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Some of us "old timers" might still refer to the license, which will lessen slightly in importance soon, as a CHL. At least at first. I catch myself every now and then saying or starting to say CHL, but quickly correct myself and say LTC. To me, LTC just doesn't roll off the tongue as easily as CHL.

My daughter, H-dub to those that have met her, will be 20 later this year and her fiancé will be 21 shortly after that. She has known about this site for years, but I don't know how much she has visited it. I 99.99% positive she has not setup and account to post anything. I have also mentioned the site to her fiancé since he will be able to carry under the new law and should be more familiar with use of force laws and situations as discussed here. I doubt he has visited much if at all and also pretty certain he has not created an account to ask any questions himself. I did have to straighten him out with regards to both of them not being able to legally carry until they turn 21 under the new law.

If she has created an account she probably didn't use H-dub since she really doesn't like that very much anyway. If she did it is probably something Harry Potter related. And if she's reading this I'm LOL if she did and it is.

The name of the forum could be a deterrent to new members for the reasons given. However, if they stick around and read a few threads or found the forum based upon a search they did they just might stick around and join in like so many others have done over the years. That is how I arrived here oh so many years ago.

For me it's just been that I've been busy with other things. Life has moved on. Daughter, H-dub, has grown up and had twins. Work, I'm a Medical Technologist in a hospital laboratory and we are busy. For all that everyone hears about nurses in the news we are just as busy performing the tests they and the docs rely on for treatment strategies. It's different, but just as busy. Overtime all over the place. More than I need available. We've had no slow time except for last summer (2020) for about a month and that was it. Now we don't have enough staff and are swamped at least 80% of the time.

Anyway, it's also not like I'm visiting other sites. I'm just not on the web as much. Well, except for reading about bbq or smoking my next brisket, pork butt, or rack of ribs. I've stumbled upon how to get more out of my BGE than just grilling and really enjoying it. So is my wife and the rest of the family. My mother-in-law had been cooking Italian for me for years and now I'm returning the favor with smoked meat.

The GoldWing my wife tricked me into buying several years ago has also contributed to my delinquency around here. We ride whenever we can and what little we do ride isn't enough. We only take one big 7-10 day trip a year and maybe a small 3-4 day trip a couple times and a few other one day rides that end back at home.