*** Fare Thee Well, Klompy ***
 

So, in 5 hours or so, Klompy leaves us for basic training. I trust he can give us more details.

We all have our favorite posters. Klompy made my list when he started talking about Dutch food. Since I'm Dutch, and recognized what he was talking about, he got my attention. Since then his posts have never disappointed.

I found out later that he lives just two blocks away from me, and is friends with my son. I have never met Klompy in real life, and now regret not making more of an effort to meet him.

In any case, good luck sir. You will be missed. Never forget where you belong.

And as a parting gift from OOT:

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I found out later that he lives just two blocks away from me, and is friends with my son. I have never met Klompy in real life, and now regret not making more of an effort to meet him.

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wow, that's freaky.

I enjoyed Klompy's posts. good luck to him.

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Good luck klompy. Thanks for serving.

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I like Klompy. Best of luck sir.

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RoundGay,

I don't understand how you haven't met him yet. Actually he's the dumb one if what you say about hot Dutch chicks roaming around your house is actually true. Maybe you met him after 8PM one night and don't remember it?

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good luck & be safe

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oh, Klompy...we want a trip report when you get back.

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Maybe you met him after 8PM one night and don't remember it?

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Quite possible. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

He's been to our house, but it was before I knew who was, and I don't believe we were ever introduced. With the girls, came the guys. And there were plenty of guys roaming around my house I never knew.

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[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] The whiskey girl, and sorry we never got to sit in your backyard watching the trampoline.

I'm heading to FT Jackson for 10 weeks of basic followed directly by me heading to FT Gordon Georgia for 17 weeks of AIT for training to be an information systems analyst. There will likely be some dead time in there somewhere for processing but I imagine I'll be back in Iowa early next summer.

I joined the National Guard because I'm simply not good enough to beat high enough stakes to make playing cards desirable to me anymore, and it's time for me to finish college (dropped out after 2 1/2 years). I'm well aware that I'll likely head to the middle east sometime in the near future, and when that comes up it will be another thing to deal with, but I think this is for the best.

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You should just come to Irvine. I will teach you how to beat microlimits and play WoW for profit. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Good luck yo.

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Good luck soldier.

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Good luck kid...maybe you'll get harder to level in the army somehow.

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Klompy,

hopefully your time in the middle east is boring. also, you will need to pass your avatar on to roundgay so that we are not deprived of it for the next few months.

good luck.

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Good luck Klompy

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Good luck, Klompy, you tall mfer.

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gl Klompy, keep your head on and come back in one piece bud

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GL Klompy. I wish you the best, even though you don't like the Wire.

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Thank you for your service.

By this time next year, I hope that today--Veteran's Day--will be your holiday.

Stay well.

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Best of luck, and thanks for your service!

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Thanks for the support guys. Just to clarify, this wasn't really a spur of the moment thing. I had been thinking of joining for a while, and was really only hung up on if I'd be able to get a decent job due to my color vision sucking. I passed the vision test though, and was able to get my first choice. I signed the papers back in April, but this was the first time it was going to work out to ship out.

Punkass,
I'm going to try and keep a decent journal going while I'm gone, and although I'm not going to post that as a trip report it should give me a decent base of material to give a summary when I get back.

Skunk,
Sorry not a fan of WoW, and I can win at the micros just fine already. My winrate was fine at the stakes I played, but I simply lack the emotional control to put in the number of hands required to be a great success at grinding it out. I no longer enjoy the game at all as I hate the fear of losing. I'm hoping that once it's not my sole source of income I can return to enjoying it.

Claunchy,

Sorry to upset everyone in that wire thread so much, I guess I'll just have to accept that my view of it is unpopular.

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Best of luck, don't get dead!

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Klomp, during my thankfully brief experience with poker as a sole source of income, I went through the same thing. The pressure to win = fear of losing = play like [censored] = not fun. Once you have something else going for you, poker will be easier. Take care, brother.

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Klompy, you'll be missed around here. be safe, mang.

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bye klompy. bye hot chicks making out.

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Good Luck klompy, whereever you end up I hope that you can come back home smarter and experienced, and not injured ldo.


Conspire

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Good luck Klompy. Be safe.

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Klompy,

Let's try to organize another twoplustwo get together while you're in the area!

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/7461/mapza2.png

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Claunchy,

Sorry to upset everyone in that wire thread so much, I guess I'll just have to accept that my view of it is unpopular.

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lol I was just [censored] with you dude.

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Good luck soldier.

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Good luck man.

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gl Klompy, keep your head down and come back in one piece bud

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GL Klompy

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GL Klompy. I wish you the best, even though you don't like the Wire.

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FFK, Sounds like fun. Even if one doesn't happen, I'll be looking to you atlantians for advice of fun spots to hit when I get a weekend pass.

I'm off guys, I'll be back when I get a chance.

Anyone is welcome to http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/9696/klompyvi9.gif

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Klompy,

Basic Training sucks while your doing it, but it can also be funny as hell. Try blending in like The Invisible Man for as long as you can. I'm pretty sure Ft. Jackson has mixed platoons in Basic, so you might get to bang a nasty ho during a field exercise. Good luck!

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[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] klompy!!

Don't get shot dude!

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Good luck klompy. Thanks for serving.

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Good luck Klompy.

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[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] klompy!!

Don't get shot dude!

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word.