<p>OP, YOUR OPENING POST WAS AWESOME! </p>
<p>I have been mostly reading here (a.k.a lurking) since last August but I occasionally I post something and I say BRAVO to this thread! Your intro managed to put into words the exact essence of the way I, and apparently lots of others, have come to feel about CC! </p>
<p>Why do I find myself almost addicted to reading posts here? For me it’s a little like hunting through the clearance racks at my favorite department store: PLENTY of stuff that I don’t want, need, or can use. There’s lots of stuff that isn’t my size/taste, wrong for the occasion or is just plain crap. But every now and then I find something that I can really, really use that fits my situation perfectly and there is a certain “high” I get from it. </p>
<p>My oldest son will be off to college this fall (two visits in the next 7 days will dictate where!) but he has 2 brothers coming up behind him so I imagine I’ll be “shopping” here for the foreseeable future.</p>