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Who have you met from the forum? [?]

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Posted by 1688torpedo on Thursday, February 9, 2006 9:26 AM
I Have met Tom & Spankybird,CSXJohn,Weldman87,Buckeye,GregM,Boneheadbassboy,Eirefireman,and have Talked to the Chief,Jim A,& CSXJohn on the Phone also and its a pleasure to get to know each and everyone one of you & we hope to see even more of you folks after the museum layout is up & running in Mentor, Ohio. Dave- You'll have to come on up to Ohio sometime & You'll meet quite a few of the OTTS Members. Take Care all.
Keith Woodworth........Seat Belts save lives,Please drive safely.
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Posted by laz 57 on Thursday, February 9, 2006 9:22 AM
DA CHIEF, at BPS in Harrisburg,Pa.
Talked to TOM, SPANKYBIRD, on the phone a few times.
laz57
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Posted by FJ and G on Thursday, February 9, 2006 9:10 AM
The Chief sure gets around [:D]
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Posted by Big_Boy_4005 on Thursday, February 9, 2006 9:02 AM
If the phone counts, then add Jim Duda and Buckeye to my tally.

Big Girl, well, she lives here and wouldn't have become a member if it wasn't for me. I can't count her, but you guys can.[swg]

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Posted by wrmcclellan on Thursday, February 9, 2006 8:45 AM
I have met the Chief at the local Cabellas.



I have spoken to Buckeye and Spanky on the phone.

E-mail with lots of others - socially or for assistance.

Regards,
Roy

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Posted by Big_Boy_4005 on Thursday, February 9, 2006 8:33 AM
The list is short because I don't travel.

Sask Tinplater.



Chief Eagles



Then there's Boyd, but he only lives a few miles away. Also a couple of other locals from the MR forum.

Always an open invitation if anyone gets up this way.[:)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 9, 2006 8:27 AM
I met Elliot (Big_Boy_4005) and Tammy (Big_Girl_4005) in the summer of 2004 when my family went on a trip to Minneapolis-St. Paul. Had a wonderful time visiting them!

I'd love to meet more of you, but, unfortunately, I live quite far away from most of the guys here (another country, in fact). I do get down to the States now and then, so I might meet more of you yet.
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Posted by spankybird on Thursday, February 9, 2006 8:25 AM
Oh boy Buckeye, I have meet so many because of OTTS. So if I miss someone please don’t be offended.

1. Buckeye
2. Torpedo 1688 – Keith
3. Csxt30 – John
4. Weldman 87 – Darryl
5. Gismo 7 – Ed
6. GregM – Greg and his wife Karen
7. zwbob – Bob
8. Boneheadbassboy – Don and his wife
9. Dmdave – Dave with his telegraph polls
10. Eirefireman – Frank
11. amiconet – Ted
12. Rick H. – Rick from Mentor


We have talked to Chief many times on the phone but he is very afraid to come to The heart of OTTS Land No grits or sweet tea. Well we might find some sweet tea for him if he ever comes this far north.

I am a person with a very active inner child. This is why my wife loves me so. Willoughby, Ohio - the home of the CP & E RR. OTTS Founder www.spankybird.shutterfly.com 

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Posted by FJ and G on Thursday, February 9, 2006 8:05 AM
no one yet [:(] (But I've tried; every time I make a trip somewhere I post my travel destination)

I don't know of anyone on this forum who lives in Northern Virginia near Manassas

People in my subdivision aren't train heads; they're all into RC cars.
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Posted by Jumijo on Thursday, February 9, 2006 7:54 AM
I've met Chief Eagles in person - refused to eat YANKEE pot roast!

On the phone, I've talked to:
The Chief
Jerrylovestrains
Keith (Torpedo1688)

Greatly enjoyed every phone call and the Chief's visit.

Jim

Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale

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Posted by csxt30 on Thursday, February 9, 2006 7:52 AM
Great Topic Buckeye !! I recently met you !! That was great !!
I met Tom & Spankybird & his family and that has been just great, too!!
I met Kieth ( torpedoe 1688 ) & that has been great !!
I know Darryl, Weldman 87, & Ed, Gismo 7, who live by me & post on the forum from time to time !!
I have met Greg M, at Toms' house & Boneheadbassboy, & that has been great !!
I hope I haven't missed any one !
This forum has been great, too!
Hope to meet Dave at Medina show this Sunday, he has the telephone poles !
Also hope to meet Chuck when he comes to a Parma show ! That will be great !
Plus I can't imagine all the guys we will meet when the museum gets going !!
Thanks, John
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Posted by thor on Thursday, February 9, 2006 7:52 AM
No one yet but at least two people here are from my 'hood, more or less! I'm hoping to meet some of y'all eventually.

My biggest investment in time and money has been motorcycles, I've been posting stories and advice on that subject since before there was a WWW - phone in bulletin boards if anyone ever remembers THEM at a scorching 300 baud on a home built modem using a Timex-Sinclair! - and I met quite a few chaps and one woman since most of us are long distance riders.

Generally speaking I found that those who on the bulletin boards/forums stayed the course, didnt 'flame' people, had a sense of humour and weren't BS artists or loonies, were invariably decent people in the flesh. If it weren't for the Web one would probably never 'meet' so many nice folks interested in the same things as oneself.

As one gets older its about the only way one has to encounter new friends and I, for one, would be greatly diminished were it not for this opportunity.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 9, 2006 7:46 AM
No one, that I know of, on this forum. Quite a few from the other forum due to us living nearby, or the OGR get-together at York. Joe
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Who have you met from the forum? [?]
Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Thursday, February 9, 2006 7:38 AM
I started thinking about how many people I have met in person from the forum over the last two years. They are:
Chief Eagles visited my layout
Tom and Spankybird (a bird not a person)
Tom from Jamestown, NY
Keith who lives down the block from Tom and Spankybird
CSX John who I just visited in NE Ohio
Chuck who lives on Blueberry Hill and visited my layout
Dave who owns DM&M Railroad Company

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