Know each other

cannylass · Senior Member

Know each other

blaze · Guru

I have met a few members and meeting more all the time, be happy to catch up again with the ones we have met.
cheers
blaze

justcruisin01 · Guru

cannylass wrote:
It sound like a lot of you folks on the forum are friends or know each other

Only by organising a meet up along the way , its not to hard at times if you are in the same area , We now total about 28 , some of them were at the get together.

jonathan · Guru

JC even does hospital visits .. hehe .. that was the last time I saw them !

Jim .. you got me thinking how many I'd met .. had a look at the listing and came up with 31 .. so yes.. it does add up ..

What I found Cannylass, is that if you can be friends on here first, it seems that it automatically flows on once folk have met ..

its good !

Jon

justcruisin01 · Guru

jonathan wrote:
JC even does hospital visits .. hehe .. that was the last time I saw them !
Jim .. you got me thinking how many I'd met .. had a look at the listing and came up with 31 .. so yes.. it does add up ..
What I found Cannylass, is that if you can be friends on here first, it seems that it automatically flows on once folk have met ..
its good !
Jon

Jon , you timed your hospital stint very well. LOL

Will visit Glassies on the way up, hopefully she will be home by then.

JC.

jonathan · Guru

Yes .. you do that Jim .. your visits are a good omen !!

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Your thread on "Where is everybody heading" is a beauty Cannylass, helps to arrange a meet-up if you've got some idea where others are going to be. Where are you heading, maybe we can meet up somewhere too?

Elle on Wheels · Guru

I haven't met too many people on here but there are heaps I would love to meet. I've met Yeoeleven who is staying at my place for a couple of months. I haven't met Vic but he is spending a night or so at my place - I've spoken to his sister but not met her. I've met the wonderful RVTraveller, Neil, who spending some time in my neck of the woods in the dreaded town of Albania. And I have met the multi-talented and very personable Mr Blaze and his lovely wife Therese.

That's not many but also not bad seeing I have not hit the road yet, except to go to Albania in several buying frenzies to stock up on essentials for hitting the road.

I am really looking forward to meeting a whole heap of people who I feel very much aligned to.

Cruising Granny · Guru

I've met quite a few now, either by a chance meeting in a van park, or by arrangement along the way. Living in a van park creates the opportunity to anyone passing through SA.
Living in Cairns I met several prominent members as well.
I haven't attended actual gatherings, but I joined the small group of 10 at Greens Lake for New Year.
People have approached me in shopping centre car parks after seeing "granny" on my car, or they recognised the car from my avatar.
You just have to get out there.
I also made a special effort to catch up with Cupie and Mrs. Cupie in Brisbane this last trip, and Jules.
The GN forum is the link, the introduction from which friendships are formed. Meeting the people is the bonus. I love it!

animalcarer · Senior Member

Only have met beth54 and bill from magnetic island. Hope to meet more of you on my travels.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

if you want to meet me you will have to be small enough to fit down my hole, cos I'm very shy biggrin biggrin

jules47 · The Happy Helper

We are friends - even those who haven't met in person - tho some of us do meet up - my first meets were Beth54 and Travelbug - the Ma and Blue - Esmeralda - Shadyandme(who stayed at my place for about 8 weeks) - Cruising Granny - and Billeeeeee!
Hoping to meet lots more - funny thing, when you do meet up, you feel like you already know each other, just from interaction on this site. A true "social networking site"

Travel Bug · Guru

You are so right Jules....

Because of "knowing" people from the forum, when you do meet up it feels like you are with old friends and there are no uncomfortable silences. Even though we are a diverse lot...the conversation flows easily.

Like Ma said in another post, "I've never met a nomad that I didn't like".

Happywanderer · The Master

I tried to do a head count of nomads I have met. Got to 32, sure there might be a couple more.

We sre all strangers till we come on here and introduce ourselves. When we meet we are best friends.

Rip and Rosie · Guru

This is the friendliest forum I have ever been on.
It will be a great noisy party if we all are ever in the same place.

Rosie

Landfall · Guru

Rip and Rosie wrote:
This is the friendliest forum I have ever been on.
It will be a great noisy party if we all are ever in the same place.

Rosie

Totally agree, we have only met Gubby and feel like we know everyone else.

It's a bit difficult to meet others when we have Bass Strait between us.

Look forward to meeting more this year on our annual pilgrimage north.

"Noisy party" biggrin I can handle, hangover - I can't.

Cheers

Dusty

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Landfall wrote:
Rip and Rosie wrote:
This is the friendliest forum I have ever been on.
It will be a great noisy party if we all are ever in the same place.

Rosie
Totally agree, we have only met Gubby and feel like we know everyone else.
It's a bit difficult to meet others when we have Bass Strait between us.
Look forward to meeting more this year on our annual pilgrimage north.
"Noisy party" I can handle, hangover - I can't.
Cheers

Dusty

who's gubby? biggrin

Beth54 · Guru

The first person I 'clicked' with was Happywanderer, Marj. And yet, we still haven't met.

The first nomad I met was Jonathan at Mareeba, when I was staying at Malanda. I've also met Jules, Travel Bug, Gubby and Mrs Gubby, Animal Carer,,,,I'd better stop there as I'm sure to forget to mention someone.

I've never been a member of a site like this, but I really enjoy being a part of Grey Nomads. I live alone, so you're all good company for me. I'm at my sisters at Tin Can Bay at the moment and she just said to me, you'd be lost without your computer. I said yes, I sure would be.

I'm really looking forward to meeting many more of you this year. Either in SEQ or at our get together in early June, which will be further north.

bill12 · Guru

I would like to meet afew more, especially Marg, and her famous toyota. I hope to be down that way in Feb or March. Will pm when I,m in the area.All the gns I have met are great people, and I think the forum reflects that.Keep up the good work. Bill

Mergatroy · Veteran Member

Ive met 4 members at Greens Lake. But I feel like the nomads on this forum (especilly the solo's part) are already friends.

cannylass · Senior Member

last year we stayed with a couple we meet the year before in a caravan park In Brampton beach we were heading to lawn Hill and they asked if they could join us, we became good friends while travelling with them and on our way North we did stop off to stay with them in Adelaide for a few days before we started off again, They later followed us to Darwin so you can meet folks in the caravan parks to and hit it off..But it is nice to have company

greyghosts · Veteran Member

hi all, this is great, we are new on the forum but i can see we will be on the lookout for all the GN,s on the road, we met a couple 9yrs ago while in Darwin and became very close travelling all over oz, and visit each others homes quite often, they sold their van last year and we miss them sorely as travelling companians, we will never replace them but hope to meet with as many GN,s as we can along the way, we hopefully have a few years left travelling this great land and are off again to the sunshine coast in a couple weeks. bye to all and safe travels. greyghosts

Landfall · Guru

greyghosts wrote:
hi all, this is great, we are new on the forum but i can see we will be on the lookout for all the GN,s on the road, we met a couple 9yrs ago while in Darwin and became very close travelling all over oz, and visit each others homes quite often, they sold their van last year and we miss them sorely as travelling companians, we will never replace them but hope to meet with as many GN,s as we can along the way, we hopefully have a few years left travelling this great land and are off again to the sunshine coast in a couple weeks. bye to all and safe travels. greyghosts

Hi,

Welcome to the site and don't forget to obtain a "Grey Nomad" sticker to place on the rear of your van.

Then we will know how smart and friendly you are when we see you somewhere.

Dusty

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

greyghosts

Joe · Senior Member

cannylass wrote:
It sound like a lot of you folks on the forum are friends or know each other

On the other hand, I haven't met ANY of the people on here yet.

That is most probably because of my inclination to head into the quieter areas and to avoid crowded van parks as much as I can so I'm certainly not going to criticise.

Still, I am sure I'll bump into a few people around the parks anyway.

Ma · Guru

Most of the "meet ups" are outside caravan parks Joe. Unless it is an organised get together like the one that is happening up QLD later this year.

Usually we meet along the road somewhere or at a "freebie"

justcruisin01 · Guru

Just look for this logo.

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JC.

justcruisin01 · Guru

bill12 wrote:
I would like to meet afew more, especially Marg, and her famous toyota. I hope to be down that way in Feb or March. Will pm when I,m in the area.All the gns I have met are great people, and I think the forum reflects that.Keep up the good work. Bill

Bill, are you comming down the NSW coast ?

DellieMay · Senior Member

That's the beauty of this forum. Have met a few over these couple of years... but feel like I know everyone. Wouldn't change it.
Cheers Dellie

Happywanderer · The Master

Joe, I've never gone into a caravan park yet, although there will be times I might need to.
Some of the nomads I have met for coffee as they have come through Echuca, others I have met at get togethers at Greens Lake more than once.
Others I have met on here I can't wait to meet when I head north in a few months.