We do occasionally meet. We stay in contact with each other, weekly if not more often, via e-mail and Facebook. Phone calls too. I think I've become a member of some of the Brother's families and lodges with all the Facebook exchanges.
Yes. I am glad that the last 10 years have borne fruit. The GLs were wise enough to wait on us. Their faith was not misplaced. The ground-swell, thanks in great part to this website, reached a peak and it has now happened. The final hoRAHs of the nay-sayers is upon us. It will wash away with time.
I have met, as I always knew I would, Brethren who put their pants on the same way I do, are obliged to put out the garbage and go get a loaf of bread, and worry about the safety and nurture of their families the same as I. There are good people out there, we only have to let them into our hearts.