JimGo
Member
I just wanted to say thank you to all of the really great people on here, and to encourage any new members to ignore the petty squabbles. I know there have been several threads that devolved into shouting matches lately, so I wanted to take the time to point out how nice most of the people here are. So far, I've met MDWine, DCBluesman, Old Griz, LKorn, Draken, and Penhead in person, and I can't believe how nice everyone is! I'd have expected to run into at least one pain in a group that size but I've genuinely enjoyed meeting everyone, and look forward to my next opportunity to meet with them in person.
A recent example for me was my chance to meet Penhead this past weekend. My wife and I were spent the weekend in Virginia Beach, at the north end of the town. Penhead lives about 45 minutes southwest of there, which can be a bit of a hike. Yet his wife (very nice lady, BTW) and he dropped their plans and drove all the way to VA Beach just to have dinner with us. As some of you know, my wife is about 7 months pregnant now, which means she has trouble staying awake past 9:00 PM most days - but the conversation was good enough, and the food tasty enough, that we stayed out with Penhead and his wife 'till almost 11:00 PM! Oh, and then there's the ornament Penhead gave us (and the cool wood!)...WOW! I'll post pics of it tomorrow.
I'm really glad I stumbled onto this site several months ago, and I'm greatful to Jeff and the moderators for him keeping things running so well. I've met some really nice people, and learned a LOT about woodworking in general, and pen turning specifically, in the short time I've been here. Thanks everyone!
A recent example for me was my chance to meet Penhead this past weekend. My wife and I were spent the weekend in Virginia Beach, at the north end of the town. Penhead lives about 45 minutes southwest of there, which can be a bit of a hike. Yet his wife (very nice lady, BTW) and he dropped their plans and drove all the way to VA Beach just to have dinner with us. As some of you know, my wife is about 7 months pregnant now, which means she has trouble staying awake past 9:00 PM most days - but the conversation was good enough, and the food tasty enough, that we stayed out with Penhead and his wife 'till almost 11:00 PM! Oh, and then there's the ornament Penhead gave us (and the cool wood!)...WOW! I'll post pics of it tomorrow.
I'm really glad I stumbled onto this site several months ago, and I'm greatful to Jeff and the moderators for him keeping things running so well. I've met some really nice people, and learned a LOT about woodworking in general, and pen turning specifically, in the short time I've been here. Thanks everyone!
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