I've got at least 7 lives left, so it's all good.
@DC2, I noticed you early on because of something a little silly.....your join date (June 21st) is my birthday.

I've paid attention to you since those early days because we are some of the oldest old-timers. (And I'm talking seniority, not age.) I didn't ever know what the DC stood for, but you were here on ECF for almost an entire year before I arrived. Maybe you changed it before I got here.
I went back and looked at my Turning into a Vet thread the other day and it made me sad to notice how many people I considered friends who are long gone now. I'm sure you remember Whiskey. Do you remember mistress nomad? Cassie (Mistress Nomad) was key to my early success with
vaping. She was really young. She was very active in the relatively short time she was here. She made several videos that were really helpful back then.
This (ECF) was my first experience with internet forums and I just loved (still do) the whole experience. I visited the "Outside" one time. I felt bloody, scared, intimidated, and shocked. I only went there once. Once was enough.

I think just that one visit served to 1) show me how brutal a forum could be, and 2) make me totally appreciate the civility and warmth of the rest of ECF.
Nostalgia......sometimes it gets to me.