Evan's RV

[aostling]

Evan started this thread eleven months before his last post in 2017. I noticed that J Tiers is approaching Evan's total of 41,977 posts, and could surpass that soon. Which is why I dug up this old thread, to refresh my memory of Evan. I hope he is still on earth, machining somewhere even if its only on his Unimat.

https://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/fo...ouse-with-shop

[Doozer]

Quantity does not always equal quality.
The bigger the gob does not always mean the better the job.

--Doozer

[Jon Heron]

I thought Evan had gone postal and deleted all of his content here?
I guess he missed that thread...
Cheers,
Jon

[RB211]

What I remember most about him was one of his last comments, to paraphrase. "When I say I am leaving, I mean it and I will not be coming back".
I miss his posts but at the same time I really feel like returning the favor. He snubbed us, he only deserves the same.

[wmgeorge]

I enjoyed Evan's posts but it gets a little old here whenever you post some people feel the need to always post a reply that points out you missed some point or the other and they are more right! Same person all the time and posts so much you wonder if they ever sleep or eat or do they have a life besides here?

[Bob Engelhardt]

10-04-2016, 05:52 PM
"The lab I will be working in is operating with a very new concept in neurology, Neuroeconomics."
(https://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/fo...21#post1540121)

Just the fact that somebody has gone dark inspires me to try to find him. But this is all I found:

https://universityofvictoria.academia.edu/EvanWilliams

[J Tiers]

E.............................. I noticed that J Tiers is approaching Evan's total of 41,977 posts, and could surpass that soon. ..............................[/URL]

Not a milestone I would have any interest in. I've been on here since '04, so no surprise with large post count over 18 years.

I know that what I will call "Evan interactions" boosted the post count of a number of people, including AKboomer, as well as myself and others. He certainly enjoyed arguing, and he was "never wrong", so they went on as long as anyone else would participate.

More recently, I notice that the "posting rate" of a number of folks has risen more recently to be 2x or more that of other "regulars", so maybe someone else will take over in the total.

[sid pileski]

10-04-2016, 05:52 PM
"The lab I will be working in is operating with a very new concept in neurology, Neuroeconomics."
(https://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/fo...21#post1540121)

Just the fact that somebody has gone dark inspires me to try to find him. But this is all I found:

https://universityofvictoria.academia.edu/EvanWilliams

I wonder how current that photo is?

Sid

[aostling]

Just the fact that somebody has gone dark inspires me to try to find him. But this is all I found:

Nice sleuthing! Looks like he may still be an adjunct at Univ of Victoria.

[Dragons_fire]

I wonder how current that photo is?

Sid

I bought his telescope from him just before he deleted everything, and he looked like that back then. I'm guessing that pic is probably 6-7 years old. He was nice while i was out there visiting, but he was definitely set in his ways and wouldn't take any suggestions or feedback from anyone.

[sid pileski]

He doesn't seen to be listed in their current staff records at all.

Sid

[Mike Amick]

He was definitely a character. Obviously a smart guy but I could never figure out if he was the worlds biggest hypochondriac
or was actually accurately diagnosing his condition. He honestly felt that he had like a half dozen of the worlds most rarest conditions.

[J Tiers]

I'm just a bit worried about Evan. He was weird in some ways that are not good. I've had family members that were similar, and some of them did not turn out well.

[Tundra Twin Track]

Evan was originally in BC interior if recall correctly,maybe around 100 Mile House?

[Dan Dubeau]

Williams lake. They named the town around him after he moved there. True story