ASF Members - Where Are They Now?

[Joe Blow]

How about you Joe is there anyone that comes to mine that you miss or contributed greatly to ASF thats not as active now

I think everyone's mentioned all the most memorable ones. They're the ones that tend to stick in our mind.

 

[rub92me]

And ducati ofcourse with his controversial views and valuations; big intellectual egos always make for interesting reading.

 

[JTLP]

I miss CGF from the CVN threads.

I had often read the thread (didnt sign up til much later) and read his dreams about it being the next woodside and how he had been in since 2 cents + would never ever sell.

He would then talk about his 40ft yacht and sailing around either rottnest or the Whitsunday's...

I loved those crazy stories (whether they were true or not I guess i'll never know!)

 

[sam76]

Richkid is another that seldom appears here

 

[Sean K]

I do miss Realist also. He was a cat amongst the pigeons here. But I have the feeling that his fundamental picks would be at the soup kitchen now.

Bullmarket. lol.

I have to appologise about Chicken. Actually, no. I don't think most of you saw the crap that he posted that was deleted due to ramping, low content policies. Perhaps he'll be back when the ban comes off and learns to post some content with analysis.

Julia and Prospector have been the 2 most plolific female contributors and pre me. How I miss Prospector's avatars. Julia is still well involved in the general chat!

Yes, miss Bobby. I think there were a few heated political and religious discussions that may have led to his temporary departure.

Great Pig hasn't been around too much. When I first joined I though he and Joe Blow were the same, but obviously not. Great Pig would be much better looking! LOL

Hmmmmmm, who else...

 

[GreatPig]

Great Pig would be much better looking!

I'm sure he would! (not that I've ever seen Joe).

I'm still around, but mostly too busy trying to do other things to spend much time here these days. I only have a few small positions open at the moment - all long but I'm starting to look at possible shorts using ABN Amro Minis (warrants that are similar to CFDs). Looks like I should have bought some yesterday! :

Cheers,
GP

 

[MRC & Co]

Great thread Duckman.

While I haven't been here for the longest time, I was a lurker for some years beforehand.

One guy who posted every now and then, who I liked, was JKool, haven't seen anything from him in a while.

But as stated by Duckman, I have (on other forums), often wondered what happened to regulars when they suddenly disappeared. Once a thread was started from an apparent family member, about one of the members who passed away, saying thanks to all of the community as he loved the place. Turned out to be a prank, as months later the poster returned with no idea about his 'death'. However, it did make me wonder, what about those who do disappear.......sad that we will never know!

 

[Prospector]

I do rather miss Realist for his dogmatic fundamentalist views.

And then there was Bullmarket! How he drove us all nuts! But now that he is gone, just once in a very rare while, I rather miss him! How perverse.

Anyway, Duckman, thank you for the thread. I think many of us regard ASF as 'our community'. Thank you, Joe. It would be good to think we would make an attempt to check up on long term members who abruptly disappear.

Realist - wasn't he the blonde with the hair? And Mr Bullmarket, yes, I miss him too, really!

Julia and Prospector have been the 2 most plolific female contributors and pre me. How I miss Prospector's avatars. Julia is still well involved in the general chat!

Aw shucks, but I have only been MIA for 3 weeks! In Vietnam. For some reason, I could log into a website once, then the next day I would be blocked. Same thing happened every time we moved Hotels. Big Brother was really watching!

Crackaton, now he was great too!

 

[Duckman#72]

Aw shucks, but I have only been MIA for 3 weeks!

She's back!!!!!!!!:1luvu:

Just one look and my feathers are ruffled.

 

[sam76]

Realist - wasn't he the blonde with the hair? And Mr Bullmarket, yes, I miss him too, really!



Aw shucks, but I have only been MIA for 3 weeks! In Vietnam. For some reason, I could log into a website once, then the next day I would be blocked. Same thing happened every time we moved Hotels. Big Brother was really watching!

Crackaton, now he was great too!

MIA in Vietnam?

Sounds like Chuck came to your rescue

 

[Prospector]

You like the new Prospector?

Actually I needed Chucky boy! In Saigon a motorbike rider tried to knock us over and as we swerved to miss him, he grabbed my bumpBAG strapped to my waist and stole money, credit cards, mobile phone and hotel room key!

 

[Duckman#72]

Prospector!!! NNNNNNNNOOOOOoooooooooooooo.

Come back!!! Even the fantasy woman of my dreams has now left me!! I am a loser.



Prospector you just tell Duckman which guy knocked you over in Saigon and I will send some of my buddies around.....I have connections you know. See how he likes a good dose of the Bird Flu.

(Maybe under compassionate grounds we could ask Joe if you could have a second ASF account. All I ask is that you keep the old avatar. I'm sure there must be some grounds under RSPCA guidelines for Joe to allow it in this very, very, very special case.)

 

[MRC & Co]

In Saigon a motorbike rider tried to knock us over and as we swerved to miss him, he grabbed my bumpBAG strapped to my waist and stole money, credit cards, mobile phone and hotel room key!

I found Saigon an absolute DISGRACE!!!!! The worst City I have EVER been to in my entire life as far as crime and I have been to some very dodgy areas, including Mexico city which is "meant" to be shocking.

I know numerous people who have been robbed in Saigon, one happened right infront of my eyes.

I was also there for Chinese new years (which they celebrate in Vietnam) and had a bunch of little 16 year old thugs try and start trouble with me and an English guy and our partners. Yelling and abusing us and parking their motorcycles infront of us so we could not pass. For no reason at all, except little man syndrome. Even the other Vietnamese looked disgraced at them, but were too afraid to speak up. The English guy ended in a scuffle and had to run through the streets to get away.

The rest of Vietnam was much better, but I will never go back there. I found China and Cambodia the best of all the Asian countries I visited.

 

[IFocus]

What about CanOz? Haven't heard from him in awhile, although I did notice him on the forums a couple of months ago. But he used to post everyday.

It's funny how this site & it's members seem to grow on you, never had that with any other forum or site. Sign of a well run forum imo, well done Joe & mods.

Canaussieuck is still around he hangs out over on the Chartist

 

[Prospector]

Prospector!!! NNNNNNNNOOOOOoooooooooooooo.

Come back!!! Even the fantasy woman of my dreams has now left me!! I am a loser.

There you go Ducky, I am back! You should see me without makeup though!

I found Saigon an absolute DISGRACE!!!!! The worst City I have EVER been to in my entire life as far as crime and I have been to some very dodgy areas, including Mexico city which is "meant" to be shocking..

We had only been in Saigon for six hours too, when it happened. We told the Hotel staff immediately, and they dont just target the tourists. We saw three motos almost hit a group of schoolkids as they were crossing the road on their green light; and our waiter told us his mobile phone had been snatched while he was using it; and his wife had her necklace stolen as she was waiting in the Church car park two weeks earlier. I am also on a travel forum, and people just dont want to hear that crime is rife in HCM - they say stuff like 'we have been very careful and this has never happened to us', implying that we were somehow negligent or careless!

Can you tell the girl is back

 

[Duckman#72]

There you go Ducky, I am back! You should see me without makeup though!

Thankyou :blover:

 

[Happy]

our waiter told us his mobile phone had been snatched while he was using it; and his wife had her necklace stolen as she was waiting in the Church car park two weeks earlier. I am also on a travel forum, and people just dont want to hear that crime is rife in HCM - they say stuff like 'we have been very careful and this has never happened to us', implying that we were somehow negligent or careless!

Makes you wish to have items explode, as they are taken from the owner and are moved 20 m away or so.

 

[Prospector]

Makes you wish to have items explode, as they are taken from the owner and are moved 20 m away or so.

Yep, maybe even as simple as a rat trap when they dig their hands in! I did hope that maybe the waist bands would get tangled in their wheels and they would come a cropper, big time.

I am a great believer in karma though, so while they got away with it this time, their time will come.

I didnt realise because I was in sensory overload at the time, that when I was reporting the offence in the Police station, (through the Hotel security person as translator); in the next room (and really just a doorway away) there was a young male adult handcuffed sitting on the ground with a broken backpack next to him - I was maybe two metres away from him but didnt see the handcuffs but Mr P was 'lounging' on a wooden chair and able to take in the scenery So they do sometimes get caught.

Had to laugh, and maybe this is a little inappropriate, but I was asked if I would be able to recognise them again. Now, bear in mind there are 8 million Vietnamese people living in HCM city and 4 million motorbikes, I just shrugged and instead of saying what was really the obvious (how could I tell person a from b) I just said it was dark and it happened so quickly that I would never be able to recognise them again. It was one of those social moments though.

 

[tech/a]

Where's Trembling Hand gone?

Retired?
Rich or hurt!

 

[prawn_86]

Re: Where's Trembling Hand gone?

O/S Holidays. Living it up in all the worlds 5 star hotels.