it.

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Windy City wrote:Well let's just hope the man is somewhere without cellular reception (a perfect vacation) and a nice beach with his loving wife. The last couple years have been pretty tough Lord knows he deserves it.

Good Luck, Good Life & Good Love Wherever you are.
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as long as he's healthy and happy he will come back.

will be funny when he comes back from vacation or where ever reading through the multiple 'wheres wood shed' threads
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I just called and talked to someone local who knows him. They say he is doing fine. I guess he'll be back when he's ready.
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Glad to hear he's doing well. Looking like the meet is going to be a bust for me. Was really looking forward to it but some things changed financially that put a damper on it. Who knows though.
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I'm reluctant to buy plane tickets and reserve a rental car unless I'm certain this is still a go-ahead.

I mean, I'd be happy to fly out to Colorado and smoke weed all weekend (when in Rome...), but I can't justify that for the amount of money it would cost. I mostly couldn't justify it because that Friday (June 5th) is my wife's birthday and it took a lot of begging and bargaining to get permission to go. She intends on staying home with the 4 year old and 1 year old that weekend.

If you're out there, an update would help out a lot Woodshed. Even by PM.
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As far as the event, it IS still happening. I know that no matter where Steve is he would want it that way. We may have to find a different place to do it but I'll be there and I'm sure I won't be alone.

I think it's a little early to start looking for an alternative venue. We're 6 weeks out still. If he doesn't show back up in the next week or two we will get together and adjust the plan.
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I'm glad to hear he is doing well. Thanks for digging around Brutal.
Brutal wrote:I know that no matter where Steve is he would want it that way.
%100 spot on.

There isn't anything wrong with a backup plan. You guys really should start discussing it. If he still ends up hosting S3, no harm, no foul. Everyone wants it that way anyways. Plan B only insures his will be done, hell or high water.

6 weeks is not very much time.
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