I was somewhat surprised to see myself so high in the ratings!

Now I am concerned that readers will be convinced that that I do not have 'a 
life'!  I certainly do, and my postings to Bee-L or other lists (mainly the 
Irish List) reuslt either due to a feeling that I have to respond to a post 
in order to provide balance, or because I genuinely believe that I am 
providing something that is useful to the debate.  I could easily retreat 
into my own shell, but almost feel a responsibility to contribute after 30 
years of benefiting from advice and opinions freely given by others.  I 
could easily use the time, selfishly, for my own benefit and simply monitor 
the lists for anything that might be useful to me, i.e. take and no give.

However, I am often somewhat depressed to find that my posts seem to get 
minimal response, which I believe results from the lists obsession with 
events in the US and Canada, although Juanse and Trevor in particlular 
provide some welcome relief at times.  I would love the list to become more 
of a universal resource, rather than one focused on US 'parochial' matters.

Best wishes

Peter
52.194546N, -1.673618W 

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