As if I need another reason to consider HNI such a great place.
Our members here are second to none. The passion we all share for bowhunting and archery bring us all here to share, teach, learn, discover, pass along, inform, research, whine, and even bitch etc plus, build friendships. I've been coming to HNI for nearly 10 years now. I cannot remember when I first posted, I know it was pre 2000. I remember sharing Y2K here, so I'm thinking late 98, early 99. Back then when you posted, you only needed a email. I didn't have an email account so when I posted I put the contact email for HNI in the space requiring a email and my post would go. I have to laugh now that I took advantage of HNI.
There are many here that have a lower member # than I but not many. My member # is 3209. That would tell me that there are only 3208 older members but 80% of them are gone. Our newest member's number is 115041. Amazing.
Over those years I've made many, many friends and sure, managed to piss people off too. The thing is, for all the ones that I have pissed off, there is 100X that amount who make HNI what it is.
I'd like to point out a very recent one. Formerly rdy2hnt, now Brett/IL made a bow holder back in Sept. I particularly liked the look of it and like most, I commented in his thread how beatiful his work is. Not long after I got a PM and was asked if I would like one. Absolutely I would so I sent out my Bowtech sticker that came with my Allegiance because up to this point, I hadn't stuck it on my truck. I sent it out.
Today I was home for lunch, actually shooting my bow in the backyard, brrrrrr and tinkering in the basement, ate some wings left from last night and watched Jerry Springer.
I had to go back to work and I noticed a package leaning against my garage door. I didn't hear the delivery truck or mail carrier. HHhmmmmmm, even though I had to leave, back in the door I went to open it.
WOW, what a thing of beauty. I cannot wait to hang it and hang my newest 82nd Airborne on it.
I'd personally like to thank Brett, aka Brett/IL (rdy2hnt). Brett, thank you sir, you are a gentleman and I hope to take you up on the cold brews and steaks if and when I make southern IL. Until then, there will be a return package in the mail before long.
Bowhunting, HNI, Kindship and a thank you.
