Grijon
Flashlight Enthusiast
I've been a member since October 2014, so it's kind of fitting that I'd be moved to write this post tonight.
I just want to thank all the members, administrators and Greta for CPF. It has been an integral part of my life, funny as that may sound, since I joined. I really do remember sitting in front of the computer refreshing the boards to read the new posts, as mentioned in the 'you know you're a flashaholic' thread. My wife knows a number of members not only by user name, but first name, too, from me sharing with her about the conversations and kinships I discovered here.
I moved from Maglites to Fenix to Malkoff customs to high CRI to sub-lumen to HDS and back to Maglite incandescents and....y'all know how it goes.
More recently my limited hobby time has been shifting away from lights. After drifting away (I think I may have gone almost a month once without logging in...) I started getting more active on CPF again to get a feel for the market as I was planning to sell off much of my stored lights to help fund other hobbies as well as refocus/restructure my light hobby and collection.
Well, guess what? It's almost like it's 2014 again! I'm not buying like crazy or anything, but I'm enjoying our community here, the hobby and my lights more than I ever have before, even when I was 'eating breathing living' lights!
I would imagine I'm not alone in this appreciation of CPF, meaning the people, and I feel like this post falls short of what I'm trying to express, but it's better than not posting, I think.
Thank you, everyone who makes CPF what it is!
I just want to thank all the members, administrators and Greta for CPF. It has been an integral part of my life, funny as that may sound, since I joined. I really do remember sitting in front of the computer refreshing the boards to read the new posts, as mentioned in the 'you know you're a flashaholic' thread. My wife knows a number of members not only by user name, but first name, too, from me sharing with her about the conversations and kinships I discovered here.
I moved from Maglites to Fenix to Malkoff customs to high CRI to sub-lumen to HDS and back to Maglite incandescents and....y'all know how it goes.
More recently my limited hobby time has been shifting away from lights. After drifting away (I think I may have gone almost a month once without logging in...) I started getting more active on CPF again to get a feel for the market as I was planning to sell off much of my stored lights to help fund other hobbies as well as refocus/restructure my light hobby and collection.
Well, guess what? It's almost like it's 2014 again! I'm not buying like crazy or anything, but I'm enjoying our community here, the hobby and my lights more than I ever have before, even when I was 'eating breathing living' lights!
I would imagine I'm not alone in this appreciation of CPF, meaning the people, and I feel like this post falls short of what I'm trying to express, but it's better than not posting, I think.
Thank you, everyone who makes CPF what it is!