FJ,

It's my impression that threads sometimes begin with one issue and migrate to something else. Much like a conversation on the sidewalk. People express what is important to them, or humorous, or simply off-beat. Trying to define that seems as challenging as writing a high school/workplace dress code that everyone accepts. I also think it's important that discussions stay "issue based" whatever the topic at hand. We always get into trouble when the line to making it personal is crossed. Overall, I don't mind reading other opinions. For the most part, I believe people here give them some thought.

It seems everyone is being on their good behavior this "go-around", not unlike walking into a real clean house and taking your shoes off at the door. Maybe we're fortunate that Robert re-worked the boards in the doldrums of January and not two weeks ahead of the general election. OK, you tropical/desert types don't have winter doldrum to contend with.

In the end, I am here to learn bike stuff from the various forums and share where I am able to. This seems to be a decent collection of people. The knowledge, experience and resource links members have shared have been valuable to me. Well, not that valuable since they end up costing me a dollar or two.

....how about a forum for the keyboard challenged? We have a UBC (United Building Center) around here, but no UBB. Got the BLOG thing defined, but I thought "off-site storage" was the tool shed out back?? Like Grump, I feel passed by at times with the technology, but take great pride in stubborness, which my people view as a measure of character.

Now I can't remember how I voted. Who was on the libertarian ticket?

john

"It's not what I say that's important, it's what you hear" Red Auerbach