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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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03-22-2003, 06:43 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Working life
At work, I've just written an article for our staff newsletter about two guys who are retiring. One has worked for our Council for 38 years and the other's worked for us for 36 years. I can't imagine spending that long working for one organisation - the longest I've managed to date was four and a half years. How about you? What's the longest you've worked for the same organisation?
Cheryl
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03-22-2003, 07:18 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Re: Working life
4 years for me working for the Corporation I left last May to start this business of my own. It's amazing to see how transient folks are these days, though - 1 year here, 1 year there - I see lots of job movement with the folks I represent. Not like it was with my dad who stayed with the USAF for 30+ years before he retired. Definitely don't see longetivty too much these days.
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03-22-2003, 07:22 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 17,166
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Re: Working life
I have been in my current possition at the hospital for 11 years. I love this work; the variety is what keeps it interesting. Sure, it is hard to see people sick and suffering, but, it is nice to think that we are doing what we can to minimalize the pain they feel.
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03-22-2003, 07:48 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Richardson, TX
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 3,357
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Re: Working life
I was on staff at the church in Beaumont for just over 10 years. I have been teaching for the real estate school for over 10 years.
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03-22-2003, 08:02 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Jersey Shore
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Re: Working life
I have been with my current company for almost 12 years but........
Yesterday was my DH's service anniversary with his company, 34 years [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] !
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03-22-2003, 08:33 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: Working life
I've been with my company for over 11 years!!
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03-22-2003, 08:35 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: St. Louis, MO
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Re: Working life
I've been with my current job 3 1/2 years.
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03-22-2003, 09:23 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
Posts: 17,133
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Re: Working life
Quote:
Originally posted by Happy&Grumpy:
I have been with my current company for almost 12 years but........
Yesterday was my DH's service anniversary with his company, 34 years [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] !
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Congratulations Ron! |
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03-22-2003, 09:25 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Working life
Quote:
Originally posted by Happy&Grumpy:
Yesterday was my DH's service anniversary with his company, 34 years [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] !
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Wow - that is fantastic - congrats to him! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] |
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03-22-2003, 09:28 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
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Re: Working life
The longest? Firefighter-almost 9 years. Goodness I was real young then. It seems like another life ago. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
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03-22-2003, 09:57 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: Working life
Quote:
Originally posted by Happy&Grumpy:
I have been with my current company for almost 12 years but........
Yesterday was my DH's service anniversary with his company, 34 years [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] !
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Yes big congratulations! Is he retiring any time soon?
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03-22-2003, 10:04 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Jersey Shore
Posts: 7,249
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Re: Working life
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Yes big congratulations! Is he retiring any time soon?
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">He doesn't want to. He could have retired 3 1/2 years ago when he turned 55, with full pension. But he loves his job. |
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03-22-2003, 10:48 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: Working life
The longest job I've had so far was a part-time one for 6 1/2 years. I've been at my present job, which is also part-time, for 4 years.....today! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
[ 03-22-2003, 10:48 AM: Message edited by: luvnwdwgal ]
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03-22-2003, 11:02 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: jacksonville, fl usa
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 5,790
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Re: Working life
9 years with Sears. The longest 9 years of my life.
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03-22-2003, 11:06 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Chester County, PA
Posts: 6,404
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Re: Working life
2 long stretches... 5 years (F/T) as an Executive Assistant (SECRETARY!) and currently going on 9 years (P/T) doing booking/payroll for our Church / School.
And I drove a school bus (P/T) for 4 of the first 9 years while working at the Church.
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