Happy Birthday Ron!!!

John D. · 01-29-2007, 07:54 AM

A HAPPY BIRTHDAY Today to Ron Smith!!!

May you get all you wish for - and more!

John D.

lew1 · 01-29-2007, 08:07 AM

He is 67 ???? correct ???

Ron Smith · 01-29-2007, 10:03 AM

Thanks John,

Was hoping to keep it a secret. I had forgotten that it was added to my profile.

James,

Yes, that's 67 in Canadian years. 57 in American Standard. 37 in my convoluted interpretation of what it should be, if life was fair...

It's kind of a surprise to look in the mirror and seeing my dad looking back at me.

lugerholsterrepair · 01-29-2007, 10:50 AM

Ron, Sure that's not your Grandpa lookin atcha? Happy Birthday my Friend! I wish you a great day and as many more as you want..Jerry Burney

Tomathvl · 01-29-2007, 11:00 AM

Hey,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY you River Rat. Slow down you're catching up to me.
Tom

Ron Smith · 01-29-2007, 11:12 AM

Jerry,

Thanks Bud.

No, if it was my Grandpa lookin' back? I'd have a heart attack. He was a pretty hard lookin' old dude. He was half Cherokee and looked kind of like that classic photo of Geronimo, only with one eye. He got hit in the forehead with a pick axe putting his left eye out.

Fortunately, my beautiful Irish Grandmother's genes were dominant. And modified things a bit.

Tom,

If I slow down any more. I'll be backing up. Wish I could...

Thanks...

waltherguy · 01-29-2007, 11:37 AM

Happy B-day Ron! I'm 27 .. does that make you feel better? Kidding.. Kidding.. Have a wonderful day!

Edward Tinker · 01-29-2007, 11:50 AM

Happy Birthday Ron!

I experienced the same kind of thing, I see my "older" brother sometimes in the mirror, not dad yet, but catching up....

Ed

pipeman45 · 01-29-2007, 12:03 PM

Well I'll be, 67. Thats only about 16 ----

In dog years.

Heres hopping you have a good birthday and a great year.

Ron Smith · 01-29-2007, 12:08 PM

Thanks Ed...

You don't have to wrap the Simson. I'll take it in a cardboard box.

wlyon · 01-29-2007, 12:19 PM

Ron; Happy Birthday and may you have many more. Bill

Brent B. · 01-29-2007, 12:36 PM

Ron: Happy Birthday!! Go do something special for yourself today. Best,

Brent

Ron Wood · 01-29-2007, 12:51 PM

Your knowledge of Imperial stuff, particularly unit markings, have been a big help to me, and your wit has brought me more than a few chuckles. It is a pleasure knowing you Sir. May you have many more Happy Birthdays.

Vlim · 01-29-2007, 02:36 PM

Ron,

Congrats, and don't forget to stare at your Fieseler gun and badge.
You can now explain the '67' part of them

Strider · 01-29-2007, 03:32 PM

Happy Birthday Ron from the desert Southwest (somewhere between Arizona and Texas). Have a good one and many, many more.

Sid.

Frank · 01-29-2007, 04:14 PM

Hey Ron, HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Hugh says I'm older than dirt and my kids say I was around when oil walked, so that must make me a bit older than you are!!

Have many more old friend!!

thegundude · 01-29-2007, 04:17 PM

Happy birthday, Ron. And many, many more!

Quote:

Originally posted by G. van Vlimmeren

You can now explain the '67' part of them

That's funny, right there...

the gunman · 01-29-2007, 04:41 PM

Happy birthday,Ron many many more.

Ron Smith · 01-29-2007, 05:12 PM

Mr Wood,

Thank you for a very gracious birthday greeting. I have learned from you also. And one of the high lights of a past Reno show was having the pleasure of meeting you. Hope to do so again soon. Happy to here that I may have brightened your day on occaision. I guess my sense of humor is what has gotten me this far.

As for the rest of you Yaa-hoos... A very sincere Thank You from the bottom of my heart. It's great to be recognized and acknowledged. Hope to be a motor-mouth pain in the A$$ here for another 20 or 30 years

mauro · 01-29-2007, 05:17 PM

Happy, happy BIRTHDAY!!
Mauro

01-29-2007, 07:54 AM	#1
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	Happy Birthday Ron!!! A HAPPY BIRTHDAY Today to Ron Smith!!! May you get all you wish for - and more! John D.

01-29-2007, 08:07 AM	#2
lew1 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,108 Thanks: 82 Thanked 204 Times in 112 Posts	He is 67 ???? correct ??? __________________ charlie

01-29-2007, 10:03 AM	#3
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Thanks John, Was hoping to keep it a secret. I had forgotten that it was added to my profile. James, Yes, that's 67 in Canadian years. 57 in American Standard. 37 in my convoluted interpretation of what it should be, if life was fair... It's kind of a surprise to look in the mirror and seeing my dad looking back at me. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

01-29-2007, 10:50 AM	#4
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Ron, Sure that's not your Grandpa lookin atcha? Happy Birthday my Friend! I wish you a great day and as many more as you want..Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

01-29-2007, 11:12 AM	#6
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Jerry, Thanks Bud. No, if it was my Grandpa lookin' back? I'd have a heart attack. He was a pretty hard lookin' old dude. He was half Cherokee and looked kind of like that classic photo of Geronimo, only with one eye. He got hit in the forehead with a pick axe putting his left eye out. Fortunately, my beautiful Irish Grandmother's genes were dominant. And modified things a bit. Tom, If I slow down any more. I'll be backing up. Wish I could... Thanks... __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

01-29-2007, 11:00 AM	#5
Tomathvl User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Milan, IN Posts: 363 Thanks: 3 Thanked 48 Times in 19 Posts	Hey, HAPPY BIRTHDAY you River Rat. Slow down you're catching up to me. Tom

01-29-2007, 11:37 AM	#7
waltherguy User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: FL Posts: 201 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Happy B-day Ron! I'm 27 .. does that make you feel better? Kidding.. Kidding.. Have a wonderful day! __________________ "In a man to man fight the winner is the one who puts an extra round in his magazine" -Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

01-29-2007, 11:50 AM	#8
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	Happy Birthday Ron! I experienced the same kind of thing, I see my "older" brother sometimes in the mirror, not dad yet, but catching up.... Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

01-29-2007, 12:03 PM	#9
pipeman45 User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kentucky Posts: 539 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Well I'll be, 67. Thats only about 16 ---- In dog years. Heres hopping you have a good birthday and a great year. __________________ Dave

01-29-2007, 12:08 PM	#10
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Thanks Ed... You don't have to wrap the Simson. I'll take it in a cardboard box. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

01-29-2007, 12:19 PM	#11
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,655 Thanks: 3,212 Thanked 2,619 Times in 971 Posts	Ron; Happy Birthday and may you have many more. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

01-29-2007, 12:36 PM	#12
Brent B. User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 176 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ron: Happy Birthday!! Go do something special for yourself today. Best, Brent

01-29-2007, 12:51 PM	#13
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	Your knowledge of Imperial stuff, particularly unit markings, have been a big help to me, and your wit has brought me more than a few chuckles. It is a pleasure knowing you Sir. May you have many more Happy Birthdays. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

01-29-2007, 02:36 PM	#14
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Ron, Congrats, and don't forget to stare at your Fieseler gun and badge. You can now explain the '67' part of them

01-29-2007, 03:32 PM	#15
Strider User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 256 Thanks: 26 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Happy Birthday Ron from the desert Southwest (somewhere between Arizona and Texas). Have a good one and many, many more. Sid. __________________ Sid. Patience is a bitter plant, but it has sweet fruit. ~German Proverb If it is made before 1930 ..........It is a prototype.

01-29-2007, 04:14 PM	#16
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 164 Times in 87 Posts	Hey Ron, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Hugh says I'm older than dirt and my kids say I was around when oil walked, so that must make me a bit older than you are!! Have many more old friend!!

01-29-2007, 04:41 PM	#18
the gunman User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Leland NC 28451 Posts: 1,017 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	Happy birthday,Ron many many more.

01-29-2007, 05:12 PM	#19
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Mr Wood, Thank you for a very gracious birthday greeting. I have learned from you also. And one of the high lights of a past Reno show was having the pleasure of meeting you. Hope to do so again soon. Happy to here that I may have brightened your day on occaision. I guess my sense of humor is what has gotten me this far. As for the rest of you Yaa-hoos... A very sincere Thank You from the bottom of my heart. It's great to be recognized and acknowledged. Hope to be a motor-mouth pain in the A$$ here for another 20 or 30 years __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

01-29-2007, 05:17 PM	#20
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 350 Times in 129 Posts	Happy, happy BIRTHDAY!! Mauro __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.