It is really good to hear from you again Megatron. You were one of the many people I looked up to, and was in awe of, when I first joined. Oddly enough, this applys to me as well.
Quote Originally Posted by Megatron
It's funny to think back and realize the incident that first brought me to these forums was during a great quest to find an ultimate OCX control that did what MSWord did (text editor w/ all the fancy highlighting, double underlining etc.). I don't even know why. So while waiting around for one of those I started answering posts. This greatly helped accelerate my learning, and I strongly recommend it to any newbie programmers, or even the advanced if only for the sheer diverseness you're exposed to. I never did read any books or take any classes. Everything I learned was taught by these very forums, which is why it's neat to look back on them. It was a personal journey.
Unlike you, I honestly don't remember why I came here for the first time, but I do know I was looking for the answer to some kind of question that I had.

Although he does pop round from time to time, I miss pete.

I just know what kind of reaction this is going to generate.

How many folks remember filbert? *ducks behind chair to avoid flying objects flung in his general direction* - in a very odd ball kind of way, he was entertaining.