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[Spin Drift]

No you did not have to be a lifer to enjoy all those things mostly just show up, be nice and polite, enjoy others company and appreciate the artistry of the Parker.

It's amazing what being a PGCA lifer means in some places. At the H+H store in Paris, a notably snobbish place the the atmosphere turned cordial when I told them I was Life member and collected classic American smooth bores I was shown the collectors gun room, Some real neat metal in there.

Now who knows what would have happened if i did not mention the PGCA but the same thing happened at Purdey's. So yes the lifer level does have perks.

[C.O.B.]

How many of us are going to H&H or Purdy's? I have been treated well by all the staff at H&H without being a life member of the PGCA. I think your grasping at straws.

[Phil Yearout]

Originally Posted by Michael Moffa

It's amazing what being a PGCA lifer means in some places. At the H+H store in Paris, a notably snobbish place the the atmosphere turned cordial when I told them I was Life member and collected classic American smooth bores I was shown the collectors gun room, Some real neat metal in there.

Now who knows what would have happened if i did not mention the PGCA but the same thing happened at Purdey's. So yes the lifer level does have perks.

I'm guessing that if you'd left the word "life" out of that sentence you'd have been accorded the same courtesy.

I joined so I could read the restricted forums and receive Parker Pages. As someone who's lost in the Central Time Zone I'll probably never attend any of the functions nor get to know any of you fine folks personally, so to be perfectly frank the privilege of voting is not particularly important to me.