Pete, we have alot more international lurkers than you realize but they don't post up much because language barriers and even using suck translaters has had them called idiots, morons and worse when they were just trying to ask a question or say thank you. Canada was pre-planned with this banner and they proved up big time (Well except Weez heh heh). I believe this one should stay on the North American continent as planned. Also IF there is an international banner and its advertised for say 3-6 months before hand I believe you will see a swell of lurkers becoming members. Back in 04-05 when I joined there really was not that many members on TRS , many came back after the the great crash of 07 and now look... from a handfull to 10's of 1000's. The international banner would go to Hawaii first (50th), then US territories, then global. Can you imagine how cool that would be for us to see how they do it and with photos of all far away places? Oh and also like I mentioned long ago we would need to set up an account (like Fed Ex) so members who don't have a 1/2 penny to spare can be part of this family and know they can send it along to the next member.
I remember that discussion. I was on the fence about it. I saw both sides of the argument, and didn't favor one side in particular. I started lurking around '00 after I got my first truck, when it still had parts in the other site format. Joined around '01-02. That crash really sucked, but fortunately we got a lot of our archived information back, minus the threads. There was so much good, dense, information in that. People have come and gone (ie: MAKG), but TRS is still a wonderful site and filled with genuine enthusiasts.
Hey, maybe I can use the big printer at work and make a 1:1 scale copy of the Banner. Or bring a piece of canvas that I can directly glue onto the actual Banner.
I unno. Just spitballing ideas here.
I was up in Irving/Dallas area this past weekend, and limitations prevented us from meeting. I drove the 4.5 hours back down to Houston. There are other weekends available.
BLASPHEMY COMING:
While at the Texas State Fair in Dallas, which also hosts an auto show, I learned that he 2015 Chevy Colorado will have come equipped with a full quad cab (actual usable bench seat for adults) and an optional 2.8L 4 cylinder Duramax turbo diesel. Can't find the highway MPG specs yet.
Really? REALLY? Ford, what is wrong with you! Last time you did that for us was in 1985! It actually looks really good, and I would be excited to own one for sure.