Well, 'Nando and everybody,


So I'm finally back again and here to stay for whatever it takes!!!

I arrived only this noon after 5 weeks of intensive exercise on rehab in the Bavarian Forest, and I have been busy here on the forum ever since my arrival.

Let's call it a day now and raise our mugs with a dark neer or two to our love for cats and earliest fiearms, my friend!


More soon - boom chucka boom ... :cool:


Thank you so much, my dear friend!

Best,
Michl

A glass (or two, or three) of red whine it will be on this side. My cats prefer whine to beer; who am i to contradict them ? :D :eek: :cool:

Compared to the wisdom and gentleness of cats, any human being is without the slightest of chances! ;) :D

m

Hallo Matchlock!
Schön, dass Du wieder an Bord bist ich trinke mein Zwickl auf Dein Wohl!

Danke Dir, Andi,

und Prost!

Ich wusste gar nicht, dass man das gute oberfränkisce Zwicklbier auch in Schleswig-Holstein genießt!

Es grüßt Dich
Michael

Well my Matchlock friend, I must say it is so Very nice to hear from you!
We all look forward to your continued recovery as the days go by.
So good to hear from you.

Richard.

And from you, Richard, my dear friend!!! :) ;) :eek:

It's been way too long since you came in last on one of my posts - please do so more often and do show us your latest reproduction guns!!!

I am very glad to see that you, too, are still there and going!

Best wishes, till soon,
Michael

Yes, Samuel,


I am back in the saddle and acting as the lone rider again (so to speak)! :) :cool: :eek:

Thank you so much for your nice email, and I am very glad that the high-rez Battle of Alesia images have finally reached you!


Best,
Michael

Dear Machtlock! I'll contineu in English allowing all other friends here to follow us. As a born Bavarian-Suebi I have inherited the beer predilections of my birthregion. I really like classical bavarian and frankonian beers and I'm really lucky to get some view nice Bavarian beers at our nearby supermarket
:p

I wish you all the best and really hope to meet you in good health in the near future!

I see, Andi,

And thank for all your good wishes! :)

Best,
Michael

Yay!!! Michael at last you're home here!!!!
I have been remiss in not adding my own elated welcome back, and it is so exciting to see you posting and adding to the powerfully important work you do and share with us. Over these years you have given us so much in your breathtaking illustrated threads showing us wonderful art depicting the weaponry you have spent a lifetime collecting and studying in depth that even few museums ever achieve.
To simply say you have been 'missed' here would be one of the worlds greatest understatements, as would any words to adequately say how glad I am you are back , but I am trying :)

Godspeed Michael, on your recovery, and in the continuation of your monumentally important work on these magnificent arms.

As always,
Jim

Hear, hear :cool:
Immensely well put :)

Well, as a member once remarked: Jim writes prose like poetry!!! :cool: :eek:

Thanks a lot, both Jim and 'Nando, my dear friends, who have helped me go thru some really hard times; once again you've made me blush ... ;)

And, 'Nando: I will make up for your ringing me in the hospital so often. If anybody is entitled to say it was because him that I finally made it it is you and Jim, who also called me, and of course the forum!
Without you all, I might not be around any longer ...

Although I got good and close friends to help me along, my girlfriend refused to marry me more than 30 years ago. She was totally into her academic career as a university professor of anglistics and felt like I was confining her.
Well, it seems like after all I found a family of my own: our forum community. And that makes me proud as hell!


All the best to you,
Michael :o

Time for Jim to blush now :eek: