Hmmm, ex-Army and a friend of HeroHog. That makes you immediately suspect as we've been trying to get rid of HeroHog for some time.
Seriously, welcome aboard. New faces are usually appreciated in these parts. Did HH warn you about this hive of scum and jerkwads before he invited you? I think it's more likely you will ban your own self after being exposed to the miscreants around here.
I've asked him repeatedly not to say that we are friends in public. I have a certain reputation to maintain. I think it's 7 years before I can say what that is, but I do have one. And I got the invite, looked around, and THEN was told what kind of people I'd find here. If it gets too bad here, I have a go bag. Used to, that bag was good for 1000 miles oneway on a 4 day, but as the BAG has gotten older, I find it gets tired, and it's back gives out, much sooner than it used too, it can no longer sit on a motorcycle for hours at the time, and has to stop from time to time. I've thought of just getting a new go bag, but after all these years I've learned to just make do.