Hats Off To An Invaluable DUer

[Jcrowley]

Don't know if this violates protocol in any way but I must draw attention to an individual who I have never responded to but have read most of what this person puts up on this site. The username of this person is hatrack and as far as I can tell he/she sticks primarily, nearly exclusively, to the Energy/Environment forum a place we all should visit more frequently.

Within that forum we can find very harrowing but necessary voices/reports on the conditions which confront us all but we can also find information that can lead to solutions as we confront the various dilemmas in our time of global ecological crises.

In that spirit and out in front hatrack deserves a :toast: and salut'

Thank you whoever you are.

Check it out.

[MichiganVote]

1. Second that.

[evlbstrd]

2. Hip hip,

Hooray for Hatrack!
I know Hatrack to be absolutely reliable and a wonderful human to boot.

[truedelphi]

3. K & R for hatrack!

[Mabus]

4. Definitely gets kudo's from me

I'll join you in that salute :toast: with a K&R.

[calimary]

36. Me, too. I've been a fan for some time now.

:toast:

K&R

[MuseRider]

5. I would agree.

It is usually hard to read but essential and he is always there with what we need to know. :toast: to hatrack

[MelissaB]

6. I'm drinking to that!

:toast:

I love that forum and appreciate all hatrack does!

[nam78_two]

7. I STRONGLY SECOND THAT!

Heh sorry for the annoying all caps-but thats how much I appreciate hatrack's posts.

I had considered creating a thread saluting Hatrack (and actually you Crowley and a few others), but then didn't because I am lazy. Trust you to beat me to it :)!

HATRACK RULES

Pity he probably won't even see this. K&R

[hatrack]

50. "Pity he probably won't even see this" - HAH!!

:yourock:, Nam78_two - and thanks for listening!

[ftr23532]

8. K&R!

:kick:

[Robbien]

9. So true. Hatrack makes the environmental forum the great place it is

and I generally enjoy his posts throughout DU.

DU is chockfull of great people.

[Reterr]

10. Hatrack is the kind of poster that makes DU great

There are lots of DUers like that and appreciation of Hatrack does not mean lack of appreciation for othet great ones like the OP :)!

K&R with a smile.

[RedEarth]

11. jpak, also deserves a thumbs up.... both hatrack and jpak keep

that forum filled with valuable informatiom....it's a great resource.

[nam78_two]

13. Oh yes! jpak too!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[eleny]

12. Here! Here!

K&R!

[proud2BlibKansan]

14. Hey I know him!!

He comes to our meetups. I am hoping he will come to our Majority Party tomorrow night.

You are right; Hatrack really rocks. He so deserves this tribute. :yourock:

[Jcrowley]

18. Well here is something I thought about today

Forgive me if it sounds a bit muddled.

So I was asking an individual/acquaintance for a favor for two very close friends. Very small stuff. And to get this individual to grant the favor I had to delicately walk around a few details. The person who had the power to grant or deny the gift has in a local way "The Power" and the person who wanted what this other could grant is really a "Nobody." I was serving as the conduit. The two friends are local farmers and heirloom seed savers.

What I really wanted to say was, "Look Barry (real name) if your children survive this next century during the rapacious globalized economy it will be due to the likes of Joe, Amy and others like them, so you should damn well consider it an honor to help them." Well of course the conversation went differently and the gift was given.

Somehow it occurred that the fact that so many everyday individuals who go largely unnoticed are really there in these times of great duress and uncertainty. Grounded.

And so as I tuned in to the E/E forum tonight there the critter was as always just posted for those who would listen.

[midnight]

26. Just started gardening myself about three years ago.

I look for organic plants, and seeds that I sometimes can find. I too worry about the likes of Monsanto, and the ability to take the ability away from the plant to reseed. Very important.

[Mabus]

29. What?!? When?!? Where?!?

Who is hatrack? You've got to introduce us. So far, I don't think I've met him. I'm a fan of his. I guess I'm not going to enough meetups. Either that, or I've been too incapaciated on the ones I've been to and don't remember him. Was he at the Rapture meet-up? 'Cuz I definitely don't remember a lot from that night after I started the drinking contest with evlbstrd (who apparently didn't know we were in a drinking contest :eyes: ).


On a side note: We finally got the driver's window fixed. It now rolls up all the way. I can travel in cold weather again. :woohoo:

[proud2BlibKansan]

30. He came last spring to the Flea Market

several times. I don't remember if you were there or not. He is hilarious. I am hoping he comes tonight. I am assuming he is a Gore man.

[Mabus]

31. If it was last spring

Rex probably scared him off with all his Kelly Ripa talk. To tell you the truth, Rex scares me when he talks like that. It's weird.

[proud2BlibKansan]

32. I never heard Rex

do that until recently.

[Mabus]

38. He did it that first night

He had poor evl backed into a corner ranting about the virtues of Kelly Ripa. He only does that when he's in KC, particularly on the Missouri side. I don't know. It's just weird.

Btw, got my formal for the Gov's Ball on Monday. I also got my shoes, an evening bag and another dress all for under $100 at a consignment shop. Slap some make-up on me, drag a brush through my hair and I'm good to go.

[Gregorian]

15. Yes!

I've thought the same thing. The prolific enviro poster that he is.

[NJCher]

16. hatrack is a mainstay

Of the environmental forum and has been for as long as I can remember.

I have learned so much from hatrack's posts, and it doesn't stop there. I use the environmental forum as a starting point for students to investigate topics for further research. Who knows what a hatrack post might start? A speech, a paper...



Cher

[Octafish]

17. hatrack is good people.

hatrack also is a good writer.

[Kurovski]

19. K&R for hatrack.

:toast:

[Hissyspit]

20. His work is definitely noticed and appreciated.

:thumbsup:

[NMDemDist2]

21. I'll drink to that

hatrack has personally been responsible for most of my nightmares (and my knowledge of Climate Change issues)

:yourock:

[jwirr]

22. I was also thinking that I would like to thank him for all those

interesting and educational posts. Some of them are very disturbing but they help us recognize that our environmental problems are global and serious. I am also very curious about where he has found all this imfo. Curious about him/her.

[Cha]

23. Love, love, love those environmental

activists! Thank you, :loveya:

[Mind_your_head]

24. Thank you hatrack for all that you've shared with us.....

we've learned sooooo much (even if we didn't respond/know what to say).

Please keep-a-posting!

Again, many many thanks.

Peace,
M_Y_H

[nam78_two]

25. kick.nt

[shance]

27. Any friend of JC's is a friend of mine!!

Chin chin!!

:toast:

[Skittles]

28. I am a hatrack fan

yes INDEED

[salin]

35. Me, Too!

Positively, Absolutely.

[mod mom]

33. Salute hatrack. I have learned valuable information from the E/E forum and

frequently pass info to the sustainability group that my hubbie ("green" architect) is on.

:patriot:

[nam78_two]

34. kick for hatrack.nt

[rosesaylavee]

37. Agreed. Another individual here making a big difference!

K & R

[fed-up]

39. many thanks to hatrack-saved me mucho time by his/her? posting here n/t

[Renew Deal]

40. Hatrack is an super-natural resource for all DU'ers

I gave him some credit a couple years ago. It is much deserved!!!

[YankeyMCC]

41. Attention and honnors well deserved

I learn a lot from his posts and more often than not find myself giving his posts a k & r

[KoKo]

42. Yep..."Hatrack" has been around here since beginning and always

kept us up to speed about our Environment. Thanks for the post....Hatrack is one of the BEST! :toast:

[xultar]

43. KICK!

[BrklynLiberal]

44. another well-deserved kick

[leftchick]

45. hatrack is a truthteller

even when you dont like the truth. I Love You hatrack!

:loveya:

[GliderGuider]

46. One more thumbs up from me.

Hatrack's ability to dig out useful stories makes the E/E forum a first-class web resource for energy issues. It's in my bookmarks next to The Oil Drum, and it's mainly because of hatrack's efforts.

[G_j]

47. agreed!

:applause:

[Maestro]

48. Hooray for hatrack!

:thumbsup:

[hatrack]

49. Heard you missed me - well, I'm back!

Hey, ya'll! I was out of town for the last few days and just logged on. Thanks so much!! EE has become kind of an obsession in the last few years (yeah, no shit!) and I love hearing that people are actually going there and reading the postings.

Have a :beer: on me, and see you in EE!

[Subdivisions]

52. Being in the alternative energy business as I am, my interest

is piqued by this thread. I am pleased to make your aquaintance, hatrack and because I am totally addicted to GD, I haven't made it over to EE that much since I joined DU. But I think that I will go have a look at the work you're doing there ;). So, off I go!

[blm]

51. Absolutely must give nods to hatrack.

.

[Kurovski]

53. Another kick for hatrack! (nt)

[Beaverhausen]

54. I, too, appreciate Hatrack!!!

Even if he is the Debbie Downer of DU!

[Kurovski]

55. Don't shoot the messenger...

or the piano player, or your quail-hunting partner! :-)

[lovuian]

56. woohoo Hatrack

:woohoo: Hatrack