"WaIIy" wrote in message
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Skip, you might want to consider ignoring Bob.

He just baits you and you chomp at the bait.

There is no need to justify yourself, your boat, your actions or your
way of life.

Just my two cents.

Hi, and thanks for the note.

I know reasonably much about Bob and Wilbur :{))

Much of the time I do ignore it. However, I try to be instructive in my
responses, thinking of those who might be considering our lifestyle. I
learned a great deal from rbc before it got messy (well, mostly messy - Neal
and Jax and Harry contributed in the early days, but there was a
considerably higher signal to noise ratio then).

The others, I just pull his chain right back, or, in the case of Wilbur, let
him know that I'm not going to play - for which he admires me, albeit
disappointed that I wasn't among those who did knee-jerk - or, again,
perhaps elucidate (there's that erudition that Bob hates so much, again!)
for educational purposes of those such as I who, due to the current
atmosphere, are hesitant to jump in the pool..

L8R

Skip

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