SB56667 155 Posted July 6, 2012 Hey all, A long, long overdue hello again. I fell prey to this place about 15 months ago. I'd picked up a few reps in the Moscow subway years before, long wondered whether there might be a way to buy such things online from the U.S., VERY nearly got scammed on a fantasy Breguet from a random site, then found this place just in time. Like all addicts, I was soon draining my bank account, finding it harder and harder to relate with people outside "the community," always on the lookout for my next score... I became a VIP. I spent more time trading messages with Dingle, Greg, Luth, Balad, Del &co. than I did talking to members of my family. When I couldn't buy a new watch, a bought three new straps instead. I caught the PAM bug, then the vintage PAM bug, then the vintage PAM building bug. I started making dials. I made more than I could use. I sold the extras. I took some orders. Then I fell off a cliff. Did I mention this all this went down while I was trying to build a small business? And brutally overwhelmed with work? And then suddenly immersed in a bureaucratic nightmare that threatened to strand my wife on another continent? Funny how those sorts of things all seem to hit at the same time... My last login was early August 2011. Since then, I've been getting my house in order. And missing this place like hell. And surreptitiously ordering a few cheap vintages from Ebay. Then last week I dropped Rochest a line. Long story short, it's been too long. To the couple of you I left hanging on dial inquiries all those months ago, my deepest apologies. To the rest of you, and all my dear fellow addicts at RWG, it's good to be back! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormcrow 0 Posted July 6, 2012 Hard to leave this place! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HWG 11 Posted July 6, 2012 Welcome back! The usual suspects are still about. Hopefully things are more in order for you this time 'round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
myaz 3 Posted July 6, 2012 A relapse.....well, at least you'll have good company. We're all in denial here anyways Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 83 Posted July 6, 2012 Welcome back, mate. Just think yourself lucky that you weren't trying to run this place Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SB56667 155 Posted July 6, 2012 Ha! I hear you, brother. :help3: Thanks so much everybody for the warm welcome -- all over again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scorpion 0 Posted July 6, 2012 G'day Mate, Huan Ying, Velkommen, Welkom, Bienvenue, Willkommen, Benvenuto, Dzieñ dobry, and Welcome. And in your case Welcome back! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luthier 1 Posted July 6, 2012 Welcome back, mate!!! Glad to see you again. Absence fee isn't too big, just PM Greg or another Mod, and ask how to pay. And you'll become VIP member, that will give you enormous privileges. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SB56667 155 Posted July 6, 2012 (edited) Ha! Yep, that would only be right, wouldn't it, Luth? Edited July 8, 2012 by SB56667 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balad1 0 Posted July 7, 2012 Welcome back, good to hear from you again my friend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyKrush 16 Posted July 7, 2012 Hello SB, nice to meet you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woleium 0 Posted July 16, 2012 Hello :-) I'm new here, but it's always nice to find a well established community. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UmpaHimself 223 Posted July 16, 2012 Welcome back, mate. Just think yourself lucky that you weren't trying to run this place Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SB56667 155 Posted July 16, 2012 Welcome back, mate. Just think yourself lucky that you weren't trying to run this place +1111 :notworthy: And Dan, good to see you again too! Love the recent work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites