http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/05/04/americas-oldest-vet-is-turning-109-he-celebrated-with-cigars-and-burgers/
Awesome!.
God bless him! Certainly deserves it.
109 and still driving, drinking and smoking cigars. Crazy.
That's awesome!! Hey Nirab, how about finding this guy's address so we can bomb him? :biggrin:
Good for him.
QuoteKman - 5/7/2015 11:24 AM That's awesome!! Hey Nirab, how about finding this guy's address so we can bomb him? :biggrin:
That is a great idea. All I could find is that he still lives in the same house he built in 1945 in East Austin after returning from active duty. I guess it wouldn't be too hard to figure out the rest but I have no more time to spend on this today.
God Bless and thank you for your service Mr. Overton :usa: :thanx: :happybday: :smoker:
Tried to find his address through online search, but am coming up blank. Full name is Richard Arvine Overton for anyone who wants to search. If you find it, I would love to send him a bomb for his birthday (May 11).
We could have put together a "site bomb" from a bunch of geeks and really destroyed the fella!
I found it BTW
I could deliver it to him! :biggrin:
:bigthumbs: :bigthumbs:
Quotenirab - 5/7/2015 1:44 PM
I could deliver it to him! :biggrin:
If you want to take that honor, we can get cigars out to you. His birthday is in 4 days. Let us know so I can get it in the mail on time.
The man claims to smoke up to 12 cigars a day, so they probably won't be wasted.
QuoteJackal - 5/7/2015 4:54 PM
Quotenirab - 5/7/2015 1:44 PM
I could deliver it to him! :biggrin:
If you want to take that honor, we can get cigars out to you. His birthday is in 4 days. Let us know so I can get it in the mail on time.
I would love to deliver these on behalf of all us geeks. Whatever is shipped to me, I will add on my donation, and proudly deliver them! :biggrin: :angel:
I will put some sticks in priority post tonight. Should be there by Monday.
I'll put some in the mail tomorrow Brian. Too cool!
I will be on the V-Herf tonight. I will see if any of them want to pitch in too.
Incredible. I love stories like these.
QuoteJackal - 5/7/2015 6:16 PM
I will be on the V-Herf tonight. I will see if any of them want to pitch in too.
Will drop some sticks in the mail too.
Brian, when do you plan to deliver?
I will send some to you Friday or Saturday.
Hope I am not too late, can I ship on Monday? I can try for Saturday shipment
QuoteLonghorn - 5/7/2015 10:40 PM
QuoteJackal - 5/7/2015 6:16 PM
I will be on the V-Herf tonight. I will see if any of them want to pitch in too.
Will drop some sticks in the mail too.
Brian, when do you plan to deliver?
How about we give everyone a week to send sticks, and I will try to deliver around the 16th, which is also Armed Forces Day. Could be great timing. :biggrin:
Quotenirab - 5/8/2015 9:09 AM
QuoteLonghorn - 5/7/2015 10:40 PM
QuoteJackal - 5/7/2015 6:16 PM
I will be on the V-Herf tonight. I will see if any of them want to pitch in too.
Will drop some sticks in the mail too.
Brian, when do you plan to deliver?
How about we give everyone a week to send sticks, and I will try to deliver around the 16th, which is also Armed Forces Day. Could be great timing. :biggrin:
Great! This is going to be so cool!
Great Idea, will get mine on the way! Thanks for organizing
Mine are on the way Brian!! Thanks again for doing this
:thumbsup: Thanks, Brian!
Rebecca is putting some in too, so ours will ship on Saturday.
I will ship mine out in the morning
This is some spontaneous, super cigar geek awesomeness!! F'n LOVE IT!! :biggrin: :bigthumbs: :bigthumbs:
I can send a package too.
Sorry for delay got package ready & shipping label created will drop off at lunch
Thanks for handling this Brian :bigthumbs:
USPS Tracking (https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction.action?tRef=fullpage&tLc=1&text28777=&tLabels=9405903699300416089214)
I will be tossing a package in the mail today!!
Didn't see this until just now :-0
Package on its way USPS tracking# 940550360055184648
2 day priority
My fellow Cigar Geeks...y'all are so freaking awesome!! Here are the donations to date. Very impressive, especially considering that this was a spur of the moment, lets show some CG love, to an incredible human being kind of bomb! I plan on trying to get these to Mr. Overton this Saturday, but if more come in after that, I will happily drive em over to him. Man, I just love this site!!!! :biggrin: :angel: :bigthumbs:
Awesome guys!!!
Nice workk guys I hope you can get a picture with the vet it would be awesome as long as he doesn't shoot you on his doorstep....lol
Quotehorrido - 5/14/2015 2:38 PM
Nice workk guys I hope you can get a picture with the vet it would be awesome as long as he doesn't shoot you on his doorstep....lol
My thoughts exactly! :biggrin: :lmao:
Just yell from the side walk. I come in peace and have good cigars you should be OK.
Any news on this? Curiously is getting the best of me?
:bump: I was away for the weekend, so maybe I missed it, but any word about this Brian?
I did not get to deliver them last Saturday, but should be able to this weekend. I also got another donation from Longhorn, and will post a pic of those tonight. I added 5 more sticks to the cause in ebernabe's name as well. :biggrin:
Looks like I completely missed out on this thread. What a great idea. Kudos to all the Geeks who got in on this and I can't wait to see a pic upon delivery. Cool :rocker: :rocker:
FYI...if anyone would like to donate, I can add a 5pk in your name from my stash, and you can send a 5pk to me whenever you get around to it. I've got plenty to share, and won't run out anytime soon, so whenever really does mean whenever!! :biggrin: :angel:
Thanks, I missed this thread, and will take you up on that. I will get my fiver out to you next week. Very cool idea!!
Quotenirab - 5/21/2015 2:46 PM
FYI...if anyone would like to donate, I can add a 5pk in your name from my stash, and you can send a 5pk to me whenever you get around to it. I've got plenty to share, and won't run out anytime soon, so whenever really does mean whenever!! :biggrin: :angel:
Thanks for the offer. Put in 5 for me Brian and I'll get some off to you hopefully this weekend. I know that I'm not as active as I used to be on this great site but the spirit of generosity hasn't diminished a bit.
Clay and Mark, I've got you down for a 5er each. I am attempting to deliver this Saturday around noon. If that fails, I am going back on Sunday, mid morning. I am hoping and praying this goes down on Saturday, and that I can snap a pic or two with Mr. Overton. I am really excited about this! :biggrin: :angel: :bigthumbs:
Awesome Brian!! Good luck and tell us all about it!
QuoteKman - 5/22/2015 2:34 PM
Awesome Brian!! Good luck and tell us all about it!
I will Kerry! I am hoping for a pic or two, but I will not be pushy in any way. If it takes me however many attempts to get these to him, y'all can bet on one thing...Mr. Overton will get his cigars! :biggrin: :bigthumbs:
I wish I had a CG hat to give him! That would have been super cool!
Here are Longhorn's donations, and the sticks I pulled for Clay, Mark and Gary. I plan on adding some more tonight. Gives me a good reason to rotate a couple of my humidors. :biggrin: :angel:
Brian,
Please put in a 5'er for me, I'll send you some sticks next week if I'm not on jury duty. This is awesome! :dancing:
Quoteheadfirst - 5/22/2015 7:59 PM
Brian,
Please put in a 5'er for me, I'll send you some sticks next week if I'm not on jury duty. This is awesome! :dancing:
You got it Gary! :biggrin: :bigthumbs: No rush sending back to me, take as much time as you need. :biggrin: :angel:
Thanks Brian.
My 5er to you is on the way. Should arrive on Tuesday. #9574 2110 2430 5143 4008 89.
5er on its way to you. Thanks for covering me.
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