Two good pieces of news this week!

My 77 or so year old uncle, Silver Dick Mursch, retired Lt. Col. USAF,
reluctant vegetarian, subsistence fisherman, and great husband to my aunt
Sara said he was thinkin' about fly fishin' for bluegill, bass and whatever
else might hit a fly on the lakes he fishes. Generally, he is a striped
bass and salt water fisherman, but the heat has put the bait fish off,
according to him, and he just wanted to reacquaint himself with the flyrod.

Well we went out to the garage to look thru his fly gear. He had a coupla
old fiberglass rods: Fenwick 8', 5 wt. and Diawa (?) 8' 6", 6 wt. He
probably bought then back in the 70s, I'm guessin'. His reels: Diawa--still
in good shape-- and a Martin--rusted and virtually useless--still had the
old lines on them and were severely dry-rotted. I offered to take the Diawa
reel and restring it for him and provide him with a few flyz. I had a new 6
wt. line at home, and I have more panfish and bass flyz than I know what to
do with, as I rarely fish warm waters. I ended up givin' 'ol Silver Dick 6
boxes of flyz, including a fine assortment of the flyz that Big Dale had
sent me over the years.

Okay, I got 'ol Silver Dick risin' to some fat flyz, so it's time to set the
hook. I dropped by the house, day before yesterday, and got to talkin'
about my fishin' trips with Wally and the gang. SD's eye kinda light up, so
I sayz, "Ya really oughta hit Andre_'s Cree_ with me this Sunday!" SD
responds with, "Can I keep what I catch?" "Of course," I say. "As a matter
of fact, I'll keep my limit too, so you will have enough to make a good
meal."

Now I just gotta buy him a pair of size 8 1/2 wadin' boots and were on the
stream Sunday. I'll set him up with a nice 3 wt. rig and I think I'll have
a new fishin' buddy for a while.

Second piece of good news: I got accepted to the graduate program that I
applied to. It's gonna be a long 3 1/2 to 4 years of night and day classes,
but it oughta be a good learnin' experience.

Op --MPA to be, I hope!--

Mr. Opus McDopus wrote:
My 77 or so year old uncle, Silver Dick Mursch, retired Lt. Col. USAF,


Not, the result of a war wound Ihope.

;-)


Second piece of good news: I got accepted to the graduate program that I
applied to. It's gonna be a long 3 1/2 to 4 years of night and day classes,
but it oughta be a good learnin' experience.

Torturous experience with a surprising number of opportunites that
arise for
quiet, less likely to meet another angler, mid-week forays.


Op --MPA to be, I hope!--

Good on you, Op.


Steve

"Stephen Welsh" wrote in message
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Mr. Opus McDopus wrote:
My 77 or so year old uncle, Silver Dick Mursch, retired Lt. Col. USAF,


Not, the result of a war wound Ihope.

;-)

Nah, nothin' like Tim Strawn (Kid Shelleen's silver-nosed brother in Cat
Ballou). A Light Colonel's insigia are Silver Wings. Thus the nickname.

Second piece of good news: I got accepted to the graduate program that I
applied to. It's gonna be a long 3 1/2 to 4 years of night and day
classes,
but it oughta be a good learnin' experience.

Torturous experience with a surprising number of opportunites that
arise for
quiet, less likely to meet another angler, mid-week forays.

Well, we'll jsut see about that! No amount of semi-advanced learnin' is
gonna come between me and my trout streams!

Op --MPA to be, I hope!--

Good on you, Op.

Thank you sir.

Op

Steve

Mr. Opus McDopus wrote:
A Light Colonel's insigia are Silver Wings. Thus the nickname.

A light Colonel's insignia are silver leaves. A full Colonel's
insignia are silver wings. He might not be happy that you've demoted
him if he is a full colonel.

wrote in message
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Mr. Opus McDopus wrote:
A Light Colonel's insigia are Silver Wings. Thus the nickname.

A light Colonel's insignia are silver leaves. A full Colonel's
insignia are silver wings. He might not be happy that you've demoted
him if he is a full colonel.


Yes sir, I stand corrected! Though my uncle Dick did retire as a Lt. Col.,
the Silver Wings are for his and my aunts flight training. He flew fighters
in southeast Asia, and she was a flight nurse.

Thanks for settin' me straight, potles!

Op --The Airmen of today will be the Master Sergeants of tomorrow, smoke
pot, drop acid. (Read in the bathroom stall, Langley Field F-15 Intermediate
Maintenance hanger, 1976)--

Mr. Opus McDopus wrote:
A Light Colonel's insigia are Silver Wings. Thus the nickname.

A light Colonel's insignia are silver leaves. A full Colonel's
insignia are silver wings. He might not be happy that you've demoted
him if he is a full colonel.

We used to call them "phone Colonels" as it is proper to address them
as either Lieutenant Colonel or Colonel. On the phone, they would just
answer Colonel XXXXX


Op --The Airmen of today will be the Master Sergeants of tomorrow, smoke
pot, drop acid. (Read in the bathroom stall, Langley Field F-15 Intermediate
Maintenance hanger, 1976)--

Glad I didn't join till 77. Well, did join in '76, but got kicked out
and came back in '77.
Frank Reid

On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:50:30 -0400, "Mr. Opus McDopus"
wrote:

My 77 or so year old uncle, Silver Dick Mursch, retired Lt. Col. USAF,
reluctant vegetarian, subsistence fisherman, and great husband to my aunt
Sara said he was thinkin' about fly fishin' for bluegill, bass and whatever
else might hit a fly on the lakes he fishes. Generally, he is a striped
bass and salt water fisherman, but the heat has put the bait fish off,
according to him, and he just wanted to reacquaint himself with the flyrod.

Well we went out to the garage to look thru his fly gear. He had a coupla
old fiberglass rods: Fenwick 8', 5 wt. and Diawa (?) 8' 6", 6 wt. He
probably bought then back in the 70s, I'm guessin'. His reels: Diawa--still
in good shape-- and a Martin--rusted and virtually useless--still had the
old lines on them and were severely dry-rotted. I offered to take the Diawa
reel and restring it for him and provide him with a few flyz. I had a new 6
wt. line at home, and I have more panfish and bass flyz than I know what to
do with, as I rarely fish warm waters. I ended up givin' 'ol Silver Dick 6
boxes of flyz, including a fine assortment of the flyz that Big Dale had
sent me over the years.

Okay, I got 'ol Silver Dick risin' to some fat flyz, so it's time to set the
hook. I dropped by the house, day before yesterday, and got to talkin'
about my fishin' trips with Wally and the gang. SD's eye kinda light up, so
I sayz, "Ya really oughta hit Andre_'s Cree_ with me this Sunday!" SD
responds with, "Can I keep what I catch?" "Of course," I say. "As a matter
of fact, I'll keep my limit too, so you will have enough to make a good
meal."

Now I just gotta buy him a pair of size 8 1/2 wadin' boots and were on the
stream Sunday. I'll set him up with a nice 3 wt. rig and I think I'll have
a new fishin' buddy for a while.

Second piece of good news: I got accepted to the graduate program that I
applied to. It's gonna be a long 3 1/2 to 4 years of night and day classes,
but it oughta be a good learnin' experience.

Op --MPA to be, I hope!--

In spite of all the self-denigration, clearly you're a good guy, Mark.

Congrats on the good news...

/daytripper

"daytripper" wrote in message
...

In spite of all the self-denigration, clearly you're a good guy, Mark.

If only that were true.

Congrats on the good news...

Thanks, Dave, I'm pretty excited.

Op

/daytripper

Mr. Opus McDopus wrote:
Op --MPA to be, I hope!--

Master of Pine Arts? g Is that like Forestry Management or Sculpture?

Good yarn Mark, and good luck with school!
--
Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps

"Stan Gula" wrote in message
news:TElmg.4468$V55.1383@trndny01...
Mr. Opus McDopus wrote:
Op --MPA to be, I hope!--

Master of Pine Arts? g Is that like Forestry Management or Sculpture?

Good yarn Mark, and good luck with school!

I dropped 'ol Silver Dick's waders off to him this evenin'. I'm not sure
that he realizes that he'll have to fish with me until he wears the felts
off, but I did drop a few subtle hints :~^ )

Op

Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps