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Umm... did not realise a little post would begin to look like a hijack so with apologies to sexton-mac in the bcx thread I'll post a wee sentence or two here about stuff.
So, yes, been nibbling around the edges for a while, spending time looking around, seeing whats going down. I note the same sort of things where only the names have changed - indeed sometimes it really is only the names cos people try to get back under new names (like princess for example). Good to see that the management are still up to the job and with a couple of years' reflection I can see that underlying that all is a solid grounding which people like myself will always try to push against.
Comes a time though where sooner or later (possibly later for me but not too late I hope) one has to accept things are as they are for a reason and that reason is harmony... upset it and all those that enjoy it will all have a valid reason to point out where you are going wrong. You can either accept it and alter your personality to allow you to settle in - or you can rail against it. At that point the nature of the thing puts you on your own and you are in a no-win situation. Then it's either jump or be pushed - as you know, I jumped.
After some time (a lot of time for me) one begins to wonder what went wrong, why did the flares go off, what happened to make the harmony disappear? More time, and not a little amount of growing up brings the realisation that the buck stops here. With me, and the way I had for a long time built a sort of sarcastic and cocky wall about myself. The place changed not for any reason than that I changed it - buck is still here it seems.
I guess I was lucky in that I jumped rather than being pushed, that meant I would always be able to come back if I wanted to - despite some parting words that were uncalled for (to say the least, but that was then). Having done a little bit of growing up over the last couple of years - and a great deal of it over the past few months - I feel confident I can be a contributing member around here... I'd like to think we can go forwards if maybe not *forgetting* the past then at least learning from it.
Here's to the sparkle
Arthur
So, yes, been nibbling around the edges for a while, spending time looking around, seeing whats going down. I note the same sort of things where only the names have changed - indeed sometimes it really is only the names cos people try to get back under new names (like princess for example). Good to see that the management are still up to the job and with a couple of years' reflection I can see that underlying that all is a solid grounding which people like myself will always try to push against.
Comes a time though where sooner or later (possibly later for me but not too late I hope) one has to accept things are as they are for a reason and that reason is harmony... upset it and all those that enjoy it will all have a valid reason to point out where you are going wrong. You can either accept it and alter your personality to allow you to settle in - or you can rail against it. At that point the nature of the thing puts you on your own and you are in a no-win situation. Then it's either jump or be pushed - as you know, I jumped.
After some time (a lot of time for me) one begins to wonder what went wrong, why did the flares go off, what happened to make the harmony disappear? More time, and not a little amount of growing up brings the realisation that the buck stops here. With me, and the way I had for a long time built a sort of sarcastic and cocky wall about myself. The place changed not for any reason than that I changed it - buck is still here it seems.
I guess I was lucky in that I jumped rather than being pushed, that meant I would always be able to come back if I wanted to - despite some parting words that were uncalled for (to say the least, but that was then). Having done a little bit of growing up over the last couple of years - and a great deal of it over the past few months - I feel confident I can be a contributing member around here... I'd like to think we can go forwards if maybe not *forgetting* the past then at least learning from it.
Here's to the sparkle
Arthur
Welcome Back Arthur - it really hasn't been the same on here without you. 
