I have a suggestion. It seems that several people are annoyed with the lack of swimming content in many of the threads (darn those thread hijackers). What if we created a section for Off Topic Questions and threads. It seems that would be an easy solution and make everyone happy.
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I can only speak for myself and that is what I am going to do here. Many….and I mean many of the posters here know me…and know me well. During the past 2 ½ years I have endured much in my life. Some good and some not so good. I have found solace and peace in these forums and posts…I have felt a genuine relief from the mundane life that I have lived these past few years through this forum. Many here witnessed what I endured, shared and darn near lost in the past few years….and… I dare say, what may not have happened if Jerry Hidenrick had an outlet or means to express himself in humor and a non-confrontational manner as I have been greatly blessed with here these past few years….In short, Jerry may still be with us today.
Mr. Moose and Ralph do not exist…either in my mind or my reality, yet I have had the opportunity to bring humor and joy into my life in what still is a very, very dark time of my life…and I have done so through this forum, through Mr. Moose, Ralph and the obsurd banter granted to me within this forum.
Are my posts swimming related? No, in many cases they have not been swimming related, yet in many instances I have shared my swimming experience with all that care to read them in a forth right and positive manner. For the most part I have been positive…and yes, in some instances I have not been a poster boy for positive feedback. Yet, throughout it all, I have greatly benefited and been able to come here to heal and feel a part of something that I hold very, very dear and cherished to me.
While reading the posts here I often wonder what the outcome MAY have been had Jerry Hidenrick had the opportunity to share his pain in a forum not necessarily swimming related, but WITH fellow swimmers that he trusted and could relate to…..
Kindest regards,
Tom Ellison
I can only speak for myself and that is what I am going to do here. Many….and I mean many of the posters here know me…and know me well. During the past 2 ½ years I have endured much in my life. Some good and some not so good. I have found solace and peace in these forums and posts…I have felt a genuine relief from the mundane life that I have lived these past few years through this forum. Many here witnessed what I endured, shared and darn near lost in the past few years….and… I dare say, what may not have happened if Jerry Hidenrick had an outlet or means to express himself in humor and a non-confrontational manner as I have been greatly blessed with here these past few years….In short, Jerry may still be with us today.
Mr. Moose and Ralph do not exist…either in my mind or my reality, yet I have had the opportunity to bring humor and joy into my life in what still is a very, very dark time of my life…and I have done so through this forum, through Mr. Moose, Ralph and the obsurd banter granted to me within this forum.
Are my posts swimming related? No, in many cases they have not been swimming related, yet in many instances I have shared my swimming experience with all that care to read them in a forth right and positive manner. For the most part I have been positive…and yes, in some instances I have not been a poster boy for positive feedback. Yet, throughout it all, I have greatly benefited and been able to come here to heal and feel a part of something that I hold very, very dear and cherished to me.
While reading the posts here I often wonder what the outcome MAY have been had Jerry Hidenrick had the opportunity to share his pain in a forum not necessarily swimming related, but WITH fellow swimmers that he trusted and could relate to…..
Kindest regards,
Tom Ellison
