I thought you threatened to leave with you ball and bat.

Change your mind Chuckie?

I said I'd be gone for 90 days. With a couple of minor exceptions, I was.

I said I'd not be posting here as much in the future as in the past, and I will
not.
If I want to argue philosophy, I'll look for a forum where the typical rebuttal
isn't a juvenile, personal insult.

If a thread doesn't somehow relate to boating, there's no use persuing it in
this forum. I only got sucked into this one because BOAT/US was brought up as
an example of a non-profit orgainzation that could, conceivably, endorse or
support a political candidate.

It's easy to get a fresh perspective on rec.boats after an absence.
Would you believe there are a bunch of no-boaters who hang around here just
looking for opportunities to take personal potshots at folks? Such people are
without any useful purpose in a boating newsgroup, and unworthy of any time or
concern. Watchout for them, Jim. They will try to screw up your on-topic
discussion by bringing up personal issues and flaming. Most of them are none
too bright, and they come from many sides of the spectrum. They are as noisy
and annoying and insignificant as blood sucking mosquitoes, and you certainly
wouldn't want to get any of them dogging you around.

Besides, "You cannot teach a pig to dance. You get all muddy and it irritates
the pig." Darn good reason to avoid the political posts. :-)