OT: How is Eagle Woman doing?

Everyone knows of Alison Hine and her stature in the GPL community. I'm hearing rumours now that her health is deteriorating, as well as her financial situation. This really bothers me. Is there anyone in touch with her that has more information? rms

Write her and ask. If you want to get email to me quickly, open your email program and type the following (without the spaces) into the To field: a l i s o n @ h i n e . n e t "rms" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:uh10d.16$[email hidden]...

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> Everyone knows of Alison Hine and her stature in the GPL community. I'm > hearing rumours now that her health is deteriorating, as well as her > financial situation. This really bothers me. Is there anyone in touch > with her that has more information? > > rms >

Yes that would be good to know. Along the same lines, anyone know how Richard Burns is getting on? Andi. -- Remove only one zero to reply "rms" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:uh10d.16$[email hidden]... > Everyone knows of Alison Hine and her stature in the GPL community. I'm > hearing rumours now that her health is deteriorating, as well as her > financial situation. This really bothers me. Is there anyone in touch with > her that has more information? > > rms > >

To "get email to me"? Are you Alison? If you know how she is doing, a few words here would be nice...we are all sincerely concerned and interested. Marc "Tiny Lund" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Write her and ask. > If you want to get email to me quickly, open your email program and typethe > following (without the spaces) into the To field: a l i s o n @ h i n e .n

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> e t > > "rms" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:uh10d.16$[email hidden]... > > Everyone knows of Alison Hine and her stature in the GPL community. I'm > > hearing rumours now that her health is deteriorating, as well as her > > financial situation. This really bothers me. Is there anyone in touch > > with her that has more information? > > > > rms > > > >

LOL No I am not her. I wrote her a few months ago at that email about her thoughts on the T/A mod and she wrote me back. "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:CA30d.26943$[email hidden]...

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> To "get email to me"? Are you Alison? > > If you know how she is doing, a few words here would be nice...we are all > sincerely concerned and interested. > > Marc > > "Tiny Lund" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... >> Write her and ask. >> If you want to get email to me quickly, open your email program and type > the >> following (without the spaces) into the To field: a l i s o n @ h i n e . > n >> e t >> >> "rms" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> news:uh10d.16$[email hidden]... >> > Everyone knows of Alison Hine and her stature in the GPL community. >> > I'm >> > hearing rumours now that her health is deteriorating, as well as her >> > financial situation. This really bothers me. Is there anyone in touch >> > with her that has more information? >> > >> > rms >> > >> >> > >

I'm in regular contact w. Alison and am pleased to report that her health has vastly improved. I saw her at the Glen this summer and she looked better than she has in ages. She's been racing her Factory Five Cobra on and off, is instructing at driving schools, and has sold one house in New Hampshire and is planning to buy or build another closer to her brother, AFAIK. Thankfully, she seems to have lost interest in slot-car racing, but is not yet entirely rekindled her interest in sim racing. To be sure, she has not fully recovered her health, but it doing much, much better, thank you. "rms" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:uh10d.16$[email hidden]... > Everyone knows of Alison Hine and her stature in the GPL community. I'm > hearing rumours now that her health is deteriorating, as well as her > financial situation. This really bothers me. Is there anyone in touchwith > her that has more information? > > rms > >

Thanks Steve, Good to hear she is busy! Maybe the next "GPL" will bring her back into the fold. "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:5%40d.220955$[email hidden]...

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> I'm in regular contact w. Alison and am pleased to report that her health > has vastly improved. I saw her at the Glen this summer and she looked > better than she has in ages. She's been racing her Factory Five Cobra on > and off, is instructing at driving schools, and has sold one house in New > Hampshire and is planning to buy or build another closer to her brother, > AFAIK. Thankfully, she seems to have lost interest in slot-car racing, > but > is not yet entirely rekindled her interest in sim racing. To be sure, she > has not fully recovered her health, but it doing much, much better, thank > you. > > "rms" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:uh10d.16$[email hidden]... >> Everyone knows of Alison Hine and her stature in the GPL community. I'm >> hearing rumours now that her health is deteriorating, as well as her >> financial situation. This really bothers me. Is there anyone in touch > with >> her that has more information? >> >> rms >> >> > >

>To be sure, she > has not fully recovered her health, but it doing much, much better, thank > you. Thanks very much, perhaps I over-reacted. But she posted today on a vroc-f2 mailing list about selling her house and many of her possessions, *and* having new health problems. It made me grit my teeth to read that. rms

"Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:5%40d.220955$[email hidden]... > I'm in regular contact w. Alison and am pleased to report that her health > has vastly improved. I saw her at the Glen this summer and she looked > better than she has in ages. She's been racing her Factory Five Cobra on > and off, is instructing at driving schools, and has sold one house in New > Hampshire and is planning to buy or build another closer to her brother, > AFAIK. Thankfully, she seems to have lost interest in slot-car racing,but > is not yet entirely rekindled her interest in sim racing. To be sure, she > has not fully recovered her health, but it doing much, much better, thank > you. > What sort of medical problems is she having if you don't mind me asking, and why would getting away from slot car racing be a good thing Steve, that sounds rather strange? Just curious...

She's been suffering from a long-term illness the nature of which I don't think I should be broadcasting all over the Net. Slot-car racing, per se, is fine...but not when it detracts from the time one of the greatest all-time sim-racing personalities spends with our beloved community. Nosy parker. "Jay J" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Dah0d.277255$8_6.14511@attbi_s04... > > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:5%40d.220955$[email hidden]... > > I'm in regular contact w. Alison and am pleased to report that herhealth > > has vastly improved. I saw her at the Glen this summer and she looked > > better than she has in ages. She's been racing her Factory Five Cobraon > > and off, is instructing at driving schools, and has sold one house inNew > > Hampshire and is planning to buy or build another closer to her brother, > > AFAIK. Thankfully, she seems to have lost interest in slot-car racing, > but > > is not yet entirely rekindled her interest in sim racing. To be sure,she > > has not fully recovered her health, but it doing much, much better,thank > > you. > > > > > What sort of medical problems is she having if you don't mind me asking, > and why would getting away from slot car racing be a good thing Steve,that > sounds rather strange? > > Just curious... > >

She did publicly comment on her illness in a published interview some time ago at Race Sim Central. So as to keep in step with Steve, I'll leave it to you to find. Far be it from me to engage in gossip. "Jay J" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Dah0d.277255$8_6.14511@attbi_s04...

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> > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:5%40d.220955$[email hidden]... >> I'm in regular contact w. Alison and am pleased to report that her health >> has vastly improved. I saw her at the Glen this summer and she looked >> better than she has in ages. She's been racing her Factory Five Cobra on >> and off, is instructing at driving schools, and has sold one house in New >> Hampshire and is planning to buy or build another closer to her brother, >> AFAIK. Thankfully, she seems to have lost interest in slot-car racing, > but >> is not yet entirely rekindled her interest in sim racing. To be sure, >> she >> has not fully recovered her health, but it doing much, much better, thank >> you. >> > > > What sort of medical problems is she having if you don't mind me asking, > and why would getting away from slot car racing be a good thing Steve, > that > sounds rather strange? > > Just curious... > >

This is great news. She was thanked in the credits of NT2004. Had I known that I wouldn't have waited until it was in the $10 bin to buy it. For offline racing, it is better than NR2003 IMO. Marc "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:5%40d.220955$[email hidden]... > I'm in regular contact w. Alison and am pleased to report that her health > has vastly improved. I saw her at the Glen this summer and she looked > better than she has in ages. She's been racing her Factory Five Cobra on > and off, is instructing at driving schools, and has sold one house in New > Hampshire and is planning to buy or build another closer to her brother, > AFAIK. Thankfully, she seems to have lost interest in slot-car racing,but

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> is not yet entirely rekindled her interest in sim racing. To be sure, she > has not fully recovered her health, but it doing much, much better, thank > you. > > "rms" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:uh10d.16$[email hidden]... > > Everyone knows of Alison Hine and her stature in the GPL community. I'm > > hearing rumours now that her health is deteriorating, as well as her > > financial situation. This really bothers me. Is there anyone in touch > with > > her that has more information? > > > > rms > > > > > >

Hope you have on asbestos undies :) Mitch "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:c8p0d.31451$[email hidden]... > This is great news. She was thanked in the credits of NT2004. Had I > known > that I wouldn't have waited until it was in the $10 bin to buy it. For > offline racing, it is better than NR2003 IMO. > > Marc

Yes, Alison was largely responsible for the terrific playability of the GPL multiplayer code. "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:c8p0d.31451$[email hidden]... > This is great news. She was thanked in the credits of NT2004. Had Iknown

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> that I wouldn't have waited until it was in the $10 bin to buy it. For > offline racing, it is better than NR2003 IMO. > > Marc > > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:5%40d.220955$[email hidden]... > > I'm in regular contact w. Alison and am pleased to report that her

health > > has vastly improved. I saw her at the Glen this summer and she looked > > better than she has in ages. She's been racing her Factory Five Cobraon > > and off, is instructing at driving schools, and has sold one house inNew > > Hampshire and is planning to buy or build another closer to her brother, > > AFAIK. Thankfully, she seems to have lost interest in slot-car racing, > but > > is not yet entirely rekindled her interest in sim racing. To be sure,she > > has not fully recovered her health, but it doing much, much better,thank > > you. > > > > "rms" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:uh10d.16$[email hidden]... > > > Everyone knows of Alison Hine and her stature in the GPL community.I'm > > > hearing rumours now that her health is deteriorating, as well as her > > > financial situation. This really bothers me. Is there anyone intouch

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> > with > > > her that has more information? > > > > > > rms > > > > > > > > > > > >

"Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Zqh0d.221550$[email hidden]...

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> She's been suffering from a long-term illness the nature of which I don't > think I should be broadcasting all over the Net. > > Slot-car racing, per se, is fine...but not when it detracts from the time > one of the greatest all-time sim-racing personalities spends with our > beloved community. > > Nosy parker. >

Sorry to have come across as a "nosy parker", I certainly meant no ill will... Hell, everyone knows about her contributions to GPL, and in fact if it weren't for her car setups I would have never spent the hours I had over the YEARS having fun with that sim!!! I simply hadn't heard anything about her condition until now, and was curious, especially when you made a comment about slot-car racing, it almost sounded as if that had some sort of contributing role? Strange as that might sound.... Here's wishing her all the best, and a speedy return to the racing sim community! Jay J

Sorry, Jay; I wuz just being cheeky. "Jay J" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:rnr0d.22620$D%.3287@attbi_s51... > > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:Zqh0d.221550$[email hidden]... > > She's been suffering from a long-term illness the nature of which Idon't > > think I should be broadcasting all over the Net. > > > > Slot-car racing, per se, is fine...but not when it detracts from thetime

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> > one of the greatest all-time sim-racing personalities spends with our > > beloved community. > > > > Nosy parker. > > > > Sorry to have come across as a "nosy parker", I certainly meant no ill > will... > > Hell, everyone knows about her contributions to GPL, and in fact if it > weren't for her car setups I would have never spent the hours I had over

the > YEARS having fun with that sim!!! > > I simply hadn't heard anything about her condition until now, and was > curious, especially when you made a comment about slot-car racing, italmost > sounded as if that had some sort of contributing role? Strange as thatmight

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> sound.... > > Here's wishing her all the best, and a speedy return to the racing sim > community! > > Jay J > > >

And, along with Randy Cassidy, was on the grid in the very first online GPL race I ever did. Nearly wet my pants for fear of messing up with them around... ;-) Best to Alison and thanks! "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:q0r0d.62932$[email hidden]... > Yes, Alison was largely responsible for the terrific playability of theGPL > multiplayer code.

And Randy, of course! He was among the most open, accessible, and collegial of the otherwise secretive Papy inner circle. He and Alison worked well--and successfully--together. I wish him well wherever he is, too! "Steve Blankenship" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > And, along with Randy Cassidy, was on the grid in the very first onlineGPL

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> race I ever did. Nearly wet my pants for fear of messing up with them > around... ;-) > > Best to Alison and thanks! > > > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:q0r0d.62932$[email hidden]... > > Yes, Alison was largely responsible for the terrific playability of the > GPL > > multiplayer code. > >