[Half-Axed]

Originally Posted by Saul Goode

I'll toss this in as my final word on the matter, for whatever anyone thinks it's worth (quite possibly nothing).

I think what got a lot of people's shorts in a knot was that I see that question (urban vs. suburban) as a clear matter of fact, while others see it as a matter of opinion. That's a distinction I have to draw every day in other things I do. And as we often hear, we're all entitled to our opinions, but not to our own facts. Anyway, I dug in my heels a bit not to be argumentative but simply because I was trying to defend what I saw as fact against a bunch of contrary opinion.

In this particular case I happened to have a long and close familiarity with the area, which, admittedly, made it a little personal and made me a little too strident. I'm not always that way, and I never intend to offend. But I do love a good argument, and I won't shy away from criticizing statements, as opposed to criticizing the people making them.

Anyway, welcome. I hope you'll stay.

‘t’saul good. And thanks!