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29 December 2014, 05:35 PM | #1 |
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TRF Has Always Been About Knowledge, Friendship, and Paying it Forward
TRF has always been about knowledge and friendship. Many people have helped the newcomers (this includes me) out with knowledge and support. The established members have always helped newcomers and each other.
Even though I was not here when JJ was, I can still appreciate him and his comments, as well as others that are still around. A big part of this site is paying it forward. For my Three Thousandth Post, I wish to pay it forward. I tried to figure how this would work and came up with this idea. Rolex is all about innovation, so here is my thought. I will give out four items for the first four innovations of Rolex taken from Wikipedia. Among the company's innovations are: • The first waterproof wristwatch "Oyster", 1926 • The first wristwatch with an automatically changing date on the dial (Rolex Datejust ref.4467, 1945) • The first wristwatch case waterproof to 100 m (330 ft) (Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner ref.6204, 1953) • The first wristwatch to show two time zones at once (Rolex GMT Master ref.6542, 1954) Post 26, for the year 1926, shall receive the 2012-13 Rolex Catalogue. Post 45, for the year 1945, shall receive the Rolex Magazine, Issue 03, The Skydweller. Post 53, for the year 1953, shall receive the Rolex Travel Bag and Polishing Cloth I received when I picked up my Submariner from the RSC Beverly Hills. Post 54, for the year 1954, will receive a 2014 Rolex Catalog My initial post does not count A few details: If a number is not reached, that prize will not be given out. I do not think that will be an issue. Please, do not double post until after post 55. That will make it easier to make sure the right person receives their item. I do not wish to try and figure out what the shipping cost will be to a foreign country. If you wish to join the thread, all I ask is you figure out the shipping to my zip code and send the stamps. I will send the item. If you are in the United States, I will take care of the shipping.
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29 December 2014, 06:57 PM | #2 |
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Let me be the first to kick this off and say congrats on 3000 posts Larry.
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29 December 2014, 07:10 PM | #3 |
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That's you disqualified now then Julian. Whoops...and me. Anyway, congratulations on the 3k Larry!
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29 December 2014, 08:05 PM | #4 |
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I don't understand your competition terms completely,mso I'll wish congratulations on to the 3000 posts instead!
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29 December 2014, 08:10 PM | #5 |
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I disqualify myself, but no matter as I'm too far away. I just wanted to say thanks for having a positive attitude and congrats on 3k.
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29 December 2014, 08:11 PM | #6 |
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29 December 2014, 08:23 PM | #7 |
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Congrats on 3,000!
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29 December 2014, 09:41 PM | #8 |
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Yeah, might be difficult for USPS to accept Finnish stamps too!
Congrats on the 3K posts though.
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29 December 2014, 09:49 PM | #9 |
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That's very generous of you!
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29 December 2014, 10:06 PM | #10 |
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Congratulations on the 3K Larry and here's to thousands more!!
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29 December 2014, 11:39 PM | #11 |
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Congratulations on the 3000 posts but I will rule myself out questions are far to easy.
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30 December 2014, 12:18 AM | #12 |
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Nice gesture - I'm out but now someone is closer to first prize level.
And regarding the shipping cost - a paypal gift to you could cover the costs without time & logistics of getting stamps sent. If PayPal not preferred, then a pre-paid shipping label can be built by the winner and emailed for you to print locally. Just some solutions - Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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30 December 2014, 12:45 AM | #13 |
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Larry . . . congrats my friend
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30 December 2014, 12:51 AM | #14 |
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Congrats on 3k and for the gifts!
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30 December 2014, 12:55 AM | #15 |
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Awesome gesture! Congrats to the future winners!
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30 December 2014, 01:37 AM | #16 |
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Cool idea. Congrats on 3K.
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30 December 2014, 02:03 AM | #17 |
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Hey Larry, CONGRATS on 3000!!! Very nice gesture! Here's to many more!!
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30 December 2014, 02:07 AM | #18 |
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congrats, nice work!
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30 December 2014, 02:40 AM | #19 |
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ive no idea what number this will land on , but ill just say , i like your style.
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30 December 2014, 03:10 AM | #20 |
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Great gesture Larry! Keep on posting!
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30 December 2014, 04:07 AM | #21 | |
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Padi, If possible, would you please remove "I do not wish to try and figure out what the shipping cost will be to a foreign country. If you wish to join the thread, all I ask is you figure out the shipping to my zip code and send the stamps. I will send the item. If you are in the United States," Thank you all for your sentiments. P. S. Subtract this post from the count
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30 December 2014, 05:27 AM | #22 |
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Great move Larry
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30 December 2014, 09:33 AM | #23 |
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Congrats and keep on posting!
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30 December 2014, 09:52 AM | #24 |
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Nice gesture Larrry.
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30 December 2014, 10:37 AM | #25 |
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Well, I guess this one makes the low 20's. Fantastic gesture, Larry! Paying it forward is what life's all about!
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30 December 2014, 10:47 AM | #26 |
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Congrats on 3000 Nice gesture
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30 December 2014, 10:59 AM | #27 |
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Congrats... Good gesture!!
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30 December 2014, 11:29 AM | #28 |
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Evening Larry
I can pick it up so I save on stamps . . . Have a nice evening buddy |
30 December 2014, 12:10 PM | #29 |
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Nicely done and congrats on 3000!
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30 December 2014, 02:04 PM | #30 |
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Congratulations on your 3000. :-)
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