The earliest members of VolNation who are still active

[bigorangepoppa]

Benton is the first place I ever saw a talking cash register. It was around 1988. The cashier had to wait for the robot voice to catch up.
"Donuts. Ninety-nine cents."
"Coca Cola. One dollar and ninety-nine cents."

Other towns were investing in pay at the pump gas stations...

Sounds about right!

 

[bigorangepoppa]

I'm close by in the Lamontville area, South McMinn.

Yep, know where that is. Any place to fish from the bank over there?

 

[bigorangepoppa]

Spent many an hour an lots of money there at Bentons shooter supply.

My understanding is that the owner who started Benton Shooters sold it a couple, three years ago. Last time I was in there they didn't have much ammo at all unless you were looking for shotgun shells. I usually order my ammo from Midway.

 

[USCGVOL]

2007

 

[bigorangepoppa]

They have the internets in '71? . I joined this board in 2010 after a stint on VQ.

I never even heard of the internet until the early to mid '90's, and it was AOL and you had to pay by the minute. Can you imagine how much our internet bills would be now if we had to pay that way?

 

[CAVPUT]

I have worked with computers since 1986

I programmed with punch cards once upon a time....

I remember the excitement of getting dial up, too. Ah the memories....

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

He’s around.

He posted on page 4 of this thread.

 

[CardsNVols]

I posted on Govolsxtra under this same screen name for like 2-3 years before I joined this one in 2009. I was in high school at the time. Crazy to think about now, as I’m really not even a huge Vol fan anymore (or college sports in general). But it is a great site. I still come to VN’s Pro Football board for most of my Titans talk.

 

[northknoxvol]

I have been here so long I checked my profile and found I had an old email account linked here that has been expired for years. I hope yall havent been trying to contact me lol!

 

[spyfish007]

2011 signing in

 

[Toujours Pret]

I have been here so long I checked my profile and found I had an old email account linked here that has been expired for years. I hope yall havent been trying to contact me lol!

Its a good time to discuss selling your time share, and also your car's warranty is out of date

 

[camp_steveo]

commenting to see when I joined.

 

[golfballs]

I posted on Govolsxtra under this same screen name for like 2-3 years before I joined this one in 2009. I was in high school at the time. Crazy to think about now, as I’m really not even a huge Vol fan anymore (or college sports in general). But it is a great site. I still come to VN’s Pro Football board for most of my Titans talk.

Ah yes, GVX. They had to shut down the comment section for a while and those miscreants found their way to VN

 

[golfballs]

I first came to VN to buy/sell tickets. Must have been pre stubhub days. But I did read other sites where I occasionally commented like GVX, ESPN, or Rocky top talk. I think at the time I made the jump, gvx comment sections got shut down, ESPN was easily overrun w trolls and what I recall is that RTT was kind of overly sensitive/not much fun.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

I'm a 2008 guy.

Same here

 

[IluvdoubleD's]

started lurking around 2010 and finally decided to sign up around 2012. got baned for while for being too vocal, but such is life. when Pruitt got canned, I decided to see if i could log in on a whim, and to my surprise i could. I don't know what counts and doesn't... but I'm still here....

 

[Plano Vol]

Two posters I am curious about from back in the day.;

One was a lawyer in Miami Fla that was a frustrated sports broadcaster. He arranged some interviews with some Tennessee sports people. His main interest was basketball. Is he still around?

Another was Ksuhaluvsthevols I think. She use to raise some good issues but kept getting the crap beat out of her by the usual suspects. She always professed a friendship with Justin Gatlin. She was a lawyer in London. Sometimes I think that A View from Big Ben might be her but Big Ben seems a lot more intelligent.

 

[volglass]

Nov. 2008 after lurking for 3 years. I had to give my hot takes to fire Fulmer. Immediately went back to lurking

 

[CardsNVols]

I first came to VN to buy/sell tickets. Must have been pre stubhub days. But I did read other sites where I occasionally commented like GVX, ESPN, or Rocky top talk. I think at the time I made the jump, gvx comment sections got shut down, ESPN was easily overrun w trolls and what I recall is that RTT was kind of overly sensitive/not much fun.

Yep! Refugees! I remember several on here from GVX, least of which being Witch Doctor.

Bones Never Lie

 

[Pepe_Silvia]

Started on here in 2003 or 2004 under a different screename. Didn't come on here for a few months and forgot my password so I ended up creating this account.

Sometimes I wonder about what happened to some of the regular posters that just stop posting one day.

 

[Pepe_Silvia]

I reckon we must be neighbors then. I live in Benton.

Just down the road in Ocoee.

 

[pismonque]

Dang, this thread just made me realize my 12th VNiversary was day before yesterday!

I did not receive my Vol store gift card. Maybe they're going by post count....

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Dang, this thread just made me realize my 12th VNiversary was day before yesterday!

I did not receive my Vol store gift card. Maybe they're going by post count....

If that were true @joevol33 wouldn't have to wear so much Bulldog stuff.

 

[pismonque]

If that were true @joevol33 wouldn't have to wear so much Bulldog stuff.

That doesn't prove anything. He'd wear it anyway.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

That doesn't prove anything. He'd wear it anyway.

Lol good point.