Originally Posted by
AeroWesty
Honest question. If you didn't have a blog, would you have begun this thread? That's the only question which needs answering.

Honest answer: yes
The one difference I can imagine is that I probably would've started it sooner (i.e. around the same time I wrote the post). The first place I tend to go to share a story / experience is my blog (or maybe Twitter), but sometimes I'll share the same story / experience / information on FT as well - if it feels like something the FT community might also be interested in.