I think there are many of us here who have the same sense of family. This board has been a part of my life for five years now. I started visiting Guillemot as a lurker/builder wannabe and eventually slid into sharing what I learned so others could build, too! To me this is a semi-perfect world because I can learn from the best as I strive to attain good building skills. The generosity of the more experienced builders has taught me to continue to be myself, a willing participant in something rare and wonderful. The beauty of it is that there are still some who appreciate my sense of humour. Apparently they are all still taking their meds and doing well.

If I could make one dream come true it would be to have all of us meet somewhere rather warm for one week of doing whatever builders do when builders get together. I'll buy the first round of Guinness if it happens.

Robert N Pruden