Now is a time I think I can post a farewell to Techride myself. Even though Blue and I had a "knock-down, drag-out" near the end of last year, I never have lost respect for the man. How can you disrespect someone that is a patriot, and not afraid to stand-up for what he believes is right? So, out of this respect for Blue, I obeyed his wishes and stayed away from Techride for these last few months. But now Blue has retired the board, so I can close this part of my SI experience.
I, like many of you, was personally invited by Blue after a seemingly superfluous response to a message he put up on the "Eating Crow" thread. A thread that in itself tells you something about the man Blue. I saw that board, and knew that the guy that started that was the kind of person that stood up for his beliefs. My response was just a link to crow recipe's <gg>, linked there so that those "eating crow" would have a choice in preparation. Just a joke really...but I guess Blue liked it. He liked it enough to invite me to become a part of Techride...which I found out later was quite the honor.
Once on Techride, I met people unlike any others. The people here knew how to make money, and knew how to have fun doing it. I struggled for the first few weeks here trying to learn as much as I could about stockpicking. If you saw my early posts, you'll see that I did a lot of taking, and very little giving. This wasn't because I was selfish, but merely because I was too unsure of myself to contribute in that manner. But as time went on, I felt more confident about suggesting stocks...and lucky me...I even made a few decent picks. I was (I thought) finally part of the Techride "family". Blue and I became what I thought was good friends over this period. Close enough that I felt that I could trust him with my home telephone number (something I *never* gave out to an SI member before). We exchanged numbers, and after this, spoke frequently. I thought our friendship was growing. But alas, people are different, and guys like Blue and I are stubborn. There was bound to be a disagreement at some point, and no matter who was "right" or who was "wrong", the casualty was our communication. Something I should have never let happen. So I left the Techride "family" that I had come to love.
Although I had other friends, and made other friends, I would still periodically look in to see what was going on. Techride was like that. There is a magic about it that you can't totally ignore. A part of me has been always curious about what was going on here.
I guess that's about all I have to say. Except "goodbye" to a special group, "goodbye" to the Techriders, and especially "goodbye" to Blue...I'm sorry we never got a chance to patch things up.
909's,
-Joe |
