How did you find SoWal.com????

I knew about Kurt's "little" website for years but was too engrossed in my own life to pay it much mind. It was not until I visited SoWal for the first time in 15 years that I fell in love with the place, the people and the site. Tootsie introduced me to it and it has been a constant source of inspiration for me It is a wonderful place to log on to and dream and share the dream with loved ones.

It has been a year now since I joined in on the SoWal funn and at my advanced age I don't remember how I found out about the site. I do remember the thread "Led Away In Handcuffs" really made me a daily or more than daily visitor to the website. It is a great site and I am glad I found it and recommend it to friends often.

great thread ibd. how interesting to read them all...

I find it impossible to believe this one though...

Me, too...and remember I LURKED for an entire year!

wonder how many addicted lurkers there are? we could do a poll or start a lurker thread - are you a lurker? how long? why? so strange to think there is an entire silent sowal population out there.

Ivan and Dennis made me do it.

Is there a thread that shares how everyone chose their User Name? Of course mine is easy, my favorite Disney Character.

But would love to know what made others choose thiers, such as Miss Kitty, Smiling Joe, Tootsie, Rapunzel, Savvytangerine, Potato Vixen, NoHall, Skunkape

Some are each to figure out but others I am sure there is a story there somewhere. :roll:

Is there a thread that shares how everyone chose their User Name? Of course mine is easy, my favorite Disney Character.

But would love to know what made others choose thiers, such as Miss Kitty, Smiling Joe, Tootsie, Rapunzel, Savvytangerine, Potato Vixen, NoHall, Skunkape

Some are each to figure out but others I am sure there is a story there somewhere. :roll:

don't think there is such a thread, but there could be one, in the lounge perhaps.

in a nutshell though, people chose user names based on a wide range of reasons. mine is my nickname. Miss Kitty's name used to be Sueshore, but we all called her Miss Kitty - she has so many posts that she was granted a new name upon request. each person has a story.

we do have a nickname thread somewhere.... what is your nickname? that was interesting.

graytonbeach.com and the webcam!

Googled "Walton County 30A", I think.

Sitting up on former terrace ay Cafe 30A started chatting /drinking with Tootsie and Kurt and thought, "wow, here are some cool folks and i WILL check out their site!!!"

Talking with a friend about a dog that needed a home... Unfortunately someone else got the dog; I got a screen name .

I discovered SoWall when I was removing new square SoWall stickers off of our gated community entrance wall and stop sign in Santa Rosa Beach----I think it was around 2005?

I had adhesive remover and was getting nowhere in removing these sticky square Sowal signs someone had placed everywhere. I was actually pissed that someone would deface property in the name of spreading this Sowal.com, which at the time I had no idea what it was??

Now, I love it and forgive the guerilla warfare method of initially getting recognition--someone was a little over enthusiastic, I guess.

I discovered SoWall when I was removing new square SoWall stickers off of our gated community entrance wall and stop sign in Santa Rosa Beach----I think it was around 2005?

I had adhesive remover and was getting nowhere in removing these sticky square Sowal signs someone had placed everywhere. I was actually pissed that someone would deface property in the name of spreading this Sowal.com, which at the time I had no idea what it was??

Now, I love it and forgive the guerilla warfare method of initially getting recognition--someone was a little over enthusiastic, I guess.

Residue.

Kurt....a LONG time ago...

After hurrican Dennis--we were living in upstate NY at the time, but had booked our vacation, per usual, in SOWAL (we had always vacationed in SOWAL and living up there merely meant we had to fly down). I needed to know what to expect--the site was far better than any regular news organization. Meanwhile--this site has been fabulous--I even found my realtor here in Memphis through SOWAL (thanks SJ!!)

graytonbeach.com and the webcam!

Same here! Lurked until right before or after Dennis, it's been so long that I can't remember.

I still type "Sueshore" when I pm Miss Kitty.

It's those dang stickers!!! I had been here almost a year and knew there had to be real people living here...so I stumbled on to the "Bikers in the road" thread! Guess I didn't have enough sense to be a lurker long enough to get a lay of the land.... I've learned lots since then and met the GRAYTEST people ever!

Is there a thread that shares how everyone chose their User Name? Of course mine is easy, my favorite Disney Character.

But would love to know what made others choose thiers, such as Miss Kitty, Smiling Joe, Tootsie, Rapunzel, Savvytangerine, Potato Vixen, NoHall, Skunkape

Some are each to figure out but others I am sure there is a story there somewhere. :roll:

I'll post it on the other thread, just to be OCD about it...

Same here! Lurked until right before or after Dennis, it's been so long that I can't remember.

I still type "Sueshore" when I pm Miss Kitty.

...that is too cute!

How did I find SoWal?

I was searching online at work, for those things I am supposed to search for. Bingo!

Then, I found it necessary to relate how things used to be around here, for the "uninformed." :nono1:

That led to discovering there were people I knew hanging out here, too. I thought that was pretty cool.

Finally, wonder of wonders, I found that I had made new friends!

Now I can't leave. This site better never, ever go away!

How did I find SoWal?

I was searching online at work, for those things I am supposed to search for. Bingo!

Then, I found it necessary to relate how things used to be around here, for the "uninformed." :nono1:

That led to discovering there were people I knew hanging out here, too. I thought that was pretty cool.

Finally, wonder of wonders, I found that I had made new friends!

Now I can't leave. This site better never, ever go away!

Shallowsnole showed me the way. So Rapunzel, it is really her fault I am here.

A friend emailed me the Sowal link when I was frustrated by trying to get reliable info about the Seagrove fires.

Now I am an addict!

Shallowsnole showed me the way. So Rapunzel, it is really her fault I am here.

Aw shucks.

Sorry Punzy. ;-)

I was searching for rental properties and found the site. I spent about 6 months before I registered and started communicating with the grayt people on the board.

Found it on Google by accident. Can't stay off of it now.

Found it on Google by accident. Can't stay off of it now.