--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: >
> Even feste asked me that! And he knows me in person! That feste, he must be really dumb. So, let a woman retain a little mystery I say. ha ha. > > Any insights about oxcart's probable gender? Do I have to scour archives > for clues?! > > Boy I hope this is only post #49. Whatever, this is my last til after post > count for the week published. > > > Thinking of your other post about power out til 10th or 11th in some > areas...wondering what I would do. Thinking I should have a plan in case > solar flares mess up the power grid. Thinking to head south and at least be > warm... > > > ________________________________ > From: Bhairitu <noozguru@...> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, November 2, 2012 11:56 AM > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] to those who use a handle on FFL > > >  > On 11/02/2012 07:05 AM, Share Long wrote: > > Sorry guys, I misspoke when I replied negatively to oxcart last night about > > not using one's real name here. I know there are very valid reasons for > > doing that. In oxcart's case it's more than just using a handle. It's > > that they don't say much about themselves, what they believe in, etc. They > > just take nasty swipes at me, questioning my honesty. BTW, I'm using they > > because I still can't tell if they are male or female. > > > > You mean Share Long is your real name? :-D > > And which Frank Smith or Shirley Johnson is it? I'm all for privacy > and anonymity on the Internet. Back in the BB days handles were carry > overs from the CB era. Also "memo form" became the standard for > messages because 300 baud moments. No bytes to waste for "Dear...." but > some people are still stuck in the personal letter mode. >