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TBer MIA

Kinda makes me wonder - how many of you DO know other TBers in real life? Does anyone make an effort to meet others? Get-togethers (GTGs) have been a part of TB life though I think Covid put the damper on a lot of them. I've met some folks at those in the past, though I'm not really in contact with most of them on any regular basis. I am on social media with some of us (especially the other mods), and there's ONE other member I can think of that I occasionally get to hang out with irl (our wives were actually friends first).
There are a number of TB'ers I've had multiple IRL contacts with over the years, usually at GTG's, and that was even before I started organizing them. None of them became close friends, but I count them all as good folks that I will look forward to seeing again the next time we have a Chicago GTG.

There's a small group I correspond with regularly via PM. Would be cool to meet someday but geography intervenes so I've not met them IRL.
 
Kinda makes me wonder - how many of you DO know other TBers in real life? Does anyone make an effort to meet others? Get-togethers (GTGs) have been a part of TB life though I think Covid put the damper on a lot of them. I've met some folks at those in the past, though I'm not really in contact with most of them on any regular basis. I am on social media with some of us (especially the other mods), and there's ONE other member I can think of that I occasionally get to hang out with irl (our wives were actually friends first).

I've met a few at PNW get-togethers, but I don't regularly hang with them. I probably would if one or two were closer.