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going back and looking at what i had written i kinda see your point denny. i didnt mean to sound the way it was written it did sound a little condescending and i apologize to everyone here at times i forget that what comes natural to some is hard for others

I guess the message here is: Nobody see's the Same sunrise the Same way, we all experience life as we live it,,and most of us are fiercly independant and protective over what took us many years of blood sweat and tears to learn,,,,,age and experience gives us an edge and sometimes it can come off as too sharp,,,,,but if you think back before the internet happened,,,,if you wanted to know something ,,,you had to ask personaly,,,and depending on how you went about asking for information or help,,you either got ignored,,or taken under the wing and shown the ropes.
I think most of us still deal the same way with the message board,,if you show respect,,,you get respect,,,,the only difficulty is we do this long distance,,,,and it's a miracle and a true testament to endurance and patience we get along as good as we do.
This never ceases to amaze me, and i'm thankfull we have this medium to share the way we do.

first time i ever joined a message board and i get what thunder says too its neat to be able to "meet" people on the board that have same interests that you would probably never meet in everyday life. i never thought i would say this but "WHEN I WAS YOUNGER" i would hang around the oldER guys ,and i mean i was 12, 13, to try to learn and no advice came cheap. so i know what it feels like. ive trained alot of guys so i dont mind helping ---or asking for help--- whenever i can