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Joining the chess-club is a very good start.
Every saterday, 15.00 hrs at the Book shop.

joris wrote:Joining the chess-club is a very good start.
Every saterday, 15.00 hrs at the Book shop.

It is hard for me to fathom how many posters on this particular thread have not been part of the ''Monthly Get Togethers'' on the first Saturday of every month,Wives and GF's included!!

Stan I believe that some have the impression that the get togethers are an extension of the forums, with all the nastiness, pettiness, rudeness, etc., attended by a bunch of knuckle dragging, slack jawed troglodytes who swill beer and end up in drunken, broken bottle fistfights. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Forum issues are rarely discussed if only in passing. I have attended several and have never seen a member appear inebriated unless they are very good at hiding it. In fact I have gotten along fine with some members with whom I have had violent disagreements online, and I now consider them good friends, or at least people who have a mutual respect for each other. It is really a family atmosphere, with some members bringing their tw or tgf, (hopefully not both!) and even their children (and dog). Sadly, attendance has dropped off lately. I believe this might be due in part to the recent nastiness that took place on another forum, but hopefully that is behind us now and more will attend.

jimboLV wrote:Stan I believe that some have the impression that the get togethers are an extension of the forums, with all the nastiness, pettiness, rudeness, etc., attended by a bunch of knuckle dragging, slack jawed troglodytes who swill beer and end up in drunken, broken bottle fistfights. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Forum issues are rarely discussed if only in passing. I have attended several and have never seen a member appear inebriated unless they are very good at hiding it. In fact I have gotten along fine with some members with whom I have had violent disagreements online, and I now consider them good friends, or at least people who have a mutual respect for each other. It is really a family atmosphere, with some members bringing their tw or tgf, (hopefully not both!) and even their children (and dog). Sadly, attendance has dropped off lately. I believe this might be due in part to the recent nastiness that took place on another forum, but hopefully that is behind us now and more will attend.

Very well put Jimbo. OT's had his fair share of tear ups with other posters on line and got banned for life from UT forum but I will still go to the get togethers whenever possible. I thought I saw you pissed as a f@rt once or twice Jimbo, or maybe it was OT who was the one that was p1ssed. I used to like the old Night Market meetings, It had a great atmosphere and WFB's serving up the leo towers were dammed attractive.

OT.....

Two good posts there and Im looking forward to the get togethers when i get there After all the disagreements on here it will be nice to meet people to say hello and have a cordial chat