To my recollection, Salamander told me that my W was in full-blown EA. Whether he was right or wrong, I chose not to believe that, and that was the best decision I could make.
He also said to leave it alone, and eventually it would fizzle. Well, it didn't fizzle. They're still friends, though primarily behind his W's back.
But despite that, the basic advice that Sal gave me was extremely important. He said that if I were to interfere with their R, it would only push them closer together. Back in those days, it took all of my strength to avoid drawing a line in the sand with them on one side, and me on the other.
What eventually happened is that MF's W did exactly that. The difference is that since it wasn't me who took this stand, I'm on the same side of the line as W.
So, I don't think Sal saw what was going to happen, but more importantly, he saw what could have happened.
KentS also posted to me that I should, "Forget about OM." I was having a rough time doing this, but as you said, things are very different from a year ago.
