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Post by connrock on Nov 28, 2009 4:29:21 GMT -5
First I want to thank you all for you kind words and support!
The $500.00 entry fee IS a joke to try to keep the rest of you out of next years competition!!! ;D
As some of you know I have a ton of tumblers and didn't know what to do with the one I won.It was a Lortone 33-B,a great tumbler but I just didn't need it.
Well I solved my problem!
On another site I belong to there's a guy who is in the military in Afghanistan who has recently found an interest in tumbling.Right now he's using a Gator Aid bottle to tumble so I thought,,,,what the heck!!
I sent him the tumbler and all he needs to get "rolling" as a Christmas Gift and mostly for a Thank You for serving in the military!
Yeah,,,I could have sold it but I would only get money for it,,,,This way I got a little joy out of trying to help someone far away from home on a special Holiday like Christmas!
I'm going to try to get him to join us here so it will be easier for him to learn to tumble!!
connrock
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lparker
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Post by lparker on Nov 28, 2009 8:55:13 GMT -5
Way to go...as if the guy doesn't have enough problems already....now if an IED goes off, he keeps his head UP looking for prime lapis or onyx to tumble...just kidding  Lee |
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darrad
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Post by darrad on Nov 28, 2009 10:55:51 GMT -5
Very cool! We had a guy on here some time ago that was serving in Afghanistan. He went by "infantry41" I think.
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Post by Toad on Nov 28, 2009 12:30:06 GMT -5
Great gesture, connrock. Wondering what you were going to do with that.
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Mudshark
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Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. Will Rogers
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Post by Mudshark on Nov 29, 2009 11:06:08 GMT -5
Connrock,that was a really cool thing you did!
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colliel82
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Post by colliel82 on Nov 30, 2009 8:11:12 GMT -5
Our military personnel deserve all the support they can get. What a great way to show you care.
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chiefjim
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Post by chiefjim on Dec 1, 2009 0:01:56 GMT -5
First I want to thank you all for you kind words and support! The $500.00 entry fee IS a joke to try to keep the rest of you out of next years competition!!! ;D As some of you know I have a ton of tumblers and didn't know what to do with the one I won.It was a Lortone 33-B,a great tumbler but I just didn't need it. Well I solved my problem! On another site I belong to there's a guy who is in the military in Afghanistan who has recently found an interest in tumbling.Right now he's using a Gator Aid bottle to tumble so I thought,,,,what the heck!! I sent him the tumbler and all he needs to get "rolling" as a Christmas Gift and mostly for a Thank You for serving in the military! Yeah,,,I could have sold it but I would only get money for it,,,,This way I got a little joy out of trying to help someone far away from home on a special Holiday like Christmas! I'm going to try to get him to join us here so it will be easier for him to learn to tumble!! connrock That is pretty cool, Connrock. I've been in that part of the world and he shouldn't have any shortage of material--rocks and sand, sand and rocks--and those are the high points of the scenery! I suspect his biggest difficulty is going to be finding enough water to fill a barrel. Chief Jim, Retired U.S. Navy Depoe Bay, Orygun |
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Dec 2, 2009 13:17:18 GMT -5
What a thoughtful thing to do! WTG Tom!
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Dec 2, 2009 16:13:05 GMT -5
Congrats on the win Tom, and what a thoughtful thing to do.
Good for you!
Nate
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uneekarts
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Post by uneekarts on Dec 2, 2009 16:21:42 GMT -5
Looks like someone moves up a notch on the nice list.
From the amount of rock I see coming from Afghanistan the poor guy needs a cement mixer.
Either way, it was a heck of a nice thing to do and I am sure with the amount of rough available to him, he will have a blast. I can see the whole squad hovering around the tumbler to see what the freshly tumbled batch looks like.
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Post by agatemaggot on Dec 2, 2009 18:55:52 GMT -5
Great idea you had there ! I am sure there will be more than one guy that's going to be entertained by the tumbler. Creating beauty in the midst of the confusion and the destruction going on there will be a welcome escape for him and his buddies !
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Post by connrock on Dec 5, 2009 6:02:45 GMT -5
What i did was nothing,,,,What Anthony and our Military is doing is what really counts,,,,
Anthony tried to join the group but for some reason the Government has blocked our web site from the guys and gals in Afghanistan.
Bummer,,,,
connrock
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