Here's an interesting statistic about your forum

[Talk Host]

On December 1, 2006, our first member RayO registered on Talk of The Villages. (RayO posted only once)

Since then, the pages and advertisements on Talk of The Villages have been viewed and read 52 million times. :MOJE_whot:

[BobKat1]

On December , 2006, our first member RayO registered on Talk of The Villages. (RayO posted only once)

Since then, the pages and advertisements on Talk of The Villages have been viewed and read 52 million times. :MOJE_whot:

Now I'm curious. I wonder where RayO is these days??

[Tom Hannon]

Can The Hostman post RayO's first post for us to read??? And of the responses, if any?

[Pturner]

On December , 2006, our first member RayO registered on Talk of The Villages. (RayO posted only once)

Since then, the pages and advertisements on Talk of The Villages have been viewed and read 52 million times. :MOJE_whot:

That's how many times I viewed it. What about everyone else?

Where O where is Ray O?

[Talk Host]

Can The Hostman post RayO's first post for us to read??? And of the responses, if any?

The last time he was on was November 2008

Trying to get the forum started, I posted that I was born and raised in
Weirton, West Virginia. I talked a little about my life there as a little kid.

RayO replied...

"I can relate to your story, as I think most of us can in some way. I grew up in Kansas City, MO, my dad worked for TWA. They operated a large overhaul base just north of KC with their own runways and all (of course) for test flights and bring the jets in for service etc. When the 747 was introduced around '71, I don't remember exactly, the KC airport couldn't support the 747 because the runways weren't long enough, and the river prevented making them longer, so they moved the facilities out next to the TWA overhaul base. The old airport became a small local airport and started going downhill quickly, along with the area around it. That area is depressing now, as I imagine a lot of Detroit and other auto plant towns will become soon.
We need to realize and expect change, like it or not. We are now in a global market and the world is a new place. Like our communication now on our little note posting board!! When we were growing up this would have been a bulletin board at a community center MAYBE, now it is world-wide for anyone anywhere to access.
I am excited about all the information available to us, and I do hate to see some people lose their jobs and all that, but there are also many new jobs opened up too. Let's just hope the changes are mostly for the good!! ;D"

[Sherman931]

Thanks for the statistics, very interesting

[Taltarzac]

Talk Host. Expect you will really have made it with the advertising when Bob Dance, Grace and the dog's "Where Everybody Rides" ads start popping up on TOTV. ;)

[jebartle]

Talk Host. Expect you will really have made it with the advertising when Bob Dance, Grace and the dog's "Where Everybody Rides" ads start popping up on TOTV. ;)


Or maybe that obnoxious DAN NEWLIN!....Ugh!....He must spend at least $50,000 on advertising..... Sooooo tired of his ads.... I guess there are enough clients to pay for his Mercedes!