ardent enthusiast
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I'm new here, but I'll definitely be back. I followed a link here from the voluminous sports blog. I'm a huge UT fan (go figure), though I haven't lived in the area since 1990. I think the last time I travelled through was in 2000. I post at other boards under the same user name.
I lived in Lenoir City and Loudon in 1988 through 1990, before moving to Missouri (I was in 7th grade when I got there, left in 9th). Home is Missouri, though I wish I could convince my wife to move to Tennessee.
While I was there I was introduced to UT football. I'd never seen such devotion to a team or a sport before. It got me interested and eventually hooked.
I'm in the Navy, and have been for 9 years now. I'm an electronics technician by trade. I'm planning on getting out in 289 days, not that I'm counting or anything. I normally work in Great Lakes, IL as an instructor, but I'm currently deployed to a base in Djibouti, Africa. While normally I'm a technician, here I'm a radio operator, over. Somewhere along the lines, wires got crossed and I was sent out here instead of a normal operator. I'll be here until just before Christmas. The last word I heard is that I'll be home for Christmas, but I'm not holding my breath.
I can't wait till football season starts. I'm really excited about our chances this year, question marks about OL, DE, and LB not withstanding. I think we'll end up fine in all areas when the dust settles. I was planning on going to a UT game this season, but obviously the Navy had other plans, so I'm hoping we'll make a bowl game this year that I can travel to after I get back to the States.
Lastly, I'm obligated to make my pitch about volmall.com. DO NOT ORDER FROM THEM. Worst experience ever. It took contacting the Better Business Bureau to finally get a resolution. After I contacted them, I found out there are numerous complaints about the company. It was really frustrating, considering we initially spent almost 2000 dollars on stuff there. :banghead:
Take it easy, and GO VOLS!
AE
I lived in Lenoir City and Loudon in 1988 through 1990, before moving to Missouri (I was in 7th grade when I got there, left in 9th). Home is Missouri, though I wish I could convince my wife to move to Tennessee.
While I was there I was introduced to UT football. I'd never seen such devotion to a team or a sport before. It got me interested and eventually hooked.
I'm in the Navy, and have been for 9 years now. I'm an electronics technician by trade. I'm planning on getting out in 289 days, not that I'm counting or anything. I normally work in Great Lakes, IL as an instructor, but I'm currently deployed to a base in Djibouti, Africa. While normally I'm a technician, here I'm a radio operator, over. Somewhere along the lines, wires got crossed and I was sent out here instead of a normal operator. I'll be here until just before Christmas. The last word I heard is that I'll be home for Christmas, but I'm not holding my breath.
I can't wait till football season starts. I'm really excited about our chances this year, question marks about OL, DE, and LB not withstanding. I think we'll end up fine in all areas when the dust settles. I was planning on going to a UT game this season, but obviously the Navy had other plans, so I'm hoping we'll make a bowl game this year that I can travel to after I get back to the States.
Lastly, I'm obligated to make my pitch about volmall.com. DO NOT ORDER FROM THEM. Worst experience ever. It took contacting the Better Business Bureau to finally get a resolution. After I contacted them, I found out there are numerous complaints about the company. It was really frustrating, considering we initially spent almost 2000 dollars on stuff there. :banghead:
Take it easy, and GO VOLS!
AE
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