There was no bait offered.
What a sorry lot.

Hasbeen

I was fascinated by your post. I am sorry if I offended you. I thought you and the other poster were having a lend of me. No offense meant mate.

I am appreciative of what you have done for our country. I am glad that you have had a wonderful life.

So how did you represent our country and this state?

Who are you? Where are you?

If you are a National and State Champion, I would love to know who you are.

My experience is that National and State Champions do not use a pseudonym?

As a National and State Champion - why do you need to use a pseudonym - fascinating?

Cheers
Kay

Kay=kalweb, Hasbeen sounds as though he has had a fasinating life so far, please don't dispair at being innocent, it is a wonderfull trait, if only some of us could recapture ours.
Graham, the reason for the Christmas wishes early, was that I expect some of the family will be on holiday soon {not vacation} yet.
I also write 'letters to the Editor' under my own name, and could use it here, however unlike others in this place, I prefer not to. Although it would be interesting to be able to contact like minded souls for private discussion on some issues, is there any way to do this Graham. Regards,Shaun

Graham, can I add to Shonga's last point. It would be great to have a means to make details available to some posters without making them available to all. There are some posters I'd like to catch up with, others who I would rather have think I lived in Iceland.

Maybe a page were we could nominate users to be able to see our contact details if they want.

If not thanks anyway for this awesome site.

Cheers
R0bert

Shonga and RObert, if they cannot do a private message section, and many may not have blogs, then possibly those interested could set up a hotmail address purely for this purpose. I noted that on-line domain it would be easier to have direct contact. As for blogs, I have absolutely low skills on things of that nature, but set one up this week so that I could comment on Aarons blog. A good way to finally get to catch up. I am still unsure how to deal with the thing, but am muddling along. I figure that by this time next year, I will know how to link other peoples blogs, how to edit, and how to generally live life to the fullest as a blogger. What a name! Have blog will travel. 'Hows your blog today, Mrs Jones'...I think I have partaken too much of the chateau droppo Sneek, so better have some coffee. When is the cheese platter to be served

On other forums I use, we can E-Mail each other through the forum, with out any breach of privacy, & then take it from there if we wish.
The following would be better in that form.
I was a bit shocked to have Hasbeen queried, its not happened before,on other forums.
We had a saying in motor racing, "don't tell me what you won, mate, tell me who you beat". Its not that hard to pick up trophies, if the competition is week, or broke down, its the doing that counts. So I finished first a few times, so what, its history. When you stop learning, you can stick around, & pick up gongs, or you can try something else. For me there was always too much else.
I love the feel of a good horse giving you every thing he can. I love the feel of a yacht, ballanced, & cutting through the sea. I love the feel of a good car near the limit of adhesion sweeping through a fast corner.
When you are a young bloke, with a high performance car, & want to drive quickly, what do you do? When you are a 29 year old batchelor, with a yacht, & a few bob, & you are fascinated by the storys of WW2 coast watchers, in the islands, & have read Tales of the South Pacific, what do you do?
I am not extraordinary, just a little different perhaps.
I'll give you a couple of examples though. A school teacher at an atoll 100 miles from anywhere. If the generator breaks again, it means no radio, & the only contact is a government ship 4 or 5 times a year. The people had to build the school, & a house to get him.
The people asked me to take 9 of their kids, 15 year olds, girls & boys, to another island, 400 miles away, because blood lines meant they could mot marry at home. When I did, the other island sent 6 of theirs back. There is no comunication, there in different countries. Thats extraordinary.