Thank you for your reply ALFAitalia and very enlightening, it's just a pity you came out with a lot of what I consider to be most unpleasant, rude and unnecessary rhetoric without answering either of my questions. and you think nothing about continuing to pass insults in my direction. May I remind you of the forum rules and in particular:
"
Users of MBClub.co.uk
when posting
- must not submit libellous, insulting, antagonistic, racist, aggressive or otherwise abusive Content about any individual or company. ..."
I would like to put you wise as I have never in my life talked down to any one in in a condescending manner and I strongly resent you saying that I do, further more I find being labelled as AI highly offensive and now for a second time, so while you might think it is okay to say so, I certainly do not. I think you should be far more careful how you choose your words, as while some other members here might think you are funny and seem to back your retorts with emojis, maybe this is not so for all of us. You only have to look at the wider picture outside the forum as to how AI can have profound affects on people, so a bit of thought is what is needed here for sure, as words are strong and can have serious implications and consequences and should be used wisely.
Who do you think you are to say my posts are "usually way too long"? I can't see anything in the rules about the length we should be posting and to my mind if I were to be pedantic, I could quite easily say the same about your reply in post 2 which could have been answered by simply stating "42mpg" and not your long winded reply:
"Was that measured tank top to tank top? Anything else is not much better than a guess.
I would like to think is does rather better than 42mpg.."
On the other hand, I see a lot of one word or single sentence replies, not a lot of information contained in those I'm thinking and where is the help to fellow members in that 'little' lot I wonder all horses for courses right?
I may give full, detailed and comprehensive replies and they can take me a long time to research, compile, edit and write, adding them into my post, I do so at my own pleasure with the aim of helping fellow members as best I can. I don't get any accolades from it, and 99% of the time I barely even get an acknowledgement in the form of an emoji. Never no mind as the forum is not only here for the members like you ALFAitalia remember, but a lot of guests tap into it too, internationally I might add, so while you get a lot of stalwarts that are in a clique together on things like forums in various guises, all of whom like to support each other, on this one I guess they don't see or read my posts and probably you are one of those too I guess, which I get, but I'm fine with that. This isn't my first forum, it isn't even my first male orientated forum either, I've seen all this sort of thing before, you folks that know everything well that's great with me, and I don't mind if you don't want to see me or my posts, but maybe, just maybe, there are some members that do ... did that ever cross your mind ALFAitalia?
You assume an awful lot ALFAitalia, and may I politely remind you that there are a lot of members on the forum and a lot like I have already mentioned, guests that visit too, and not all have the same aptitude or ability to do something be it car mechanics, detailing, physical activities, or math etc. So rather than single anyone out as you have chosen to do, or label their lack of ability as being a retard, a label/word I have never liked, I gave the example of how
'I' work out mpg when knowing the number of litres used and miles covered to work with. You do realise ALFAitalia, that by taking on board the question posed by the OP and giving up the answer of 42mpg, you are taking ownership that the OP didn't know how to find the mpg and thus have also insulted them along with myself.
What might be a simple arithmetic sum for some, might require a little help for others, so what's the harm in putting up the explanation here, given that this presented as a prime opportunity? None as far as I could see, it didn't take me long to do, and I really don't know why you had to pick me up on it like I had done something wrong: are you trying to make me look small, foolish, be antagonistic or is it simply you have something personal against me?
Oh no ALFAitalia, I don't believe in blocking anyone, to me all members have something to say and even if I don't like it or disagree with it, that is no reason to shut them out, I don't like cliques, never have done, not as a child in school from the very earliest of ages, from clubs I've belonged to as an adult and now forums in my dotage, you can't stop 'em, but I'll be blowed if I have to go along with them. I've always been a lone thinker and happy to go along with that, my lovely old mum and dad taught me well and I know right from wrong, hasn't failed me yet so I will keep chugging along doing my best for those I can along the way
