New Collector

Wow! What a great site. My name is Ed Huber and I'm quite new to collecting HL. My interest in lighthouses just kind of clicked on about a year ago. Our family has vacationed in New Symrna Beach for about 15 years. The Ponce De Leon LH was always around but I had never been inside until last year. To keep it short, I'm hooked.

I'm an Engineer that has always been fascinated with detail so I guess it was inevitable. I attended a local club meeting for the first time last week and met Bill Younger at a signing at my first meeting. What Luck! I only have 4 pieces at present (Ones I have visited) but I'm sure there will be more. I'm really sorry I didn't know about them years ago. I've missed so many great pieces.

Thanks for such a great site with all the info you could possibly want about HL. Thanks to Pat Palmer-Ball for her hospitality at the meeting here in Louisville. I'll be around!

Ed14 - Welcome aboard, you have found the right site for Harbour Lights and lighthouse information. Good luck in your hunt for that special lighthouse.
Mike H.

Hi Ed! and welcome to the Forums!

Sounds like you had a terrific meeting in Louisville to attend. It is always great to see Bill and listen to what he has to say.

Enjoy the Forums!

-Todd

Its good to have you with us, Ed! Since you're "hooked" on HL's...I'm sure that you'll enjoy this site. I'll be looking forward to reading your future "posts"

Hey Ed....glad you came to our fantastic meeting last Sunday. It was great to meet you. You are going to really enjoy HL Collector Forums There is so much info. And there is always help on looking for and finding those elusive lights you might be looking for . Glad you joined us


KYKEEPER

Welcome Aboard, Ed

One of the great things about these forums is that you find among the 600 or so who have registered to post, we're pretty much all WACKO. Before finding all these fellow HL lovers, perhaps you thought you were alone in this world - hooked on lighthouses and Harbour Lights.

Don't forget your daily ration of information from www.HarbourLights.com


0 :>) St. John of the Internet

Hi Ed... welcome aboard! It's certainly good to have you with us. You will find these forums full of friendly, and knowledgable people.

Tim - Keeping the flame lit...

Welcome Ed!
My family and I are headed to New Symrna Beach in a few weeks. This will be our 10th trip to this wonderful part of FL. in the last 8 years! We love it there! Have been to Ponce each time! Each year it seems to get harder and harder to climb! Now my 5 year old goes up with me.(I carried him a few times in the past-talk about a climb!) Glad to hear from someone else who has stayed in New Symrna Beach!

Hi Ed and welcome to the forums.

Your fascination with lighthouses started at around the same time as mine. This forum has become an important part of my day. I can't wait for my "forum time". I am also in the engineering world so I know what long days it can bring, and this is really a great form of R&R.

Joanne

Welcome, Ed! You've come to the right place to satisfy all your Harbour Light needs!

Welcome aboard!

Bob

Welcome ED!!

Lots' of great people & info here and best of all, no matter how "hooked" you may think you are, there are many forum members around here who are probably even MORE shamefully "hooked"!!

Welcome Ed. After your visit to the Derby City meeting you should have been able to expand your collection at least a "little" with all that Bill gave away! Keep coming here and your collection will grow as will your knowledge.

Dave

Welcome aboard Ed!!

Looking forward to your posts.

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Randall Ronne

Welcome the the Forums Ed. I'll look forward to your posts, too.

Welcome Ed, to the Forums. I discovered them about a year ago. Lots of great info on HLs, lighthouses and people to share it all with. Don't be afraid to ask questions.

Donna

I am new to this forum however not new to collecting HL. This is a great site to talk about the one thing we all love...Right! I would like to get to know more people so when I attend the Rosemont Convention in June I have friends to visit. My husband and I travel to see as many lighthouses as we can. My all time favorite is the Portland Head but I now have a close 2nd since visiting the Boca Grande in Florida. I was very excited when I saw that HL has made it this year. Looking forward to chatting with all of you. TTFN

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Ruth

Hi Ruth... welcome aboard! Glad you could join the Collectors Forums. You will find those who post here very friendly and knowledgable. We look forward to hearing more from you.

Tim - Keeping the flame lit...

Welcome Ruth! I hope to get to the Rosemont Collector's show this year also. The picnic at Grosse Point Lighthouse was fun last year. Have fun lighthousing and collecting!

Welcome, Ruth. You will have a bit of a trip to get to Rosemont, but will look forward to meeting you. Be sure to let HL know if you are coming to the picnic.

Dave

Welcome to Ed and Ruth! It great to keep adding to our family of wackos. I'll be looking forward to meeting you Ruth at Rosemont. Ed will you be attending the show?
Judy

Ruth - Welcome to the forum. Looking forward to your post.
Mike H.

I would like to welcome both Ed and Ruth to the wonderful world of lighting. I just got back from Ocean City MD this week so I'm alittle late getting back. This time I took extra time to spend at Sandy Shoal and Fenwick Isle lights. Hope to see your posts real soon and good luck in the hunt.

:>) Tony

HI ED AND RUTH,THIS IS MY FIRST DAY ON THE FORUM AND I LOVE IT.ED, I HOPE TO MEET AND HEAR BILL AT BUXTON THIS YEAR.MY WIFE AND I CAN`T WAIT TO GET THERE AND MEET EVERYONE.SEE YA! TERRY

Hi Terry... again, welcome aboard. Are you and your wife members of the Carolina Lighthouse Seekers club in Charlotte? If not, I'm sure they would love to hear from you. You can call Bill Parrish at (704) 552-2318 (Matthew's, NC number) for more information regarding the club. Hope to see you there!

Tim - Keeping the flame lit...

Welcome Ed and Ruth! You will really enjoy these forums - so much info. We visited Ponce de Leon, St. Augustine and Amelia Island this past January. Visiting lighthouses is a MUST and part of our vacations now since getting "hooked" a year and a half ago!

Hi Ed, Ruth, and Terry! I know that you will enjoy these forums, they are truly a great bunch of people.. I am sure that you are already finding out that HL is a great company with a great product. Look forward to your participation in the forum.

Rusty