I would assume that most people get into this hobby because of the chips, yet most stay because of the friendships that they develop within the hobby in conjunction with the chip collecting side. Your posts only serve to separate you from many of the fine people in this hobby and maybe you don't care about that. You're even alienating yourself from your "hometown" group of chippers.

Do you really think people are jealous of you...for ANY reason? I'm certainly not...not even a little, but that may be because I have a great family and a great bunch of friends. Many of these great friends are people that I've become friends with through this hobby, people that have invited me into their lives & into their homes. But that's just what's important to me...those same things are obviously not as important to you. But I think that you are more the exception than the rule.

I've never met you Joe...but then again, I've not met a lot of the people that post to this BB. I look forward one day to meeting most, if not all, of them...once again, you are the exception.

Steve Bedo