You are right...we should have some way of knowing how old someone is - maybe a tag on the sig line, or where the year of the truck is, etc....that way, when they say things that 30 yr olds get kidded about, we know that its just a kid saying it.
Maybe membership levels?
Until that's worked out, I do feel for you...you loved your X, you wanted to hang out here afterwards, but - you forgot the blood in the water type frenzy that goes on when people throw chum in the water.
You have to just let the ribbing go...its not like you need anyone's approval.
You want an H2, and you get them for free...that's cool.
You had an X, and you want to post on XOC, fine...I welcome you, there's plenty of Ex-X owners here, many also had hard times or wrecks or wives that kept half their stuff, etc.
Just don't expect the sharks to not be sharks...you know who they are...and you know who everyone else is.
With the number of Hummer jokes, hell, even the NAME HUMMER is a joke, slang for a blow job since before your dad was born...you HAVE to expect some ribbing.
You can take it badly, and run off feeling hurt...or take it like a man (Afterall, its just online, its not like you lose real blood or anything...).
So stand tall, shoulders back, and let them do their worst. When they're done, no one will care. Your posts will be who you are.
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- TJ
2001 Xterra '03 VG33, SE 5 spd, 305/70/16's, Revolvers, UBSkidderz, Doubled AAL's, 3"SL/2"BL, winch/bumpers, skids, sliders, OBA, Snorkel, pine stripes....
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