Well, as one of those December Newbies, for my own part, you were discovered by my too frequent (so SWMBO says anyway) use of Google, while searching for.... Heck, I've forgotten now, but be assured, it was Smoking related. A couple of days lurking and then I jumped in with both feet. Called a few close friends in my Diesel Truck group, and then, well there you go, three or four more due to word of mouth. My SIL is lurking, he's going to get lost in the smoke if he doesn't get with it and standup and be counted.
It's a real friendly place on this site and I hope to be able to give back as much as I've received. We call that "paying it forward".