"When I consider the alternatives to being here at FR, well, I shudder."
Darn right! I've been down that road before, and bad as it might seem, this is a class act compared to the savagery that's out there.
I'm not a Roto-Rooter, am I?
Nope, Cowboy, you're not one of the Roto-Rooters. And, as tempting as it is to stick it to these little, annoying, name-calling, judgement-making s-stirrers, I won't because then I'd be just like 'em myself. And to that I say, NO THANK YOU.