More medals than Team GB!

**Guntruck** · 08-08-2012 01:03

Yet another bit of bling has come my way, for uploading 100 or more Files for the benefit of other members.

Definitely going to need a bigger tunic or start wearing them on my back

Anyway, in the time honoured tradition, everyone to the bar, drinks are on me!

**Doug** · 08-08-2012 01:07

Well deseved Steve

**Marechallannes** · 08-08-2012 01:10

Well done, Steve, but you need to upgrade your iron chest again:

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/awa...rd&award_id=69

Seems your Wing Commander forgot to report this achievment to the HQ.

Congratulation anyways.

**Guntruck** · 08-08-2012 01:39

Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle! Good spot Sven

At least when it comes it will finish off the third row nicely.

Edit: I like your avatar by the way.

Originally Posted by Marechallannes

Well done, Steve, but you need to upgrade your iron chest again:

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/awa...rd&award_id=69

Seems your Wing Commander forgot to report this achievment to the HQ.

Congratulation anyways.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 08-08-2012 01:48

That certainly does merit a gong Gunners

. Well done old chap.
Sorry to tell you that GB also got another medal last night. So you are only drawing with them.
Rob.

**Marechallannes** · 08-08-2012 03:24

Originally Posted by Guntruck

At least when it comes it will finish off the third row nicely.

Sorry Steve. I've got to tell you that the 2 years/1000 posts will cover your 1 year/500 posts medal.

...and: Thank you! I like my new Avatar, too.

**Boney10** · 08-08-2012 03:32

Congrats Steve, thanks to chaps like you we have lots of goodies to download for our games, well done that man

**Bluedevil** · 08-08-2012 03:47

Congratulations Steve!

**Jager** · 08-08-2012 04:04

Congratulations Steve; well earned (both of them when you hang the second).
Karl

**Archidamus** · 08-08-2012 07:46

Congratulations and well deserved Steve

Honoured to join you in a celebratory libation

**Prodromoi** · 08-08-2012 07:51

Congrats... That's a lot of brass!

**Burt** · 08-08-2012 08:12

Well done Steve, all those medals should deflect a few bullets

Don

**crashx** · 08-08-2012 08:50

Well done Steve!!! Was that for a pint or a barrel???

**flash** · 08-08-2012 09:36

Well done Gunners - bottoms up

**Guntruck** · 08-08-2012 11:45

If you insist - but no peeking!

**Nightbomber** · 08-08-2012 11:57

Well done, Guntruck, it's a hell of contribution to the site everyone can benefit from.

and

**Raege** · 08-08-2012 12:49

Well done sir and thanks for all you did earning them. Good news with the 21st medal i believe you get a free visit to the chiropractor for the back pain their weight causes

**Niclas** · 08-08-2012 12:58

Another well deserved one, Steve - I'll drink to that!

A thought...

In Sweden there's a tradition for students who graduate from secondary school to hold a reception at home to which friends and can drop in to gratulate them on their academic performance. At these receptions, guests are usually treated to food and drink.
If you're not a subject of one of these receptions yourself, you go round to visit as many receptions of friends and acquaintances (and not uncommonly those of a number of complete strangers, as way stations) as you possibly can.
In areas where there are many schools, graduation is spread out over a couple of weeks for everyones convenience.
All this has the effect that if you're a reasonably sociable person, with a lot of friends (or, if you have no scruples and don't don't mind gatecrashing) there are at least a couple of years in your youth where you spend a couple of weeks each spring more o less constantly plastered from all this free drink (mostly champagne, which isn't at all bad thing in my book).

With all the celebrations on the Aerodrome these days, I'm somewhat reminded of this tradition.

Fortunately (at least for my poor liver) most of the drink here is merely virtual though.

/Niclas

**csadn** · 08-08-2012 13:10

Originally Posted by Guntruck

Yet another bit of bling has come my way, for uploading 100 or more Files for the benefit of other members. :medal: Definitely going to need a bigger tunic or start wearing them on my back

[pushes on Guntruck's right shoulder; watches as he goes staggering across the room, unable to regain balance due to the mass of ironmongery on his left side, and crashes headlong into... the liquor cabinet]

[points to Guntruck] He did it. [flees]

**BobP** · 08-08-2012 16:26

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Since He has so many medals he could have a standard bearer such as the ancient Romans. This could be his standard with the medals attached. Oh this is a Guntruck.

**gully_raker** · 08-08-2012 16:29

Congratulations Steve old chap. Very well deserved for all your contributions!
Better watch out though if you fly over to the US again you are sure to be over the luggage weight limit will all those Gongs!

**CappyTom** · 08-09-2012 02:31

Cheers and another well deserved metal. To the bar Ohio...

Thomas

**Guntruck** · 08-09-2012 03:30

Originally Posted by BobP

Since He has so many medals he could have a standard bearer such as the ancient Romans. This could be his standard with the medals attached. Oh this is a Guntruck.

Rummages through photo albums to find pic of self in front of 'Eve of Destruction'........

Originally Posted by Niclas

Another well deserved one, Steve - I'll drink to that!

A thought...

In Sweden there's a tradition for students who graduate from secondary school to hold a reception at home If you're not a subject of one of these receptions yourself, you go round to visit as many receptions of friends and acquaintances (and not uncommonly those of a number of complete strangers, as way stations) as you possibly can.

/Niclas

Superb idea - visit lots of people and get ratted for free!

Originally Posted by csadn

[pushes on Guntruck's right shoulder; watches as he goes staggering across the room, unable to regain balance due to the mass of ironmongery on his left side, and crashes headlong into... the liquor cabinet]

[points to Guntruck] He did it. [flees]

**Attila57** · 08-09-2012 03:40

Congrats!

Attilio

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 08-09-2012 06:46

Originally Posted by Guntruck

Superb idea - visit lots of people and get ratted for free!

I was there before you laddie.

and now a chaser

Kyte.

**Blackronin** · 08-09-2012 12:01

Well done, sir.
A cold beer to me, please...

**csadn** · 08-09-2012 16:09

Originally Posted by BobP

[...]Oh this is a Guntruck.

I know what a guntruck is -- I've been arguing for some while the US needs to start building new ones (with upgrades -- Kevlar under steel for armor, and V-undersides for mine-resistance), instead of reinventing the wheel.