On 17 May 2024, kk4qbn said the following...
 
 kk>  kk>> 3. The ^^ above mentioned person needs to arrange that every Sysop c
 kk>  kk>> in    once weekly in the Sysop area so that everyone can keep on poi
 kk> 
 kk>  fu> do we get pop and pizza?
 kk> 
 kk> I dunno.. gott ask that person.. i'm not that person and never will be
 kk> ever again :-) too much drama for me to deal with. but, if I were that
 kk> person.. if it were a real get together instead of virtual.. sure..
 kk> pizza at pizza hut buffet.. just like we did in the 90's. it was a great
 kk> time. ---

that sort of thing is still cool imo. some of the ham radio clubs still do the bi-weekly (or whatever) breakfast type of thing.. and i see posts about vintage computer meetups in Cali on.. fidonet i think it was.

closest thing i got was a local volkswagen enthusiast club .. was a web forum with a pretty large community. we'd go on cruises out to the beach or the local raceway or whatever.. have bonfires.. good times. i guess a combo of facebook and a disconnect from the desktop pc killed that off. ah well.

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