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PKRWUD · 12-03-2001, 03:44 AM

This was the first message board I ever belonged to. It has grown tremendously. I vaguely remember when Unit arrived. He's always been pretty sharp. I remember when, 2 years ago, Scott (Rebel79) H. and I decided it would be nice to take up a collection and get Jim and Dan something nice for Christmas. By the time we were done, each moderator got a gift certificate for about enough to buy a seat cover and a map light, but it was the thought that counted. I remember how Mach 1 and I used to argue every single day, in every single thread. I never had the balls to tell him I knew he was right alot of the time, because back then neither one of us was very good at seeing more than one answer to a question. I remember meeting Kat (Kathy Finley) here, and the thousands of private emails that followed. She asked me to moderate her Fox Body Tech forum, and write her tech quiz for her. After I "retired" from being her moderator, Unit took over. She still emails me sometimes asking for my help with a question in her forums, but I don't hear from her nearly enough anymore. She is a really terrific person, and if you haven't been to her site, there's a link in my sig. I was an every day participant on this site until January 2000. Dan was changing some things, and I kept having trouble logging in. Then, I just stopped coming here. I didn't go to any message boards. I started working for my first Sprint car team, and went back to school to learn PC repair and networking, and was pretty busy. Over the next 17 months, I stopped by here maybe 5 times. Then, this past June, I answered a few threads, and found myself hurrying back to see if any more help was needed. Within a day or two, I received very warm "welcome backs" from some of the true blue here. I can't tell you how great that felt. Anyway, I've been back ever since. It's hard to believe I took 17 months off from here, and I wish I hadn't. I'd have at least 1000 more posts than Unit if I had stayed

. The current Mustang Works crowd is by far the best that I've seen, and I too am grateful to have you folks in my life. I really enjoy trying to share things with people who have a desire to learn, rather than those that expect their problems to be solved for them, and these pages are full of such good natured people. Even the always overboard rants between Unit and 1BAD89 end without bloodshed, although if memory serves, they are supposed to meet halfway and race each other. The average age seems to me to be lower than it was before, but they are much more intelligent and mature than the kids on here in the past. This really is a great website, and I'm so glad that WE have all found it, and that the masses elsewhere haven't.

Happy December 2nd, 2001!!!!! (it will never be this day again, so celebrate it!!!)

Love you guys.

Take care,
-Chris

12-03-2001, 03:44 AM	#9
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	What a long, strange trip it's been! This was the first message board I ever belonged to. It has grown tremendously. I vaguely remember when Unit arrived. He's always been pretty sharp. I remember when, 2 years ago, Scott (Rebel79) H. and I decided it would be nice to take up a collection and get Jim and Dan something nice for Christmas. By the time we were done, each moderator got a gift certificate for about enough to buy a seat cover and a map light, but it was the thought that counted. I remember how Mach 1 and I used to argue every single day, in every single thread. I never had the balls to tell him I knew he was right alot of the time, because back then neither one of us was very good at seeing more than one answer to a question. I remember meeting Kat (Kathy Finley) here, and the thousands of private emails that followed. She asked me to moderate her Fox Body Tech forum, and write her tech quiz for her. After I "retired" from being her moderator, Unit took over. She still emails me sometimes asking for my help with a question in her forums, but I don't hear from her nearly enough anymore. She is a really terrific person, and if you haven't been to her site, there's a link in my sig. I was an every day participant on this site until January 2000. Dan was changing some things, and I kept having trouble logging in. Then, I just stopped coming here. I didn't go to any message boards. I started working for my first Sprint car team, and went back to school to learn PC repair and networking, and was pretty busy. Over the next 17 months, I stopped by here maybe 5 times. Then, this past June, I answered a few threads, and found myself hurrying back to see if any more help was needed. Within a day or two, I received very warm "welcome backs" from some of the true blue here. I can't tell you how great that felt. Anyway, I've been back ever since. It's hard to believe I took 17 months off from here, and I wish I hadn't. I'd have at least 1000 more posts than Unit if I had stayed . The current Mustang Works crowd is by far the best that I've seen, and I too am grateful to have you folks in my life. I really enjoy trying to share things with people who have a desire to learn, rather than those that expect their problems to be solved for them, and these pages are full of such good natured people. Even the always overboard rants between Unit and 1BAD89 end without bloodshed, although if memory serves, they are supposed to meet halfway and race each other. The average age seems to me to be lower than it was before, but they are much more intelligent and mature than the kids on here in the past. This really is a great website, and I'm so glad that WE have all found it, and that the masses elsewhere haven't. Happy December 2nd, 2001!!!!! (it will never be this day again, so celebrate it!!!) Love you guys. Take care, -Chris __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE!