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When I first got on eBay back in '98 to sell my childhood Redline Hot Wheels collection, I tried to come up with some car-related name. I tried out 1stgear and it was available. I use it on all of the forums I post to.
^^^Ed, I always thought you might be a GaTech guy, from the George P. Burdell of GaTech fame...
In fact, I am indeed a Yellow Jacket. Had an interesting time convincing the profs that my name on the class rolls was not a prank pulled by some Computer Science geeks.