fresh meat

This is a special time. With the new car comes a whole new circle of forums for trading information. The age of the car means the owner community out there is pretty crusty too; battle-scarred sharks in waters they are very intimate. In swims a noob (me) immediately comfortable with the format though not familiar with all of the faces. He gnaws on a few tough questions and asserts his power cautiously, sniffing around for the leaders of the pack. A few loudmouths have left plenty of evidence behind in old posts that they talk a big game but are generally full of **it. Then there's me; cocksure, willing to wager despite a meager pile of chips in my number of posts pot. Yeah, this is a special time, the time I test my mettle a fit my way in. Won't change me though... I fully intend to follow my plan with the car no matter what the slammed, glammed, blinged, and now concours quality restored crowd may think.