Introduction
IntroductionHowdy. I want to thank Hobie for asking me to join him here. While I've never met Hobie in person, I have known him for about 5 years and consider him to be a person of great character, and his invitation to post here a personal compliment.
I reside at 8000ft elev. in the Colorado Rockies with views of the Great Divide, and the National Forest is my backyard.I am currently an electrical engineering student, and a member of the National Guard in an infantry unit. I am an avid hunter, shooter and outdoorsman. I have raised and trained personal protection dogs, although I'm not actively involved at this time due to my military and school obligations. I am a diesel truck fanatic, and I built the engine in my current F350 crew cab 4x4. I am a former licensed General Contractor and licensed septic installer. I designed and built small vacation cabins off the grid. I have also contracted almost every trade associated with building a home, and consider myself to be a master carpenter. I was a custom framing contractor for a number of years with a small crew that I ran personally, in other words I had a tool belt on every day, and I also contracted custom interior trim at other times. The last couple homes I built, I did almost all the work by myself, including framing and standing walls, due to lack of good help in my area.
I am also a Libertarian. I believe both of the current popular parties have utterly failed this country. Neither party represents the values envisioned by the Founders of this nation. The most recent actions of the current government have practically nullified the protections we have under The Constitution. I believe that any gun control for any reason is an affront to, and a direct attack on the principles of the 2nd Amendment and our Civil Liberties in general. I believe the 4th and 14th Amendment have been completely molested by “probable cause”, “no knock raids” and “asset forfeiture”. I am also a law enforcement detractor, and the ongoing and increasing abuses by the militarized law enforcement community leads me to believe that they are rapidly approaching the point where they are more harmful than helpful to the free citizenry of this country, and no longer represent the values of the peace officer.
I joined the NG in 06 when I found out they had raised the age to 40, I was 39 at the time. I've always felt I had an unfulfilled duty to my country and out of all my accomplishments, this is the one I'm most proud of. I turned 40 at Basic Training with a bunch of kids half my age. It was the hardest thing I've ever done, and the most fun I've ever had. I recommend service to everyone, and I would be willing to advocate a short term of service as mandatory in this country, as I believe it would produce a better overall class of citizenry than what we have today, and the result would be a better and stronger country.
My current goal is to receive a degree in electrical engineering with a mechanical minor and use it to work in the alternative energy field. I have a home that is off the grid, and I designed and installed the alternative energy systems for the other homes I built. This created a strong desire to become more involved in the field of alternative energy.
Thank you for taking the time to read my bio, and you can look forward to some outrageous cop bashing and government questioning posts from me in the future, or as long as they are allowed or Hobie gives me the boot anyway LOL!
Sincerely,
Rmndndngrus
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