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From: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 18:58:32 -0500
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I am not an old timer on the Triumph list, I think I started on it a =
year or so after I got my TR250 in 2008.  It does seem as though traffic =
is down, actually I think activity is down on the other Triumph place a =
frequent, British Car Forum.  Unfortunately if things slow down too much =
either everybody leaves or most leave but a hard core few.  I know Kas =
Kastner has a forum that is pretty slow, and I think six pack has one =
two.  If you have to wait a day or two before you maybe get an answer to =
a question you are probably going to look elsewhere.

I do have to say that I don't think the long term prognosis looks that =
good.  I know there are people younger than me on the list and on BCF, =
but when I go to my local club events I am, at 53, almost always one of =
the youngest if not the youngest guy there, we did have one college kid =
in the club a couple years ago, but he is gone, and other than that =
there are maybe 1 to 3 at the most couples/members in out 150 member =
multi-marque British car club younger than me.

I think the Healey list is a little more active, I still lurk there =
after selling my 100.  I don't know what the answer is, adding picture =
capability certainly bumped up activity for a while (and temporarily =
overloaded my inbox!) but seems that was a flash in the pan.

Greg Lemon
TR250




From: TeriAnn J. Wakeman=20
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 5:30 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net=20
Subject: Re: [TR] Other Triumph Forums





On 3/31/15 2:34 PM, Darrell Walker wrote:



    On Mar 31, 2015, at 2:01 PM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman =
<tjwakeman@gmail.com> wrote:


    Back then I was using a 128K Mac with terminal emulation software =
connected to a HP Mini in HP Labs.  HP Labs was directly connected to =
the backbone.  I was using Elle software on UNIX to post.  Glad those =
days are over.  No more UNIX shell commands or Elle.


  I remember those days, you had to give our your email address relative =
to a well-known backbone site.  For example, when I started at HP, my =
email was !hplabs!hpda!hpesoc1!dwalker.  You would find maps that listed =
all of the major backbone sites and how they were connected, then you =
could construct route for your email message.


That's interesting.  In 1986 my email address was just =
twakeman@hplabs.com  Of course I might have been physically closer to =
the building than you were.  I was in Corporate Engineering about a half =
hour walk from both the HP labs building and Xerox Park.

TeriAnn



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<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>I am not an old timer on the Triumph list, I =
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started on it a year or so after I got my TR250 in 2008.&nbsp; It does =
seem as=20
though traffic is down, actually I think activity is down on the other =
Triumph=20
place a frequent, British Car Forum.&nbsp; Unfortunately if things slow =
down too=20
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know Kas=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>I do have to say that I don't think the long =
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prognosis looks that good.&nbsp; I know there are people younger than me =
on the=20
list and on BCF, but when I go to my local club events I am, at 53, =
almost=20
always one of the youngest if not the youngest guy there, we did have =
one=20
college kid in the club a couple years ago, but he is gone, and other =
than that=20
there are maybe 1 to 3 at the most couples/members in out 150 member=20
multi-marque British car club younger than me.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>I think the Healey list is a little more =
active, I still=20
lurk there after selling my 100.&nbsp; I don't know what the answer is, =
adding=20
picture capability certainly bumped up activity for a while (and =
temporarily=20
overloaded my inbox!) but seems that was a flash in the =
pan.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>Greg Lemon</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>TR250</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20
title=3D"mailto:tjwakeman@gmail.com&#10;CTRL + Click to follow link"=20
href=3D"mailto:tjwakeman@gmail.com";>TeriAnn J. Wakeman</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 31, 2015 5:30 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dtriumphs@autox.team.net=20
href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>triumphs@autox.team.net</A> =
</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [TR] Other Triumph Forums</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=3Dmoz-cite-prefix>On 3/31/15 2:34 PM, Darrell Walker =
wrote:<BR></DIV>
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    <DIV>On Mar 31, 2015, at 2:01 PM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman &lt;<A=20
    href=3D"mailto:tjwakeman@gmail.com"=20
    moz-do-not-send=3D"true">tjwakeman@gmail.com</A>&gt; wrote:</DIV><BR =

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    then I was using a 128K Mac with terminal emulation software =
connected to a=20
    HP Mini in HP Labs.&nbsp; HP Labs was directly connected to the=20
    backbone.&nbsp; I was using Elle software on UNIX to post.&nbsp; =
Glad those=20
    days are over.&nbsp; No more UNIX shell commands or=20
  Elle.</SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>
  <DIV>I remember those days, you had to give our your email address =
relative to=20
  a well-known backbone site. &nbsp;For example, when I started at HP, =
my email=20
  was !hplabs!hpda!hpesoc1!dwalker. &nbsp;You would find maps that =
listed all of=20
  the major backbone sites and how they were connected, then you could =
construct=20
  route for your email message.</DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>That's =
interesting.&nbsp; In=20
1986 my email address was just <A class=3Dmoz-txt-link-abbreviated=20
href=3D"mailto:twakeman@hplabs.com";>twakeman@hplabs.com</A>&nbsp; Of =
course I=20
might have been physically closer to the building than you were.&nbsp; I =
was in=20
Corporate Engineering about a half hour walk from both the HP labs =
building and=20
Xerox Park.<BR><BR>TeriAnn<BR>
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