A N N I V E R S A R Y - We're OPEN!!!!!!!

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Ahhh yes, Dec 17th, 2000. I remember it well. Not because the Gauge just went public, but because we were busy that day packing up our business so we could officially retire on Dec 31st. I joined the original Gauge in Feb 2003, went around a few other place to see what I could learn and find a comfortable place to hang out. Every time, I'd wind up back at the Gauge, no doubt, I found the right place. I've been helping Mikey for almost four years now, One as moderator, and three as administrator. Now here we are, a revival of our old lost love, Big Blue is back.

The timing was right, we were able to get things in order and open the doors right on schedule. We hope you all will be as happy and as comfortable here as I was originally and am now. I've always said that I learned more on our forums than I could ever possibly give back. I hope you all consider us opening these forums as payback for all that you've done for us over the years. And if we have a few rough edges, things that need fixing or are missing, please excuse us, the paint is barely dry on the walls and so feel free to tell us so we can add it to our "punch list".

Thanks again everyone for coming to our party. Cake and ice cream are in the conference room, the beer keg and cold soda are in Mikey's office, right next to the big screen TV and the rest room is down the hall to your right. The band we hired couldn't fit in my office, so we've improvised with this smaller group.

:band2"