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- thecroweater
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Re: missing members
Had wondered where ya got to
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Benjamin Franklin
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Re: missing members
ABOUT damn time...
welcome home
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Do it Safely read The safety section: http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=33
New Distillers Reading: http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=46
Hookline's Basic Still Designs: http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =1&t=18873
New Distillers Reading: http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=46
Hookline's Basic Still Designs: http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =1&t=18873
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Re: missing members
I tried to get ahold of Samhon a couple times, he just vanished like a fart in the wind. A lot of us from that time frame had ways to conect other then the forums, I honestly think he's dead because he was to God damn smart to get incarcerate.
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. John Steinbeck
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- Swill Maker
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Re: missing members
FullySilenced wrote:ABOUT damn time...welcome home
FS
Thanks guys.Its good to be back. Life took over for awhile. Had other stuff to tend to.

Rumplestiltskin
"back home ya fart up the top of the street, by the time ya got to the tree of knowledge yuv shit yourself".. ...thecroweater
"back home ya fart up the top of the street, by the time ya got to the tree of knowledge yuv shit yourself".. ...thecroweater
- ga flatwoods
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Well I will be! Now that you found your password again you will not loose it if you keep it polished from use! You owe us a lie at the bench. Surely after all this time and real life goings on you have something to tell. We will be looking forward to seeing you there. Bring some of your best aged to share and if you tell a good yarn we will help you drink all of it!rumplestiltskin wrote:FullySilenced wrote:ABOUT damn time...welcome home
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Thanks guys.Its good to be back. Life took over for awhile. Had other stuff to tend to.
GA Flatwoods
The hardest item to add to a bottle of shine is patience!
I am still kicking.
Ga Flatwoods
I am still kicking.
Ga Flatwoods
- Odin
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Re: missing members
When I tried to reach out to him, I didn\t find any online messages about his dying ... then again, in whatever way I reached out to him, he never responded, so, yeah, you may be right.rubber duck wrote:I tried to get ahold of Samhon a couple times, he just vanished like a fart in the wind. A lot of us from that time frame had ways to conect other then the forums, I honestly think he's dead because he was to God damn smart to get incarcerate.
He is sourly missed.
Odin.
"Great art is created only through diligent and painstaking effort to perfect and polish oneself." by Buddhist filosofer Daisaku Ikeda.
- bitter
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Re: missing members
Big Swede... not heard from him... I want some SPP for my 3" boka.. Its pretty much ready for cleaning runs.
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Dead men tell no tales. We just speak the truth, and it is so.
ga flatwoods wrote:Once upon a time I had a friend on here named Rumplestilskin. Must have been a troll! F6Hawk came on recentlymafter I rousted his butt to do so! Told a good tale as well!
Ga Flatwoods
- Swedish Pride
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Bet you'll hear from him if you PM him, he's still active of some forumsbitter wrote:Big Swede... not heard from him... I want some SPP for my 3" boka.. Its pretty much ready for cleaning runs.
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Don't be a dick
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Has anyone heard from Olddog? He isn't a young guy but seems like he was still pretty spry. I spent years reading his posts and have learned so much from him. He was the inspiration behind my current still. I hope that he is well and still making the good stuff.
I've stopped fighting my inner demons. We are on the same side now.
- thecroweater
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Re: missing members
His doctor ordered him to stop drinking so he sold all his equipment, as far as I know he is still doing ok
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Benjamin Franklin
- rgreen2002
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Re: missing members
FreeMountainHermit...
One minute he was planning the 2017 get together with TB and then...gone!
I just found out about Woodshed too... man I gotta catch up here!
One minute he was planning the 2017 get together with TB and then...gone!
I just found out about Woodshed too... man I gotta catch up here!
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"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is."
A little spoon feeding *For New & Novice Distillers - start here
BEST WAY TO GET ANSWERS FROM HOME DISTILLER
"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is."
- Kareltje
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Re: missing members
Kut!
Shit! People drop down like flies, it seems.
Shit! People drop down like flies, it seems.
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- Master of Distillation
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Re: missing members
So many names, so many memories. Some gone, some still here. I love seeing people back in 2014 posting about how they miss the "old timers". I can't really remember when HD first started, but it has been decades now.
If only the best birds sang, the woods would be silent.
- shadylane
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HD was around when modems made dialup sounds.Uncle Jesse wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 10:11 pm I can't really remember when HD first started, but it has been decades now.
And we needed a book to read while waiting.

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Hadn't really thought about it that way but yes, you're right.
If only the best birds sang, the woods would be silent.
- shadylane
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Re: missing members
How many members does HD have now?
- Saltbush Bill
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23,318.
I routinely prune out members who have never posted and have not logged in for six months. That's thousands of accounts I've deleted. So, 23,318 practically all of which have posted at least once.
If only the best birds sang, the woods would be silent.
- Cabron99
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Don't prune me, UJ! I don't post much, but I'm here.
"Life is too short for cheap cigars"
- Bushman
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Re: missing members
We can also see when you last visited. If your using the forum that is all good!
- dunluce
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Re: missing members
How about Odin.....has anyone heard from him lately?
- Yummyrum
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Re: missing members
Odin was not following the rules .He’s not been allowed here for several years .
My recommended goto .
https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.ph ... ion_Theory
https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.ph ... ion_Theory
- dunluce
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- Demy
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- dunluce
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Re: missing members
Last login Aug 2020. So a bit more than two years ago it happened. And no one of the normal members recognized it? No information? Most forums have much more transparency about such things.
- ShineonCrazyDiamond
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Re: missing members
There are certain things that must be done at times that even those tasked to do it are pained by. Those that were paying attention knew what happened, and it's been mentioned before. We don't pride ourselves into the drama of announcing it like an achievement. I miss Odin as well. Trust me, that dude is doing just fine for himself.
"Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!
You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond."
You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond."
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I believe you that it is no fun to ban a member. And probably the drama before was also no fun.
An announcement written in an objective manner, what's the problem? It looks a bit suspicious, if we get the information two years later by accident. It looks like someone want's to hide something. Most members here appreciate Odin's posts. So if we don't get any info what happened, we will think it was a wrong decision.
Of course after that we have to accept such a decision regardless if we think it was right to ban him or if we don't think that it was enough to ban him.
Case closed for me. I only wanted to point out that there are other IMO better ways of handling such things.
An announcement written in an objective manner, what's the problem? It looks a bit suspicious, if we get the information two years later by accident. It looks like someone want's to hide something. Most members here appreciate Odin's posts. So if we don't get any info what happened, we will think it was a wrong decision.
Of course after that we have to accept such a decision regardless if we think it was right to ban him or if we don't think that it was enough to ban him.
Case closed for me. I only wanted to point out that there are other IMO better ways of handling such things.