kurtak
Well-known member
Well - finally - after traveling something like 12,000 miles I have found a new place to land & call home
First I want to thank those that posted such kind words about my visit with them in my travels (posted in this thread) :arrow: http://goldrefiningforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=26226
I can assure you that it was my absolute pure pleasure to meet with some of the members of this forum - members that have been part of the discussion of this forum for the last 7 - 8 years that I have been a member here - members that I have come to consider VERY good friends over the course of those years
As much as I was not able to meet with everyone I would have liked to meet with it was REALLY cool to meet those along the way of my intended travel plans that were "available" during my travel "time" &/or not to far out of the way of my travel route
The reality is there are just so many members here that I would like to meet - something like (plus/minus) 25 I would still be on the road zig zaging across the country (not to mention needing to jump on a plane for a trip across the pond) to see everyone I would like to meet with
Bottom line is that within my travel time & travel route I had selected 12 members I "hoped" to meet with (knowing full well it would not work out to meet with all of them) --- of the 12 I had the "good fortune" to meet with 7 - & missed 5 --- 4 because timing just was not right & one because they were a bit to far off route
So all I can say is it was a trip of time & miles "well spent" to meet with those that timing & miles allowed for - it was :!: 8) :G
Speaking of miles - I should clarify - above I said I put on 12,000 miles --- only half of that was to meet/visit members/friends (including a couple friends that are not members of this forum) The other 6,000 miles has been the 2 trips back to Wisconsin to get my stuff moved from Wisconsin to my new found home - it would have been 8,000 driving miles but one trip (from John Day to Wisconsin) I flew back to get my pickup truck for the second load of stuff
My new found home - turns out to be John Day Oregon --- John Day is the "big town" in Grant county Oregon
Grant County has 13 towns (on the map) with a population (2010 census) of 7,445 & John Day has a population (2010 census) of 1,744 --- there is one stop light in the entry county & that stop light is here in John Day :shock: :lol:
Here are a couple pics of John Day & the house I have rented
Kurt
First I want to thank those that posted such kind words about my visit with them in my travels (posted in this thread) :arrow: http://goldrefiningforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=26226
I can assure you that it was my absolute pure pleasure to meet with some of the members of this forum - members that have been part of the discussion of this forum for the last 7 - 8 years that I have been a member here - members that I have come to consider VERY good friends over the course of those years
As much as I was not able to meet with everyone I would have liked to meet with it was REALLY cool to meet those along the way of my intended travel plans that were "available" during my travel "time" &/or not to far out of the way of my travel route
The reality is there are just so many members here that I would like to meet - something like (plus/minus) 25 I would still be on the road zig zaging across the country (not to mention needing to jump on a plane for a trip across the pond) to see everyone I would like to meet with
Bottom line is that within my travel time & travel route I had selected 12 members I "hoped" to meet with (knowing full well it would not work out to meet with all of them) --- of the 12 I had the "good fortune" to meet with 7 - & missed 5 --- 4 because timing just was not right & one because they were a bit to far off route
So all I can say is it was a trip of time & miles "well spent" to meet with those that timing & miles allowed for - it was :!: 8) :G
Speaking of miles - I should clarify - above I said I put on 12,000 miles --- only half of that was to meet/visit members/friends (including a couple friends that are not members of this forum) The other 6,000 miles has been the 2 trips back to Wisconsin to get my stuff moved from Wisconsin to my new found home - it would have been 8,000 driving miles but one trip (from John Day to Wisconsin) I flew back to get my pickup truck for the second load of stuff
My new found home - turns out to be John Day Oregon --- John Day is the "big town" in Grant county Oregon
Grant County has 13 towns (on the map) with a population (2010 census) of 7,445 & John Day has a population (2010 census) of 1,744 --- there is one stop light in the entry county & that stop light is here in John Day :shock: :lol:
Here are a couple pics of John Day & the house I have rented
Kurt