I've had it so long I almost forget where it started.   I think I originally got it from my 8th grade English teacher.  Some reference to Socrates and Plato.  I liked it because it's the start of my last name Gaddis.   And I've probably been using it for 30 years or more on online sites that need a handle. 

Gadfly wrote:

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I've had it so long I almost forget where it started.   I think I originally got it from my 8th grade English teacher.  Some reference to Socrates and Plato.  I liked it because it's the start of my last name Gaddis.   And I've probably been using it for 30 years or more on online sites that need a handle. 

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It's from the Greek mythology -  a tormenter to Io, the heifer maiden. 

I use a lot of different “handles” for different reasons. The one I use here (FastEagle) is the most common.

During my more the 30 years of active service with the USN I served all around the world and on nearly a dozen aircraft carriers. I was an aircraft mechanic and served mostly with tail-hook aircraft.

I did two tours of duty with Fighter Squadron Forty-One. The first was from 1964-1966 with service aboard the USS Independence (CVA-62) out of Norfolk, VA. The aircraft was the F4 Phantom II. The second was from 1977-1980 with service aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) also out of Norfolk, VA. The aircraft was the F14 Tomcat.

During my second tour with VF-41 I spent a whole cruise as it’s flight deck maintenance coordinator. All squadron maintenance coordinators used their squadron’s call sign. Mine was Fast Eagle. Some people on the flight deck only knew me as Fast Eagle.

FastEagle

http://www.irv2.com/photopost/showfull.php?photo=14557

College nickname.  Just stuck.

Classy Lady is a name I have used before when combinations of Ann don't work.  I have been studying Classical Guitar for about five years (this time around).  I love many types of music and classical training creates many opportunities.  I am very fortunate to be playing a hand-made guitar, made by Richard Young, a luthier from Eastford, CT.  It is a beautiful concert level guitar, which I was able to get because there were a couple of cosmetic flaws on the back. Nothing to affect the sound.  On the road I bring another guitar so I can keep practicing and hopefully play with a new friend.  Been playing some Scottish and Irish songs recently.  I will bring my guitar to the rally and hopefully will find someone to play with.  

ANN 

Absolutely fascinating thread on a number of levels.

Not much imagination on ours.  And far from cute.  Gonna have to work on that - and not the cute part.  That's a lost cause.

WE'RE NOT WORTHY!  lol

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FastEagle wrote:

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I did two tours of duty with Fighter Squadron Forty-One. The first was from 1964-1966 with service aboard the USS Independence (CVA-62) out of Norfolk, VA. The aircraft was the F4 Phantom II. The second was from 1977-1980 with service aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) also out of Norfolk, VA. The aircraft was the F14 Tomcat.

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Hmmm.   I've been aboard the Nimitz a couple of times.  My dad was assigned to her for a few years from the date CVN-68 was commissioned.  From our beach home here in WA we've seen her heading out to sea or back to port a couple of times.  

 

…and as to my forum handle, a picture speaks 1,000 words…and since I don't wan't to type that much, here's a photo I took…somewhere. :)

 

 

(First post on this board BTW)

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Greetings Miles2go,

(I assume that's you from another board.)

Welcome aboard! Beautiful scenery for sure, but hard to get there in an RV.

Nope, I have some Photoshop skills, but that is a stock photo. Not a bad job though.

Here's some of my work:

I made the 2 above while camping. They include salmon, snapper, spicy tuna, scallops and flying fish roe.

I made this platter for work. It was cut-out with Photoshop, but that's it. Better camera and lighting though.

Chip

I used our names for this forum.  With the hopes of meeting other members, I wanted to keep it simple.  On other forums I use "Oldbeachguy".  Having lived at the beach all my life I consider myself a waterman.  I have had many different hobbies but just keep going back to the beach.

I had just purchased 120 acres in the Bethany, MO area in 1996 and the wife and I were having lunch in the World Famous - lol-"TooT TooT" restuarant. The wife ask me what I was going to call the place and I said the farm I guess. Then as I was looking around at all the western decor, I saw a Branding Iron with a ROCKING B on it. Went back to the table after I purchased the Branding Iron and said "Here's what we're going to call it, THE ROCK'N B RANCH". Changed the name of my Trucking CO to Rock'n B Trucking and so it goes from there.

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When creating accounts on several of the RV-related forums, I tried to come up with something witty. Obviously, I'm not very good at that (you're in good company, Debbie!). There are many unique things that would set my wife and/or me apart, but the thought that kept returning - and I couldn't ignore - was the second chance I've been given in life. My first wife and I had been married for 36 years when she died in a traffic accident in March of 2008 (we had actually been a couple and knew this was a lifetime thing since we were 13). As you might imagine, I had no desire to continue living. Later that year, I met and married my "new" wife and that experience changed everything. The "new normal" isn't like the "old normal," but I never dreamed life could be this good again. Thus, I've been given a Second Chance.

Rob

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 My handle has nothing interesting about it, but Rob's story is freakin awesome.  Happy for you two ... I'm sure your life experiences have given you a perspective most of us will never know.  Bless you both.