I agree... this thread can't go anywhere good.
Fixitman, its not up to you or Lazyrider to decide who is "not in any such state" as you put it. You can't read people's minds; you don't know why they didn't respond to you. Without knowing their motivations, you cannot accurately assess whether or not they are a "jerk".
Oh no did you have to invoke the name
Brian .. feel free to lock it up as it is apparently just going to go down the same road. I really had hoped that it would not, but oh well.