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thenewguy: in the Birthday Thread wrote:I just recently had a birthday, so this thread caught my attention. Then it got me thinking about when I joined, and saw I just passed 9 years on here as well. Time sure does fly...

That gave me an idea....


Happy 10th Anniversary to Ben who signed up for eOmahaForums 10 years ago Monday!

Wow, can't believe I've been on here for over 10 years. Granted I started as a lurker.

From my profile: Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:39 pm

Nice Idea. I found an extension that will post anniversaries below the Birthdays line. When I have time I will upload and install it...

Twelve years for me. I joined September 8th of 2004.

12 years for me too. I joined two months later on November 8, 2004.

Coming up on January 7th, it'll be 13 years for me.. Before that, I was a regular contributor to the long ago defunct Omaha Chamber Forum for 3 years..

Nearly 16 years of chatting with folks about Omaha and the region..

Time flies...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Anniversary mod added. Had to download a new ftp, but it us now below the Birthday Mod and Statistics...

Omaha Cowboy wrote:Coming up on January 7th, it'll be 13 years for me.. Before that, I was a regular contributor to the long ago defunct Omaha Chamber Forum for 3 years..

Nearly 16 years of chatting with folks about Omaha and the region..

How many forum Chamber Forum posters do we still have contributing here?
Thank Goodness Stargazer had the foresight to welcome those abandoning ship...

Coyote wrote:

Omaha Cowboy wrote:Coming up on January 7th, it'll be 13 years for me.. Before that, I was a regular contributor to the long ago defunct Omaha Chamber Forum for 3 years..

Nearly 16 years of chatting with folks about Omaha and the region..

How many forum Chamber Forum posters do we still have contributing here?
Thank Goodness Stargazer had the foresight to welcome those abandoning ship...

I know. Stayed on that forum trying to help keep it on point until the bitter end. Jeff knew that and was gracious enough to extend an invite here. I know he did for many of us. Other than you, Brad, Jeff, Novak and I, I don't know many at all that contribute regularly. Maybe Jake (MTO) and Tuna, but I don't remember them on the Chamber Forum..

We have a goodly number of members here that came over from the Chamber, but hardly any contribute anymore. Maybe this thread will draw some of the other old timers out of hibernation/lurker mode ...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Omaha Cowboy wrote:Other than you, Brad, Jeff, Novak and I, I don't know many at all that contribute regularly. Maybe Jake (MTO) and Tuna, but I don't remember them on the Chamber Forum..

Not only did I never post on it, I never knew it existed until it was already gone.

Brad wrote:

Omaha Cowboy wrote:Other than you, Brad, Jeff, Novak and I, I don't know many at all that contribute regularly. Maybe Jake (MTO) and Tuna, but I don't remember them on the Chamber Forum..

Not only did I never post on it, I never knew it existed until it was already gone.

It was so long ago, it's hard to remember everyone who was there.. but yeah, it makes sense. It was here I first interacted with you and Josh, etc...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Happy 13th Omaha Cowboy!

HR Paperstacks wrote:Happy 13th Omaha Cowboy!

Thank you HR Paperstacks.. Much appreciated ...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

13 years ago today Brad, Happy Anniversary!!

Coyote wrote:13 years ago today Brad, Happy Anniversary!!

Thanks! I was in the computer lab at the Metro Fort Omaha Campus working on a speech for speech class. My topic was on "Whats going on in Omaha". Got an A!

Do schools still have computer labs?

Brad wrote:

Coyote wrote:13 years ago today Brad, Happy Anniversary!!

Thanks! I was in the computer lab at the Metro Fort Omaha Campus working on a speech for speech class. My topic was on "Whats going on in Omaha". Got an A!

Do schools still have computer labs?

Nice, lol..

Happy Anniversary Brad ...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Brad wrote:

Coyote wrote:13 years ago today Brad, Happy Anniversary!!

Thanks! I was in the computer lab at the Metro Fort Omaha Campus working on a speech for speech class. My topic was on "Whats going on in Omaha". Got an A!

Do schools still have computer labs?

Thats how I joined too, haha. In the computer lab at IWCC about the same time.

12 years ago today we met Uffda!

Coyote wrote:12 years ago today we met Uffda!

That long ago?? sheesshhh!

Uffda wrote:

Coyote wrote:12 years ago today we met Uffda!

That long ago?? sheesshhh!

Happy belated forum Anniversary ...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Almost 13 years for me. I guess I've become more of a lurking then a contributor the past few years. All the proposed but never built developement in downtown the past few years has dampened my enthusiasm. The loss of the DT HDR HQ was difficult to get over (it's likely the steel would have been topped out.....i know, let it go).

ItsAllAboutMe wrote:Almost 13 years for me. I guess I've become more of a lurking then a contributor the past few years. All the proposed but never built developement in downtown the past few years has dampened my enthusiasm. The loss of the DT HDR HQ was difficult to get over (it's likely the steel would have been topped out.....i know, let it go).

The entire HDR debacle that ended with CEO George Little pulling out of downtown was a bitter pill to swallow indeed.. Nearly as bad, was the George Little HDR HQ location waiting game which droned on for several months after the fact.. But, what's happened has happened..and in the end, I'm glad they've chosen to stay in Omaha. Although I've never been in agreement with the AK Village location decision.. especially as it relates to adding to the nightmare of a traffic quagmire getting in and out of the development currently is..

But I digress. As disheartening some of these developments and decisions have been, you've been a long time member. And your input/opinions are always appreciated. Don't be a stranger in the contributing dept.. ...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

HuskerFanMike has been on here 12 years now!

Coyote wrote:HuskerFanMike has been on here 12 years now!

From one former Kmart employee to another (and whom also worked with the famous Ron R)-

Congrats on the 12 years on the forum Mike ...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Greg S has been here 13 years now!

jessep28 has been with us 9 years now! Happy Anniversary !

Wow. I got a message about this being the Bar Mitzvah year of my membership here. I can't believe it's been 13 years here.

I originally joined the Chamber board to exchange ideas on how to grow your business and network with other small business owners. That quickly descended into a mess. Then Jeff started Eomaha and it was a great fun time, with the new arena proposed. And now this board.

i said I was probably one of the oldest members here and at 59 I feel like a grandpa telling you youngsters about growing up in Omaha in the 60s & 70s. I've been gone from Omaha since 2008 but I still consider myself and Omahan & a Nebraskan. I do like living in Detroit but you just can't take Omaha out of me. in Omaha I owned a number of businesses and moved to Detroit because the business grew and I was able to take advantage of what Michigan offered. The actual business had locations in a number of states. We sold our last Omaha operations in 2010.

Anyway, thanks for putting up with me all these years and one day I hope to return and actually meet some of you. I've really only met Jeff in person and that was an astronomy event. Keep promoting Omaha. It's a great city that only keeps getting better. Now, back to the Bar Mitzvah party!

Happy Anniversary TitosBuritoBarn, who has been here for 13 years now!

Coyote wrote:Happy Anniversary TitosBuritoBarn, who has been here for 13 years now!

Thank you! I was in my first semester of undergrad at Iowa State when I found this place and used it to procrastinate on a lot of homework. Now I’m in my first semester of graduate school and am back to using it to procrastinate on a lot of homework.

Whats the minimum number of years required before you guys acknowledge the anniversaries?

Silverspoon wrote:Whats the minimum number of years required before you guys acknowledge the anniversaries?

No steadfast rules, we've only had this anniversary mod for less than a year, sometimes I forget to look to see who has one... I usually congrats on special numbered anniversaries, or those that post often, or those posters I know... I've never really thought about it, but those that have been with us from the beginning are special , I'm sorry to not see Novak's Bar Mitzvah year.

Happy Anniversay NativeOmahan on your 13 years being on the site.

Happy Anniversary (9) Garrett who signed up when he was 14!

Hey, I just hit 5 years today! Sorry for all of you that have had to put up with me over the last 5 years as I am very outspoken, but usually back it up with facts, but what is a fact anymore?

Congrats Silverspoon!

Crazy! I'll be at 11 years in a couple of weeks. Time flies..

gisbuxfan wrote:Crazy! I'll be at 11 years in a couple of weeks. Time flies..

And look what's happened to GI over those 11 years. Amazing.

NovakOmaha wrote:

gisbuxfan wrote:Crazy! I'll be at 11 years in a couple of weeks. Time flies..

And look what's happened to GI over those 11 years. Amazing.

Still lots of work to be done.

Happy 10th Anniversary Elwood!

gisbuxfan wrote:

NovakOmaha wrote:

gisbuxfan wrote:Crazy! I'll be at 11 years in a couple of weeks. Time flies..

And look what's happened to GI over those 11 years. Amazing.

Still lots of work to be done.

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