Well, David your last post about says it all
Seriously, Just joking Steve...lol...Good topic actually.
I have personally been just a GUEST forever.
I read, learned, laughed and nearly cried over a few mishaps and misfortunes of others since I found this forume a few years ago.
Yes, I too have been enthused, amazed, taken aback and totally pumped over some of the knowledge I have come across here on PWI. LOTS and I MEAN LOTS as in TONS of Terrific information is available here on PWI. But for myself its the people, not just the board that truly make PWI great!
In summary, now looking back over the several years I have GHOSTING on other forums thing the thing I used to say to myself is that reading was ok but sitting here and posting my thoughts and feedback was a "waste of my time", mainly due to bickering and smalltalk due to a lack of moderation on some other forums, and even at times on this forum.
However, I must say that I have found PWI to be for the most part a very refreshing "breath of fresh air" in the stuffy hard to breathe world of breathing chems and exhaust fumes for far to long doing commercial flat work.
It has been nice to find others changing careers, searching for advice, and generally getting a good dose of new material to fill my cranium with.
Sometimes, its hard to find "Niche" market information thats ACTUALLY usable in immediate real life situations but here on PWI, I can't tell you all (truthfully) how many times I have had a problem or a situation I was stumped on and couldn't find an answer to but have come to this board and read and searched and finally resolved the issue at hand from reading someones post or solution to a similar situation or circumstance.
This board is well run for the most part and always seems to offer timely advice from those that have "been there, done that".
Well there you go.That's just some of what
PWI and MOST IMPORTANTLY, PWI's MEMBERS have done for me and my business.
Thats all I've got...oops did I BROWN NOSE a little bit.
BTW, If anyone is wondering if I get anything for posting this or saying ANY of THIS stuff.
To Bad, but nobody is paying my a red cent to say any of this.
LOL