Hello everyone, -- new, old member here.

[R.Lee]

Greetings everyone,

It's been 10 or more years since I last participated on the forum here. I use to post under the username, Lee. I am a former moderator on the NASCAR forum here, Joe Fan, if he still posts here, might remember me from those days. Unfortunately, I was forced to give up the moderator position and leave the forum, due to health problems, that turned out to be type 2 diabetes and due to having to take care of my ailing parents. Diabetes forced me into retirement from the the U.S. Marine Corps, fortunately, I had over 20 years service in, so I was able to retire, with full benefits, rather than be seperated with severance pay. Both parents passed on, mother in 2006 and dad in 2007. Since then, I have finally met the girl of my dreams. Oddly, we grew up, 7 miles appart, went to rival high schools, graduated the same year, but until 4 years ago, had never met. What is strange, is that we both knew who each other were, had mutual friends and our paths crossed probably hundreds of times over the years, but we just never met, until 4 years ago. I guess the time just has to be right. We recently purchased a house and now live in Flowery Branch, in North Georgia. We had lived South of Atlanta, she in Decatur and I, in Ellenwood. She had not ever been to a race and had not ever shown any interest in racing, unusual, considering her father was an auto mechanic. That changed. She has attended a race with me and now enjoys watching the races with me each weekend. All of the NASCAR Series, Sprint Cup, Nationwide, Camping World Trucks, K&N, as well as ARCA and any of the other stock car series that might be shown on TV. I don't really believe that I "converted" her into a racing fan, I think I just gave her the oppertunity to see/discover something that she now enjoys. Anyway, as they say, allot of water has gone "over the dam", or "under the bridge", in the 10 or more years that I have been absent from here. So, to anyone that I knew here before, I say hello and look forward to renewing aquaintence with and to those that I either did not know before, and those that have joined in the time that I have been gone, I look forward to meeting and discussing racing with you. To all, have a good evening/good day.

Best regards,

R.Lee (formerly Lee)