Goodbye Ain't Easy

Richard70 · Apr 30, 2002

really started to miss our friend Ergo. He really helped me allot. And will always remember him, and all the others who give a d&mn about others!
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1008&message=2335360

now I am feelin pretty down. Have to go for a while
see you all soon!

Richard

Barbara B · Apr 30, 2002

I'm off the forum for the last two weeks, working on a school project.
My first time back and I read the news your leaving us Erg.

You have touched many of us, me included, made us laugh, taught us that we can tastfully dress our household appliances, and always had good input about our photos and camera questions.

Best wishes to you Ergo.

With warmest regards,
--
Barbara
C2100uzi
http://www.pbase.com/barbarabreits/galleries

MaryB · Apr 30, 2002

Ergo said:
Goodbye Ain't Easy but it is sometimes necessary. Thanks to
everyone on the forum for your warm welcome, hospitality,
acceptance, encouragement, friendship, inspiration and advice.

The thanks goes to you... You made many of us feel the same way!

Ergo said:
You are all a unique group of talented and creative people.

It takes a special person to see the talent in others, and offer encouragement as you have.

Ergo said:
Some of you
tried to provide me with extra help that I may need. I thank you
for that and admire who and what you are and your concern for
others.

Being rather new here myself, sorry I wasn't aware of any help that you may have needed. What ever it may be I pray that the Lord will give you "enough" (got an email from friends bunches of times on that one..)
You are a special soul Ergo... We will miss you.

Ergo said:
I have spent my life helping others and intend to consider
placing myself first on the list for a change. I hope that I made
some of you laugh and smile and think.

Laugh, smile and think... that you did, that you did. Many of us thank you for that gift. (o:

Ergo said:
I wish that I could allow myself the same luxury.

Try it, once you get the hang of it it gets easier... sorta like dressing appliances..

Ergo said:
I have met just about the best friend that
I ever knew on this forum. No ... it isn't a love thing. It is a
friendship thing. Love is easy. Finding a true friend is very rare.
I'll keep in touch with this person. She has made a difference.

Friends are a rare commodity indeed. And very precious.

Ergo said:
What will I be doing? I'll stay drunk and mow the lawn and paint
the house and be who and what and where I am supposed to be.

Don't drink and mow.... you will make very crooked lines and then you will start seeing barns in the clippings! And as for painting the house! Ha! Forget that... just take a picture of it and touch it up in Photoshop.

As for being who and what you are supposed to be.... Enquiring minds want to know...this... to whom??? Be true to who God made you to be... I think He gives each of us talents and gifts to use to benefit others... Take things one day at a time...IMHO your talents were a blessing here, at least to me in the month I've been on...you will be missed, but we all wish you the best.

Ergo said:
The
enjoyment that I gained from the forum and the 10 days of sobriety
that many of you helped me through was a threat to my wife.

I don't understand this part... being a wife myself... It gives me great joy when my Hubby is reveling in something that he enjoys..We have different interests and hobbies but I guess we've been blessed that they compliment each other...

Ergo said:
She prefers the nothing that I was. She just wants me home mowing the
yard and being who she thinks that I am supposed to be.

You Ergo were NEVER nothing! I am really gonna start prayin' for that woman... She's blessed and don't know it!

Ergo said:
God Bless You All.

He does Bless us ... He made all of our paths cross on this forum to show that in this messed up ugly world... there is beauty... Thru the lense of a camera and the eye of the photographer.... and the caring posts of friends.

Ergo said:
Don't worry about Ergo. He wasn't here three months ago.
He's gone now.

We won't worry about Ergo... we will pray!! That the Good Lord will keep him and comfort him and show him the way to happiness...

Sorry sooo windy... but I just couldn't help myself!!!!

Ergo said:
--
Erg
'The good old days...when a Hoover was really a Hoover...and
lingerie wasn't just something your wife never wore. ' 3DTIM 3/31/02

(maybe she ought to start wearing it!!!! (o: )

Regards,
MaryB

Pat L · Apr 30, 2002

Whatever you do , don't stop clicking away!! You will be missed.(Hoover bows it's head). Stop back when the wife's not looking!

--
Pat L - Oly forum's first official 'Lurkbie'
2100'UZI' http://www.pbase.com/uzi_pat

Richard70 · Apr 30, 2002

MaryB said:
Ergo said:

Goodbye Ain't Easy but it is sometimes necessary. Thanks to
everyone on the forum for your warm welcome, hospitality,
acceptance, encouragement, friendship, inspiration and advice.

Click to expand...

The thanks goes to you... You made many of us feel the same way!

MaryB said:

You are all a unique group of talented and creative people.

Click to expand...

It takes a special person to see the talent in others, and offer
encouragement as you have.

MaryB said:

Some of you
tried to provide me with extra help that I may need. I thank you
for that and admire who and what you are and your concern for
others.

Click to expand...

Being rather new here myself, sorry I wasn't aware of any help that
you may have needed. What ever it may be I pray that the Lord will
give you "enough" (got an email from friends bunches of times on
that one..)
You are a special soul Ergo... We will miss you.

MaryB said:

I have spent my life helping others and intend to consider
placing myself first on the list for a change. I hope that I made
some of you laugh and smile and think.

Click to expand...

Laugh, smile and think... that you did, that you did. Many of us
thank you for that gift. (o:

MaryB said:

I wish that I could allow myself the same luxury.

Click to expand...

Try it, once you get the hang of it it gets easier... sorta like
dressing appliances..

MaryB said:

I have met just about the best friend that
I ever knew on this forum. No ... it isn't a love thing. It is a
friendship thing. Love is easy. Finding a true friend is very rare.
I'll keep in touch with this person. She has made a difference.

Click to expand...

Friends are a rare commodity indeed. And very precious.

MaryB said:

What will I be doing? I'll stay drunk and mow the lawn and paint
the house and be who and what and where I am supposed to be.

Click to expand...

Don't drink and mow.... you will make very crooked lines and then
you will start seeing barns in the clippings! And as for painting
the house! Ha! Forget that... just take a picture of it and touch
it up in Photoshop.
As for being who and what you are supposed to be.... Enquiring
minds want to know...this... to whom??? Be true to who God made you
to be... I think He gives each of us talents and gifts to use to
benefit others... Take things one day at a time...IMHO your talents
were a blessing here, at least to me in the month I've been
on...you will be missed, but we all wish you the best.

MaryB said:

The
enjoyment that I gained from the forum and the 10 days of sobriety
that many of you helped me through was a threat to my wife.

Click to expand...

I don't understand this part... being a wife myself... It gives me
great joy when my Hubby is reveling in something that he enjoys..We
have different interests and hobbies but I guess we've been blessed
that they compliment each other...

MaryB said:

She prefers the nothing that I was. She just wants me home mowing the
yard and being who she thinks that I am supposed to be.

Click to expand...

You Ergo were NEVER nothing! I am really gonna start prayin' for
that woman... She's blessed and don't know it!

MaryB said:

God Bless You All.

Click to expand...

He does Bless us ... He made all of our paths cross on this forum
to show that in this messed up ugly world... there is beauty...
Thru the lense of a camera and the eye of the photographer.... and
the caring posts of friends.

MaryB said:

Don't worry about Ergo. He wasn't here three months ago.
He's gone now.

Click to expand...

We won't worry about Ergo... we will pray!! That the Good Lord will
keep him and comfort him and show him the way to happiness...

Sorry sooo windy... but I just couldn't help myself!!!!

MaryB said:

--
Erg
'The good old days...when a Hoover was really a Hoover...and
lingerie wasn't just something your wife never wore. ' 3DTIM 3/31/02

Click to expand...

(maybe she ought to start wearing it!!!! (o: )

Regards,
MaryB

--

'Someday, I'll look back on my life and say: 'thank you God, for showing me who I am ', ----------Richard --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.fototime.com/inv/F52512550C1770C

Juli Valley · Apr 30, 2002

I know, Richard. He's been there for you especially. Don't let it get you down. Just hope that his decision works well for him.

RichO · Apr 30, 2002

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1008&message=2346969

'

Marty Schultz · Apr 30, 2002

I never know which way to put the horse shoes, this way you get to keep your luck and use it too...

Take the moments as they come.
--
Later,
Marty

C-2IOO, D-49O

We’re riding on the escalator of life, we’re shopping in the human mall.

George Druther · Apr 30, 2002

Ergo,
I don't "glass over" easily.
You have brought more tears to my eyes (mostly from your apliances),
and your "deer picture".
Those tears were brought on with laughter, on 2 posts it was from sadness.
The second one was is the post I'm responding to.
and the first post was this one!

I hope someday to have the privledge to call you Erg.

Take Care!
--
George, K2EWL http://wwwbg.tripod.com
Pics at http://www.pbase.com/george_druther

D-360L,C3000Z,C2100UZ, 2 crummy vivitars and a whole bunch of antique film exposing machines

kim kaila · Apr 30, 2002

You are one funny lady!!! I am LMAO! What a great and from the heart response! I hope Ergo is reading these!

ravenduff · Apr 30, 2002

I joined this forum only a couple months ago and can only log onto it every 2-3 days, which makes it really hard to keep up. I know I miss a lot of good advice, knowledgeable info, and amusing entertainment (not to mention excellent photography). Ergo, you have been a cornerstone in this forum. The first thread I remember reading is yours on photography and depression. Your appliance photos always brought a laugh, and your wit is second to none. You are a natural leader here and that shows in the responses to your comments. I know nothing of your personal difficulties except what you have mentioned here. That you have decided to leave must have been made with a lot of consideration. I wonder though, why you would turn away from a group of people that think of you with such admiration and respect. It seems you have an incredible support system here; one that can only benefit you in difficult situations. Whatever your reasons, you obviously know now (if your reading these replies) what you mean to the people in this forum.

Take care, and although you have no idea who I am, I wish you the happiness you rightly deserve. Remember life is what you make it; ergo make it yours.

Kathy
Raven and Duff are my dogs

C2100, B300, closeup lenses, and anything else I can afford to experiment in photography

Paul Economou · Apr 30, 2002

Dont let ANYTHING hold you down from pursuing what you want in life.

Theres no reason to restrain yourself because someone wants out of the every day routine.

If it we never changed to improve, we'd be trapped in the 18th century.

But alas, you will be missed

Terry Thorn · May 1, 2002

'Bye Ergo and take it one day at a time.

MaryB · May 1, 2002

kim kaila said:
You are one funny lady!!! I am LMAO! What a great and from the
heart response! I hope Ergo is reading these!

Kim,
Thanks, I try to say it as I see it... (sometimes that's pretty warped. lol)

I hope he is too! (o:
We are all gonna miss the "rivalry" between he and the "barn boy"....
sigh ....

Bo Bengtsson · May 1, 2002

Dear Ergo,

Your picture I have pasted down below, is the strongest picture I think I have ever seen. It saddens me that your genious will no longer be amongst us. You have contributed with more food for thoughts than I thought was possible in a forum.

Please come back when the time is right... We need you and I think you need us... You have been a most valuable asset to this wonderful OLY "family"!

Take care brother!

Bo

Ergo said:
Goodbye Ain't Easy but it is sometimes necessary. Thanks to
everyone on the forum for your warm welcome, hospitality,
acceptance, encouragement, friendship, inspiration and advice. You
are all a unique group of talented and creative people. Some of you
tried to provide me with extra help that I may need. I thank you
for that and admire who and what you are and your concern for
others. I have spent my life helping others and intend to consider
placing myself first on the list for a change. I hope that I made
some of you laugh and smile and think. I wish that I could allow
myself the same luxury. I have met just about the best friend that
I ever knew on this forum. No ... it isn't a love thing. It is a
friendship thing. Love is easy. Finding a true friend is very rare.
I'll keep in touch with this person. She has made a difference.
What will I be doing? I'll stay drunk and mow the lawn and paint
the house and be who and what and where I am supposed to be. The
enjoyment that I gained from the forum and the 10 days of sobriety
that many of you helped me through was a threat to my wife. She
prefers the nothing that I was. She just wants me home mowing the
yard and being who she thinks that I am supposed to be. God Bless
You All. Don't worry about Ergo. He wasn't here three months ago.
He's gone now.
--
Erg
'The good old days...when a Hoover was really a Hoover...and
lingerie wasn't just something your wife never wore. ' 3DTIM 3/31/02

--
C-2100, C-700, C-3030, D-40Z

Vol. · May 1, 2002

Ergo said:
He wasn't here three months ago.
He's gone now.

Oh, I don't know about that. Your presence is not something that could be forgotten so easily. (this message thread is proof)

Paul Moore · May 1, 2002

Take care of yourself and I hope you're happy with whatever you do (as I'm sure all of us are)..

Gene Miller77510 · May 1, 2002

Bo,

I just hope his goodbye is what he said, but my fear since I first read his post was that of depression leading to self destruction. Looking again at the photo you posted, with that gun in his hand, raises my original fear. I hope I'm wrong and wish his time away from this forum is a chance for him to find happiness and get his life together. I wish him well. I hope the other member he said he was going to stay in touch using email will keep us posted. Take care.

--
C700uz, E100rs
http://www.pbase.com/gene
Life is just a stage and we all have enough pictures to proof it!

Ergo · May 1, 2002

Thanks for all of the emails and positive comments in this thread. I am overwhelmed but not surprised ... because of the quality of people who inhabit this space. Be assured that I am fine. Any good qualities that you saw in me were simply reflections of the actuality or potential that each of you has in yourself.

Erg

'The good old days...when a Hoover was really a Hoover...and lingerie wasn't just something your wife never wore. ' 3DTIM 3/31/02

kim kaila · May 1, 2002

Ergo said:
Thanks for all of the emails and positive comments in this thread.
I am overwhelmed but not surprised ... because of the quality of
people who inhabit this space. Be assured that I am fine. Any good
qualities that you saw in me were simply reflections of the
actuality or potential that each of you has in yourself.

Thank you Ergo,
All are so worried about you here on this forum family!
You need us as much as we need you...you just haven't realized it yet! lOL!
We miss you! Peace to you my friend!
KK

Ergo said:
Erg
'The good old days...when a Hoover was really a Hoover...and
lingerie wasn't just something your wife never wore. ' 3DTIM 3/31/02

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