You'll have to excuse me if this comes across as sappy. I'm traveling right now and it gives me more time to think about things... I also miss the crap out of my car driving this Altima (sad panda taking 2.8 months to accelerate to 60mph).
As many of you know I got my car on my 33rd birthday, which was a great thing. What wasn't known was that I was not nearly as excited as I should have been about it. I wasn't oozing with joy or jumping up and down. Even with all the greatness, it was a bad day for me. A few days before my birthday some really really not great things happened that had been building for a long time and took an incredible toll on me. The car made it less bad, but the significance outweighed the car.
When I first posted pictures on TMC I really thought it would be just another Model S delivered and that nothing I could say would really benefit anyone. Little did I know that there was a lot to contribute. The reputation points, private messages thanking me, kind words in posts, requests for my opinion... they have all been very helpful. I know, super sappy, and shocking that such small things can make a difference, but with what happened they really have made a difference. I'm very thankful for that.
It's been lots of fun talking about all these things with everyone, and digging into whatever I can to get information for everyone. I apologize for not posting high speed data, but an impounded car wouldn't have helped me. It's also been fun having the chance to meet members in person.
So this is kind of a two part post. One showing my appreciation to a great community and the other to point out that how we interact with each other makes a difference. Both good and bad. Nobody should have needed to write these posts about being attacked. Mistakes are made, but I don't like reading replies where people are insulting others... it isn't good for anyone.
So anyway, thanks to everyone, and sorry for the sappiness... back to your ludicrously scheduled programming.
As many of you know I got my car on my 33rd birthday, which was a great thing. What wasn't known was that I was not nearly as excited as I should have been about it. I wasn't oozing with joy or jumping up and down. Even with all the greatness, it was a bad day for me. A few days before my birthday some really really not great things happened that had been building for a long time and took an incredible toll on me. The car made it less bad, but the significance outweighed the car.
When I first posted pictures on TMC I really thought it would be just another Model S delivered and that nothing I could say would really benefit anyone. Little did I know that there was a lot to contribute. The reputation points, private messages thanking me, kind words in posts, requests for my opinion... they have all been very helpful. I know, super sappy, and shocking that such small things can make a difference, but with what happened they really have made a difference. I'm very thankful for that.
It's been lots of fun talking about all these things with everyone, and digging into whatever I can to get information for everyone. I apologize for not posting high speed data, but an impounded car wouldn't have helped me. It's also been fun having the chance to meet members in person.
So this is kind of a two part post. One showing my appreciation to a great community and the other to point out that how we interact with each other makes a difference. Both good and bad. Nobody should have needed to write these posts about being attacked. Mistakes are made, but I don't like reading replies where people are insulting others... it isn't good for anyone.
So anyway, thanks to everyone, and sorry for the sappiness... back to your ludicrously scheduled programming.