I did have a thought as I was reading this thread. And I hope Corri, GGB, Heywire, you guys take this the right way, as I truly mean no offense, just an observation.
It seems like there is a lot more 2x4s flying lately, and a lot less empathy that used to be present here. Granted, I've had my share of 2x4s pretty much the whole time I've been here, but it seems to me (and this may be a cognative bias) that newcomers here tend to get smacked a lot more FROM THE GET GO. It seems like there used to be a lot more "I'm sorry you are here and I understand your pain" type stuff from the beginning, and then the 2x4s would start flying if the "poor me" stuff continued for too long. I am not trying to say that you guys are lacking in empathy, far from it, I've seen some amazing amounts of empathy from nearly everyone here. And 2x4s are certainly a necessary step in nearly everyone's journey to understanding. But ...
I could be wrong ...
Chrome
"Recollect me darlin, raise me to your lips, two undernourished egos, four rotating hips"
