snip > Welcome aboard! snip > Re: Andy's opinionated tomes: Andy has paid his dues. I, for one, would >hate to see him edited, as I always gain some new perspectives from his >outbursts. He is a very smart man, self educated, and comes up with a lot of >stuff the run-of-the-mill guys, like me would miss. > I don't always agree with Andy, of course; but please don't try to >sanitize the group to your standards, at least until you've been around >awhile -and paid your dues. Sometimes it can be a bit of a free-for-all; >I've got my own bruises to show for it, but, hey, that's the route to >learning! snip >Dave Green [log in to unmask] >PO Box 1215, Hemingway, SC 29554 I've been a lurker and wide eyed beginner for a while and totally agree. Welcome to beekeeping. Cyber-beekeeping is fascinating ;-] and I've learned a lot. Discussions are civil and flame-free for the most part.(my husband envies me the 'tone' and interest of the beekeeping posts I get, sadly he's not a beekeeper ;-[)