I wasn't chucking blame man, I just get way out of hand during conflicts and I don't want to end up with a boot up my @$$!
I was being gang flogged on VW Vortex (there because I wanted a part for my built from piles of parts 1.6 VW diesel powered Samurai). Apparently I said something back after I had enough that got me banned for life. All I could find was when I called them a swamp full of scrotum toads, so I took that out of my dictionary on Auto Correct so I have to select it before it is approved. Hopefully that cuts back on the problem.
I have been building bikes since I was 14, I took a break here and there but never gave up. About 10 years ago I was going to open a bicycle museum where anyone could come free of charge (donations accepted, but nobody would be turned away. That is how we can keep this passion alive for future generations) and view the displays, complete with period toys and mannequins dressed in clothing of the day. I had over 2000 bikes, and was hoping to start as soon as I saved enough money to be able to run it for awhile until it could keep itself afloat. The owner of the property I leased filed bankruptcy, and I was told he was signing back on the contract for the building as soon as it was finalized. He didn't, and I found out when the noteholder on the contract came to evict me.
I held him off for a week, since my agreement with the other person was paid up for 3 more months. I had to sell most of the bikes to a guy near here for pennies on the dollar to save them from the scrap yard, and still lost a lot of stuff when the POS that held the note came in and started throwing stuff in rolloffs for scrap and to take to the dump (where he worked, and his family owned for 3 generations before selling it to the Landfill Mafia. I had to sell a couple bikes to help my brother pay for his dad's funeral, (my December 1968 Pea Picker 1,000,000th Schwinn Tribute and my December 1971 Disc Brake Orange Krate I built to reach the one stolen when I was in high school. I lost on both but my family had to come first, although I cannot replace the rear wheel assembly for what the bike brought. The buyer could tell I was selling out of need and used that.
Enough whining, just wanted to say thanks for welcoming me. VW Vortex never sent me a hi, bye or p¡$$ up a rope except to tell me I had to wait 10 days and send 10 posts AFTER I joined. I would've understood if they would've said it up front but a moderator there was approving exceptions for people if they bought the Premium membership, even though the site rules did not allow that. I said something about that, probably the real reason I was banned.
Looking forward to a long and happy time here. Thanks, Rob