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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 3041666, member: 83845&quot;]Hello coin friends,</p><p><br /></p><p>I am touched and honored by the thought shown by all of my friends here regarding my absence of late and I feel that I owe you guys an explanation and a two part apology.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Explanation</u></b> - A crazy amount of travel mixed with the clumsy and accidental destruction of my personal cell phone screen (dropped while performing an inspection <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).&nbsp; I&#039;ve been making due with my work phone on which I am not strictly supposed to use my data allowance for things other than work.&nbsp; This has made it really hard for me to keep in touch with you guys on the road.&nbsp; Though it&#039;s not all bad news.&nbsp; As I told SA and Brian I recently got a big promotion at work and most of the travel has been related to becoming familiar with my new territories and projects!&nbsp; A few highlights of the last month for me...</p><p><br /></p><p>I got to visit some of the prettiest places in Washington State and Idaho... in the snow.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]759314[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I got to hang out with this awesome eagle... in the snow.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]759316[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My friends took me skiing in beautiful Colorado for my &quot;absolutely not to be referred to as&quot; bachelor party... in the snow.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]759319[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I look very confused... in the snow.</p><p>*the video I tried to upload isn&#039;t working... use your imagination for me looking quizzical on a mountain*</p><p><br /></p><p>And finally I got my work truck stuck in the middle of nowhere North Dakota... you guessed it... in the snow!!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]759320[/ATTACH] It took me hours to dig it out and I was feeling pretty numb for a few days <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie35" alt=":cold:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My Canadian friends out there get special respect from me for being so resilient to the weather... I for one am tired of snow <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>My apology part 1:</u></b></p><p>I should not have disappeared for so long without telling a few of you I would be completely AWOL.&nbsp; My apologies to all my friends on here who were concerned about my safety.&nbsp; It is crazy to think that I have found here amongst you all so many true friends and I thank you all whole heartedly for your friendship and camaraderie!&nbsp; I probably have just as many if not more good friends here on CT as I do from all the other parts of my life. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Apology part 2:</u></b></p><p>It has been my intention to run a second annual coin tournament in March to coincide with &quot;March Madness&quot; like we did last year. Looks like I will not be making that goal.&nbsp; With my wedding and honeymoon trip to Italy coming up in the next few weeks it looks like it will be mid-May before I can manage it.&nbsp; If there is still enough interest I will be happy to quarterback the game in May... MAY MADNESS!!!!??</p><p><br /></p><p>Obligatory coin photo. Here is a half prutah I&#039;ve been trying to ID lately that you guys haven&#039;t seen yet.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]759329[/ATTACH] </p><p>I&#039;ve been slow on the coin buying front but I do have a few that I&#039;ve been working on write ups for that I&#039;ll post when I can <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>LOL <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> you crack me up SA.&nbsp; And yes I do think your Julian AE1 is killer.&nbsp; This one is special for different reasons <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">---------</p><p><br /></p><p>To [USER=87080]@TheRed[/USER] (thank you for the kind words!) [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] [USER=38412]@7Calbrey[/USER] [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] [USER=84566]@RAGNAROK[/USER] [USER=81896]@Deacon Ray[/USER] [USER=74712]@FitzNigel[/USER] [USER=89687]@ominus1[/USER] (your username and photo are great btw) [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] [USER=76693]@juris klavins[/USER] and to all my other CT friends thank you for your comments and your friendship! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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