Pat- that is indeed one handsome Setter. Great pose. In reply to Bro Romig's definition of MATS (and I flew a few "stand-bys" on MATS - mainly C-130 CargoMasters if memory serves- where we learned to 'stand by to stand by"- we said "May Actually Takeoff Sometime""-
About 12 years ago in late March- NBA Playoffs- Mae and I went to Nashville for a convention, stayed outside Louisville the night they made the "Final Four"--It was raining and I made the mistake of parking near the motel's Dumpster- after breakfast when I went to get our vehicle, it was blocked by the large trash pickup truck--had the initials "BF&I" on the cab.
I went in and asked the manager if he could help, which he did, and he told me that stood for "Brute Force and Ignorance"-- his words, not mine, but I liked it..
