i didnt notice and it went over my head until the last minute ....

iam glad we are all friends again .... it takes a strong person to admit to wrong

Thanks for the head's up. I wasn't following the drama on the Fuji thread.

One thing I have learned after a couple of decades on the internet is that discussions, especially personal ones, are fraught with danger. Words are imprecise. Posting is too easy. People are easily offended. Without a strong moderator, a forum inevitably deteriorates into a grouch match. I am glad to see that this forum has active moderators. And responsive members.

I find it best to state my piece and to move on. Don't take myself too seriously or read too much into another person's comments. As they say, keep words soft and tender because tomorrow I may have to eat them. At least here we have photos which in many respects speak louder than words.

One of my favorite quotes:

"I love words. I thank you for hearing my words.
I want to tell you something about words that I think is important.
They're my work, they're my play, they're my passion.
Words are all we have, really. We have thoughts but thoughts are fluid.
Then we assign a word to a thought and we're stuck with that word for
that thought, so be careful with words. I like to think that the same
words that hurt can heal, it is a matter of how you pick them."
~ George Carlin