WOW!     
   This makes the fourth message in one day. The last one I saw was the one I   
   posted on July 13.   
      
   I used to participate in some of the news groups, but I stopped wen they   
   became about 99.5% off topic spam. Usually in Fidonet, messages were (at   
   least) somewhat close to the topic of the echo.    
      
   Iused to dial the Swishers' "Litterbox BBS" several times a day. Now I only   
   check this occasionally.  Local echos have almost totally ceased; they were   
   nice because most posters were somewhat local and had some idea of local   
   issues and could occasionally meet face to face.   
      
   For example, locally we have ARTPRIZE (http://www.artprize.org/) occurring   
   this week. Even thought is is a major local event, few outside the area are   
   even aware of it.    
   Similarly, how many in North America are aware of the August Discovery Day   
   in Whitehorse YK or the February Fur Rendezvous (http://www.furrondy.net/)   
   in Anchorage AK?   
      
      
      
   -> Hi Steven,   
   ->    
   -> The last note I have seen in this echo was July 12.     
   -> While since then we've had a glorious summer,    
   -> a hunting season  and 4" of wet snow on September 24,    
      
      
      
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   .... Noise from Nik's Noo   
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