What happened since you joined TMS?
9/8/11, 05:47 PM
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What happened since you joined TMS?
Things have me thinking. I joined this forum in May 2004, 7 years ago when I was 26.
Things have changed dramatically on the forum (Arin being made a mod made me feel old!), the new owners, etc etc.
When I joined I was driving a 2000 V6 Vert, we were all talking about the fabled S197 whilst driving Fox's or SN95's. Now we are looking at the second facelift of the 2005.
Soooooo....... What has happened since you joined? Here is mine.
We had our first son in Oct '05, promptly followed by me getting rid of my Mustang (couldn't fit my wife in the front, and an infant car seat in the rear at the same time. After a lot of soul searching, I decided to lose the car rather than my wife, but it was a close run thing.....
)
I immediately jumped into Jeeps, had a Cherokee then a Grand. Plenty big enough for a wife AND a kid.
I have moved jobs 4 times since then, got qualified as a bean counter, and have ended up working for the same company as I was in when I joined this forum, albeit in a completely different division! (The said company is a Fortune 100 company, and gives me the very real option of moving to the States. This has been an aim for the last 10 years in Casa Jgsmuzzy)
December 2010 came and delivered my second son in 3ft of snow. I know some of you see that amount of snow as normal in Winter, but here it is not normal, and we have had two winters in a row with it!
So, as an upshot, since May 2004, I now have 2 sons, have changed jobs 4 times in a circle, and now drive a Bimmer.
Let me know your stories, especially from the long term members that have were here before Scothew started throwing his weight around!
Also, if anyone has any of Blip's "Coney" cartoons on their HD, please post them up as I found this last week, and it made me chuckle!
J
Things have changed dramatically on the forum (Arin being made a mod made me feel old!), the new owners, etc etc.
When I joined I was driving a 2000 V6 Vert, we were all talking about the fabled S197 whilst driving Fox's or SN95's. Now we are looking at the second facelift of the 2005.
Soooooo....... What has happened since you joined? Here is mine.
We had our first son in Oct '05, promptly followed by me getting rid of my Mustang (couldn't fit my wife in the front, and an infant car seat in the rear at the same time. After a lot of soul searching, I decided to lose the car rather than my wife, but it was a close run thing.....
)I immediately jumped into Jeeps, had a Cherokee then a Grand. Plenty big enough for a wife AND a kid.
I have moved jobs 4 times since then, got qualified as a bean counter, and have ended up working for the same company as I was in when I joined this forum, albeit in a completely different division! (The said company is a Fortune 100 company, and gives me the very real option of moving to the States. This has been an aim for the last 10 years in Casa Jgsmuzzy)
December 2010 came and delivered my second son in 3ft of snow. I know some of you see that amount of snow as normal in Winter, but here it is not normal, and we have had two winters in a row with it!
So, as an upshot, since May 2004, I now have 2 sons, have changed jobs 4 times in a circle, and now drive a Bimmer.
Let me know your stories, especially from the long term members that have were here before Scothew started throwing his weight around!
Also, if anyone has any of Blip's "Coney" cartoons on their HD, please post them up as I found this last week, and it made me chuckle!
J
9/8/11, 05:57 PM
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9/8/11, 05:59 PM
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Scott, please do.
I think there are going to be some interesting stories.
We were young back then, with responsibility levels way lower than today, would be good to know your story, and everyone else's!
I think there are going to be some interesting stories.
We were young back then, with responsibility levels way lower than today, would be good to know your story, and everyone else's!
9/8/11, 06:50 PM
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I'm coming up on 4 years myself.
I've seen Arin and Tom become mods.
I had another kid. 6 kids now.
Bought 2 more Mustangs. A Bronco. A Raptor. And a SHO. Still have all of them.
Still at same job. Still live in same city. But made a crap load of friends here on TMS.
I've seen Arin and Tom become mods.
I had another kid. 6 kids now.
Bought 2 more Mustangs. A Bronco. A Raptor. And a SHO. Still have all of them.
Still at same job. Still live in same city. But made a crap load of friends here on TMS.
9/8/11, 07:52 PM
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I have drank A LOT of beer since I've joined . . . and more to come. (Shoot . . . I've drank beer with Scott, Brad, Arin, TDS, JeffreyDJ, and Paul . . . good times!) (Not to mention DanS.02GT, and tacbear!)
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9/8/11, 08:19 PM
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Hm. Lemme see... says 2/2/04, so... Oh, and not in order, just as I came across them in my mind.
I've been carjacked... lost the Mark VIII (good. hated that car.)
Changed jobs twice.
Gained two nephews and a niece.
Finally got the Mustang I wanted.
Went to Quakecon 2004.
Sold the condo.
Started and continuing to play City of Heroes. Love that dang game.
Re-learned to ride a motorcycle, but not before I plonked it down and busted my chin open. Still riding it, and I've gotten a lot better... but nobody's perfect. Ever.
Lost an Aunt.
Been *really* sick a few times. Internal issues. Once was in Hot Springs, and I *had* to ride the motorcycle home. After no sleep and a hell of a night in the bathroom. Made it too.
Traveled something like 4.444 Billion miles inside our Solar System.
Got older by 7.5 years, but I'm still 25 in the head.
Most recently, started shaving my head.
Got rid of, seriously, a standard truck bed's worth of books, and they all went to the Public Library. Fully 1/2 of them were Star Trek first print novels (all of them, all series, every single paperback, hardcover, and specials, until about April 2005), the other half were various science, astronomy, airplane (civil and military), and other interesting oddity books. I hope a buncha someones enjoys them all. I did, I read *every one* of them. Did save a very few though.
'Bout it, really. Nothing too exciting.
I've been carjacked... lost the Mark VIII (good. hated that car.)
Changed jobs twice.
Gained two nephews and a niece.
Finally got the Mustang I wanted.
Went to Quakecon 2004.
Sold the condo.
Started and continuing to play City of Heroes. Love that dang game.
Re-learned to ride a motorcycle, but not before I plonked it down and busted my chin open. Still riding it, and I've gotten a lot better... but nobody's perfect. Ever.
Lost an Aunt.
Been *really* sick a few times. Internal issues. Once was in Hot Springs, and I *had* to ride the motorcycle home. After no sleep and a hell of a night in the bathroom. Made it too.
Traveled something like 4.444 Billion miles inside our Solar System.
Got older by 7.5 years, but I'm still 25 in the head.
Most recently, started shaving my head.
Got rid of, seriously, a standard truck bed's worth of books, and they all went to the Public Library. Fully 1/2 of them were Star Trek first print novels (all of them, all series, every single paperback, hardcover, and specials, until about April 2005), the other half were various science, astronomy, airplane (civil and military), and other interesting oddity books. I hope a buncha someones enjoys them all. I did, I read *every one* of them. Did save a very few though.
'Bout it, really. Nothing too exciting.
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9/8/11, 08:40 PM
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You forgot Jeffrey, his wife (love ya L ). And for me, it was rum. lots of rum........
9/8/11, 08:50 PM
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Lets see since Jan 2004..... wow. this may be in no particular order.
Founded TMS with Brad. Met a bunch of cool folks and shared in a ton of awesome mustang information on the most up and coming 05 site in the land.
got married...
went on a vacation (cheronobyl isnt good in teh fall, and sharks eat people).
had my son
developed a fear of yellow mustangs with cobra badges on them
moved
changed positions at work.
got divorced
throw in a couple of great mustang events somewhere in those years.
Throw in a couple of great mustang events somewhere in those years where i spent the non-musatng times with some really great friends having a good time.
made arin a mod, im sorry......
got married
had my daughter
made gary a mod.
im a screwed up person.
Founded TMS with Brad. Met a bunch of cool folks and shared in a ton of awesome mustang information on the most up and coming 05 site in the land.
got married...
went on a vacation (cheronobyl isnt good in teh fall, and sharks eat people).
had my son
developed a fear of yellow mustangs with cobra badges on them
moved
changed positions at work.
got divorced
throw in a couple of great mustang events somewhere in those years.
Throw in a couple of great mustang events somewhere in those years where i spent the non-musatng times with some really great friends having a good time.
made arin a mod, im sorry......
got married
had my daughter
made gary a mod.
im a screwed up person.
9/11/11, 01:14 PM
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Since May, 2007...
Painted the Mustang purple
3 nephews have come into my life
Started a business
Turned 25 and got my Texas horizontal license
Yeah, I lead an exciting life.
Painted the Mustang purple
3 nephews have come into my life
Started a business
Turned 25 and got my Texas horizontal license
Yeah, I lead an exciting life.
9/11/11, 05:30 PM
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9/15/11, 12:59 AM
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My C/T is cooler than Arin is.
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I'm gonna have to say... alot!! I believe I was 16 when I joined, still in high school. I'm 23 now.
lost my dad
been married
been divorced
moved to NC
moved back to WV
moved back to NC
moved back to WV
been in and out of college since I graduated.
developed my "cartooning" skills
20-some cars later...
Arin got made a mod & I haven't
lost my dad
been married
been divorced
moved to NC
moved back to WV
moved back to NC
moved back to WV
been in and out of college since I graduated.
developed my "cartooning" skills
20-some cars later...
Arin got made a mod & I haven't
9/24/11, 11:38 AM
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sold my ford truck ( big mistake )
bought a dodge truck ( big mistake)
met a crazy woman ( big mistake )
bought a new toyota ( big mistake )
sold my 351 pinto ( big mistake )
you think maybe joinging this site was a ( )
bought a dodge truck ( big mistake)
met a crazy woman ( big mistake )
bought a new toyota ( big mistake )
sold my 351 pinto ( big mistake )
you think maybe joinging this site was a ( )