Sometimes when someone new comes on the board and makes a big splash, you wonder if it's all for real.
RollerDave arrived on this board in the last couple months and has lit it up with his insight and wit, including recent experiences dealing with his old family and congregation.
After I PM'd Dave here I learned he was indeed the same Dave I knew back in a north-side Minneapolis Kingdom Hall oh so many years ago. We talked on the phone last weekend and actually got together for the first time last night.
As I expected he is just as genuine and witty and fun as he shows on this discussion board. And what a nice family he has now.
He took me for a ride in his "aposta-truck", and it is 7 feet tall and 21 feet long, decked out in chrome, just as described on this forum. It would have been quite a sight in the Kingdom Hall parking lot. I know and remember his old family well, and they are exactly as he describes them.
As an added bonus - his family are huge fans of classic rock and the Electric Light Orchestra (my favorite classic rock band). Heck, his daughter can even play some of their tunes on her keyboard.
I can say I'm glad this board brought another friend into my life, one I expect to regularly visit (if he'll put up with me). And Dave I hope you're okay with my posting this.
Jeff a.k.a. Gopher