I am locking this topic up for various reasons. I believe it has gone far enough that everyone gets the point. In this world of electronic communication, there is often a lot that is lost in the progress of the discussion, and often times, the subject gets diverted down a path that is other than what was intended.
Old Gas was never intended to be used as a forum to discount others or air our concerns about them, unless it concerns an issue that affects all of the membership in many ways.
All of us have had problems within the hobby at one time or another, and the individuals that really rise above those problems, have done a little research and consulted others about ways to better understand the problem and if there is anything they could do to circumvent the problem. Patience is a virtue and this hobby seems to demand a lot of patience from all of us.