taddy1340 Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Howdy folks. Saying hello from WI...sorta. I'm in the Air Force and originally from WI. My wife and 4 kids are back there now. I'm deployed to the Middle East and I was surprised to have found a local hobbyist wood shop at my dispense. I've been tinkering with military shadow boxes, coin displays and furniture for the past 12 years or so. Hoping to take advantage of my year here and build some small projects I've put off. A few retirement shadow boxes, flag displays, TV Trays, etc. I retire in Summer 2018 and will rejoin my family in WI. Look forward to my time on here. Been following via FB for awhile, but recently got off of FB. Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Welcome bud, and thanks for doing America's necessary work. A lot of knowledge here, you'll like this group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Welcome aboard. I'm Canadian, and my brother serves in the Canadian armed forces (recently returning from Poland). He also has 4 kids, and looks forward to rejoining them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean [Fr] Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Welcome Mike, I wish you a lot of fun in the woodshop @rodger. Was your bro in holidays ? Because there's no conflict in Poland, which is a part of the EC now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Welcome Mike! Thank you for your service! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Jean [Fr] said: Welcome Mike, I wish you a lot of fun in the woodshop @rodger. Was your bro in holidays ? Because there's no conflict in Poland, which is a part of the EC now. Def not on holiday - he was not very excited to go (he returned a few weeks back, but is still on base in Edmonton, while his family is in another province). Most likely he was there for "peace keeping". I don't ask about his experiences much anymore, as he has seen things in other places he doesn't want to talk about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Welcome. I think it's great that you have a shop to work in while you're there. Lots of good folks here and glad to have you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Welcome! I lived in Wisconsin for a while, got out Hopefully you can too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean [Fr] Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 1 hour ago, rodger. said: Def not on holiday - he was not very excited to go (he returned a few weeks back, but is still on base in Edmonton, while his family is in another province). Most likely he was there for "peace keeping". I don't ask about his experiences much anymore, as he has seen things in other places he doesn't want to talk about. I understand that. A lot of people in my family served. I was surprised because Poland is a state of the European Union. Obviously Poland don't need any "peace keeping" program. 1 hour ago, Mike. said: NATO member countries routinely send their military to other member countries for training and knowledge sharing. You're probably right, I did not thought about training/sharing. I was just surprised as any American would probably be if he heard about European forces just came back from operation in Montana or any other state. It sounds crazy at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean [Fr] Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 True, they lost 72 years ago. My both gran'pa fought them from start to the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Welcome Mike. Thanks for your Service and looking forward to seeing some of your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taddy1340 Posted July 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. Look forward to learning... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 14 hours ago, Jean [Fr] said: Welcome Mike, I wish you a lot of fun in the woodshop @rodger. Was your bro in holidays ? Because there's no conflict in Poland, which is a part of the EC now. Here is an article about our troops heading to Poland: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2017/02/canadian_army_soldiersheadtopolandinsupportofoperationreassuranc.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 On 7/29/2017 at 1:19 AM, taddy1340 said: Howdy folks. Saying hello from WI...sorta. I'm in the Air Force and originally from WI. My wife and 4 kids are back there now. I'm deployed to the Middle East and I was surprised to have found a local hobbyist wood shop at my dispense. I've been tinkering with military shadow boxes, coin displays and furniture for the past 12 years or so. Hoping to take advantage of my year here and build some small projects I've put off. A few retirement shadow boxes, flag displays, TV Trays, etc. I retire in Summer 2018 and will rejoin my family in WI. Look forward to my time on here. Been following via FB for awhile, but recently got off of FB. Mike Welcome fellow cheesehead! Where are you from? I grew up in the little town of Bloomington, WI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taddy1340 Posted August 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 15 hours ago, collinb said: Welcome fellow cheesehead! Where are you from? I grew up in the little town of Bloomington, WI. Collin, Thanks for the note. Small town of Reedsville (about 20 minutes south of Green Bay). GO PACK GO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 2 hours ago, taddy1340 said: Collin, Thanks for the note. Small town of Reedsville (about 20 minutes south of Green Bay). GO PACK GO! That's way up there. (My sister is in Antigo.) So far up there that you would likely consider me a southerner. But ... I'm still north of the cheddar curtain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taddy1340 Posted August 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 On 8/2/2017 at 3:27 PM, collinb said: That's way up there. (My sister is in Antigo.) So far up there that you would likely consider me a southerner. But ... I'm still north of the cheddar curtain! Consider you a southerner or a FIB--just kidding! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassAct Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Welcome aboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 On 8/4/2017 at 11:01 PM, taddy1340 said: Consider you a southerner or a FIB--just kidding! haha Still a long way from being a FIB, though I had never heard that expression before. Probably has something to do with Bears fans. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 I had to look up "FIB" ! Down south we used to call them "Damn Yankees " but now they come from all over the globe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taddy1340 Posted August 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 2 hours ago, collinb said: Still a long way from being a FIB, though I had never heard that expression before. Probably has something to do with Bears fans. :-) "Flippin' Illinois Bast@#$. The northern Sconnies gave it to them after coming "up north" all the time. Before anyone gets offended...just kidding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 19 minutes ago, taddy1340 said: "Flippin' Illinois Bast@#$. The northern Sconnies gave it to them after coming "up north" all the time. Before anyone gets offended...just kidding. But can we really blame them for seeking something better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taddy1340 Posted August 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 16 hours ago, collinb said: But can we really blame them for seeking something better? Truth.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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