Lee,
There is no need to get your feathers ruffeled....if you have followed Bard's posts, you will see that congeniality is not one of his strong points.
However, please note the time of night your post was answered. 10:48pm.
I can honestly say this, because I know Bard personally. You have no idea of the hours he devotes to educating the readers of SI. I have personally called his home to be told that he was on the line and had 2 holding, and this was after 10:00pm at night! It is a non-stop process for him. I have watched him withdraw from social activities, and with the exception of activities with his daughter, the man does little else but research and post, and shares his knowledge and experience with all of us. He has freely given his time, knowledge, money, heck, his being to all of us here, and he expects nothing in return.
I know it is not your fault personally, but I do think a little understanding and consideration of Gary's personal life is in order here.
I can understand how you would feel re-buffed by his response, however, I can almost assure you that it was nothing personal. The man was probably just tired. We should all be a little less sensitive to what we perceive as rudeness, and a little more appreciative of the efforts he puts forth.
I in no way am trying to answer "for" Gary, just trying to put things in what I feel are the proper perspective.
:-)
Binder |
