Closing entries tomorrow. Will get a list drawn up and explain how winners are selected.
As I said, for me this was about recognizing those that give resources, such as time and money for others. Adding some people to that effect:
@k9dr there's hosting a meetup. Then there is hosting a meetup, and ubering as many people as you can to and from the airport. Hour plus drives, multiple times for various chippers. Opens house across the board. Donates time and effort to help others enjoy the meetup? Awesome.
@Leonard Met the man for a couple of days. Where'd this pizza come from? Leonard. Who got more Tequila? Leonard. Who brought that? Leonard. Gives just to give, with no look at me or expectation of anything in return.
@AllHoosier @asam2006 Not that they were more than happy to help out a chipper by storing chips, or taking time to handoff/exchange, but the fact that neither one of them is willing to accept a $ or a chip or anything. Again, time out of their day simply to help another, no expectation.
Everyone just says everyone, because it's popular or they're friends or w/e. I could dislike Brie and
@Ben8257, and I'd still ask for them to be in. It's not, we can hold chips for you. It's, we have some chips of yours, would you mind if we could please oil and straighten them? Hey there's a local deal, would you like a case to put them in? Again, time and $ out of their hands simply because they care.
@Marhault, I don't know if he's been mentioned. Again, doesn't matter if I like the chips of the GB, he took control of the GB and going through all the hoops, as well as handling all repackaging and shipping. Even stateside, I literally would not be able to find the time in a day to accomplish this. It deserves mentioning and kudos, as others get to enjoy the fruits of that labor.
Lastly,
@allforcharity. When I joined, if I was smart, I would've went with the first offer I had from allforcharity on grabbing a cheap casino used set. It wasn't an ongoing sale he had, and I don't think it was something he was necessarily actively trying to get rid of, but it would've fit my needs (and it was priced well). I've since seen him reach out several times to new chippers or people looking for things, and it's just awesome to see someone who's not excited to offload anything on a new chipper, but is really offering solid deals that can work for them.