Pulled foot mechanic and timing

[Jim Porter]

You accused me of saying that you deleted your own post.

No I didn't. I didn't make any mention of you at all. I merely stated, in the same fashion you state your "facts," that I didn't delete my own post. I also told you who you could complain to if you didn't like it.

You accused me of vehemently defending Peter and Garth. I stated the facts without bias.

I accused you of saying that you didn't want to prolong the thread and take sides, and then you prolonged the thread and took sides. You still are doing that, by the way. And your, "facts without bias," is entirely your opinion. You certainly didn't e-mail me personally to keep this off the boards, now did you? No, that would've been the act of a friend.

You accused me of remaining silent over the accusation that you were mentally imbalanced. I didn't. I was the first to demand that such accusations not be made.

Is that another one of your unbiased facts? The truth is, your only concern was that I not be baited, so as not to make this board an unpleasant experience for you. Poor you. You didn't say anything about what was said or defend me at all. Your only concern was that you were back on the boards and you didn't want a flame thread to occur. I'm supposed to be thankful for that? Don't make me puke. Then to turn around and try to make it seem like you were defending me? Pah-leez. With friends like you, who needs Osborne?

I'm tired of making allowances for you, Jim. I've been doing it for years and it has just worn way too thin. You say your cancer is in remission. That being the case there really is no excuse for your behaviour. You treat others every bit as badly as you lament that you have been treated, and yet you refuse to see that as anything but the other fellow's fault.

Please, stop making allowances for me. I don't treat people badly. I've never called anyone mentally unbalanced, and I've never made comments about what Aussies do with sheep. Now that's treating people badly. There's truth in the things I say, so it sometimes upsets people. Too bad.

There are many friends I have on the Internet umpiring boards with whom I have never had a problem. They tend not to be strong-headed and opinionated, because those are the people I knock heads with. Always have. Now, I'm a big boy. I don't have a problem. How about you fight your own battles for now on, and leave me alone?

[Edited by Jim Porter on Jul 26th, 2003 at 05:11 PM]