Dear Community,
Fifteen "reputation" points?! My reputation should precede me! After all, I was there, long ago! Long before this Oppo was yet a gimmer in the mods eyes, I was a contributor in the 'dark times.' A time when a Kinja-monster devastated this community--and to think it was all because of Hulk Hogan.
Back then, I was finding my writing legs. I brought you stories of 'Ridiculous Diesels,' I showed off lame rental cars while on vacation and even showed off my waining mechanical skills (they still suck). When the coup de grâce struck this community, I climbed aboard a raft and sailed to DriveTribe. In that foreign land, I wrote about automotive news and topics that fit my fancy. It was there I grew, learned, and made new friends--I even made a little bit of cash to pay for my bar tab.
But alas, a similar scourge that struck Kinja, has struck DT. I bet on the wrong horse. DT lost. Oppo won. With DT closing, I boarded another liferaft and sailed to this land. It feels less foreign and more familiar. Many of you I remember. Some of you have changed your names, so forgive me if we've met before. I look forward to adding my Oppo-pinion to your rants and raves and write-ups.
AND yes, I did go take my 'reputation' frustration out on my M3 parts car. I am a man of my word.
disclosure: before you get upset, the windshield was already cracked and the car cannot go back on the road because it has a junk title
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AND: On a serious note, it's nice to see this place flourishing. You might be getting some e46 M3 content... or some about a 71' F100 4x4... or about a 96' Ram Cummins... or about a 2006 M5... or even about a 2020 Tacoma... and many other things that could come rolling out of my head.
Cheers,
- M.T. Blake (www.mtblake.net / _mtblake on Insta)
