Pressure, you seem like you feel under "pressure" with all the younger people on this board. It seems that you feel the need to belittle people just because you claim that you are older and feel "more experienced." Yes, it is more common for younger people to share information via electronic means than "your generation". I don't see a problem with anyone posing any questions or even answering anything that they know about. A lot of explorers in departments around the county are making twice as many calls as full members. You have explorers riding there bikes in heavy rain and wind to get to a call, buying their own gear with there hard earned money, etc. I call that devotion to their community and the department as a whole. I think you need to go back to FF1 and take a class with the younger members. Then hopefully you'll get the picture that younger people have a clue. You don't need to be the most senior guy in the house to know whats going on. I'm sorry that you feel out of the loop, but with the additude you have, you can be sure your future in the fire service will be very short lived.