Hey DJ,
I will meet you at a MSCS event this year so you can see for yourself that I really am a nice old guy. Now here is the truth about my problems with Chris:
A couple years ago a stock car track held a "one off" sprint car event. I drove 90 miles to the track, found out that at least 3 of their regular stock car classes were (unadvertised on the 'net) there as support classes, and pit passes were $30. I went back to Bloomington without attending, choosing to cut my losses. In a thread after the event, I added a response expressing my disappointment in the number of support classes, and I related a fact which I can still verify for you with the people involved: 2 drivers I know well, who both finished in the top 5 in the feature, and their car owners received a combined total of less than $500. The track was so bad that most sprint cars burned off, down to the cords, at least 3 tires that day. The person who was that track's announcer took umbrage with my truthful post, and "the battle was on". When I PMed this person about another topic, after exchanging posts here on IOW, I made the faux pas of using profanity in my PM. Next thing I know, I was tattled upon -- my PRIVATE Message was posted on IOW to gain sympathy for the tattler. It worked, and I was banned for a short time. Surprisingly, I didn't miss IOW enough to notice that I was allowed back until I received an e-mail from a moderator to welcome me back. I fully expect to be banned again because I choose to respond to whining and untruths regarding me personally from other IOWers.