Thanks for pointing Scoop's article out to us Nat.
Scoop, thank you for putting into words what I try so hard to say all the time....my husband said it best to me one day when we were at some pin meet or another....he was watching me trade and gab and gab and hug friends and gab and just have a great time. As we were leaving he said to me "I finally get it. It's not about the pins, is it? It's about the people, the friends you are making." He hit the nail right on the head! This is part of what you were saying...it's the people, not the metal thingies that are the most important thing. The pins are the vehicles to get us to a place to make someone's day, to bond with people from all over the world! So, Biddy Baddy, your vehicle took a wrong turn somewhere....you need a map to get you back to where the rest of us are!
Leslie