I get to meet one of the nicest and best loved Aussie members on CCF tomorrow.:yahoo:
Just thought I would share.
I have never met (in person)any member from any forum and I am realy looking forward to this.
As I live in a numismatic desert it will make my year to have a yarn face to face with someone that shares my passion for coins.
Um who?
Is it Nancy?
I would love to meet her
I have met PPH :give_heart:
My folks also got to meet markn, but I think I was buried in too many threepence albums, I don’t remember what he looks like.
I missed a few others at ANDA, I think goatieman was there and a few others, Also bumped into a Silver stacker, I dint know who he was till I got home and went online, had to put two and two together.
You don’t really know who people are till you get talking, and you mention a forum or website and there like hay I am this person and your like just wow, I would have never guessed.
Ah you're just going to love it, It will knock your socks off
:wavemulticolor:
Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='2569' dateline='1352110586'Um who?
Is it Nancy?
I would love to meet her
I have met PPH :give_heart:
My folks also got to meet markn, but I think I was buried in too many threepence albums, I don’t remember what he looks like.
I missed a few others at ANDA, I think goatieman was there and a few others, Also bumped into a Silver stacker, I dint know who he was till I got home and went online, had to put two and two together.
You don’t really know who people are till you get talking, and you mention a forum or website and there like hay I am this person and your like just wow, I would have never guessed.
Ah you're just going to love it, It will knock your socks off
:wavemulticolor:
I would love to meet up with everyone I talk to online:yahoo:
I get to meet Sel tomorrow, This is going to be a red letter day for me.
:wavemulticolor:
Posted by trout - 05-11-2012 09:24 PM
I would love to meet up with everyone I talk to online
:acute: careful what you wish for, it could come true one day :diablo: :drinks:
Quote from: 'littlefish' pid='2667' dateline='1352318488'Posted by trout - 05-11-2012 09:24 PM
I would love to meet up with everyone I talk to online
:acute: careful what you wish for, it could come true one day :diablo: :drinks:
You can come over for a beer and a yarn anytime mate:drinks:
bit of a trip, but :yahoo: BABY
How did it go trout?
Quote from: 'AaronG' pid='2699' dateline='1352350903'How did it go trout?
it was a realy good day.
i went into town and picked Sel up and he came out home for most of the day.
We talked coins and things in general, He was very impressed with the coin albums and pages I got off Purple Penny.
The bloke is an absolute gentleman and a bloody nice bloke. :good:
Didn't expect anything bad! Good to hear!
Quote from: 'AaronG' pid='2701' dateline='1352357246'Didn't expect anything bad! Good to hear!
Do you know Sel personaly?
No No I do not. Would just find it hard to believe a reputable member in this small community would be a worry, but I guess it's all behind a computer screen, I do not know anybody from CCF or here personally, sorry for the confusion :P
Quote from: 'AaronG' pid='2704' dateline='1352357719'No No I do not. Would just find it hard to believe a reputable member in this small community would be a worry, but I guess it's all behind a computer screen, I do not know anybody from CCF or here personally, sorry for the confusion :P
I wasn't worried, I was just a bit nervous.
It is difficult to meet someone that you have had discussions with for 2 years and don't actually know what they look like or what they are really like.
I imagine that 99.99% of the people that post here and on other coin sites are really nice people.
Then I come along :diablo: :grin: :dance2:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='2705' dateline='1352358392'Quote from: 'AaronG' pid='2704' dateline='1352357719'No No I do not. Would just find it hard to believe a reputable member in this small community would be a worry, but I guess it's all behind a computer screen, I do not know anybody from CCF or here personally, sorry for the confusion :P
I wasn't worried, I was just a bit nervous.
It is difficult to meet someone that you have had discussions with for 2 years and don't actually know what they look like or what they are really like.
I imagine that 99.99% of the people that post here and on other coin sites are really nice people.
Then I come along :diablo: :grin: :dance2:
I would be to! Especially bringing them into your house etc would make me nervous, good to hear everything went well :)
What did you expect? Him to rob ya, don’t think that’s going to happen.
No one is like that.
Oh and not to mention I bet everyone is on there best behaviour :)
And you have a gun also helps :P
Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='2707' dateline='1352361267'What did you expect? Him to rob ya, don’t think that’s going to happen.
No one is like that.
Oh and not to mention I bet everyone is on there best behaviour :)
And you have a gun also helps :P
I wasn't nervous about Sel at all ( fear is NOT a big part of my nature).
I was more worried about what he thought of me.
With the recent death of his wife I feel privileged to have been able to take his mind off that awful loss.
If I achieved that just for only a few hours then that makes the day even more worthwhile.
If you do get the opportunity to catch up with this bloke , don't hesitate .
He would have to be one of the most intelligent, honest and caring people I have met in a very long time.
He would have forgotten more about coins than I will ever know.
If everyone else on the forums are at least half the calibre of Sel then I am in very good company indeed.
I've met rggoodie. It was at the Canberra coin club (which I'll no longer attend). I would have no hesitation in inviting him to my place for tea and biccies. I would have done so before I had met him. personally.
I have also offered accommodation to my good friend in Turkey, Molydeii. There are a number of people on this and on the CCF that I would have no hesitation in inviting into my home. Those two were the first that came to mind.
I've met a lot of people off of the forums and they've all been fantastic!
I think if people consistently show how they behave online they are likely to behave similarly in real life.
There are several people I would have no hesitation meeting or inviting to many home based pin how they behave here and other forums.
Forum members I know personally are:
Sap
Humpybong
Brissyboy
We all used to attend the same Coin Club meetings back in 07/08, but I haven't been to one since probably May or Jun 08, but I did see Sap and Humpy in May at ANDA.
They are all great guys. There's a picture of the 4 of us taken at a meeting some years ago, but I can't find it at present I found it:
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Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='2707' dateline='1352361267'What did you expect? Him to rob ya, don’t think that’s going to happen.
No one is like that.
Don't be complacent this has happened.
But moving right along I have met some of my best friends through now extinct coin forums (those people are now here). I have met many people that I chat to here and online and they are all as lovely as they appear online. I have gone out to dinner with, visited homes and been offered and accepted accommodation from various people who have all opened up warmly to me despite there always being some security concerns based on the hobby that we have.
ANDA shows and the RAM 1st Jan queue is always loads of fun.
I met Nancy when I went to QLD to start my cruise last year and I met Humpybong a few years ago on this around Australia travels.
Ooohh, fancy me forgetting that I met Triggersmob and Mrs TM last year. It was a most enjoyable time and TM personally handed me a lovely $1 error if I remember correctly. :grin:
I also met Muckeye a few years ago at the Brisbane ANDA, another great gent! :friends:
Quote from: 'Nevol' pid='2908' dateline='1352543545'Ooohh, fancy me forgetting that I met Triggersmob and Mrs TM last year. It was a most enjoyable time and TM personally handed me a lovely $1 error if I remember correctly. :grin:
I also met Muckeye a few years ago at the Brisbane ANDA, another great gent! :friends:
Crikey now that IS an error :tease: :laugh2:
Ive also met a couple members from CCF. All encounters have been great. Its nice when you can finally put a face to a person you have been chatting with for a while online.
I have only met Josh (a really really nice bloke) from CCF when he was going home from holidays last year and done the same, talked heaps and even swapped a few coins :) I've sent 2 other members from here a pic of my self after my brain op as proof that I wasn't tellin porkies, and their reaction said it all :) Trout was one so he knows what I look like but I don't know what he looks like but it doesn't matter as I can tell from our emails that he's a really nice bloke too but don't tell him I said so or it will go to his head :winkextra: and I ring in2fish2 now and then and he also is a top bloke :good:
I don't think I've said anything on this site yet, so if anyone would like a break travelling while in or around the grafton area your quite welcome to call in or we could catch up at macdonald or hungry jacks on the pacific highway. Just send me a message and I'll give my address :)
It's not a bad mix of people here, some we like some we don't and some just have a heart of gold, but generally a pretty good bunch :blush:
Never let fear get in the way of a good post AJ :good:
Trout was one so he knows what I look like but I don't know what he looks like
Here I am Mate :laugh2::friends:
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:laugh2: Your a crack up mate.
You have a few more teeth than I was expecting..actually a lot more ya old shark :winkextra:
And there's nothing to fear except fear it's self :zomby: and if your silly enough to play with fire ya gonna get burnt :shock: :biggrin:
Quote from: 'littlefish' pid='5142' dateline='1356595923':laugh2: Your a crack up mate.
You have a few more teeth than I was expecting..actually a lot more ya old shark :winkextra:
And there's nothing to fear except fear it's self :zomby: and if your silly enough to play with fire ya gonna get burnt :shock: :biggrin:
I was born british and have Evolved into an Australian over the last 5 Decades in the Aussie Bush.
I have little concept of Fear, Where honesty,trust,mateship and just simple basic humanity abounds in the bush, Fear has no place in me.
There may be a couple of dodgy buggers on this site, but at the end of the day, Basic Aussie Mateship will RULE:yahoo:
To me this is our Aussie site and the phrase "Bloody Oath" comes to mind.
I have not come about a dodgy member on this site yet, They all ROCK :wavemulticolor:
So come on AJ take your boots off and your sox's and relax, You are amogst friends here Mate :good:
:shock: your a what :laugh2: Just joking mate, your :ok: in my book for a pommystockman :winkextra: