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Been here since around 1987, when I purchased my 74 TR6 and was early in my=
working career.Retired and moved from Maryland to Hilton Head SC recently =
and the car camewith me.
On Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 05:34:57 PM EST, John Macartney <john=
bmacartney@gmx.com> wrote: =20
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Just out of casual interest, how many are still here in comparison to say =
the Millenium? I suspect not many.
I know BookFace has many adherents and I was on it for a while until I seem=
ingly upset its algorithms by saying something they/it didn=E2=80=99t like =
and BookFace has informed me more than once when I try to rejoin that I=E2=
=80=99m banned for life. Okay Zuckerberg, I=E2=80=99m not in sympathy with =
your political inclinations anyway and I certainly got sick of receiving st=
uff your algorithms were convinced I=E2=80=99d like, when the reality was t=
hey bored me witless. I=E2=80=99ve been a reluctant subscriber to The Trium=
ph Experience for a couple of years which also doesn=E2=80=99t grab me. It=
=E2=80=99s too Standard-Triumph model specific, people get upset when they =
accidentally post to the wrong forum and there has been some disquieting an=
d very discourteous responses and no one seems to be particularly helpful. =
Mark=E2=80=99s monthly reminders tell me I=E2=80=99m logged to 6 Pack but I=
never get six pack stuff coming my way and even with the correct password,=
I can=E2=80=99t access it.
The reality (for me) is that tech is going too fast for me to keep up with =
it and I refuse to spend any day of my surely now limited life transfixed b=
y my smartphone screen that 99% of the rest of the world seems happy to do.=
I=E2=80=99m not enamoured by either my former iPhone or current Samsung as=
they=E2=80=99re both full of trash programs that hold zero interest and I =
can=E2=80=99t be bothered or motivated to learn how they work.
Perhaps it=E2=80=99s better for me to once more return to the days of carbo=
n paper, card index boxes and an abacus. At least I know how they work!
Jonmac
> On 12 Dec 2025, at 21:10, Will Daehler <will.daehler@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Certainly the volume is down.
> But I am still here, and read the digest most days, for about 28 years.=
=C2=A0=20
> During this time, I learned so much from all of you, and early on develop=
ed friends who helped me immensely. They shared parts, knowledge, and tools=
.
> Without you guys and Mark's early computer skills,=C2=A0 all would have b=
een lost.=20
> Recently we have sort of re-assmbled on various Facebook sites.
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> Will Daehler=20
> 63 TR4
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<div><div dir=3D"ltr">Just out of casual interest, how many=
are still here in comparison to say the Millenium? I suspect not many.<br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr">I know BookFace has many adherents and I was on it f=
or a while until I seemingly upset its algorithms by saying something they/=
it didn=E2=80=99t like and BookFace has informed me more than once when I t=
ry to rejoin that I=E2=80=99m banned for life. Okay Zuckerberg, I=E2=80=99m=
not in sympathy with your political inclinations anyway and I certainly go=
t sick of receiving stuff your algorithms were convinced I=E2=80=99d like, =
when the reality was they bored me witless. I=E2=80=99ve been a reluctant s=
ubscriber to The Triumph Experience for a couple of years which also doesn=
=E2=80=99t grab me. It=E2=80=99s too Standard-Triumph model specific, peopl=
e get upset when they accidentally post to the wrong forum and there has be=
en some disquieting and very discourteous responses and no one seems to be =
particularly helpful. Mark=E2=80=99s monthly reminders tell me I=E2=80=99m =
logged to 6 Pack but I never get six pack stuff coming my way and even with=
the correct password, I can=E2=80=99t access it.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
>The reality (for me) is that tech is going too fast for me to keep up with=
it and I refuse to spend any day of my surely now limited life transfixed =
by my smartphone screen that 99% of the rest of the world seems happy to do=
. I=E2=80=99m not enamoured by either my former iPhone or current Samsung a=
s they=E2=80=99re both full of trash programs that hold zero interest and I=
can=E2=80=99t be bothered or motivated to learn how they work.<br></div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr">Perhaps it=E2=80=99s better for me to once more return to th=
e days of carbon paper, card index boxes and an abacus. At least I know how=
they work!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Jonmac<br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">> On 12 Dec 2025, at 2=
1:10, Will Daehler <<a href=3D"mailto:will.daehler@gmail.com"; rel=3D"nof=
ollow" target=3D"_blank">will.daehler@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr">> <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">> Certainly the volume is =
down.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">> But I am still here, and read the dige=
st most days, for about 28 years. <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">> Dur=
ing this time, I learned so much from all of you, and early on developed fr=
iends who helped me immensely. They shared parts, knowledge, and tools.<br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr">> Without you guys and Mark's early computer skil=
ls, all would have been lost. <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">> Recentl=
y we have sort of re-assmbled on various Facebook sites.<br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">> <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">> Will Daehler <br></div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">> 63 TR4<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
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