I was an original free huddler.  I would have been around 32 yrs old or so and at a different job.

Sadly, I went from being a wild man to a completely functioning adult since then.  It is horrible.

i was ask to come over to the early beginning of the OC from the failing JJHuddle. I was the owner of two companies, life was good, business 2009 was not the best. That period of time start me thinking of slowing down and winding my career down.

Being ask to join the site was cool and a nice feeling of being a small part of the beginning.

Came here right after the $12 dollar JJ fiasco. I was 48 and will be 57 in June. Same job,same wife,same two kids one new grandson.

posted by wes_mantooth

I was an original free huddler.  I would have been around 32 yrs old or so and at a different job.

Sadly, I went from being a wild man to a completely functioning adult since then.  It is horrible.

It is honestly terrible. You're a complete embarrassment. 

November 2010?  I was about to turn 52, and worried about my job being abolished.  Five months later, that fear was realized.  Maybe that's why I have this sense of foreboding every time I log on to the OC.

posted by Zunardo

November 2010?  I was about to turn 52, and worried about my job being abolished.  Five months later, that fear was realized.  Maybe that's why I have this sense of foreboding every time I log on to the OC.

This is the environment I'm trying to cultivate around here. I'm glad someone gets it.

I miss FreeHuddle.

At one point the OC allowed you to sort the member list by join date. I was between 30-40, I think on the 2nd or 3rd day of existence. I joined JJ in 2005 during my cross country season because there was pretty good discussion back then. Took me a while to find the random shit forum, but then I was relatively active. JJ members helped me write my valedictorian speech, to good reviews. There are months when I have been less active, but I've followed pretty regularly since the inception of OC in 2009.

posted by ernest_t_bass

I miss FreeHuddle.

Don't mention that word or you will get a certified letter.

are we really down to 152 members on this site? seems like there'd be more.

posted by j_crazy

are we really down to 152 members on this site? seems like there'd be more.

That's how many have created an account on the new site. I'll be sending out periodic email blasts to invite old members back. I've yet to send the first one out yet, but I'd like to send it soon.

Can't remember what was going on when I joined. All I know is it was Mantooth who gave me the heads up. Otherwise I would've probably never known about the place.

I spent a couple of days creating new IP's and bouncing off proxy servers creating new accounts to spam jj's and offer the new free huddle.

Hallarity soon followed. I still havent figured out who the BIG BANNANA was lol.

Going through some old files and found the original logo of FreeHuddle.

lol forgot the tagline. Classic and Grade A troll job

posted by Commander of Awesome

lol forgot the tagline. Classic and Grade A troll job

It was fun until the certified letter showed up.

posted by justincredible

It was fun until the certified letter showed up.

Now that they are dead, you should buy the rights to the name for $12.  A good way to body bag them and dance on their grave.    At least offer them $12, and screen shot their response for us for the lulz.  

posted by like_that

Now that they are dead, you should buy the rights to the name for $12.  A good way to body bag them and dance on their grave.    At least offer them $12, and screen shot their response for us for the lulz.  

It redirects to Maxpreps, I was curious to log in to the site and forgot they disbanded the message board

I think I joined that message board in 2002

I thought I posted in here yesterday must have forgot to actually post it...but I joined the OC the morning after it launched on my old jjhuddle name trackandccrunner... I was working at Kroger and got a text from trueblue (at least I think it was him) at like 1am about this site being created.  After some stuff happened and I wasn't running anymore I wanted a change and made this name. No idea why I didn't just change my original name. 

But in 2009 when this site was created I was working nights at Kroger...I had just gotten a DUI about 4 months earlier and ended a 3 year relationship 6 months earlier. I was single living at home with my mom and hating life with no amibitions to change.

In 2010 (around the time I made this username) I got my first real job and then moved to Alabama in 2012 to stay with the same company. I've been promoted once since moving down here. I got married in 2013 and bought my first house at the end of 2015. Only new interest I have is I've gotten into craft beer in the last 4 years.

Hard to believe that this all happened over 8 years ago.  Christ, that makes me feel old.

I'm in the same industry, just a different company.  My boys would have been 4, 1 & 1.  Still married, new house.  Time is flying, thanks for reminding me OP.

posted by SnotBubbles

  Still married

Wellp, I lost that bet.

posted by SnotBubbles

Hard to believe that this all happened over 8 years ago.  Christ, that makes me feel old.

I'm in the same industry, just a different company.  My boys would have been 4, 1 & 1.  Still married, new house.  Time is flying, thanks for reminding me OP.

You are old.

Let’s just say it was called Freehuddle when I joined. 

posted by jmog1

Let’s just say it was called Freehuddle when I joined. 

Let's just say that's not unique.

posted by ernest_t_bass

Let's just say that's not unique.

I would say probably 80% of all the people who still visit here joined that first month when JJ went pay to play.