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[ 2020 ] Tuggers I don't see posting any more? Where are they?

People come, people go. People get shed of their timeshares and no longer feel a need for TS info. Interests change. Someone walks on their feelings. Maybe they ae deeply entrenched in some agenda that's contrary to TUG anti-political/controversial rules and just can't resist trying to bring every thread back to their point of view.

Then of course, some simply die. If one spouse was the active TUGger and the other had no interest, no one would know if they just stopped posting.

To the missing, raise a glass and quietly say, 'Wherever you are, you are remembered and we wish you well!'

Jim
 
Yes I imagine some may be in heaven in the timeshare in the sky.

There have been gaps in my activity over the last few years. But now I got the Tug Bug back.

Let me start by asking... Maybe he changed his handle.

The hockey guy in the Marriott Forum? PUCK.. was it Puckman. He is famous for the Puck Trick?
Tried looking up in the members. Can't locate him?
Go figure. It's 2020 and I get the Tug Bug back. Silly me I can't travel due to the Covid Bug.
We lost BruceCZ, the UDI King.
Replied with a like. Not because he passed . That is sad. Because of the update to the thread.
 
People come, people go. People get shed of their timeshares and no longer feel a need for TS info. Interests change. Someone walks on their feelings. Maybe they ae deeply entrenched in some agenda that's contrary to TUG anti-political/controversial rules and just can't resist trying to bring every thread back to their point of view.

Then of course, some simply die. If one spouse was the active TUGger and the other had no interest, no one would know if they just stopped posting.

To the missing, raise a glass and quietly say, 'Wherever you are, you are remembered and we wish you well!'

Jim

yes, spouses use different social media accounts. people come and go

how many will "raise a glass and quietly say, 'Wherever you are, you are remembered and we wish you well!'
(maybe if I leave ;) o_O )
 
John Chase, Timeos2?
He passed away in 2014, I believe. I still miss him. He was my personal timeshare guru, in addition to being a calm & steady straight shooter on everything having to do with timeshares & timeshare vacationing.

He was HOA-BOD president at a very nice Orlando timeshare that was proudly independent under his leadership & stayed that way until John passed away, when the corporate vultures that had been circling swooped in & took over. He served in a similar capacity at a Cape Cod resort in Massachusetts. He coined the name Wastegate for the entire WestGate timeshare enterprise, & spelled out all the detailed reasons for his disdain for WestGate right here in the pages of TUG-BBS.

In all his spoken & written communication, he remained temperate & reasoned & respectful & easy to understand, not just on TUG but particularly on the old Yahoo "Group" for owners at Cypress Pointe Resort (Orlando), where he answered all questions, reported all developments, laid out all options, explained all decisions, & remained an invaluable informational resource.

After the timeshare bug bit us at a 2002 Orlando sales tour, we found TUG & made the acquaintance of John Chase strictly by chance & only by internet. That led to our 1st timeshare purchase (resale, naturally), which John facilitated. We remained in touch through TUG-BBS & the Yahoo Cypress Pointe group & E-Mail. After a year or so, I felt like we were becoming friends, not just timeshare acquaintances. Yet we had never met face to face, nor even spoken over the phone.

Eventually The Chief Of Staff & I arranged to have dinner with John & Joanne Chase when all 4 of us were in Orlando. During the meal, The Chief Of Staff got a cell phone call from her sister back home. "What are you doing?" the sister said.

"Nothing much," The Chief Of Staff said. "Just having dinner with friends."

"Friends!" the sister said. "You have friends in Orlando?"

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
 
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Here's a thread on this topic from 11 years ago -

 
How about BocaBum?
That was actually @BocaBum99. Last Seen in 2019, but last posted in 2015. He was very active in in those old DC speculation threads, then dropped off. Kind of like PerryM, but not for the same reasons.
 
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yeah, I would expect Boca's biz took off and no time or need for tug.

another Jim, JLB. I would expect he is on his boat enjoying fried chicken and cold beer.
 
yeah, I would expect Boca's biz took off and no time or need for tug.

another Jim, JLB. I would expect he is on his boat enjoying fried chicken and cold beer.
He is on here posted quite a bit then went quiet and only posts occasionally (under different name)
 
I keep in sporadic touch with @puckmanfl and he is doing just fine as an ER doc in Florida -- I don't know why he doesn't post anymore here on TUG but I know he still loves his Tampa Bay Lightning!

His name is Todd Haber and is a top notch guy. Cheers Todd!!!

Best,

Greg
 
What about Rent_Share? Hasn’t posted since 2015 but see he visited as recently as February.
 
Maybe some day someone will post “whatever happened to that guy with the angry baby face as an avatar?”

To be clear, that is a stock photo and not of one of my kids.
 
Doug26364, had the very best timeshare reviews on TUG, He would take pictures of every timeshare resorts his family visited. From the entrance to the resort, to the check-in station, the kitchen appliances, the silverware, pots and pans, the hallways, the unit location map diagram on the back of the entrance door to the unit,
the entire timeshare villa, the kitchen, the bedroom, living & dining and bathroom areas. even the deck. He would take some amazing pictures of the whole timeshares resort, to give you that true feel of the resort. IMHO.
Thanks you Doug.

Doug, is still alive. He just do not post on TUG,liked he did in past years,
I really missed his photos.
 
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He passed away in 2014, I believe. I still miss him. He was my personal timeshare guru, in addition to being a calm & steady straight shooter on everything having to do with timeshares & timeshare vacationing.

He was HOA-BOD president at a very nice Orlando timeshare that was proudly independent under his leadership & stayed that way until John passed away, when the corporate vultures that had been circling swooped in & took over. He served in a similar capacity at a Cape Cod resort in Massachusetts. He coined the name Wastegate for the entire WestGate timeshare enterprise, & spelled out all the detailed reasons for his disdain for WestGate right here in the pages of TUG-BBS.

In all his spoken & written communication, he remained temperate & reasoned & respectful & easy to understand, not just on TUG but particularly on the old Yahoo "Group" for owners at Cypress Pointe Resort (Orlando), where he answered all questions, reported all developments, laid out all options, explained all decisions, & remained an invaluable informational resource.

After the timeshare bug bit us at a 2002 Orlando sales tour, we found TUG & made the acquaintance of John Chase strictly by chance & only by internet. That led to our 1st timeshare purchase (resale, naturally), which John facilitated. We remained in touch through TUG-BBS & the Yahoo Cypress Pointe group & E-Mail. After a year or so, I felt like we were becoming friends, not just timeshare acquaintances. Yet we had never met face to face, nor even spoken over the phone.

Eventually The Chief Of Staff & I arranged to have dinner with John & Joanne Chase when all 4 of us were in Orlando. During the meal, The Chief Of Staff got a cell phone call from her sister back home. "What are you doing?" the sister said.

"Nothing much," The Chief Of Staff said. "Just having dinner with friends."

"Friends!" the sister said. "You have friends in Orlando?"

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
The late John Chase, just an outstanding and dedicated owner and board member at Cypress Pointe, Orlando, FL.

Cypress Pointe, is now under DRI.

I called my spouse The Commander in Chief, because John, called his spouse The Chief of Staff. LOL.
 
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I called my spouse The Commander in Chief, because John, called his spouse The Chief of Staff.
Small point of clarification: It's my spouse who's The Chief Of Staff. I'm not sure John Chase had a fanciful title for Mrs. Chase. (I don't think he did.)

TUG-BBS is the main place where I use The Chief Of Staff in referring to my spouse, & hardly anywhere else. As a result, most TUG people know who The Chief Of Staff is without knowing that her name is Carol.

One January when we were timeshare vacationing in Orlando, Marty Giggard, who was also timesharing in Orlando, knew we'd be there (from reading about it on TUG-BBS) & phoned us at our timeshare unit. The Chief Of Staff picked up & said Hello. Marty, not knowing The Chief Of Staff's actual name, said, "Uh, is this The Chief Of Staff ?"

As it happened, The Chief Of Staff at the time was not all that familiar with the phrase, leading to some confusion at the start of the call until it all got sorted out.

Marty was calling to invite us to an informal get-together of TUG people at her Wyndham Bonnet Creek unit, which was attended by John & Joanne Chase, among a sizable group of others. It was the start of an annual tradition which migrated from Bonnet Creek to Golden Corral & has continued right on down the line, including January 2020. With luck, the Orlando TUG meet-up will be held again in January 2021 -- if not at Golden Corral, then possibly at somebody's timeshare unit. I really hope the event happens. It's been a January highlight ever since Marty Giggard called & asked for The Chief Of Staff.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
 
Maybe some day someone will post “whatever happened to that guy with the angry baby face as an avatar?”

To be clear, that is a stock photo and not of one of my kids.

I always thought it was a current picture of you, as an angry old man. LOL! :D

Dave
 
Small point of clarification: It's my spouse who's The Chief Of Staff. I'm not sure John Chase had a fanciful title for Mrs. Chase. (I don't think he did.)

TUG-BBS is the main place where I use The Chief Of Staff in referring to my spouse, & hardly anywhere else. As a result, most TUG people know who The Chief Of Staff is without knowing that her name is Carol.

One January when we were timeshare vacationing in Orlando, Marty Giggard, who was also timesharing in Orlando, knew we'd be there (from reading about it on TUG-BBS) & phoned us at our timeshare unit. The Chief Of Staff picked up & said Hello. Marty, not knowing The Chief Of Staff's actual name, said, "Uh, is this The Chief Of Staff ?"

As it happened, The Chief Of Staff at the time was not all that familiar with the phrase, leading to some confusion at the start of the call until it all got sorted out.

Marty was calling to invite us to an informal get-together of TUG people at her Wyndham Bonnet Creek unit, which was attended by John & Joanne Chase, among a sizable group of others. It was the start of an annual tradition which migrated from Bonnet Creek to Golden Corral & has continued right on down the line, including January 2020. With luck, the Orlando TUG meet-up will be held again in January 2021 -- if not at Golden Corral, then possibly at somebody's timeshare unit. I really hope the event happens. It's been a January highlight ever since Marty Giggard called & asked for The Chief Of Staff.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
ditto and ditto . I only called my spouse The Commander in Chief on this website. Not@ home....... LOL.:whooopie::clap:
 
Small point of clarification: It's my spouse who's The Chief Of Staff. I'm not sure John Chase had a fanciful title for Mrs. Chase. (I don't think he did.)

TUG-BBS is the main place where I use The Chief Of Staff in referring to my spouse, & hardly anywhere else. As a result, most TUG people know who The Chief Of Staff is without knowing that her name is Carol.

One January when we were timeshare vacationing in Orlando, Marty Giggard, who was also timesharing in Orlando, knew we'd be there (from reading about it on TUG-BBS) & phoned us at our timeshare unit. The Chief Of Staff picked up & said Hello. Marty, not knowing The Chief Of Staff's actual name, said, "Uh, is this The Chief Of Staff ?"

As it happened, The Chief Of Staff at the time was not all that familiar with the phrase, leading to some confusion at the start of the call until it all got sorted out.

Marty was calling to invite us to an informal get-together of TUG people at her Wyndham Bonnet Creek unit, which was attended by John & Joanne Chase, among a sizable group of others. It was the start of an annual tradition which migrated from Bonnet Creek to Golden Corral & has continued right on down the line, including January 2020. With luck, the Orlando TUG meet-up will be held again in January 2021 -- if not at Golden Corral, then possibly at somebody's timeshare unit. I really hope the event happens. It's been a January highlight ever since Marty Giggard called & asked for The Chief Of Staff.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
Do you remember how John, felt about the new management company that took over Sunterra and later his beloved Cypress Pointe Resort I.

No comment is needed from you or anyone else. IMO.
 
I met Fletch when we had a TUG meeting in the Poconos in early 2000s. He always called me Dr .
How about Maz who owned the Blue Whale timeshare on the beach in Southern CA and got incredible trades?
 
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Kurt Brown....I think he just quit participating...Really enjoyed his sense of humor
 
I also recall “ fletch” if I recall correctly he became involved with “ the other side”.
 
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