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johnfowles · 03-28-2006, 05:47 PM

As many may know there is absolutely no question about the best thing for me.
As I told Susan last Friday before enduring a minor procedure on my stroke affected left leg (a successful bit of reaming out), the last 6 years have been the very best of my by now longish life. Actually I should have said seven because it was in May 1999 (not long before the songbook box set was released) that I had the extreme good fortune to meet her in the Friday evening chat room, leading to a virtual dance to "That Same Old Loverman whilst we chatters were having a group Songbook listening session one night in June 1999. A year later Susan posted a remarkable message on the Newsgroup that you can read if you'd like to at:-
Newsgroup Link

The chat room also led to her virtually saving my life in January 2000 when she correctly diagnosed that I had had a stroke due to my unusually poor typing in the chat room the following evening.
http://www.exn.ca/Stories/2000/03/22/05.asp
Montreal Gazette report on our story
Or if you'd prefer reading it in Chinese try:-
http://www.shaoyang.net/synews/news32.htm
Anyway enough of the past.
I will Walter Stoneborder however take this chance to ask why it is that you have never yet graced our chat sessions yourself. Or is your home computer still out of action. If so what exactly do you think is wrong with it. or what are the symptons??
John Fowles

[ April 15, 2006, 04:23: Message edited by: Florian ]

03-28-2006, 05:47 PM	#13
johnfowles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada Posts: 4,846	As many may know there is absolutely no question about the best thing for me. As I told Susan last Friday before enduring a minor procedure on my stroke affected left leg (a successful bit of reaming out), the last 6 years have been the very best of my by now longish life. Actually I should have said seven because it was in May 1999 (not long before the songbook box set was released) that I had the extreme good fortune to meet her in the Friday evening chat room, leading to a virtual dance to "That Same Old Loverman whilst we chatters were having a group Songbook listening session one night in June 1999. A year later Susan posted a remarkable message on the Newsgroup that you can read if you'd like to at:- Newsgroup Link The chat room also led to her virtually saving my life in January 2000 when she correctly diagnosed that I had had a stroke due to my unusually poor typing in the chat room the following evening. http://www.exn.ca/Stories/2000/03/22/05.asp Montreal Gazette report on our story Or if you'd prefer reading it in Chinese try:- http://www.shaoyang.net/synews/news32.htm Anyway enough of the past. I will Walter Stoneborder however take this chance to ask why it is that you have never yet graced our chat sessions yourself. Or is your home computer still out of action. If so what exactly do you think is wrong with it. or what are the symptons?? John Fowles [ April 15, 2006, 04:23: Message edited by: Florian ]