Hey all you idiots,
Got news today that the lodge and several cabins at Kennedy Meadows burned down.  We had recommended the place to some friends, who promptly booked a few days for the last week of the season--this week.  They drove up Monday morning to find ashes where the lodge once was, still smoldering. 
Anyway, that set me to thinking about the NCFFB, so here I am.  
Haven't fished in ages... "maybe next year" as the old refrain goes.  Blew my knee out earlier this year (ACL--bye bye), but I'll probably have it fixed next year.  Still able to get around to work & such, and I've done a few hikes.  Given that I'm on rooftops every day, I must say my ACL-deficient knee performs surprisingly well.
Poked around the site a bit, and it looks good... though I must say the fishing locales are gettin' mighty exotic.  Sorry to hear about Hud, he was truly a man with a big heart.  Glad to see that list isn't longer, tho.  
Happy and humbled to see one of my posts in the classics... I hope what I wrote there about this board is still accurate. 
Anyway, sorry for another hit-n-run post... at least I space them a couple of years apart.  Hopefully at some point I'll be able to pull up a log and stay for awhile.  Maybe even before I retire...
To Hud; to Kennedy Meadows; to the NCFFB: Cheers! *raises rootbeer* 

 (apologies to Carpy) 
-chuck o.