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Message: <blockquote data-quote="smilinggm" data-source="post: 2172557" data-attributes="member: 2394">I have a different view on your plight.  I do understand your frustration on not being able to game, however I am begining to think that some of your problems are self inflicted.  (Baring the accident and the other unforseen events).  You stated that 3 your the people in your game had to bow out because they had to work on a Friday night.   Just an educated guess but I a betting that your friends work Retail or in the service industry or shift work.  I am also betting that they do not always have Friday nights off.  Or regular weekends off.  They probalby do have on a semi regular basis have a weekday or weeknights off.  SO my suggestion to you is to be more flexable to their gaming schedule and work schedule.  Supprise them and ask them what days off they have this week and then plan agame around their work schedule NOT YORUS!!!   Plan to hold a game sometime during the week, not the weekend.  The key to having a regular games with people who do not work banking hours is to be more flexable with your schedule and to start thinking about gaming on different times than you have traditionally in the past.  Other suggestions:STOP JUDGING A BOOK BY ITS COVER!!!  You have stated that the people that you have seen in your local gaming/book stores seem to be from the unwashed masses.  Looks can be deciving.  All that you are getting is a brief look at that persons life.  You may be missing out on some great gaming opportunites by casually dismissing a fellow gamer just by they way they look in that store.  I have learned over the years that gamers come in all sizes and shapes.  And espically with gamers looks can be very decieving.  Find and Join a gaming club.  If there is not one in your community then START ONE!!!Join the RPGA.  The RPGA is a great place to find other gamers in your community and over time you will start to meet gamers out of you local communinty that will be willing to travel to a common meeting place and game.  Try Gaming ONLINE.  There are an increasing number of ONLINE games out there and as the technology grows the line between table top gaming and ONLINE gaming is starting to blurr every day.I know that many of my suggestions may seem radical but the it seams that the ordinary solutions that you have tried are failing. So it is time to try something different.Good Luck and Keep on Gaming!!!</blockquote>

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