Welcome back herf, it's so nice to see you on OB again!!!
I still have lots of orchids, but am on OB much less frequently (lack of time).
No, I haven't seen Gin around here in a long long time either. She still posts photos of her orchids on Facebook, though her primary interest seems to be all of her birds.
As to the chatroom, it's very rarely used anymore. I guess we lost the habit, and use of it gradually died out. Though it would be nice to chat again, like in the 'old days'!