Halfpint
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Well... It was nice meeting at least 4 of the Northern Scanner contingent even though my `sandbagging' kinda made me more than just a tad bit late getting up to Johnson's Corner. I *did* stick around for around another hour and a half after you guys left, actually did end up ordering something to eat for both myself and Ian, before finally packing it in a calling it quits and heading back home. (While I wasn't as gauche as having my two scanners squawking away at full volume I did have both of them sitting out in the open enough that I had several of the staff come over and ask what they were. One of the `cleaners' / `bus-people', after I had explained what they were, said that her `boyfriend' had mentioned that he was interested in possibly getting one and she was considering getting him one for his birthday but didn't know what they actually were or where she could get one. I dug out some note paper and wrote down a few places and magazines where she could find dealers for her and gave her one of my `business' cards if she had any more questions. [Turned out that both her and her boyfriend were both graduates of the same high school as SWMBO and they both had family still there and, I wasn't able to clearly figure out just who's younger sybiling it was, apparently knew Ruth, my daughter, and would probably be asking her to ask me any questions they might have! One of those `rural' type of things? {GRIN!}])
Shortly after getting back home Ian made a passing mention that apparently a couple other scannists had shown up, asked about the `get together', apparently didn't notice me sitting back in the corner at the big round booth and retired off to another table someplace else. As previously mention I *did* have both my 96 & 97, I thought, prominently displayed and stayed at that `booth' for at least another hour to hour and a half before packing things in. I guess that is part-n-parcel of being a little old man that can be easily looked right over because I am small? Unfortunately it *could* also be taken another way though even as many feathers I may have ruffled over the years I'd like to believe differently. I'd hoped that after all the meetings way down south that I really just cannot bring myself to drive to because I really do not like driving all the way through the metro mess I would have gotten to meet a few more fellow scannists. At least I *did* manage to finally meet 4 other Northern scannists and whilst I didn't get all that much time to talk to you all it was really nice to be able to somewhat put faces to `names' here. Thanks, guys!
As usual, just an `Olde Fart's' 2¢ worth. {GRIN!}
Shortly after getting back home Ian made a passing mention that apparently a couple other scannists had shown up, asked about the `get together', apparently didn't notice me sitting back in the corner at the big round booth and retired off to another table someplace else. As previously mention I *did* have both my 96 & 97, I thought, prominently displayed and stayed at that `booth' for at least another hour to hour and a half before packing things in. I guess that is part-n-parcel of being a little old man that can be easily looked right over because I am small? Unfortunately it *could* also be taken another way though even as many feathers I may have ruffled over the years I'd like to believe differently. I'd hoped that after all the meetings way down south that I really just cannot bring myself to drive to because I really do not like driving all the way through the metro mess I would have gotten to meet a few more fellow scannists. At least I *did* manage to finally meet 4 other Northern scannists and whilst I didn't get all that much time to talk to you all it was really nice to be able to somewhat put faces to `names' here. Thanks, guys!
As usual, just an `Olde Fart's' 2¢ worth. {GRIN!}
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