The Crusher Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 9 minutes ago, freestater said: Got my pierogies at the Ukie club tonight. I'll be joining the protest at our federal building tomorrow. I stand with Ukraine. Love you brother but I do not miss upstate winters. Proud of you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangers9 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Hoping and praying the Klitchkos do OK tonight it’s supposed to be a tough night in Kiev. I wouldn’t ever want to have to deal with them (except socially) but a bullet can stop anyone. You have to like these guys plus the Ukraine President. The thing about Putin is he grew up after WW2 in a city totaled by the war, his father was wounded and it was a rough landscape to grow up in. You’d think if you had a true feeling for Russian history more Russians were killed by the Nazis than any other country. And btw Zelensky isn’t a Nazi his grandfather (Jewish) fought in the Soviet army vs the Nazis in that war. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestater Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, The Crusher said: Love you brother but I do not miss upstate winters. Proud of you! Lol, I love it man. I'm the hearty type. Give me a crazy snow day with stoking a fire and sipping whiskey. Thats my kinda winter. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestater Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Speaking to Ukrainian nationals tonight, I'm convinced that the single biggest thing we can demand from our lawmakers, is for America to make Ukraine a "no fly zone". If America/ NATO can eliminate Russian air offense, we can give the Ukraine a chance to survive. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangers9 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, freestater said: Speaking to Ukrainian nationals tonight, I'm convinced that the single biggest thing we can demand from our lawmakers, is for America to make Ukraine a "no fly zone". If America/ NATO can eliminate Russian air offense, we can give the Ukraine a chance to survive. I don’t think they could make it a no fly zone. I wish they could. If NATO attacked Russian planes a war could break out. And based on what we’ve seen the past two days you don’t know if the Russians have any restraints. They’ve been making serious unstable threats all week. They know and take advantage of the fact that we aren’t crazy and do have restraints. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetspenguin Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 I’m Ukrainian. My grandmother came home from school as a teenager and her entire family was gone. Taken to the Siberian gulags. Never heard from again. She hid for months. Farm to farm, barn to barn. She was eventually caught and was put on a train she said was very similar to the ones in Schindler’s List. Somehow she manages to escape with three men. One that would eventually become my grandfather. They hid in the forest and traveled west. Finding their way to the Poland boarder. Fast forward 5 years when the Germans showed up. My grandmother, pregnant with my father and her husband were shipped to Germany to work in the camps. She never saw her husband again, but somehow survived. Gave birth to my father on March 26, 1945 in the camp and was luckily liberated shortly after that from the same Russian troops that murdered her family. They were stuck in Germany, unable to return to Ukraine. Saint Nicholas church from Chicago, IL was relocating Ukrainian refugees to America. They brought her and my father over and they moved to Ukrainian Village. Chicago and Western Ave. It’s the neighborhood I was born in. I’m not sure why I told the story or what I was trying to accomplish from it, but there it is.Wow....talk about a post that makes you think and feel grateful for the fortune (luck) for having been born in the right place at the right time. Sent from the NY Jets /Zack Wilson Suicide Watch desk. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPitch Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 hour ago, undertow said: HighPitch-Hey mods can you ban people that don't agree with me and don't agree with the information I'm feed by MSM? This war didn't start this week this war started in 2014 when the US backed a coup that overthrew a democratically elected leader and installed a government full of neo-nazis because the previous regime was anti NATO...settle down with the war cheerleading sometimes there's no good guys this is just another war we started to keep the war machine churning and capture more energy. This is far more complicated than reeee Russia bad. Last comment so I don't get banned. lmao Dude im a conservative republican that is supporting my elected president and would just like to discuss the human aspects of this mess without blaming anyone but Putin. So epic fail on your part. In other news I have a rental here in tampa that will be available 3/1 let me know if you’re interested. It wont be cheap though I’m not a charity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPitch Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 hour ago, freestater said: Got my pierogies at the Ukie club tonight. I'll be joining the protest at our federal building tomorrow. I stand with Ukraine. Right on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Crusher Posted February 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2022 Yeah, good thing this isn’t veering towards Politics, 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maury77 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 hour ago, freestater said: Got my pierogies at the Ukie club tonight. I'll be joining the protest at our federal building tomorrow. I stand with Ukraine. Which Federal Building? I may show up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestater Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 minute ago, maury77 said: Which Federal Building? I may show up. Rochester NY. But I think demonstrations will be happening nationwide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 14 minutes ago, freestater said: Rochester NY. But I think demonstrations will be happening nationwide. @Pac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pac Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 hour ago, The Crusher said: @Pac Free is good people. Known him from the boards for years and he lived within walking distance of one of my best friends. Think he quoted him on a job one time, right D? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Frog Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Taiwan is next. Then South Korea. Then all hell will break loose in the Middle East. We have lost our superiority in the world which we held for decades. I weepz for my children. All prayers to the Ukraine. Fiancé’s parents are Ukrainian and I don’t know how to console them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetstream23 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 I’m gonna grab Ziskey and head over there to kick some Russian ass! Just like the good ole days. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 5 hours ago, Matt39 said: Let people have their opinions and if it becomes name calling shut it down. In my opinion of course. We try and that would be great. The problem is when stuff spills over we have had people fighting via PM and threatening each other. Hopefully people will listen and not cross lines, that is always our first choice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maury77 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Peace Frog said: Taiwan is next. Then South Korea. Then all hell will break loose in the Middle East. We have lost our superiority in the world which we held for decades. I weepz for my children. All prayers to the Ukraine. Fiancé’s parents are Ukrainian and I don’t know how to console them. I wonder if Putin is ballsy enough to go right after Lithuania. And I agree about our kids, I was watching the news coverage and my 9 year old told me he was scared of what he was seeing on the TV. Even growing up in the 80s (I'm 44), I never saw stuff llke this on the TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Better2bgreenthanblue Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Watching the news reports gets me so emotional. I feel guilty just sitting here while old woman and teenagers are fighting the Russian military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68JET11 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 18 hours ago, Jimmy 2 Times said: I’m Ukrainian. My grandmother came home from school as a teenager and her entire family was gone. Taken to the Siberian gulags. Never heard from again. She hid for months. Farm to farm, barn to barn. She was eventually caught and was put on a train she said was very similar to the ones in Schindler’s List. Somehow she manages to escape with three men. One that would eventually become my grandfather. They hid in the forest and traveled west. Finding their way to the Poland boarder. Fast forward 5 years when the Germans showed up. My grandmother, pregnant with my father and her husband were shipped to Germany to work in the camps. She never saw her husband again, but somehow survived. Gave birth to my father on March 26, 1945 in the camp and was luckily liberated shortly after that from the same Russian troops that murdered her family. They were stuck in Germany, unable to return to Ukraine. Saint Nicholas church from Chicago, IL was relocating Ukrainian refugees to America. They brought her and my father over and they moved to Ukrainian Village. Chicago and Western Ave. It’s the neighborhood I was born in. I’m not sure why I told the story or what I was trying to accomplish from it, but there it is. Prayers our JET friend... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 6 hours ago, Maxman said: We try and that would be great. The problem is when stuff spills over we have had people fighting via PM and threatening each other. Hopefully people will listen and not cross lines, that is always our first choice. Can you get rid of DMs lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68JET11 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 17 hours ago, Jimmy 2 Times said: That was just the first ten years of my father’s life. It is a Oscar worthy story. He came to America, poor as could be. Drafted to Vietnam and served his new country proudly. Married my mother, but she passed when I was 2 of breast cancer. He was burdened with 5 and 2 year sons and no wife. The man became a certified electrician, plumber, hvac, and eventually became a mechanical engineer. He buried his second wife 25 years after his first, who passed from Jakob Creutzfeldt disease. It was later on a episode of House, giving me chills. He never complained or blamed others for his struggles. He died on November 17, 2021 of Covid. It was the same day Jet Medic lost his father in law. The man was my best friend and role model. I feel nothing but pride and honor to have called that man my dad. Young kids of today, have no clue... Thanks for sharing. My dad's struggles weren't as bad, but came over from Italy, and had to live poor as well, because in those days, Italian's and the Irish were treated like dogs. All of my father's brothers, changed their last names legally just so they could get jobs. My dad was the only one that didn't. He served this country as well fighting in WWII, in Europe. He died at 50 yo, and I'll never be able to grasp, what was going through his mind, because I am 64, and at 50, was still in the prime of my life. I would never have been able to handle it with the dignity he did. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy 2 Times Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 28 minutes ago, 68JET11 said: Young kids of today, have no clue... Thanks for sharing. My dad's struggles weren't as bad, but came over from Italy, and had to live poor as well, because in those days, Italian's and the Irish were treated like dogs. All of my father's brothers, changed their last names legally just so they could get jobs. My dad was the only one that didn't. He served this country as well fighting in WWII, in Europe. He died at 50 yo, and I'll never be able to grasp, what was going through his mind, because I am 64, and at 50, was still in the prime of my life. I would never have been able to handle it with the dignity he did. Too true. One of my father's sayings that always stuck with me was how American kids are spoiled. It was brought about when I insisted on showering everyday as a teenager. Showering! My mother was an Irish immigrant. Her family was from Limerick. Fortunately, they came over after most of the prejudices you mentioned, had passed. They were still incredibly poor though and had to work and fight for everything they had. Your father sounds like a great man and I'll thank him through you for fighting tyranny. Its men like him that saved the world. Saved my world. If they didn't rescue my family I wouldn't be here right now. Think about it. I'm grateful to him and everyone that came to our aid. It's why I enlisted as a teenager. I wanted to give back to this great nation and her people. I'm 48 years old with kids just reaching their teen years. The thought of leaving them now with so much of their growth still ahead chokes me up a bit. Hopefully I'm granted the blessing of watching them grow up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 11 hours ago, freestater said: Speaking to Ukrainian nationals tonight, I'm convinced that the single biggest thing we can demand from our lawmakers, is for America to make Ukraine a "no fly zone". If America/ NATO can eliminate Russian air offense, we can give the Ukraine a chance to survive. I’m no Patton but that seems like a bad idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Island Leprechaun Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 12 hours ago, undertow said: HighPitch-Hey mods can you ban people that don't agree with me and don't agree with the information I'm feed by MSM? This war didn't start this week this war started in 2014 when the US backed a coup that overthrew a democratically elected leader and installed a government full of neo-nazis because the previous regime was anti NATO...settle down with the war cheerleading sometimes there's no good guys this is just another war we started to keep the war machine churning and capture more energy. This is far more complicated than reeee Russia bad. Last comment so I don't get banned. lmao This is truly idiotic and a thread killer. Why go there? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68JET11 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 6 minutes ago, Jimmy 2 Times said: Too true. One of my father's sayings that always stuck with me was how American kids are spoiled. It was brought about when I insisted on showering everyday as a teenager. Showering! My mother was an Irish immigrant. Her family was from Limerick. Fortunately, they came over after most of the prejudices you mentioned, had passed. They were still incredibly poor though and had to work and fight for everything they had. Your father sounds like a great man and I'll thank him through you for fighting tyranny. Its men like him that saved the world. I'm 48 years old with kids just reaching their teen years. The thought of leaving them now with so much of their growth still ahead chokes me up a bit. Hopefully I'm granted the blessing of watching them grow up. Thank you... appreciate the kind words... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestater Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 10 hours ago, Pac said: Free is good people. Known him from the boards for years and he lived within walking distance of one of my best friends. Think he quoted him on a job one time, right D? I believe you're correct, sir. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 3 hours ago, freestater said: I believe you're correct, sir. It’s ok if you want to deny it. It’s Pac after all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 8 hours ago, Matt39 said: Can you get rid of DMs lol? They can be turned off lol. Other than Mock Draft notifications I am not sure anyone even uses them these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pac Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 4 hours ago, The Crusher said: It’s ok if you want to deny it. It’s Pac after all. That was like 13 years ago. Free has smoked about your body weight of 2000 lbs of weed since then. I didn't expect him to remember. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, Pac said: That was like 13 years ago. Free has smoked about your body weight of 2000 lbs of weed since then. I didn't expect him to remember. *1870 lbs Dirty Keto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaconJet Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 10 hours ago, Matt39 said: I’m no Patton but that seems like a bad idea It would escalate things. But I did see one Ukrainian official confirm that it would sure help if NATO did make it a no fly zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangers9 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 You have to be very concerned about how far the Russians are willing to go. Esp if they aren’t winning or dominating a ground war. Look at recent history in Syria when Russians aided Assad bombing residential buildings which led to millions of Syrian refugees something that helped de-stabilize Europe. The Russians also assisted Assad in using chemical weapons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 1 hour ago, BeaconJet said: It would escalate things. But I did see one Ukrainian official confirm that it would sure help if NATO did make it a no fly zone. Lose-lose. US looks weak right now. If we put on a no fly zone and dont enfoce -lose. If we do enforce WW3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Anthony Jet Posted February 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2022 3 hours ago, sourceworx said: Ukrainian president, making me a fan “ I don’t need a ride, need more ammo” or something of that nature 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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