Harrier Dude
Living the dream
To be clear: A4s was NOT a "hateful guy". I don't think that's what Brett meant. I'll leave that to him, though.
Blunt? Direct? Crotchety? Grouchy? Curmudgeony? Grumpy?
Yes. Often all of that. He is also a really nice guy, but he doesn't go to any lengths to prove that to anybody. He doesn't feel that he has to, and I respect that. I also think that he likes to preserve his image as "Grandpa Pettibone", but that's just my opinion.
I got sideways with him before, too. He said some things that I took exception to, and I came right back at him. We worked it out via PM, and both moved past it like adults. No hard feelings.
Maybe he doesn't do that anymore, but I suspect that he just feels ganged up on by a lot of the new generation and decided he had more to give than receive from his relationship with this site and quit.
After all, life's too short to be pissed off all the time. Especially if you have an attractive wife and access to copious amounts of quality booze.
In any event, I wouldn't worry about his personal health/safety. I'm sure that he's fine.
Blunt? Direct? Crotchety? Grouchy? Curmudgeony? Grumpy?
Yes. Often all of that. He is also a really nice guy, but he doesn't go to any lengths to prove that to anybody. He doesn't feel that he has to, and I respect that. I also think that he likes to preserve his image as "Grandpa Pettibone", but that's just my opinion.
I got sideways with him before, too. He said some things that I took exception to, and I came right back at him. We worked it out via PM, and both moved past it like adults. No hard feelings.
Maybe he doesn't do that anymore, but I suspect that he just feels ganged up on by a lot of the new generation and decided he had more to give than receive from his relationship with this site and quit.
After all, life's too short to be pissed off all the time. Especially if you have an attractive wife and access to copious amounts of quality booze.
In any event, I wouldn't worry about his personal health/safety. I'm sure that he's fine.