Re: What the future holds for ASA

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Jim,
First, yes. I am (was) a regular here in years past. Bass is the reason I l=
eft.
I simply created the new forum on a whim one day last week, I think it was,=
 and that made me remember this place. I stopped by to see how things were =
in here and read about the past attempts to start an "Exclusive" group, so =
I posted on it thinking it may interest some. No agenda other than to let i=
t be known it was there if anyone wanted to try it out. I guess I didn't re=
ad back in the archives far enough or I would have seen how bad the fightin=
g amongst everyone had progressed. I mean, ONE simple post and already I ha=
ve come under attack by Graham and he's already posting personal informatio=
n and trying to show how great a stalker he can be. So, let me say this to =
hopefully answer your questions, and then...I think I'm done with this grou=
p again (possibly after replying to Graham, I haven't actually decided yet)=
.

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Have a Happy New Year!