My How we have grown

Yes and we don't have to deal with them posting there little e powered foamies here.

Growth is important but so is PARTCIPATION. I'm sure we have a fair share of "lurkers" who "take" from this forum but do not contribute. In a way we are providing a service to them whick is OK with me but it would be very benefiical if they would "jump in" with their reactions, knowledge and questions.

Thus enlarged this forum would become even a "richer" and more useful to all of us.

SuperDave

Yes and I believe that there are a lot of people using guest accounts that haven't joined.

Cyberspace presents an interesting paradox: open to all but lacking inter-connection with the people that use it. It is somewhat like playing a game of solo tennis with on one to return your serve.

What the fun in that?

Super Dave

I was a very early computer geek (Timex sinclair, vic 20, Commodor 64, trash 80 etc etc)

Early days I ran a BBS with 300 baud dial up all on a 20Mb hard drive and 12Mhz computer (subject was DOS programming and support)

No click through, no paid advertising, did get an occasional snail mail donation when something crashed and I was in danger of shutting it all down due to personal expense

Hang on, there is a point:

Over the years I have moderated or just participated on many forums, and on some, had very high post counts... Motor cycles, trucks, smart car, ham radio, ammo reloading, model rocketry, team associated race cars...etc ( too many hobbies)

The most fun of all these forums has been the occasional face 2 face gathering

Large meetings of a lot of folks never seems to work out well...but in these hobby type forums we all tend to be older (not all, I have met some really interesting young folks) and we travel frequently to see family

I always try to send a note of upcoming travel plans and see if any in the group near where I will be wants to grab a beer and BS or invite me to a local event, swap party ...etc

Several of the members here sound like folks I would like to meet some day

Just a thought, to couple to SuperDave "interesting Paradoxa" comment ( that I agree with)

Yes I know I am a tad bit long winded... working on it...

fredvon4 wrote:I was a very early computer geek (Timex sinclair, vic 20, Commodor 64, trash 80 etc etc)

Early days I ran a BBS with 300 baud dial up all on a 20Mb hard drive and 12Mhz computer (subject was DOS programming and support)

No click through, no paid advertising, did get an occasional snail mail donation when something crashed and I was in danger of shutting it all down due to personal expense

Hang on, there is a point:

Over the years I have moderated or just participated on many forums, and on some, had very high post counts... Motor cycles, trucks, smart car, ham radio, ammo reloading, model rocketry, team associated race cars...etc ( too many hobbies)

The most fun of all these forums has been the occasional face 2 face gathering

Large meetings of a lot of folks never seems to work out well...but in these hobby type forums we all tend to be older (not all, I have met some really interesting young folks) and we travel frequently to see family

I always try to send a note of upcoming travel plans and see if any in the group near where I will be wants to grab a beer and BS or invite me to a local event, swap party ...etc

Several of the members here sound like folks I would like to meet some day

Just a thought, to couple to SuperDave "interesting Paradoxa" comment ( that I agree with)

Yes I know I am a tad bit long winded... working on it...

long winded is good it gives us lots of info to keep our eyes and minds occupied with.
its good to have you here especially good to have another person that like their rc cars too.

one thing what is ammo reloading? putting powder and the other back into used shells?

Ammunition reloading is (for me) part hobby, part good skill to have, and part thumbing my nose at an over bearing government

I own and shoot rifles, shot guns, pistols, and revolvers of various calibers for sport, hunting, and competition

In some cases, factory ammunition is good or even preferred. There are other times when re-manufacturing your own ammunition is better because you can control the load to perform perfectly in YOUR firearm.

Factory ammunition has safety and general middle of the road performance criteria as well as profit margin to consider

In the recent past many components for ammunition have become very expensive driving the cost of factory ammunition to cost around a dollar per shot or more

I can manufacture many different calibers for 9 to 37 cents each

On a weekend where I shoot Colt 45 in a "six shooter" revolver, or 45 APC in a 1911 Pistol, I may expend 2oo to 4oo rounds of ammunition during the competition. I can reload spent (used) brass cartridge cases with inexpensive powder, lead cast bullets, and new primers for around 11 cents a cartridge

All American Citizens are allowed to manufacture our own ammunition (for now)

fredvon4 wrote:Ammunition reloading is (for me) part hobby, part good skill to have, and part thumbing my nose at an over bearing government

I own and shoot rifles, shot guns, pistols, and revolvers of various calibers for sport, hunting, and competition

In some cases, factory ammunition is good or even preferred. There are other times when re-manufacturing your own ammunition is better because you can control the load to perform perfectly in YOUR firearm.

Factory ammunition has safety and general middle of the road performance criteria as well as profit margin to consider

In the recent past many components for ammunition have become very expensive driving the cost of factory ammunition to cost around a dollar per shot or more

I can manufacture many different calibers for 9 to 37 cents each

On a weekend where I shoot Colt 45 in a "six shooter" revolver, or 45 APC in a 1911 Pistol, I may expend 2oo to 4oo rounds of ammunition during the competition. I can reload spent (used) brass cartridge cases with inexpensive powder, lead cast bullets, and new primers for around 11 cents a cartridge

All American Citizens are allowed to manufacture our own ammunition (for now)

ok thanks for clearing that up now know that sounds like the kind of thing i would do just for fun if it were legal here