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Meme, here is the report....

As promised, you asked me to fill you in as to how it went this weekend as I met with fellow investors in WLGS in Hershey/Gettysburg, PA. this weekend...

First of all, you are all right. Nobody looked ANYTHING like I 'expected'. No, that doesn't mean that they had warts or such.... the differences were in height, hair color, weight, the like!

BUT, in personality, I found that EACH and every one, to a "T", fit the bill. And in that I was not surprised at all.

Would I recommend a 'blind' meeting like this? Absolutely not. I was first very well comfortable in the 'personalities' I had spoken with in advance to proceeding with coordinating this event.

Would I do this again? Unquestionably, YES! And I would like to try to achieve it sometime with the fine folks I have met through SEEK/GO/DIG/DIS should 'others' be so inclined.

The poster from WLGS that 'started' this is nicknamed Carpenter on the WLGS Board. He and his wife have lived in Hawaii for 13 years, and prior to that they lived in New Mexico, and were both born and raised in California. Prior to this weekend, they had NEVER seen the East Coast of the USA. I was proud to be a part of that experience in their lives.

Carpenter used to post on the WLGS board as though WLGS were a TRAIN, gaining momentum, 'picking up passengers', 'pausing to refuel', and 'breaking down for repairs' !! His posts were always fun and refreshing !! One of the things we did today was to share a train ride through the Central PA. countryside. On board was an Accordian Polka Musician, .....which is an old Pennsylvania tradition, particularly at wedding receptions.

Having said all that, I can best sum up my feelings as to how much I enjoyed bringing complete strangers from the Internet together to share, but for a brief while, MY LITTLE PART OF THIS GLOBE, I offer the following post to you all....


http://www.ragingbull.altavista.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=WLGS&read=51613

There's just 'something' about good ole Polka Music that warms the soul!