Meeting myLot friends in person

@webeishere (36313)
United States
June 2, 2009 9:52am CST
Well I once again get another chance to put a face and voice to a friend of mine from here soon. GardenGerty is in Minnesota and I recieved an email letting me know this. Just finished talking to her on the phone. She is in Minnesota visiting her daughter and new grand baby. She lives a distance but not all that far from me really. She is from Kansas I think. We plan on meeting very soon too. I have met a few from here so far and it is great to meet them as we have "chatted" here through myLot discussions etc for 3 years now. So have you met any myLot members face to face yet? How far away do they live from you? How did the meeting go? [b]HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~[b]
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
2 Jun 09
Good to know that some Mylotters are getting together...I would like to meet few people from Mylott is I have a chance...good for you guys to arrange the meeting... Have a good time! HUGS
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@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
2 Jun 09
I haven't met anyone from myLot yet, but I do hope to. I'm also a member of a game site, Pogo, where I have many long time friends, some as long as 8 years. There's several friends there that I've had the pleasure of meeting, one of whom I ended up marrying.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
2 Jun 09
I was a paying member of Pogo up until early this year. I have not logged in there in months now. Maybe I should get back to games etc there. Grats on meeting your spouse from online also. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
2 Jun 09
My name there I think is WEBEISHERE. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
2 Jun 09
Thank you! In just a few days, we will be celebrating our 5th anniversary. It's been a good 5 years, and it's also how I ended up in Oklahoma from Massachusetts. I'm catdla3 in pogo, what is your screen name there?
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@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
2 Jun 09
Hi Grandpa Bob... I've only met one friend from mylot and it was a quick meeting just to pick up Tigger few years back. We've talked about a get together a few times since but never happened. She lives about 3 1/2hr. southwest of me. She no longer comes here being she got harassed for speaking her mind alot so decided to just leave.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
2 Jun 09
Bummer. I have not been active like previously due to trolls etc here. You and I are just a few hours away as well. Someday we will have to meet as well. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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• United States
3 Jun 09
I was in Coudoray, WI for a few days 2 wks. ago. I thought about you when I was driving up there but there was no way I could of met ya then. 1st, I was driving my sis-in-law up there and bringing truck back. 2nd, I could only manage to get 3days off work. A day to drive up there and unload, a day to rest, and the 3rd day to drive home again. hmmmmmmmmm.....if everything goes as planned for me this summer, I just might be able to swing up by you for a few days and meet ya'll.
@tyc415 (5706)
• United States
2 Jun 09
I personally know one person on here and have known her for over 20 years but as for meeting others face to face that I have never known before the answer is no. Palonghorn used to live within walking distance to me then she moved farther up north but still in Texas then to Pa. and now in Va. but will be moving back to Texas soon but doubtful it will be within walking distance to me. hahaha I hope you and GardenGerty have a great visit.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
2 Jun 09
So I take it you kept in contact through the moves etc with Pa. Longhorn? I take it the name means Pennsylvania Longhorn huh? HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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@tyc415 (5706)
• United States
2 Jun 09
Oh yes, we have kept in contact. Yep when she moved to Pa. she got the name Palonghorn and will have to keep that name on here but has changed it on other things now.
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2 Jun 09
Hi GRANDPA BOB, Isn't it wonderful to meet up with one of your mylot friends? from a virtual friend to really life friends but I always say all my friends here are my real life friends, beacause you can talk to them about anything and we all help each other. Yes I have met a mylot friend as well, I think you know him, our Mr. Fish, he only lives about 2hour drive from me, my friend who is a member on mylot also knows our Mr Fish and the three of us met up, had a lovely day out together and hope to meet up again sometimes. Let us know when you meet up with GardenGetty, oh what fun. Tamara
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
2 Jun 09
Good deal. I just talked to her a little while ago. We are meeting for dinner at my wifes work at 6 tonight. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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2 Jun 09
Hi GRANDPA BOB, Well done, have a lovely time and say hello to GardenGetty from us friends at mylot, enjoy yourself. Tamara
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@britt_200 (1226)
• United States
2 Jun 09
i rarely meet anyone from online...and if i do i make sure i know the person VERY well before i do anything...you never know who youre talking to... :)
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• United States
8 Jun 09
If you let people get to REALLY KNOW YOU, it will be a lot easier for you in the future. You should, of course, meet only in a well lit place IN PUBLIC, preferably NOT IN A BAR OR CLUB. Good luck.
@britt_200 (1226)
• United States
8 Jun 09
lol well thanks!
@rusty2rusty (6751)
• Defiance, Ohio
6 Jun 09
I have never met any MyLotters face to face. But I would love to meet any in the southern Florida area. Or if a MyLot would ever be in my area I would love to meet up and say hey, maybe get something to eat or something.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
2 Jun 09
wow that is absolutely wonderful, unfortunately I have not had a chance to meet anyone from mylot but there are a few that it would be nice to meet. You are so lucky grandpa Bob.
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@finlander60 (1804)
• United States
8 Jun 09
I do not have very many friends here on MyLot, but I think it would be an absolute blast to meet some of them in person. My wife and I live in Central Kansas.
@AmbiePam (85871)
• United States
5 Jun 09
First jillhill and now GardenGerty...You have excellent taste! There is a mylot member who lives in the same city I do. In fact, she lives about four miles away from my parents!
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@GardenGerty (157808)
• United States
6 Jun 09
If I am not mistaken, you live very near my nephews. You and I need to meet sometime. Okay? I get to your state often. In fact, I am going there tomorrow, but only as far as Guthrie. PM me, early, and I will give you a phone number. You know, we have some stuff in common, like your dad being a minister, and my brother being a minister. Would love to meet with you on one of my trips.
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@BarBaraPrz (45642)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
2 Jun 09
I think I met PatGalca a few years back at one of the Regal conventions... At any rate, that's where we know each other from.
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@tonyllenium (6252)
• Italy
2 Jun 09
No i never met persoanlly auser from mylot community!!It may be because normally people hee coming from foreign countries in relation to me and so meeting a person like that i think it can be a bit difficult!!many people are from different states of the us so i think it can be funny sometimes have the possibility to meet somebody personally who was here on mylot too!!
@maezee (41997)
• United States
2 Jun 09
No, I haven't met anyone from myLot here yet, but that's probably just because I'm still relatively new here - I've only been here for a couple of months (four, to be exact). I've always been kind of weirded-out by meeting people from the internet anyway. But I suppose if you trust them & know who you're talking to - it shouldn't be a problem.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
2 Jun 09
I always meet online friends in a very public place the first time just to be safe. I've met a few from here and many others from various A.A. sites as well. Some from other countries through the A.A. sites too. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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• Philippines
2 Jun 09
How i wish that i can meet those people here in mylot. Its nice to know them personally. I want to share this. My closest friend now are all from the net. There this local chatroom in yahoo, they always organize eyeball so one day, i come to their EB and i met them. From then on, we become close and we even share apartment. It was 6 years ago. so i hope i can also met people here in person.
@GardenGerty (157808)
• United States
6 Jun 09
Hi, Grandpa Bob, you and Debbie were my first MyLot friends to meet. I need to meet a few more. Oh, I take that back, I found someone both here and on Gather that I probably met when she was a teenager. It turns out her Grandma and Grandpa were my bosses. I know that does not really count. I think my dream job would be driving around the country meeting my online friends.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
5 Jun 09
That is great to hear. I have never met anyone here in person but there are a few people here I would not mind meeting sometime. I feel very close to a couple of people here and may meet them some day.
@ElicBxn (63252)
• United States
4 Jun 09
Well, besides Maggiepie, who I got to join, and Dark4eyes, I have also met the person I got Tony from, driving to San Antonio to get him.
@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
3 Jun 09
I havent met anyone from mylot thus far - a few online friends from other places. I've met a couple people with friends and gone to play pool or out for coffee. I always meet in a public place and where someone other than the person going with me knows where i am. One can never really be too careful. The meetings at that time went awesome and we all had a blast. I actually met my boyfriend online - but in a slgihtly different way. I was hanging out with a friend and she said hey i gotta go to the bathroom talk to my friend You'll like him. She had met him before and I actually ended up down in Minnesota meeting him about 5 years ago. Again had a blast and well i did keep him lol.
@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
4 Jun 09
Well that would be a good thing to be able to do put a face to a voice or words or however you want to say it..ha. I hope you all had a good time, as by the time your reading this you've already met. I've never got to meet any Mylot members, maybe one of these days I might. Some of them I know just live in the next state, it wouldn't be too far to travel if we ever got to.
@bjcyrix (6901)
• Philippines
3 Jun 09
Oh wow! That is so nice! I would really love to meet my myLot friends one day too but sadly most of them are on different countries. The closest myLot friend I have is in the same country as me but it covers a great distance. As in it would be an 8 hour drive or transportation time on a bus just so we could get to each other's places. We would have to have a specific reason just to be on the other's place and maybe just get the chance to meet up. Well, do enjoy your time with your myLot friends. It really is nice to hear of these kinds of stories. Makes me feel even more aware that myLot is a community. Take care always.^_^