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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WJC" data-source="post: 3286672" data-attributes="member: 25191">Sadly Amears, that happens with me too often. If I did not sincerely want to help my neighbor, I wouldn't come here; I certainly have enough other things to do. But I still maintain that if you don't beat around the bush, you can be taken wrong; I know I am. So, it is I who should take a hike.I want all to know that I am not ashamed of the time I have spent in optics or what I know, first hand, about the industry. I am, however, very ashamed that I have not learned to "fit in," or that my desire to raise the bar on the understanding so many seem to want has caused grief for some I have cared about and tried to help.At no time have I ever intentionally offended anyone! My time to sit at the computer is very limited and I am left with not enough time to to calculate how what I say might affect the various personalities.So, please come back; it is I who will take a hike for a time.Cheers,Bill</blockquote>