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Tom:
No, of course you didn't sound dismissive.
I hope I didn't sound like I took offense. I must confess that in my previous life, I had to make a living, and for some reason, I bought and operated a pawn shop (several, in fact, over the years) for around 30 years. Some of the thing I heard on a daily basis caused me to be a bit "crusty" at times, and while it is not longer necessary to be that way, it still pops out sometimes.
An example or two of eye-popping pawnshop minutiae would include the time a dirty old guy came in and wanted to know if I bought children (really), or wall-eyed guy who kept more than 60 ducks in his trailer home (inside, where he lived), or the girl who wanted me to rent a house in my name so she could run a "business" out of it. (You'll notice that I'm not in jail.)
So, I, too, can be pretty aloof without noticing. But, no, you weren't, and I treasure the little tidbits of info I get from the nice folks in this forum. It's funny, sometimes, how the smallest of comments will open a window and let in a lot of light and understanding.
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