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- Alberni Valley
Just wanted to say a quick hello but maybe more importantly a real big Thank You to all the participants on the forum, especially the GT 5 section 
I have been cruising around for a bit, just lurking, reading and learning a lot. Because of what I have learned here, I was able to complete several of the challenges that I (and Bob too) could not.
So, as suggested by Jordan, a bit about me:
* How did you find GTPlanet? Google is my friend.
* Where are you from? Southern interior of BC, Canada.
* When did you start playing the Gran Turismo games? GT 4 was the first one, followed by GT5P, then GT5. Both my son and I play these, and with GT5 my daughter has taken an interest as well. But as our PS3 is also our main DVD/BlueRay player, game time can be limited by other uses of the machine.
* Do you play with a steering wheel? No. Should we?
* What other games do you enjoy? I am not much of a gamer, I am attracted to GT as I like cars. But I have enjoyed the Lego movie games, especially the Harry Potter Years 1-4 that came out last year, bugs and all
* What are you most looking forward to doing in the community, now that you're a part of this site? As with my participation on the few other forums I am active on, I hope to be able to offer advise based on my own experiences, but mostly just learn from the experts here to make my GT experience more rewarding.
Some other stuff:
Jaguar is my favorite marque, although I can not afford any! I am collecting them all in GT5, just a couple more to go. Won the XJ13 today after doing my first endurance race. Real vehicles are a 2009 Subaru Forester that I use for my business, and its great in the woods; and a 2004 Toyota Sienna that so far has shown no signs of unintended acceleration! Notable cars of my past included a 1969 Datsun 510, with twin SU's and a rally cam, a real fun drive; and a 1996 Mercury Mystique V6, with the rare traction control. Very nice car to drive, very quick and tossable. But there was a reason my mechanic (who i got to know rather well) called the Mercury Mistake
Trains, both model and real, are my hobby (hence my user name, since XKSS was already taken
).
I work in forestry, as a consultant who specializes in forest safety and assessing activities for compliance to environmental standards. Takes me on the road a fair bit, that is the only downside.
Anyway, really looking forward to being here!
I have been cruising around for a bit, just lurking, reading and learning a lot. Because of what I have learned here, I was able to complete several of the challenges that I (and Bob too) could not.So, as suggested by Jordan, a bit about me:
* How did you find GTPlanet? Google is my friend.
* Where are you from? Southern interior of BC, Canada.
* When did you start playing the Gran Turismo games? GT 4 was the first one, followed by GT5P, then GT5. Both my son and I play these, and with GT5 my daughter has taken an interest as well. But as our PS3 is also our main DVD/BlueRay player, game time can be limited by other uses of the machine.
* Do you play with a steering wheel? No. Should we?
* What other games do you enjoy? I am not much of a gamer, I am attracted to GT as I like cars. But I have enjoyed the Lego movie games, especially the Harry Potter Years 1-4 that came out last year, bugs and all
* What are you most looking forward to doing in the community, now that you're a part of this site? As with my participation on the few other forums I am active on, I hope to be able to offer advise based on my own experiences, but mostly just learn from the experts here to make my GT experience more rewarding.
Some other stuff:
Jaguar is my favorite marque, although I can not afford any! I am collecting them all in GT5, just a couple more to go. Won the XJ13 today after doing my first endurance race. Real vehicles are a 2009 Subaru Forester that I use for my business, and its great in the woods; and a 2004 Toyota Sienna that so far has shown no signs of unintended acceleration! Notable cars of my past included a 1969 Datsun 510, with twin SU's and a rally cam, a real fun drive; and a 1996 Mercury Mystique V6, with the rare traction control. Very nice car to drive, very quick and tossable. But there was a reason my mechanic (who i got to know rather well) called the Mercury Mistake
Trains, both model and real, are my hobby (hence my user name, since XKSS was already taken
).I work in forestry, as a consultant who specializes in forest safety and assessing activities for compliance to environmental standards. Takes me on the road a fair bit, that is the only downside.
Anyway, really looking forward to being here!
