How much do you rely on Shop Forum for "support"?

[Carrameow]

We diesel heads. or DIYers, are a dying breed.
I would venture to say that most of you are like me, and that you are the only one in the neighborhood changing out engines and transmissions at 2 am in the morning, and maybe you are the only one with a little oil slick on your driveway--even the kids around you dont work on cars anymore..and that your neighbors once in a while give you a funny grin and take a second look when they drive by...
I think that many of you probably dont see another diesel head everyday, or a regular gearhead either, or even a fellow used car owner--everyone out there is buying New Cars, and someone buying a high mileage used car, even a diesel, is not the Norm...
Our wives and kids are tolerant, my wife is even better at doing somethings that require delicate hands like rebuilding calipers..
For me, Mercedes Shop is a g__ send. I rely on it tremendously for not just Technical Support, but moral support. After all, when its 11 pm on some night and you are soaked with August sweat, covered with grease, bone tired and dragggin your tools out, you do need to know that other souls are out ther doing the same thing... I think we are all lucky to have this forum