The THANKS-giving thread

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Thank you to ChrisSilver and Hiesenberg for making the upcoming weekend what it will turn out to be. A great gathering of pinball machines and people who find solace in the various aspects of these devices.

As I prepare all the details involved in making my contribution valid, I also think about the many of you who are also preparing to contribute. I am sure that you know how much detail goes into making your contribution positive. By the same token, lets also make this fun and a great memory for the future.

From talking to Chris throughout this process I know that he deserves a freakin' standing ovation for putting this thing together no matter what ensues. Imagine the details he has to deal with to make this happen for all of us ? I thought I was busy. Fawk ! So many details to all this.

I just want to say thanks to the crazy bastard.

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Personally prefer the exceptional qualities lurking beneath any normal state of affairs. Alas, our day to day is being promoted as extraordinary via a world wide web largely fueled by the new dumb & followed closely by the latest breed of unscrupulous scoundrels & judas goats. So, god bless the fool hearted, the crazed, and the railroaded all in good measure for they will likely inherit what is left of the earth after the screwheads are done with it. God damn darwinian primates, why do they refuse to evolve, even after all we should have learned from being dumb savages for so long.

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Will definitely buy those two a drink Saturday night!
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cait001 wrote:Will definitely buy those two a drink Saturday night!

X2 :)

Thanks guys for all your hard work to make this event happen
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Bump, as they say.

Thank you consequence, thank you terror, thank you disillusionment, thank you frailty, thank you providence, thank you nothingness, thank you silence.
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Maxed out at 10 machines, no more. Un max de 10 machines, pas plus.
Une règle suivi guéri de tout. A rule respected can cure anything.

A philosophy of doing shall rule until the days when I can no longer "do" arrive. Because when I am too old to adjust an AX relay or relieve a woman friend from sighing, there will only be memories to fill my time. So, the task at hand is to build that RRSP of memories in order to joyfully cushion the later stages of life.

Personally prefer the exceptional qualities lurking beneath any normal state of affairs. Alas, our day to day is being promoted as extraordinary via a world wide web largely fueled by the new dumb & followed closely by the latest breed of unscrupulous scoundrels & judas goats. So, god bless the fool hearted, the crazed, and the railroaded all in good measure for they will likely inherit what is left of the earth after the screwheads are done with it. God damn darwinian primates, why do they refuse to evolve, even after all we should have learned from being dumb savages for so long.

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Yes. Thank you for the recent shit storm on the fourm. Lines have been drawn in the sand. Sides have been taken. Alignments have been clarified. Things are in movement. Cheers to all. Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all a good night. Peace out.
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Amen brother.

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I'm a tad behind keeping up on this thread.
I am delinquent in giving thanks in a busy and plentiful year.

Thanks to Drano for another great "group pin" deal, and in pushing us both in directions that we need to reluctantly go.
Thanks to all the Bluffs Management and Tech team for continuing to keep our games in great condition. Thanks Sparky for recent fixes.

Thanks to the "pinball mafia". (as one spouse has aptly named us) It refers to "all of us", online and off, that continue to help each other out.
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With 100+ replies and thousands of views, this great thread took on a life of it's own that Drano never expected when it began.
Thank you my friend. It is a great reminder to stay grounded and humble and thankful at special and regular moments in life.

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Sparky wrote:Another year, and so much more to be thankful for.

- I am relatively healthy. Now, anyways, after some changes.
- Brian is thriving in high school. I was very worried at first, but things are going great.
- Job is good and stable. A lot of hours, but I work with a great bunch of people.

So, all my three families are good... real family, work family and friends. I really can't complain. I try to appreciate it every day, as it can be quicky taken away for any wacky reason.

Amen Ian.

I am very thankful for what I have, the opportunities presented to me daily. This past year has been a whirlwind of ups and downs. Time seems to have accelerated greatly in my 40s.
You are correct, tomorrow is a gift .
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It is time to revive this thread.
We are forgetful. My apologies.

It has been a brutal couple of years.
I am very grateful that we are all back.

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Thanks Ponzie!
It is a storm once we...

Well...
Participate...

Acknowledge whom we owe thanks to.

More soon.

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WARLOCK wrote: Thu Jun 30, 2022 11:20 pm It is time to revive this thread.
We are forgetful. My apologies.

It has been a brutal couple of years.
I am very grateful that we are all back.
I am thankful for so much to read this morning Scott.

This forum has lost steam lately as well as that community feeling, but that is normal I think in these times of division. Summer daze and being busy with all other things essential also are factors.

Regardless, I need to thank/contribute :

I am thankful for friends and family and sharing my good fortune of late with them.

I am thankful for the small efficient business I enjoy running.

I am thankful for......so many things these days, mostly the interesting people I meet.

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Maxed out at 10 machines, no more. Un max de 10 machines, pas plus.
Une règle suivi guéri de tout. A rule respected can cure anything.

A philosophy of doing shall rule until the days when I can no longer "do" arrive. Because when I am too old to adjust an AX relay or relieve a woman friend from sighing, there will only be memories to fill my time. So, the task at hand is to build that RRSP of memories in order to joyfully cushion the later stages of life.

Personally prefer the exceptional qualities lurking beneath any normal state of affairs. Alas, our day to day is being promoted as extraordinary via a world wide web largely fueled by the new dumb & followed closely by the latest breed of unscrupulous scoundrels & judas goats. So, god bless the fool hearted, the crazed, and the railroaded all in good measure for they will likely inherit what is left of the earth after the screwheads are done with it. God damn darwinian primates, why do they refuse to evolve, even after all we should have learned from being dumb savages for so long.

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