I never ask why I meet someone at the time that I meet them but I believe I know why I met Gunfreak25 when I did.
I was working on the M135, reading twice as much as I normally would and looking for those mentors that already had a lifetime of experience on the G749. Motivation is hard to find with these trucks as most of the stories are about the ugly side of automatic transmissions. I started seeing this Gunfreak25 name on detailed, mathematical info on the G749. The information did not sound like it was just read off the net and the text pasted onto my screen. It sounded like it came from a soul that had a lifetime of experience with the trucks and knowledge beyond all the books that I read. Not only were all the posts accurate but they were presented politely, humbly and with passion for more than just a truck.
Gunfreak looked at the problems with the truck and simply found solutions. No drama, no yelling, no swearing...very little swearing.... just look at the problem, come up with solutions, pick the best one and go forward. When I found out he was just a kid and did not have a large staff of researchers whipping up his daily reports, I knew we had a leader.
You're truly an old soul Tom, with empathy, compassion and kindness beyond your years. I know you aren't going anywhere and will be in a position very soon where you can stay in touch with everyone, just make sure you do. You still have a lot of us to motivate......and teach.
Too many times we need to say or do things and we never do.... "we'll just move it along"....
To you Mr. Gunfreak
Thanks for being the solid, stand-up guy you are.