Crafty, gosh I lost count of when I joined. My husband played for almost two years before I joined the scene. Rob and Bobo used to say I kept adding years to my playing term. ha ha ha I always said, well, it seemed like it! ha ha ha
I would say about 8 - 9 years I've been around, some playing and mostly chatting and tormenting in latter years. I lost count because I was like age 29 for so many of those years. ha ha ha
I'll never forget the day, when your old buddy BorderC found out I was older, not really Bobo's sister. He said.....WHO ARE YOU???? ha ha ha ha
I started before the ending of LDI, I think. Players like Jason and Wild (real one) were leaving the game. I started on White Giant in WGC and left WGC with Bobo when he split from the group as Nueva Vida. I remember being in FBC (my fed) - 3Ms war with Andy Clark on FB. The day I met EO and used to sit and watch him war and do booms when he'd hit the nuke button. lol So the real Wild was around then, because she fought with us against Alterd Carbon/Aryan. That is when I first met CrazyEye (Timmy) and Smokes (Kyle). Crazy was the first player to ever take a country from me in the game. Smokes I met by scolding him daily in chat. ha ha ha The 3Ms were always my game enemies, but always one of my favorite feds.
I have made some of the most amazing friends and acquaintances in this game. Bobo, my game mate and friend of many, many years recently got engaged. Nico has grown from my bratty 13-year-old sim baby into a handsome young man, driving now and with a beautiful young girlfriend. He is now preparing for college next year. I stay in touch with Aaron, Smokes, Tony, seeing their families and their joys on Facebook. Simcountry truly has a wonderful community.
Some happy years were here in the game and some not so happy. There are people I will never forget and those I wish I had never met. lol
I've been around tooooooooooooooooooooo long! ha ha ha ha But I come by to say hi to those I like and to keep tabs on Andy to see how he is doing. He is my adopted son, you know. :P
Sorry, I'm a little long winded in my typing. ha ha ha ha