I dedicate my 1 000 th Post to ...

[Gunship]

YOU !!!


The "common" PPRUNER and reader of my cr@p.
The Job - Seeker - I wish you all the best in your search !
The Helicopter Pilot giving sometimes your own life for someone else's, the game counter, killer and culler.
The Airline Pilot having these days not just the worry to fly but also International Terrorism, but also SARS fears, drunk pax, never mind a job - loss.
The small aircraft pilot. Might you deliver my DHL packages, or fly tourists or take pics of probable diamond fields - you might feel smaller than the big oke's - you most probably mean the most for African flying !
To the VIP manne and vroue, might you fly Tabo or Sheik Wa Wa or Harri Kirri himself or maybe BOB.... uhmm Good Luck !
To the student that puts so much effort into becoming a pilot - may your big dreams come true.
To all the engineers, ATC's, weather buro mac's, service crews behind the scenes and all the numerous admin people.
To all my friends I have met on this forum.
To my SAAF mates, and friends made afterwards, ORCA, 4HP, Bert, BAKELA, FM .. too many to mention ...
To 4HP the coolest moderator and creator of THE CAMPFIRE.
To everyone I might have missed.
To my mom, dad, sister, dear wife, 3 official kids, 2 daschunds, 9 gold fish, 2 piranaha's and my pregnant cat ... ok ok I am finished ....




GOD Bless you all ! And I thank you for what you do for Africa Aviation in whatever capacity !

VIVA Africa Aviation, Viva PPRUNE ! :ok:

Cheers,

Gunsss :cool:

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[REAL ORCA]

Congrats Gunzzzzzz! Looking forward to the next 1000. Viva Comrad Viva!!:ok:

[concordino]

Gunss,

Good to see your 1000th post, I frankly think you make the African Forum a nice resort for those of us in the old continent. Keep those nice stories coming…( and yeah to Campfire too)

Peace
:)

[4HolerPoler]

Well done Guns - we look forward to the next 1000. And remember, I've told you once before - gatkruip kry jou nerens boeta. (for the Anglophiles, the above is a colloquial reminder to Guns that brown-nosing doesn't gain him any privileges. Not with this mod :D)

Fly safe out there.

4HP

[Cpt. Underpants]

Guns

Verspoeg en kakpraat is nie 'n kunsvorm nie, hoor!

VIVA

NS Brandewyn en po*s het my lewe verwoes!

[Flyboy737]

Go Gunship!

Hope to ge much more of your stuff!

Ek geniet jou goed - de donner met die wat sou kla!

Goedgaan - en Groetnis,

Flyboy737:ok: :ok: :ok:

[BAKELA]

Guns,

Congratulations on reaching the 1000th post.:ok: Took just over three and a half years I see - so I'm really looking forward to the next 1000 posts and the next few years of great entertainment, and unfortunately, the ocassional sadder moments on this forum.

Hou die blink kant bo en die bo kant blink.:cool:

Cheers vir eers,
Bakela

[Deanw]

Yo Guns!

Congrats, well done mate :)

Now, how about the next 1 000 in under two years :}

Have a tassie on me :ok:

Dean

[Kiwi Flyer]

Well done gunnnsssss,

Look forward to another 1000 funny, informative, sad, interesting, and well, just damn good posts!!!

Kiwi

[flutter by]

well done on a 1000

My I be the first to say that by this post you made me shed a tear, touched my heart and made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.....Me and all the others feel SO loved......:{

SO, for fu:mad: sakes don't stop moving baby ur the one that makes us crazy...wiggle wiggle....and don't stop posting...:ok:

:{ :{ :{

Well done Guns, I shall drink a dop on you tonight:E

hehehe

[PAXboy]

Dear Guns, as a fellow poster has already worked out your ratio of number of posts to elapsed time since joining these elite halls ... I was wondering what is your ratio of posts to elapsed bottles of Tassies? :E

[Gunship]

I feel honoured to have all these replies. :ok:

Many thanks to all of you. :ok:

Must admit I had a bottle of the finest on myself (yes Tassies Bert) last night. :bored:

Cheers and God Bless you all.

Ok at the start was the man ... here is his woman - also 9oesdronk :p and pregnant ....



http://www.nel.co.za/Data/photo106.jpg

" Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink I feel ashamed.
Then I look into the glass and think about the workers on the wine farms and all of their hopes and dreams.
If I didn't drink their wine, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered.
Then I say to myself, 'It is better that I drink and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver. " :ok:

[GGG]

Congrats Guns!
Wishing you many more safe message postings!Great picture, sums up African Aviation pretty well.

[flyboy6876]

Congrats Gunss. Keep them coming, you're posts are always interesting and keep me up to date with Africa without having to trawl the wires.:ok:

Enjoy the Tassies mate and may many more bottles slide down the gullet while posting on Pprune.:}

[SHARALUMI]

Guns,

Congrats on the 1000th one. Lekker man. :ok: Hope the Tassies you had on it was not too rough. ;) Ek moet sê, dit lyk nie of daar ander wippe of hierdie (Afrika & Kampvuur) forums is nie, dus, al is ek nog 'n snotpoppie op Pprune, geniet die gelukwense. (translated - it does not seem like there are other females on the African & Campfire forums, and although I'm a youngster on Pprune, enjoy it).

Be good, and if you can't - be damn good at it! :}

Ciao for now,
Sharalumi

[George Tower]

Dear Guns

Just another quick note of thanks to you. You make a truly great contribution to this forum. Virtually all your posts either leave me something the wiser about the world of aviation or at least give me a good laugh. The African forum on Pprune is the best forum by a mile and I believe most of the credit should be yours.

Regards

GT

PS I'm still not convinced of the virtues of Tassies!

[SortieIII]

Well done Guns!! Keep 'em coming Boet!!

[Deanw]

Hey, maybe we can get a 1 000 replies to the 1 000 post :E

Seriously, I've learnt more about aviation and life on this forum than any other.

Thanks Gunns, and everybody else :ok:

[Gunship]

Dean et al .. I wished I could thank you all with a dop but seriously I feel like the Kween .. many thanks all my "admirers" .. uhmm .. I might run for President soon ... :8

Seriously many thanks guys and Sharalumi.

It is ony a pleasure - I really enjoy this site and by far THIS forum.

I have learned much more than everywhere on the web myself - believe me !

Cheers and I hope to cheer one of you soon !

Bert .. come on boytjie but seems like BAKELA is slowly catching up :E

All the best to you guys. SPLIT BUS - I am at ALEX's Bar - nice ladies - American beauty 's farewell :}

I am the one with the arm in the sling .. cheers Gunns ..

[Cardinal Puff]

Guns, maaaaate!

Well done, ya old pirate. Hope to see years more of your stuff.

[Gunship]

Uhmm thanks Cardinal Puff !

Sjees but I must admit I have posted a bit wild lately -- see over 1100 now :mad: No wonder I do not get to my own work ;)

I must admit I was offline for 2 days and some of my posts are 30 threads back !

Africa Aviation (or the forum at least) is alive and well !:ok:

Cheers all !

Gunnss