Keeping cool while boondocking

profdant139 wrote:
Jesshopes, just ignore the cranky folks. These forums are tremendously valuable resources; we can get answers that were far harder to get in the days before the internet. Most of those who participate are doing so in good faith.

Yes, there are a few who are habitually rude. Thank heavens, it is a free country! People can post snarky comments, and other people can disregard them at will. And sometimes the snarky comments can be funny, either intentionally or by accident. And often the snarky folks are also pretty knowledgeable -- they sometimes lose patience with those of us who are not experts (and that certainly includes me).

Our hard-working and long-suffering moderators do a great job of either weeding out the really bad comments or closing threads that become too heated. But they err (properly) on the side of candor and tolerance, probably on the theory that sunshine is the best disinfectant.

Hang in there! Don't give up on this forum. It is well worth the occasional annoyance.

And back on topic, note that getting annoyed can cause you to feel warmer, which is not the goal here. ;)

Thanks . I appreciate a thoughtful and kind response. It baffles me that people even waste their time with a rude or cranky response. There were several thoughtful and kind and helpful responses. For those I am very grateful. I was thinking I probably wouldn't be back to the forum. I just wanted help with a specific question...didn't think that was such an odd idea. Or that people here would make snyde comments or negative assumptions about my family.