5000

[captstanm1]

Well....this is my 5000th post.

Would like to say god bless and stay safe to all the friends I have made in this forums. To those of you that I have ticked off, I say...I hope that we can agree to disagree and still be friends. To those that have asked for advice, I hope it helped.

I have enjoyed the spirited debates and heated arguments as well as the "on the lighter side" discussions that we have had.

I will most likely never meet most of you and to that I can say that this is very unfortunate. To those of you I have met (Stevedude and 5pts) I say, thanks for the opportunity to meet and greet in person.

To the WT....I say thanks for your indulgence!!!! Great job.

Will any of you be at FDIC in INDY?

[CommDiva]

WOW!!!!!

5000 posts....holy s**t man, you can talk! Congratulations, you have made these forums great with all your expertise and insightful comments.

Thanks for being here...

Pat

[mcaldwell]

Ditto! (about the talking thing) :D

I have gained from your wisdom on more than one occasion. Thanks for contributing like you do. :)

[hwoods]

Stan is Da Man!......... Good Job, Bro. And..... Er..... Ah..... I... Well, you might want to look over your shoulder once in a while, I'm back there.... :D :D :D

I did a bit of Research, and here's the Score:

NJFFSA16...................672 5
CaptStanm1................5002
Weruj1.......................4 841
GeorgeWendtCFI..........4134
Bones42.....................37 21
CaptainGonzo..............3533 *
FirenResq77................347 3
Dalmation90................303 2
HWoods.....................287 3
ChiefReason................283 6

TOTAL POSTS.............40,170

*I think Captain Gonzo had almost a thousand posts, then lost them due to a computer barf at FH's Mainframe several years back.

[ChiefReason]

Stan;
You sandbagger. Where you been posting your stuff? You still trying to revive that Florida thread in the US state forums? Still trying to catch Illinois?
Man; that's a lot of bloaviating, wouldn't you agree? But Josh is hot on your heels.
And I couldn't help but notice that:
NJFFSA16...................672 5
CaptStanm1................5002
Weruj1.......................4 841
GeorgeWendtCFI..........4134
Bones42.....................37 21
CaptainGonzo..............3533 *
FirenResq77................347 3
Dalmation90................303 2
HWoods.....................287 3
ChiefReason................283 6

TOTAL POSTS.............40,170
We are ALL members of the International Association of Crusty Old Jakes(IACOJ) to the MAN! If we posted that much at our website, we'd be buying a new server!:D
Congratulations, Stan. I know you are a busy man, but Harv; how in the hell did you sneak by me? Sheesh; never saw it coming. I'm gunnin', my friend. Hey; have you read your new episode of Jake and Vinnie. I hear tell it's pretty funny. At least, CJ thought so.
Hoowah, Crusties!
CR

[StLRes2cue]

Congrats Capt. A Very impressive milestone on these forums. Hats off and silante to you!:D

[RspctFrmCalgary]

Stan's gets his post count up playing in After Hours and Faces HAHAHAHAHA! Congrats, Stan :D

The 2nd page is interesting too! I zipped past 1000 and 2000 with no fanfare and it looks like I finally pulled ahead of Ian, we kinda were going back and forth the last few times I checked the list (I look at it every few months or so) :p :D

Adze39.............2773
MalahatTwo7........2713
RspctFrmCalgary....2338
FlyingKiwi.........2249
E229Lt.............2053
webteam............2011
MIKEYLIKESIT.......1995
DaSharkie..........1955
CALFFBOU...........1927
E40FDNYL35.........1833

[RspctFrmCalgary]

I can't get it to look all purdy like Harve did with his columns :(

[ROOKIELZ]

Congratulations Capt; I enjoy your posts and look forward to more:)

[hwoods]

Originally posted by RspctFrmCalgary
I can't get it to look all purdy like Harve did with his columns :(

Go back and forth to "Edit" and adjust the number of "."s

[hwoods]

Originally posted by RspctFrmCalgary
Stan's gets his post count up playing in After Hours and Faces HAHAHAHAHA! Congrats, Stan :D

it looks like I finally pulled ahead of Ian, we kinda were going back and forth the last few times I checked the list (I look at it every few months or so) :p :D

Adze39.............2773
MalahatTwo7........2713
RspctFrmCalgary....2338
FlyingKiwi.........2249
E229Lt.............2053
webteam............2011
MIKEYLIKESIT.......1995
DaSharkie..........1955
CALFFBOU...........1927
E40FDNYL35.........1833

You SHOULD be ahead of Ian. After all, he has to type everything upside down.....:D :D :D

[RspctFrmCalgary]

HAHAHAHA that's true! And I DID adjust the stupid ....s LOL

[Dave1983]

5000!!! Brother, you need to find a hobby or something:D

Congrats:cool:

[CaptainGonzo]

Congratulations on 5000!

Some posts have been to share some wit
some to deal with the usual s***
some are laughs, some are tears
some are discussions of our favorite beers
some have been advice, tried and trusty
helping those who wish to become "Crusty"!

[chiefswife]

Congrats on 5000!!! I enjoy reading your post on several
threads I have been on.

[captstanm1]

Darn....CaptainGonzo is a poet and we did not even know it!

[Dave1983]

Originally posted by CaptainGonzo
Congratulations on 5000!

Some posts have been to share some wit
some to deal with the usual s***
some are laughs, some are tears
some are discussions of our favorite beers
some have been advice, tried and trusty
helping those who wish to become "Crusty"!

Such talent:eek: He continues to amaze:p

We truly are unworthy;)

[stillPSFB]

Congratulations Bro. for a job well done.

Originally posted by captstanm1
Well....this is my 5000th post.

Will any of you be at FDIC in INDY?
I'm a coming on a jet plane all the way from the sunny Land of Oz - and in honour of your 5000 posts I'm shouting the first beer if we get to meet up:)

[superchef]

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[firenresq77]

Congrats on the milestone, Stan!!!

[Firefighter1219]

Well...

I'm probably the last person you would have thought would post here. I have questioned your posts in the past, and have learned from my mistakes. You and many other people immediately put me in line and helped me to realize the mistake I had made. Congratulations on this milestone.

Thanks for all of your insight. You need to come to Tallahassee and drink a Guiness with me some time.

[SAFD46Truck]

5000? Wow that's a lot of hot air! Er, uh...I mean congrats on the milestone.;) Here's to 5000 more quality posts that these forums sorely need!:D

[JorieH]

Wow 5,000; and I thought I spent a lot of time on here!:eek:

Congratulations Stan!:D

Keep it up, you're always interesting to hear from.

:)

[captstanm1]

1219...I graduated to bourbon....

stillpsfb....I think I am arriving on Thursday morning and staying until sunday morning. Not sure, but think I am staying right downtown... More later.

[stillPSFB]

Originally posted by captstanm1
stillpsfb....I think I am arriving on Thursday morning and staying until sunday morning. Not sure, but think I am staying right downtown... More later.
Just a flying visit then - mainly for the exhibition? I get in at the end of the previous week and am there for the HOT sessions and exhibition/classroom sessions, before flying out on the Sunday morning back to NYC and then the Looooooong haul home back to Oz (and I hate flying).

Looks like there's potential for another meeting of crust - I've already met Pumper41, SuperChef and E229Lt in my various travels so far, and only just missed out on meeting SteveDude (and Paul Grimwood).

I think I'm staying downtown as well - about a block from the convention center which makes life a lot easier.

[captstanm1]

I am only there for the exhibits. My equipment company is sending me. Will let you know where I am staying when I confirm. I have also met Stevedude and hope to some day have the honor of meeting E229Lt as well as e40FDNYL35

[MalahatTwo7]

WELL DONE THE GUNS CREW!!! (thats a Navy phrase):D:D It'll be a while before I reach those "exhaulted" heights LOL.

Stay safe down there eh!

[RyanEMVFD]

Congrats on the milestone. All the news bits regarding Florida posted were always interesting.

I'll be happy when some of the newbies here reach 100.

[Truck106]

Congrats Stan you're the man.

[FightingDevil]

DAMN!!!! That's a lot of posts!!

Keep up the good work...many of us have learnt a lot from the crusties with that many posts!!

:D

[Weruj1]

WOWZERS !! Good job Stan ...........Hi Derek how you doin ?>

[StayBack500FT]

Congrats Bro!!



Gonz - Does the * mean you used steroids??:)

[fflynn17]

I'll be 500 years old before I reach 5000!! Congrats Cap!

[CALFFBOU]

Good job. I even made the top 10 list! Yipee!

I am closig in on 2000...Yoo-Woo! Guess I like to
yak about fire helmets too much.

Ok, now someone please pass me a magarita.

-Bou

[NJFFSA16]

Stan...it's an honor to have you chasing my butt on the leader board. Your posts have been enlightening, informative.....sometimes, provocative...but always welcomed. And now that I'm back from that Pacific assignment...............EAT MY DUST!!!!!!:D :D

Way to go Brother....!

[hwoods]

Originally posted by NJFFSA16
And now that I'm back from that Pacific assignment...............EAT MY DUST!!!!!!:D :D

Way to go Brother....!


You Turkey! While the rest of us are putting up with the usual East Coast Winter weather, you're wandering around the sunny Pacific. So how were the Grass Skirts and Palm Trees?........:p :p :p

[firenresq77]

Originally posted by CALFFBOU
Good job. I even made the top 10 list! Yipee!

Bou....... I hate to break your heart, but you're in the top 20, not the top 10.........


1. NJFFSA16...........08-05-2001 6750
2. captstanm1.........03-15-2001 5025
3. Weruj1.............12-07-1999 4884
4. GeorgeWendtCFI.....07-25-1999 4165
5. Bones42............03-15-2001 3742
6. CaptainGonzo.......08-31-2000 3581
7. firenresq77........10-02-2000 3517
8. Dalmatian90........03-19-2000 3033
9. hwoods.............06-26-2002 2894
10. ChiefReason........02-20-2001 2877
11. Adze39.............04-05-2000 2773
12. MalahatTwo7........03-31-2002 2730
13. RspctFrmCalgary....05-29-2002 2349
14. FlyingKiwi.........05-09-2002 2249
15. E229Lt.............05-23-2000 2054
16. webteam............01-23-2002 2011
17. MIKEYLIKESIT.......11-15-2001 2004
18. DaSharkie..........06-26-2000 1970
19. CALFFBOU...........09-13-2002 1939
20. E40FDNYL35.........01-07-1999 1843



Mini-Me still loves you, though........ Even though you chase him with the jar of Peanut Butter........

[WTFD10]

Congratulations Stan

I'll be at FDIC but only Friday & Saturday

[CALFFBOU]

Originally posted by firenresq77
Bou....... I hate to break your heart, but you're in the top 20, not the top 10.........



Mini-Me still loves you, though........ Even though you chase him with the jar of Peanut Butter........


Ohhh...Ok. I thought being in the top 10 was going to be a
stretch. Too bad my old posts dont count from the
old-Firehouse.com days.

And for Mini-Me...I got my peanut butter and Glock waiting
right here for him.

Love, Bou

[ChiefReason]

BOU:
I will switch places with you. The pressure of being in the Top Ten can be both exhilarating and excrutiating.
Alot of crust in that Top Twenty.
CR

[NJFFSA16]

Originally posted by hwoods
You Turkey! While the rest of us are putting up with the usual East Coast Winter weather, you're wandering around the sunny Pacific. So how were the Grass Skirts and Palm Trees?........:p :p :p

Grass skirts? Palm trees? I was working extremely hard examining the dry, parched vegetation on the islands of Maui County, Hawaii and advising the Maui County Fire Dept. on how to combat wildfires.

(Nah......don't believe a word of it. I was doing a story at the marine facility at Kaneohe, working at the Senior Skins tournament and checking out a research team doing "CritterCam" work in Hawaii.):cool: :cool: :cool:

[CALFFBOU]

Originally posted by ChiefReason
BOU:
I will switch places with you. The pressure of being in the Top Ten can be both exhilarating and excrutiating.
Alot of crust in that Top Twenty.
CR

Thanks for the nice postings. Youre a bro...Bou

[hwoods]

Originally posted by ChiefReason
BOU:
I will switch places with you. The pressure of being in the Top Ten can be both exhilarating and excrutiating.
Alot of crust in that Top Twenty.
CR


About that Top 20 - How about a count of years "in the business"? Bet that would add up to quite a bunch.......:eek: (46 for me)

[Weruj1]

About that Top 20 - How about a count of years "in the business"? Bet that would add up to quite a bunch....... (46 for me) ....ok I am good for 18 .........

[LaFireEducator]

Congrats ....

After the math, I have calculated that if you stop posting today, and I keep up my blistering pace of 1.13 posts per day I can catch you in ... ummmmmmm .. 12.13 years.

Hey, ya gotta beleive.

[captstanm1]

hwoods.........33 here..... you got us beat on that one.....! WOW...I thought I was old!!!