Mike Condren's website

Discussion in 'General' started by pbender, Sep 29, 2017.

  1. pbender

    pbender Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Has anyone heard from Mike Condren recently?

    His website (http://www.condrenrails.com/ ) is currently down, and I was just wondering if it is going to come back up at some point soon (as you may know, it has a treasure trove of Frisco photos...)

    Paul
     
  2. yardmaster

    yardmaster Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Paul, his site had seemed to be working fine yesterday when I originally copied/pasted links from his "Derricks" section.

    I'm hoping that it's a temporary outage. Perhaps others here have been in contact with him and can provide confirmation/clarification.

    Best Regards,
     
  3. gstout

    gstout Member Frisco.org Supporter

    I don't know about his web site, but I was recently speaking with a mutual friend and learned that Mike's health is not at all good. I believe his son is now the person who responds if you send Mike an email.

    GS
     
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  4. gjslsffan

    gjslsffan Staff Member Staff Member

    I sure hope he gets better. I have spent many hours looking at his images, what a treasure.
     
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  5. yardmaster

    yardmaster Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Greg -
    Thanks for the update - really sorry to hear that he's not well.

    If you have any further contact via his son, please pass along our best wishes. While I've only lightly corresponded with Dr. Condren years back, his photos and knowledge sure have helped to fill in the gaps for those of us who only experienced the Frisco firsthand in its twilight.

    Best Regards,
     
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  6. pbender

    pbender Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Greg,

    Thanks for the update. I too hope Mike gets better.

    I'm sure the website is the last thing on anyone in the family's mind, but I wonder if Mike, or his family, would be open to letting us pay the hosting bill. I am sure that is the reason the site is currently down.

    Paul
     
  7. geep07

    geep07 Member

    Our Administrator's should approach this, his website is a valuable asset to Frisco_Org
    Prayers to Mr. Condren and family.
     
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  8. FriscoCharlie

    FriscoCharlie Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    We could gladly host that site right here, FREE.

    Charlie
     
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  9. TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020)

    TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020) Passed Away July 15, 2020 Frisco.org Supporter

    Is there any further news about Mike Condren's health? I hope he's feeling better. I met him years ago and bought slides from him. Very nice fellow! Any word on his website?

    Tom G.
     
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  10. gstout

    gstout Member Frisco.org Supporter

    I am being told he is not doing at all well.

    GS
     
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  11. Thanks For the update Greg. Not what we want to hear.
     
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  12. gjslsffan

    gjslsffan Staff Member Staff Member

    I visited with him on the internet a few years ago. A real nice fellow willing to help as much as he could. Sad to hear this.
    Perhaps he will get the message about how much we are thinking of him. :(
     
  13. pbender

    pbender Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Greg, if you have the opportunity, please pass along the word that we are thinking if him.
     
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  14. tomd6 (Tom Duggan RIP 2/11/2018)

    tomd6 (Tom Duggan RIP 2/11/2018) Passed Away February 11, 2018

    Mike Condren, who lives in Tahlequah, OK, was at the October 2017 meeting of the Arkansas-Boston Mountains Chapter in Springdale, AR. He had not attended much recently as he was dealing with a back problem that required surgery.
     
  15. tomd6 (Tom Duggan RIP 2/11/2018)

    tomd6 (Tom Duggan RIP 2/11/2018) Passed Away February 11, 2018

    A friend advises Mike Condren had a problem with Go Daddy the site provider. Go Daddy took the website down, not Mike Condren. Let's hope that Mike finds a new host.
     
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  16. gstout

    gstout Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Okay, I made some inquiries regarding Mike and the web site. Here is the response I got:

    He does supply brief answers to emails occasionally. His wife will answer for him sometimes. The site went down because he cannot maintain it.

    My suggestion would be that since Mike and his family are going through something of a rough patch just now, leave it alone.

    GS
     
  17. pbender

    pbender Member Frisco.org Supporter

  18. Sirfoldalot

    Sirfoldalot Frisco.org Supporter Frisco.org Supporter

    Paul ... I cannot get any pictures to load. Example: F - Series Diesel will only load the first photo of #5000.
    Several other areas would not load any photos?
    Did it all work for you?
     
  19. kenmc

    kenmc KenMc Frisco.org Supporter

    That site has only the top level category pages, no individual images.

    Ken McElreath
     
  20. It all worked for me there. Including other RRs. It is slow that way though.
     

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