My Late Brother was Erik Gates of Mythbusters/Gates Brothers Rocketry Fame

[Doggiedog]

Sorry to hear about your loss.

Strangely, my boss and I used to follow Xircom as equity analysts. We probably met your brother many times.

 

[endervalentine]

Sorry to hear about your lose Sounds like he was a heck of a brother!

 

[TehMac]

Faggy?

Nope, no shows. Still trying to get situated in my new home.

Oh, faggy is my way of saying foggy, I hear they say it in Britain, but Idk...I could have sworn I heard some people do...

When did you move to SD?

 

[Amused]

Oh, faggy is my way of saying foggy, I hear they say it in Britain, but Idk...I could have sworn I heard some people do...

When did you move to SD?

Earlier this month. I was done with the Midwest.

 

[TehMac]

Nice, yea the midwest can be tiresome. I moved from Chicago a loooong time ago. It is different out here, the weather especially, and in an entirely good way.

When the sun comes out, you will feel happy.

 

[vi edit]

Damn dude. You've had a brutal run the last year or two. Your mother, your own health. Then this.

Sorry to hear about your loss

 

[Freshgeardude]

wow small world.

sorry for your loss

 

[AreaCode707]

Weird how the news outlets get information totally wrong, isn't it? We had a family tragedy a few months ago that was in the news and the articles contained a surprising amount of flat out wrong data.

 

[Gothgar]

Rip

 

[Muadib]

My Condolences.

 

[crab]

Wow I do remember him. Terrible. The thought of losing one of my brothers is such a terrible thing. I cant imagine :-(

If I remember correctly, you once showed us pics of Dirk's crazy beautiful house. Cool to finally know he was behind Xircom.

 

[K1052]

Sorry to hear about your brother Amused.


Oddly enough I'm strongly considering a move to SD myself within the next year.

 

[Bryophyte]

I'm so sorry to hear about your brother, Amused.

 

[Miramonti]

Sorry to hear it, that's tragic.

 

[fustercluck]

Sorry to hear that. I saw that at the end of Mythbusters and we were wondering who it was. Now we know.

 

[iamwiz82]

My condolences, I was just reading the story on CNN.

 

[Descartes]

That sucks. Crazy rockets though. I didn't know people did that sort of thing.

Not to change the subject, but I remember you showing pictures of your brother's house. I had no idea he was Dirk Gates.

 

[moshquerade]

Wow... that was him...
Such a freak accident. He did seem like a very passionate guy. Unfortunately those are the ones we seem to lose too soon.

 

[Amused]

Thank you everyone. No matter how hard I try, I just can't make any sense of it. No fucking sense at all.

 

[Amused]

That sucks. Crazy rockets though. I didn't know people did that sort of thing.

Not to change the subject, but I remember you showing pictures of your brother's house. I had no idea he was Dirk Gates.

You had heard of Dirk?

 

[mmntech]

WTF??? Well, that's wrong. Just spoke to him. He's alive and well. Wow, that's just fucked up.

Wow, better contact whichever media out let posted that so they can get a correction up.

Sorry for your loss.

 

[Amused]

Wow, better contact whichever media out let posted that so they can get a correction up.

Sorry for your loss.

They fixed it pretty quickly.

 

[Rubycon]

Thank you everyone. No matter how hard I try, I just can't make any sense of it. No fucking sense at all.

Sorry to hear this. It takes time and right now that seems like forever. It's mind boggling how someone like your brother gets taken at such a young age yet there are scumbags living in this world with negative contribution to society that outlive everyone else!

 

[Gibsons]

Wow, really sorry to hear this. Terrible, senseless and so... random I guess.

 

[Q]

Sorry