: I am a very humble fellow. I tell people to not take my advice unless they
: can verify it. I tell them how to verify or refute it.

: I am a bully in the sense that others here are bullies. You can look at Rob
: Mack. He expresses contrary views. He states his support. He admits he can
: not do things well that others claim that anyone can do well. He does not
: back down. There are others like him and like me.

: There are a lot of people who simply will not state an opinion unless a
: "bully" states it first.

: I think the real bullies are those who misrepresnt other people's positions.
: There are a lot of those.

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: Drinking buddies is a broad term. My "over the hill" drinking
: buddies used to beat up on the local bicycle "racers". We used
: to read college level hard science texts and critically discuss them as
: literature.

George, I'm at a loss. no big surprise eh? I could'nt believe you could hit another soft spot. I am a Bicycle racer and ride with my local racing club. I also race at 190 lbs. You would'nt be one of the guys that would yell Nice spandex and comment on my sexuality because I shave my legs would you? I remember the last guy that thought because I was riding a bike I would'nt throw it down to support my right to ride in tight shorts and a colorful shirt. As for college level hard science texts, well I'm just a low life. I can see we will be getting along well.
A last thought, I still like you, Reason, you must love the "Wood" or else why would you build kayaks? See there is always something to keep the perspective. That must be the difference between us and animals.
Cheers, Elliott