canadian oddy wrote:
Everyone needs to understand that hoser runs this site on his own dime and time.
He does not allow advertisers here and almost no one sends any $$$ to him for his efforts or to pay the costs. But one of the most important things to remember is that none of us know what is going on in any of the other members lives. It's possible something has come up or he may have even lost interest in the site after all these years.
Most of us will never meet. We have no opportunity to sit at the same table and have a burger and a beer (coffee for me - I don't drink). We also have no real control over who joins this site. Sometimes a spammer joins or a clown signs up. That's what happened to me a few years ago and I deleted this site. I helped out a goof by sending him parts (FREE plus FREE shipping) and he bad mouthed me. The clown was banned and others convinced me to come back. So you see, none of us know what's going on in another members life unless he posts it.
Hope all is well hoser.
Very well said Sir.
I will say this, Hoser stops by my shop about once a year and hangs out for a day or 2, usually. He is not anything like what is perceived of him from this site, myself included, before I met him.
I thought he was a big tough mean guy, but that is so far from the truth it is not funny. This is my perception of him now, HONEST TO THE CORE all the way through, HARD WORKING BUSTS HIS BUTT and still makes time for the machines he loves. I could go on but you get the idea. Oh one last thing, A TRUE FRIEND.
People do not put them selves in others shoes, this site has been up for over 15 years now and that is a very long time for one person to keep charge of. At least the site is still here, maybe he is tired and needs a break, maybe his mother that he takes the best care of like a son should, is in failing health or another family member or himself, I lost my Mom (Grandmother that raised me) in 2016, before she passed away and still to this day I am not OK from seeing her health decline over a 2 year period and then losing her.
I have no idea what is going on with Hoser but maybe it is something that is more important then a hobby or this site, I am sure that all of us have things that are way more important then our toys. Life is not always fun or easy, shit happens to us all.
Maybe he needs our support right now, myself I think he has more then earned and deserves my support and he has it. The way I see it he has done something special here and it is still special, more information here then anywhere and from my experience for the most part there are some of the most Honest good people on here and smart to boot, lets keep it that way please.
I will not jump ship, I stand fast.
The fact he has not been around shows something is going on, his personal business is just that his business, no reason he should have to tell anyone. He does not ask anyone for anything to keep this site going and foots the bill out of his own pocket for the most part. His hard work on this site in the past is not forgotten by me, I hope he comes back full force but more then that I hope and pray that he and his family are OK.