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Just a note...
2006-08-12
I'm going to be on vacation from the 'Burg for the next couple weeks. That doesn't mean I'm not going to be here, just that I won't be here very much.

I'm turning the teevee off. I've got a stack of Westerns and detective novels that I haven't read in a few years, and I'm going to drown worms fishing tomorrow.

Dr. Steve will be wielding the Delete Button of Power in my (mostly) absence.
Posted by:Fred

#43  Good luck and Godspeed, Fred. Again, thanks for ALL you do here, a truly INVALUABLE resource!
Posted by: BA   2006-08-12 23:19  

#42  Good. I hope you took up OP's offer.
Posted by: Ptah   2006-08-12 19:48  

#41  Fishing, right, Fred's gone to Crawford with the prez and Cindy I bet.
Posted by: Captain America   2006-08-12 15:34  

#40  ... or a turtle.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-08-12 15:08  

#39  Careful, Fred. Them fish is gettin' ornery these days. Don't get grabbed by a black bass...
Posted by: Jearong Spising5621   2006-08-12 14:58  

#38  DW and I are taking some time off Monday - me to fish, her to sit in the shade and embroider. I'll be thinking of you, Fred, and if I catch more than two (trout), you're invited to the fish fry!
Posted by: Old Patriot   2006-08-12 14:11  

#37  I go fishing a lot, I just don't go catching very much.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2006-08-12 12:34  

#36  AP
after what he said elsewhere... send him the salmon now.
Posted by: 3dc   2006-08-12 12:09  

#35  Anonymous5089---Fishing with explosives is called using a DuPont spinner, heh.

Fred---If you get skunked fishing, give me a call. I will send down some silver salmon on ice. Just between you and me, nobody else will know.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2006-08-12 12:03  

#34  Okay, he's gone. Where's the likker?
Posted by: 6   2006-08-12 11:06  

#33  Have a great time Fred, and leave the laptop at home! Not to worry the MODs gave us the rules and we will be good.:)
Posted by: 49 Pan   2006-08-12 10:46  

#32  Now you gwon out there and get yerself the rest ya need. We'll leave the light on fer ya.
Posted by: Remoteman   2006-08-12 10:29  

#31  Have fun, Fred!

(That's an order. ;-p)
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-08-12 10:21  

#30  enjoy your well-deserved time off, Fred!
Posted by: Frank G   2006-08-12 09:21  

#29  Noodling?
Posted by: Mark E.   2006-08-12 09:06  

#28  Pick up a copy of the new scifi alien invasion novel: Von Neumann's War

Enjoy your well deserved vacation.
Posted by: 3dc   2006-08-12 09:02  

#27  but... but... who's going to put the front page together?

*heh*

Have fun at the ol fishin hole.
Posted by: eLarson   2006-08-12 08:34  

#26  Speak for yourself, Tony (UK)! ;)

Just kidding, Fred, enjoy some well deserved vacation time. Thanks again for all you've done!
Posted by: Swamp Blondie   2006-08-12 07:55  

#25  I'm reminded of the RPG fishing video of a month or so back.
Posted by: phil_b   2006-08-12 07:04  

#24  Good for you Fred, have a great time and we will all behave ourselves in your absence.
Posted by: Tony (UK)   2006-08-12 06:04  

#23  I see fishing with high-explosives in the making... don't you think you already came close to the edge with your rpg-based moose hunting, Mr. Pruitt? Tsk, tsk.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-08-12 05:25  

#22  avoid burnout! take some time, it's the dog days of summer, anyway.
Posted by: gromky   2006-08-12 05:24  

#21  I have an olde hand-cranked generator if you need fishing help.

Have fun, plot well.
Posted by: 6   2006-08-12 05:14  

#20  Fishyhiho! Fish tremble at the mere mention of Fred's name.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2006-08-12 04:51  

#19  Enjoy yourself, oh Dark Lord!
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-08-12 03:48  

#18  Have a relaxing time Fred. Focus on the fish and your books, and let the annoying world take care of itself for a time.
Posted by: Verlaine in Iraq   2006-08-12 03:32  

#17  Enjoy your vacation, Fred. Read some J.D. MacDonald if you get the chance.
Posted by: mac   2006-08-12 03:10  

#16  Isn't Dr. White Dark Lord Sauron?

/we're all doomed


Posted by: RD   2006-08-12 02:57  

#15  enjoy
Posted by: 2b   2006-08-12 02:17  

#14  Don't forget the crawdad trap. Saved many a fishing trip with that thing.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2006-08-12 01:35  

#13  Fred, thanks for removing a fat fingered post I wished I could have deleted. Thanks for the hospitality of the site.
Posted by: SamAdamsky   2006-08-12 01:05  

#12  
Posted by: twobyfour   2006-08-12 00:53  

#11  Have fun and enjoy we be here when you get back.:)
Posted by: djohn66   2006-08-12 00:44  

#10  Best wishes Fred! Enjoy your Vacation and have fun!
Posted by: CrazyFool   2006-08-12 00:39  

#9  Take care Fred, and have some fun time off. :)
Posted by: Thoth   2006-08-12 00:37  

#8  Good luck fishing Fred.
Posted by: Phil   2006-08-12 00:34  

#7  Just remember, Doc Steve is a Trained Professional. He can actually *inflict* sepsis at T-1 speeds...
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-08-12 00:20  

#6  yes thanks. Have a very fun time. My favorite type of fishing, is in a boat with good friends, beer and bourbon, hanging the line over the side "trolling" for fish.

Posted by: Jan   2006-08-12 00:19  

#5  Worry not. Rantburgers can never die.
Posted by: newc   2006-08-12 00:18  

#4  I, for one, welcome our new Stevish Overlord...
Posted by: PBMcL   2006-08-12 00:16  

#3  Best wishes to you, and my sympathies to the fish.
Posted by: Mike   2006-08-12 00:16  

#2  A well deserved vacation. Enjoy. thanks again for all you do.
Posted by: GK   2006-08-12 00:12  

#1  Enjoy, Fred. But was that worms, or muzzie terrorists? Couldn't quite read it . . .

: ) Have fun.
Posted by: ex-lib   2006-08-12 00:06  

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