5 Years?

[CentralTimeSmoke]

"I'd rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies"

I'd never heard that quote. It's a good one. I am lucky to belong to two wonderful online communities. Of course, CigarBum, and then also a Record Collectors of South Central Kansas Facebook page. Both are exactly as you describe--what we lack in numbers, we gain in quality of posts and overall camaraderie. I wish I actually got to enjoy a cigar with you all in person every once and awhile. My other forum holds record swaps on a monthly basis, and it's great to put faces with names. I'll get to an orgy at some point, unfortunately it's just the worst possible time for my work schedule. But I hope to be moving out of the finance department in the next year or so.

In this day and age, the internet rightfully gets a lot of heat for scams, spreading false information, radicalizing people and generally spreading hate. But remember, forums like this were one of the earliest draws to this technology. For the first time in history, you could immediately be connected to people across the globe to share interests and talk shop. I'm happy that in some cases, the internet is still used for that purpose--to share a love for a hobby. To five more years (and many more!) for CigarBum!