I could go on and on and on about all of the Pinsiders who have helped me get Pecos Pinball up and running with their help, and who help keep it going. Yesterday, pinhead52 shipped an 'over the top buzzer' and a knocker for a Capt. Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy that needed these parts. They will go into the Capt. Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy down at D&D pinball. Thousands of people will be able to hear the annoying, but cool when you do it, over the top buzzer and the awesome 'crack' of the knocker when a free game is won thanks to @pinhead52.

He also coordinated with BallyCrazy to buy some parts from eBay UK and ship them from France to pinhead52 in Texas. These parts, too, were shipped to me yesterday, all the way from France to Texas to Tucson. Talk about incredible Pinsiders. You guys are the best!

ForceFlow was just one of many who helped me get Pecos Pinball started. He sold and sent me a bunch of locks at a bargain price that I put on the backbox doors of my pins on route. It is so nice having all of my backbox door locks keyed alike. Kudos ForceFlow for helping me and so many other Pinsiders with all you do on Pinside!

I participated in several USENET groups in 1995. Let me tell you, those were some wild and woolly days when the Internet was even more like the Wild West than it is today. I can tell you from that experience that the people participating on Pinside are leaps and bounds more courteous, kind and helpful than those folks were. Is there any wonder I got an aversion to social media? I even wrote about it:

https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/10-reasons-why-i-avoid-social-networking-services/

I have made one exception to my 'rule' of not using social networking services, Pinside. Pinside is the reason I got back into pinball, so it was a wise choice to join and participate.

There are many people here who I call my friends. Some I have met and many more that I hope to meet one day. You guys, and gals, make my day every day!