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<blockquote data-quote="Lastkidpicked" data-source="post: 211045" data-attributes="member: 237">Very well stated, Bill!Want to know how I found all of you and this site?Back when the internet and chat rooms were becoming popular, my friends and I stayed away.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then, one day I wandered into a chat room about barns.&nbsp; Remember, this is the first chat room I&#039;d ever seen.&nbsp; What struck me was the feeling of friendship and camaraderie on there.&nbsp; One person would mention,&nbsp; &quot;Have you seen those cupolas on all the old barns?&nbsp; Are they functional, or mostly decorative?&quot;<img src="https://cupolasdirect.com/pub/media/cupolas-slider/barn/66%20Custom%20Cupola%20(5).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />And another person would say,&nbsp; &quot;They are definitely functional.&nbsp; Since hot air rises, the cupola creates a draft.&nbsp; On a hot day, you can watch a paper bag or small tumbleweed get pulled up toward the cupola because of that draft.&nbsp; It can make a 20 degree difference in temperature, and in a hot summer, that&#039;s a big deal.&quot;And then others would add their experiences to that.I still don&#039;t know how it happened, but exploring out from there I ran into the Soapnet site.&nbsp; Back then, it was email based.&nbsp; You would basically be in a group email and receive an alert when another poster added to the thread and go into your email to view it.This was when they were showing reruns of Dallas each evening at 9:00 pm.&nbsp;&nbsp; Everybody would watch, then come on here to post and I&#039;m telling you that this place was jumping!If I remember right, Soapnet and Soapchat were sister sites.&nbsp; You would go into Soapnet to view the upcoming episodes and see pictures and reviews.&nbsp;&nbsp; Almost like a TV guide.&nbsp; Then you would go to Soapchat to find the forums.Good times. . .</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lastkidpicked, post: 211045, member: 237"] Very well stated, Bill! Want to know how I found all of you and this site? Back when the internet and chat rooms were becoming popular, my friends and I stayed away. Then, one day I wandered into a chat room about barns. Remember, this is the first chat room I'd ever seen. What struck me was the feeling of friendship and camaraderie on there. One person would mention, "Have you seen those cupolas on all the old barns? Are they functional, or mostly decorative?" [IMG]https://cupolasdirect.com/pub/media/cupolas-slider/barn/66%20Custom%20Cupola%20(5).jpg[/IMG] And another person would say, "They are definitely functional. Since hot air rises, the cupola creates a draft. On a hot day, you can watch a paper bag or small tumbleweed get pulled up toward the cupola because of that draft. It can make a 20 degree difference in temperature, and in a hot summer, that's a big deal." And then others would add their experiences to that. I still don't know how it happened, but exploring out from there I ran into the Soapnet site. Back then, it was email based. You would basically be in a group email and receive an alert when another poster added to the thread and go into your email to view it. This was when they were showing reruns of Dallas each evening at 9:00 pm. Everybody would watch, then come on here to post and I'm telling you that this place was jumping! If I remember right, Soapnet and Soapchat were sister sites. You would go into Soapnet to view the upcoming episodes and see pictures and reviews. Almost like a TV guide. Then you would go to Soapchat to find the forums. Good times. . . [/QUOTE]

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