FR seems to run in cycles. Life has its own cycles too. I was off FR for over a year because I was simply too involved in other things to take the time. If other adventures take you, so be it.
But don't let the b*st*rds do this to you. Your viewpoint from "across the pond" is too valuable to us. You -- as a member-- are far more valued than the cur dogs snipping at your heels.
Besides, where else could I hear of retributions like "put his head down a latrine that hasn't been cleaned since the Punic Wars."
Ivan is right. It is the jokers who should be cut out. I pos t less too as a result of this action and other positive contributors feel the same.