No, no, no and more no.
Busa was all tongue-in-cheek banter. Lead bombing missions and kept the "mooching" act up for comedy sake, not because he actually needed cigars. BIG difference. He wasn't in it to show off or create "Look At Me" threads either. He was a stand-up member and still pops his head in from time to time...that said...he's prolly gonna post on this thread and say "Where's mine? [jester] " Like he always did.
Wheelrite/Bill...RIP Biggun...the guy oozed class and A-holeishness in the same body. ANYONE that got to know and meet him knew who and what he was about. I miss the calls we would share where he would tell me what he was gonna do or say just to rile up feathers or designed to see who would take the bait...when that happened he'd call laughing his butt off and he'd let me know the reply he was gonna send...he was 2 steps ahead of the game. When Cycleman/Michael...another FOG that doesn't post here...told us of his passing I thought it was a joke...even said so on the thread. I really thought it was him goofing on us all.
The posts might've angered some and that's not what has me riled up, its the begging. Its the taking constant advantage of this forums hospitality. It's coming from someone that just got here with their hand out thread to thread. It's nauseating and just down demeaning to the spirit of giving. Look, everyone and I mean everyone has ups and downs. How you handle it is up to you. Everyone can operate on the "flatlines", but how one goes about their path on the ups and downs is what builds character. What we have here is a taker. Thread to thread. Oh, I can hear it now...I gave to the troops...AFTER WE SAID TO! Not that anyone HAS to, it's just refreshing that one would want to make a difference to someone far from home fighting a war they didn't want to. Giving them a break from it should be an honor. Bragging about it and sending cigars you don't even want to smoke is a joke to that. I've seen guys come here and light the place up with their "generosity", we all have. Then the mask comes off and the reveal who and what they are by out and out stealing from BOTL's here. Brotherhood of the Leaf. THAT'S EARNED...not given. That's my .02 on it.
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