[OldFriend]

You are a beacon of light here, please do reconsider.

[GVnana]

Ivan, I didn't realize you were having such difficulties, and I'm so sorry to hear it. You were a true friend and a beacon of hope in those dark days and I will never forget you.

FR seems to run in cycles. Life has its own cycles too. I was off FR for over a year because I was simply too involved in other things to take the time. If other adventures take you, so be it.

But don't let the b*st*rds do this to you. Your viewpoint from "across the pond" is too valuable to us. You -- as a member-- are far more valued than the cur dogs snipping at your heels.

Besides, where else could I hear of retributions like "put his head down a latrine that hasn't been cleaned since the Punic Wars."

[Skooz]

You are a beacon of light here, please do reconsider.

I heartily second that.

[jimfree]

You are a beacon of light here, please do reconsider.

Ivan, it's been good to know you. I don't quite understand. I have not been anti-Britain but rather anti-BBC, anti-Mayor of London, etc. Have others really been that bad? I'm sorry that I haven't seen it if it is so.

[OldBlondBabe]

Ditto.

[StayoutdaBushesWay]

Ditto!