Originally Posted by
spare_wheel
part of the attraction of the advocacy forum is taking a strong position and seeing whether others can knock it down. believe it or not, i moderate my position when someone makes a good point (and even ILTB makes good points occasionally).
despite our internet forum differences, in real life, i expect most of us would enjoy hanging out on a group ride/beer run.
I can appreciate that,
I may come across as a "car head", but really I'm just thinking like the professional driver that I am. From my point of view, your safety and convenience comes first, and I think public roads would be a much better place if everyone thought that way.
The only criticism I have of testing the waters with a strong position is that some people with poor judgment may see it as a validation of their unrealistic beliefs.
IMO, the ability and willingness to step off the soap box and find congeniality in what we have common says a lot about a person. I too believe most here would make good company in person.