An Invitation to the Lurkers

On Fri, 2 May 2008 17:12:49 -0700 (PDT), SnakeEyes
<agalspector.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Having been around this newsgroup for quite a while, I know there are
>sim pilots who contribute questions, answers and other types of
>material on a regular basis, and there are other folks who enjoy just
>reading whatever is contributed. The latter people are commonly known
>as 'lurkers'.

Hi Arthur (and everyone else).

I've posted a few times but in general I have been a lurker in this
group for a long, long time (measured in eons). Personally, the reason
I don't post much is I don't have much to contribute, you guys are
waaaay more knowlegdable about the subject than I and if a question
comes up I can answer, usually you lot are just too damn fast with the
reply

I'm running FSX and FS9 on a Vista machine (AMD dualcore 4600+, NV7900
graphics and 2gig of ram).

Started simming on a C64 with the mail plane sim, can't remember the
name now and have been hooked ever since. I buy any flightsim I can
get my hands on no matter how bad they are but my preference is MS
Flightsim (oh and Falcon with all the upgrades).

Also, it appears to me, and I bet a few more lurkers ot here, that the
regulars have become a little "family" and I know this will sound dumb
but it feels sometimes like I am butting in as it were. Many times I
read a message and think "Nooooo Waaayyy", "I must disagree!" but then
the thought comes that I shouldn't in case the poster and his mates
gang up on me so I keep my gob shut:-)

Love reading the group, this is the first one out of 60+ I read avidly
every night.

On May 4, 6:19 pm, "Crash Lander" <h....RemoveThis@there.com.fa> wrote:

> It's good everyone is coming out, as it were, but it should be noted,
> and stated for the record, that nobody needs an invitation. We don't
> bite. Well, Dallas and Quilly do, but ya just poke 'em with a stick,
> and they pipe down again!
>

You're absolutely right, CL. I've just noticed it recently was your
birthday. I hope it was a happy one and I wish you many wonderful
days in the future.

I'm glad we've had this conclave of flight enthusiasts show up, and
hope they stay with us....no invitation required....and I hope they
let us know when their birthdays roll around so we can extend our best
wishes to them as well.

All the best, mate.

Arthur
(Toronto)