[CaptainCrunch]

No ones leaving anywheres.

Look its easy to take the high or low road on this website, there were times where I was ready to throw in the towel and walk away from CalgaryPuck, lets be honest, my views are different then a lot of views, just like Pylon's views are different then a lot of views.

And yes things certainly get heated here, more so on FOI then on the non hockey topics, but things still get heated.

But walking away because you feel slighted or insulted or marginalized is probably something that is going to leave you a bit empty or regretful.

There are many posters on here that I don't jive with politically, and you stinking Hyena's know who you are (I kid I kid) and even though things get heated and the occasional personal insult gets flung around, I've never seen another board where there is such a great exchange of different ideals and opinions, I know that if I would have packed it in a few years ago that there would be no triumphant return and no hero's welcome, because the greatest show of a lack of respect is making people believe that you don't respect my opinion, I don't respect your opinion, and I'm going to walk away with some form of victory.

I might not act like it lately, and I may be even crabbier then most, and I might have abandoned arguments to avoid nasty confrontation where emotions take over, but you won't see a better anonymous debating club then this one.

So Pylon I hope you stay on calgarypuck, you provided me a great service when I bought my car, and I think that you have a lot of passion about your point of view which is a great thing and taking that away takes one more contrary opinion away which every debate needs.

On the other topics, I voted for Nenshi, and he's to me like chewing tin foil, I think he's irritating, self righteous and a bit immature, I believe that his personality combined with the expectations of the mayors office are contrary to each other, and I really dislike his lack of civility.

I also wandered down to see the bridge, and I still don't like it, and it still really doesn't do anything for me on a wow factor, but its here, I have to learn to live with it even though as my own personal form of protest I will take the extra walking time to use the other bridges, and I will watch the story with interest to see what the true cost of the bridge is.

But frack it, I'm old and I'm allowed my crabbiness and stubborn beliefs.

But that's enough blathering for now, I'm off to spit in some latte's.