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Thread: 15 years!
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January 10th, 2016, 11:15 PM #1
15 years!
I registered the Colorado4x4.org domain name on January 20th, 2001. I don't have a screenshot of the first page, but it was comically simple. What followed in February was a little better (thanks to the wayback machine):
15 years later after one major database crash that forced a reset of everything, a transition from Ultimate Bulletin Board software to vBulletin, a change of hosting services, a few server moves, numerous "entertaining" server outages and other fun challenges, here we are.
Created as a resource by friends for friends this website has seen its share of happy times (couples met here and married, birth announcements were made
, etc) and sad times (friends lost too soon
). I still have the same Jeep as when I started this site (I've had it ~25 years now in fact), but over these 15 years I moved from Gunbarrel to Firestone to the in-laws in Castle Rock to a motel in the foothills (1 month test drive of mtn living) to an apartment in Broomfield to an RV on a raw plot of land for 9 months while we built our current home on the same plot of land. Along the way I got married, created a family (two kiddos, Alyssa and Austin) and built a house (no, still not finished). I'm not a web geek but I learned quite a bit about creating a maintaining a site like this. It hasn't been perfect and certainly frustrating at times, but the hours were always worth it. I've met countless friendly faces from this website who I couldn't hope to name all. Hopefully you gained something positive from this 15 year experiment as well.
Cheers to 15 years! Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped me keep this site online and to all of the members who made this little corner of the internet something special.Thank you!!!
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January 11th, 2016, 04:03 AM #2
thank you eric.
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January 11th, 2016, 06:17 AM #3
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January 11th, 2016, 06:37 AM #4
Thank you Eric, it's been a tremendous wealth of information over the years
The Car Guy
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January 11th, 2016, 06:53 AM #5From the only state in the USA where O'dumbass failed to carry a single county. :hail:
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January 11th, 2016, 07:00 AM #6
Thanks for putting in the effort. Of those 15 years, I wonder how much time I've spent here. A considerable sum to be sure.
Jon, AKA The Man With The Plan, ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Illegitimi non Carborundum = "Don't let the bastards get you down" Micris Fidelis="Faithful to small things" And it's an anagram...I'll let you figure it out
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January 11th, 2016, 07:02 AM #7
Thanks for all the work and effort.
“The simple minded know many things that the wise ignore”
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January 11th, 2016, 07:26 AM #8
Here's to the first 15!
I started with nothing, and I've got most of it left.
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January 11th, 2016, 07:28 AM #9My Iphone is smarter than your honor student.....
I SUCK AT EGGS
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January 11th, 2016, 07:31 AM #10
Thanks Eric. I have made a lot of friends here and enjoyed a lot of wheeling because of this site.
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
John F. Kennedy
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January 11th, 2016, 07:48 AM #1104 LWB LJ 4.0L 42RLE 2.5" OME lift 1" body lift 35" KOs
91 SWB MJ 4.0L AX-15 4:1NP-231 D30 D44a 6" tomken 32" KM2s
I'm A Man...I'm slow to Change...I will eventually...I Guess.
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January 11th, 2016, 08:15 AM #12
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January 11th, 2016, 08:26 AM #13
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January 11th, 2016, 08:39 AM #14
Met a lot of great people from this site!www.staythetrail.org
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January 11th, 2016, 08:51 AM #15
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January 11th, 2016, 09:00 AM #16
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January 11th, 2016, 09:27 AM #17
Thanks, Eric, for my home away from home.
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January 11th, 2016, 09:55 AM #18
I can echo what the other have said! Whether it's the off-roading community in general or simply the caliber of people who find this place their "Cheers", I met so many great people on this site. Many of us identify with other activities in life than just off-roading and this place delivers!! There's no mistaken sense of family here. :beer"
Andy
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January 11th, 2016, 10:00 AM #19
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January 11th, 2016, 10:04 AM #20
Thank for the memories!
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DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK!
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January 11th, 2016, 10:45 AM #21
Thanks Eric!
I've met lots of great folks, met for lots of trail runs, bought and sold things, and learned a ton about jeeps.If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have none at all.
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January 11th, 2016, 10:48 AM #22
Member 18 checking in!! Was 17 until the first crash
Thanks for everything you do Eric!!Your ACTIONS are speaking so loud I can hardly hear you
2005 GMC Yukon SLT - pounds pavement good!
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January 11th, 2016, 11:22 AM #23
Great forum with lots of info. You done a good thing
Lunatic #15
"A government big enough to give you a righteous buzz is also big enough to harsh your mellow." -Zapp
Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati
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January 11th, 2016, 11:37 AM #24
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January 11th, 2016, 12:13 PM #25
Thanks for giving us a place to hang out.
Contact me for all your firearms needs. Guns, ammo, accessories, NFA......
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January 11th, 2016, 12:53 PM #26
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January 11th, 2016, 01:36 PM #27
Thank Eric.. Iv meet so many friend from this site. Iv lost so many friend from this site..
Storys from the original fringe shall never die...(until the pics get lost )!2 OF THE VOICES IN MY HEAD SAY THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE. THE THIRD KEEPS YELLING PULL THE TRIGGER.
EVERY TIME YOU KEEP YOURE MOUTH SHUT SO YOU DONT OFFEND SOMEONE YOU LOSE A LITTLE PEACE OF YOURE 1ST AMENDMENT RIGHTS !!!!!
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January 11th, 2016, 02:31 PM #28
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Best dang site on the Internet!!!!!
Thanks Don S..Burleson Tx, Where the Honey's have lotsa Miilk!
Colorado Mountain Pass Collector for 30 years with 161
1976 401 Wagoneer 1999 Frontier V6 4x4
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January 11th, 2016, 02:38 PM #29
Thank you for a wonderful 15 years!
Here's to many more!
Brucker Brothers, LTD
Precision Metalwork-Stout Fabrication-Elegant Design
Longmont, CO 720-235-9485
www.BruckerBrothersLTD.com
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January 11th, 2016, 04:00 PM #30
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January 11th, 2016, 05:40 PM #31
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do. Benjamin Franklin
klaatu barada nikto
Quid Futuis
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January 11th, 2016, 06:38 PM #32
- Join Date
- Aug 2001
- Location
- Northglenn, CO
- Member #
- 65
Thanks for a great run, Eric. I hope it continues for a long time. I was here before the big crash and I remember the big celebration when we got to 500 members. I miss some of the old-timers that have moved on. There was a time when I could read every post on every board every day. I don't post as much as I used to but I still lurk here often.
Nothin' fancy, just plain ol' me.
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January 11th, 2016, 07:59 PM #33
Thanks Eric!
TJ. "Homegrown" 4-link front and rear, D44's, 4.56 gears, locked, 35's, 9500i winch, front cage with stinger (& gunsight!). / ATC: AAL2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees. Pilot: We are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here? ATC: Have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?
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January 11th, 2016, 09:33 PM #34
Thanks for keeping this thing on the rails, Eric!
Making progress on the big build.
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January 12th, 2016, 07:54 AM #35
Congratulations and thank you. I joined in 2002 and made several friends on this board over the year.
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January 12th, 2016, 09:25 AM #36
15 years is a long run in the tech world! Thanks for keeping it going!
79 CJ7 37's 4.88's Locked
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January 12th, 2016, 01:45 PM #37
Amazing how many low-number people are still hanging around too. A testament to how awesome this place is!
Murray's Toys: 76 FJ40, 00 Toyota MR2, 07 KTM 450EXC, 05 Suzuki SV1000S, 12 Yeti SB66c, too many skis to list...
I got your Jeep thing....now it burns when I pee
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January 12th, 2016, 03:13 PM #38
Yeah, all you plebs with triple and quadruple digit member numbers keep mucking up the place!
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January 12th, 2016, 03:22 PM #39
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January 12th, 2016, 03:33 PM #40
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