It really saddens me

Ron · 10-31-2004, 06:06 PM

Hi everyone

It really saddens me to announce that I soon will no longer be able
to maintain my role here at Cardmodels.net. Since losing my employment
at the end of May, things have gone from bad to worse. I've lost 1 internet connection and am soon going to lose the next. It's come to the point where worrying about the rent is taking precedence over worrying about the 'net. My wife is full of fear for the future and I have to make it good somehow.

We've gone great distances with this site! From being the first English speaking web based forum to being the largest English speaking paper model website on the planet! If it wasn't for my dear friend Rick and the many wonderful people here, none of this would have ever happened. I want to thank all of you for sticking by me and the site for the last few years. It is something that each and every one of you should be proud of. Because of you, paper modeling has established a foothold in the western hemisphere like never before.

This site will not be closing down. It will be carried on and the reigns will be put directly into the hands of Rick. Cardmodels.net will be in need of a
co-admin to take my place doing the coding, site mods and other general things that go on around here on a day to day basis.. If you have been an active member here and know a bit of PHP and MySQL *and* have the time and commitment to carry on with the site, please pm me or send me an email.

I want to thank everyone here for sharing little bits of their wonderful lives with me on a day to day basis. I am proud to say that I have found some of the best friends a man could ever want in our community. I will truly miss you guys.

Ron

**nebeltex** · 10-31-2004, 06:18 PM

it will not be the same without you sir. please stay in touch when you can and good luck. c.b.

Jim Krauzlis · 10-31-2004, 06:31 PM

Ron,

The existance of this site has literally opened up a whole new world, no, a family, that I have had the pleasure of corresponding with over the last year or so. I have learned so much, enjoyed even more, and the thought of you not being part of it is heart breaking to say the least. I can never thank you and the other administrators enough for making this family what it is for all of us. I assure you that all the labor and time you and the others have invested in it have paid enormous dividends to each modeler personally as well as the card modeling community as a whole. This unselfish dedication is what makes this part of the modeling world so unique and enjoyable.

I do hope you will continue to be part of the forum in some way, but please understand that no matter what we have all been enriched by your tireless efforts in creating and keeping this forum the vibrant instrument of our hobby that it is. I hope this is not a goodbye, my friend, but a "see you later".

We'll keep the coffee pot warm for you and hope you'll stop by often.

Best regards,

Jim

jrts · 10-31-2004, 07:04 PM

Hi Ron

Its a sad day for all of us, I hope that you will still be around when ever possible.

Take care and we are all be around to help in anyway we can.

Rob

Ashrunner · 10-31-2004, 07:20 PM

It will definitely be a sad day for Cardmodels.net when you depart, Ron. I do wish you the best for the future and hope everything works out better than before for you. Take care my friend!

barry · 10-31-2004, 07:29 PM

Stick in there mate look forward to hearing from you again.

barry

rkelterer · 10-31-2004, 07:43 PM

ron,

this are very sad news. you will ever be one of the mr. cardmodels ! I wish you the best for your future, may things get better.

greetings from austria
raimund

**Fishcarver** · 10-31-2004, 07:46 PM

Ron: We will all miss you. Speaking especially from the point of view of a newcomer, thanks for the warm welcome. If there is ever anything I can do, please call on me!
Sincerely,
jim

Darwin · 10-31-2004, 07:58 PM

Hang in there, friend. Here's hoping you're back soon.

Sticky Fingers · 10-31-2004, 08:09 PM

Ron, I wish I had the ability to step into the gap but unfortunately the only code I know is Gcode for CNC mchinig centers and that is merely an interface code system. Please continue to stop in and guide us in our journey into the unknown. I wish you all the best in your search for employment I only wish you would of mentioned it sooner. Perhaps one of us could of given you a leg up on a possible job opurtunity

PS

shoki2000 · 10-31-2004, 10:22 PM

Hang in there, mate.
Hope you will come back soon and reclaim you rightful place among us.
Best of luck.

Bowdenja · 10-31-2004, 10:37 PM

Wow..........I WAS having a good Sunday. Ron I hope things turn around really fast. Your presents here will be sorely missed.......... but remeber its hard to keep a good man down. Things will change.
Keep in touch.

john

bfam4t6 · 10-31-2004, 10:46 PM

You will be missed dearly Ron. Although I still consider myself a newcomer when compared to some of the others, I am still very aware of the wonderful contributions that you have made to the entire paper modeling community. I wish you the best of luck. Please do continue to visit when you have the opportunity.

cardfan · 10-31-2004, 11:13 PM

Ron,

I am very sorry to hear about your dilema. I wish you the best of luck and hope things work out quickly! I have been in your position and know how tense things can be. Check in whenever you can and know you have friends worrying about you.

furman · 10-31-2004, 11:19 PM

Ron,

Since I first saw your a-10 on the smartgroups site (and later migrated here when you started this site), I completed a career change and started a great new job - then lost it. So I started a business when I couldn't find work - then lost it. My wife had a baby (our third) - we still have that. I started another new job - then left it, and now I'm at a place better than I could have imagined, and I'm finally on a good track. All the while building cardmodel airplanes when I could...and visiting this site EVERY day, even if just for a minute...thank you, friend, and good luck. I wish you the best.

Chris

10-31-2004, 06:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ron Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 441	It really saddens me Hi everyone It really saddens me to announce that I soon will no longer be able to maintain my role here at Cardmodels.net. Since losing my employment at the end of May, things have gone from bad to worse. I've lost 1 internet connection and am soon going to lose the next. It's come to the point where worrying about the rent is taking precedence over worrying about the 'net. My wife is full of fear for the future and I have to make it good somehow. We've gone great distances with this site! From being the first English speaking web based forum to being the largest English speaking paper model website on the planet! If it wasn't for my dear friend Rick and the many wonderful people here, none of this would have ever happened. I want to thank all of you for sticking by me and the site for the last few years. It is something that each and every one of you should be proud of. Because of you, paper modeling has established a foothold in the western hemisphere like never before. This site will not be closing down. It will be carried on and the reigns will be put directly into the hands of Rick. Cardmodels.net will be in need of a co-admin to take my place doing the coding, site mods and other general things that go on around here on a day to day basis.. If you have been an active member here and know a bit of PHP and MySQL and have the time and commitment to carry on with the site, please pm me or send me an email. I want to thank everyone here for sharing little bits of their wonderful lives with me on a day to day basis. I am proud to say that I have found some of the best friends a man could ever want in our community. I will truly miss you guys. Ron __________________ "Why waste time learning and thinking when ignorance is instantaneous?" Calvin and Hobbes

10-31-2004, 06:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
nebeltex Card Models Moderator Card Models Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: texas Posts: 333	saddened too. it will not be the same without you sir. please stay in touch when you can and good luck. c.b. __________________ "ex tenebris lucem"

10-31-2004, 07:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ashrunner Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Redmond, Oregon Posts: 973	It will definitely be a sad day for Cardmodels.net when you depart, Ron. I do wish you the best for the future and hope everything works out better than before for you. Take care my friend! __________________ Ashrunner -- a.k.a. Mad Harry Kidd Designer of the world famous line of Flintstone cardmodels which can be found at: http://www.paperian.com/webdude/guest.htm And if you like the natural world, check out my Photo Safari albums at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashrunner

10-31-2004, 07:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
Fishcarver Card Models Moderator Card Models Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cowichan Bay (nr Duncan), BC, Canada Posts: 978	Add me to the list Ron: We will all miss you. Speaking especially from the point of view of a newcomer, thanks for the warm welcome. If there is ever anything I can do, please call on me! Sincerely, jim __________________ HOWE'S LAW: "Every man has a scheme that will not work." www.namaycush.com

10-31-2004, 07:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
Darwin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Idaho Falls, ID Posts: 905	Hang in there, friend. Here's hoping you're back soon. __________________ Zathrus stay....Zathrus die. Zathrus leave....Zathrus also die. Either way, bad for Zathrus.

10-31-2004, 06:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jim Krauzlis Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Copiague, Long Island, New York Posts: 2,663	Ron, The existance of this site has literally opened up a whole new world, no, a family, that I have had the pleasure of corresponding with over the last year or so. I have learned so much, enjoyed even more, and the thought of you not being part of it is heart breaking to say the least. I can never thank you and the other administrators enough for making this family what it is for all of us. I assure you that all the labor and time you and the others have invested in it have paid enormous dividends to each modeler personally as well as the card modeling community as a whole. This unselfish dedication is what makes this part of the modeling world so unique and enjoyable. I do hope you will continue to be part of the forum in some way, but please understand that no matter what we have all been enriched by your tireless efforts in creating and keeping this forum the vibrant instrument of our hobby that it is. I hope this is not a goodbye, my friend, but a "see you later". We'll keep the coffee pot warm for you and hope you'll stop by often. Best regards, Jim

10-31-2004, 07:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
jrts Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: St Helehs, England Posts: 1,377	Hi Ron Its a sad day for all of us, I hope that you will still be around when ever possible. Take care and we are all be around to help in anyway we can. Rob

10-31-2004, 07:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
barry Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Brighton Uk Posts: 2,645	Stick in there mate look forward to hearing from you again. barry

10-31-2004, 07:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
rkelterer Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seiersberg, AUSTRIA Posts: 298	ron, this are very sad news. you will ever be one of the mr. cardmodels ! I wish you the best for your future, may things get better. greetings from austria raimund

10-31-2004, 08:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sticky Fingers Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kenosha, no not the pass. The one in Wisconsin. Posts: 403	Ron, I wish I had the ability to step into the gap but unfortunately the only code I know is Gcode for CNC mchinig centers and that is merely an interface code system. Please continue to stop in and guide us in our journey into the unknown. I wish you all the best in your search for employment I only wish you would of mentioned it sooner. Perhaps one of us could of given you a leg up on a possible job opurtunity PS __________________ Someday I've got to build the darn Avatar, Mark

10-31-2004, 10:22 PM	#11 (permalink)
shoki2000 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tampa, FL - USA Posts: 1,231	Hang in there, mate. Hope you will come back soon and reclaim you rightful place among us. Best of luck. __________________ Michael Krol www.gremirmodels.com

10-31-2004, 10:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
Bowdenja Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ridgeland, MS Posts: 3,217	Wow..........I WAS having a good Sunday. Ron I hope things turn around really fast. Your presents here will be sorely missed.......... but remeber its hard to keep a good man down. Things will change. Keep in touch. john __________________ I am patient........I just want it now Chuck the aggravating stuff........build more models! You know.......... if you don't pi$$ off somebody once in a while you are too politcally correct. The Modeler is his worst critic

10-31-2004, 10:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
bfam4t6 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Olathe, Kansas Posts: 396	You will be missed dearly Ron. Although I still consider myself a newcomer when compared to some of the others, I am still very aware of the wonderful contributions that you have made to the entire paper modeling community. I wish you the best of luck. Please do continue to visit when you have the opportunity. __________________ -Dustin

10-31-2004, 11:13 PM	#14 (permalink)
cardfan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Alamo, CA Posts: 179	Ron, I am very sorry to hear about your dilema. I wish you the best of luck and hope things work out quickly! I have been in your position and know how tense things can be. Check in whenever you can and know you have friends worrying about you.

10-31-2004, 11:19 PM	#15 (permalink)
furman Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 53	Ron, Since I first saw your a-10 on the smartgroups site (and later migrated here when you started this site), I completed a career change and started a great new job - then lost it. So I started a business when I couldn't find work - then lost it. My wife had a baby (our third) - we still have that. I started another new job - then left it, and now I'm at a place better than I could have imagined, and I'm finally on a good track. All the while building cardmodel airplanes when I could...and visiting this site EVERY day, even if just for a minute...thank you, friend, and good luck. I wish you the best. Chris

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