Originally posted by Grampy BobbyTwo questions spring to mind. How does your good friend in California handle a rainy day, for example? And have you thought of arranging for Russ to get in touch directly to try to persuade your Californian friend to set aside the problem of how many thumbs down you get and join the web site regardless? It would mean more revenue for Russ. Just a thought. 🙂
"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights." (A good friend in California who almost joined RHP two years ago but was disappointed by the negative hearsay from his chess club friends)
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyAnd you couldn't talk this "good friend" into joining?
"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights." (A good friend in California who almost joined RHP two years ago but was disappointed by the negative hearsay from his chess club friends)
I'd take the opinion of a good friend over chess club buddies.
Why didn't he? ..............
I suspect you would be embarrassed about your forum presence.
Maybe you put off this "good friend" yourself?
YES
That is much more plausible.
Originally posted by Grampy BobbySo, just to be clear, you contend that your peculiar scarcely-makes-sense "anecdote" about your Californian friend is true and not something that you simply made up?
You haven't a clue as to what went down; nor am I about to spell it out. The anecdotal reference was simply a way
of acknowledging the source of this quotation. Majoring on minor things appears to have become a way of life.
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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby"my son, one day you'll have the capacity to realize that some people make many decisions from a position of weakness; my hope is that you'll make many decisions from a position of strength which will enhance your life options and happiness and make your dear father and me proud." ~Mum
"Mum, ever since last frieday, when we had those big yellow eggs and homemade croissants for lunch, I've been wondering
why sum people open their mouths while their eyes and ears and minds are still closed." ~your son, child anon
Originally posted by wolfgang59Originally posted by wolfgang59
And you couldn't talk this "good friend" into joining?
I'd take the opinion of a good friend over chess club buddies.
Why didn't he? ..............
I suspect you would be embarrassed about your forum presence.
Maybe you put off this "good friend" yourself?
YES
That is much more plausible.
"And you couldn't talk this "good friend" into joining?"
This conversation, which occurred during a phone call several years ago, was with a friend whose decisions I respect as he also respects mine.